Safe work with lifts, escalators and moving walkways

Good practice for work involving lifts, escalators or moving walkways.

Saws and shears

Guidance for working safely with saws and shears such as band saws, safety with chainsaws, circular saw benches, and horizontal beam and vertical panel saws

Dough machinery

Guidance for working safely with the bakery equipment including dough brakes, dough dividers, and dough mixers

Woodworking

Guidance for working safely with wood using a range of machinery, including circular saw benches, noise abatement for circular saws, and more

Guarding of conveyors

Conveyor systems are a popular way of handling materials. This fact sheet outlines the options available for guarding of conveyors

Working safely with plastic production machinery

Plastic production machines are complex and can be extremely hazardous. Proper training, safety equipment, and processes are essential to keep workers and operators safe and avoid serious injury

Linishers

This fact sheet explains some of the ways to manage the risks associated with linishers

Working safely with boilers and other pressure equipment

Boilers and other pressure equipment can be hazardous, particularly those used in industrial settings

Metal turning lathes

This fact sheet explains some of the ways to manage the risks associated with metal turning lathes and what controls can be used

Metalworking guillotines

This fact sheet explains some of the ways to manage the risks associated with metalworking guillotines and the controls to use

Safe working with printing machinery

Guidance and practices for keeping workers and others healthy and safe when working with printing

Presses

These fact sheets provide guidance on the safe use of press brakes and power presses

Computer Numerical Control

Here we look at how to manage the risks of two CNC machining processes – turret punch and machining centre

Screw conveyors

This fact sheet provides guidance for the safe use of screw conveyors

Keeping workers safe with machine lockouts

This guidance advises businesses on how to use lockouts to safely isolate and de-energise the parts of machinery.

Three roll bending machines

Guidance and practices for keeping workers safe when using three roll bending machines.

Metalwork machinery

Improper use of metalwork machinery is a frequent cause of workplace amputations, manual handling and crush injuries, and fractures to the fingers, hands and arms.

Ergonomics of machine guarding guide

Safe passenger ropeways

Guidance for keeping workers and others healthy and safe when using passenger ropeways, including chair lifts, gondola lifts and jig-back tramways, and surface ropeways such as t-bar lifts, platter lifts and rope tows.

Turret punch

Safe use of a CNC turret punch in manufacturing