The use of belt conveyors can change the way materials pass through your production line and make the processes quicker and more efficient. But when they are not used carefully, these powerful systems ...

Allentown, PA – July 26, 2011: ASGCO’s line conveyor safety equipment is designed with one main priority – making sure workers are protected hazardous moving machine parts and pinch points within the ...

MSHA posted the guide June 24. It will help metal and nonmetal mine safety personnel comply with 30 CFR 56/57.14107, Moving Machine Parts, which is the most-cited standard for this part of the mining ...

The death of a worker who suffocated when both his hands were caught in a conveyor’s tail pulley was one of the six to 10 conveyor accidents I investigate yearly. Although conveyors have long been ...

The injection molding machine manufacturer ENGEL is improving employee safety in plastics processing with its safety guarding according to EN ISO 14120. Its modular concept supports straightforward ...

Until recently, conveyor system design philosophies have been comfortably lodged in the style of the 1950s. Armed with information on the required capacity, space available and budget constraints, the ...

ShieldAll Return Roll Guard restricts contact with return idler while belt conveyor is running. Meeting OSHA requirements, unit allows full access for roller replacement and easy cleaning of material ...

OSHA's Little Rock office initiated a safety inspection on Dec. 22, 2010, at the company's facility on Frazier Pike following a report that a worker was crushed to death by being caught between two ...

Belt conveyors remain important in modern manufacturing because they solve everyday operational challenges without causing additional complexity.

A worker was killed instantly when a conveyor belt grabbed him and pushed him into a conveyor support. Multiple safety lapses, many related to a failure to view the conveyor as machine with potential ...