A Buyer’s Guide to Packing Machinery

If you’re thinking about buying new packing machinery, the most important consideration you should have in mind is safety. Such equipment is heavy-duty and can be hazardous if not handled well. That is why it is important to ensure that the employees are well trained in the handling of such equipment. Even if it is an overwrapper machine, the workers will still need to be aware of the safety drill in handling the equipment. What are the main areas to look out for when it comes to safety for packing machinery?

It is always recommended that you ask for all the safety materials from the vendor. You should have the safety information for each piece of equipment that you’ve bought. Such literature should be provided upon purchase but it is not always good to assume. The American National Standards Institute recommends carrying out a risk assessment to ensure that your employees are safe at all times when handling the packing machinery.

The risk management will include an assortment of safety drills and procedures which are meant to highlight potential hazards and provide the appropriate safety measures.

Preparing for and Setting Limits for the Assessment

During the initial assessment, it is important that you identify the factors that need to be prioritized. The process should not be rushed as the main areas that need to be focused on will need to be isolated first. Your assessment is likely to be more comprehensive in terms of coverage if you’re using collaborative robots in the packing line.

Identifying Hazards

The type of equipment to be used, the size of the production line and the frequency of the operations are some of the factors you’re likely to put into consideration if you want to ensure that the working environment is safe for your employees. Ideally, you should come up with a list of all the tasks and the corresponding hazards. You can collaborate with the vendor to make sure that proper training is given on the handling and safety of the packing equipment.

Assessing Initial Risk

When you reach out to a vendor for packing machinery, there is a high chance that they’ve already done a full risk assessment. Even if there are different requirements for different packing lines, you want to make sure that the vendor has already done the full risk assessment so that you can be aware of the potential hazards off the bat.

Reducing Risk

Once the risk assessment has been concluded, the next step will be to come up with measures to reduce them. It is recommended that you work with a certified technician in the handling and operating the packing machinery. Make sure to take note of the physical location of the machine and the number of people that will be handling it.

Experts also recommend assessing residual risks. These are the risks that come about after handling the inherent risks. Safety should be the number one priority when handling packing machinery. 

 

 

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