Before a backhoe starts up for the day, throughout the workday, all the way until the operator goes home, backhoe safety must be top of mind. Few things in day-to-day construction operations are as ...

When properly applied, double-redundant and fail-safe design methods focus validation practices on machine enhancement and reliability, reducing dependence on operator vigilance and intervention. Ray ...

Machine safety is an essential part of the factory floor to help reduce accidents and ensure a safe work environment. According to accidents reported under RIDDOR in 2017, 9% of fatal injuries were ...

Depending on its output, a machine shop’s loadout details will vary from one operation to the next. Still, many of the health risks are universal, appearing in every shop. What are the most common ...

Industrial manufacturing environments have inherent risks that require vigilant machine safety measures to ensure personnel safety while protecting businesses from potential insurance increases or ...

Cat Command for excavating provides remote-control operation for select Cat excavators, aiming to enhance safe machine operation, while reducing operator fatigue. Six Cat excavators spanning the 20-to ...

Aerial-work platforms are typically used by people who are trained in the trades — iron workers, welders, masons, etc. The machine is a means to reach their work, and operating it is secondary to ...

There are many different methods for risk assessment, and just as many ways in which a risk assessment can fall short of its purpose. During the Robotic Industries Association’s International Robot ...

A shop-built system that supports extended bar stock, aiming to enhance the machine’s productivity by allowing higher volumes of material to be loaded. Allowing bar stock to be unsupported presents a ...