Machine Guarding Systems
Machine Guarding Systems for Safer Production Floors
Machine guarding systems are protective barriers designed to shield employees from hazardous machine motion and points of operation. Common applications include rotating parts, ingoing nip points, reciprocating or traversing motion, and areas where chips or sparks are generated. Proper guarding prevents accidental contact while maintaining visibility and access for normal operation and maintenance.
Unprotected machinery can cause severe injuries, including crushed hands, amputations, burns, and eye damage, resulting in downtime and increased workers' compensation costs. OSHA machine guarding standards require safeguarding any machine part or process that could cause injury to protect operators and nearby personnel.
Each machine has its own unique mechanical and non-mechanical hazards, ranging from minor abrasions, burns, and cuts to severe fractures, lacerations, crushing injuries, or amputation. By controlling mechanical hazards and debris, machine guarding reduces preventable injuries and production disruptions while supporting OSHA compliance and long-term operational reliability.
Selecting the Right Type:
♦ Hazard type: choose machine guards and guard rails for point-of-operation and equipment protection, or bollards and corner guards for personnel and structural protection.
♦ Application: dock and warehouse areas suit safety gates and barricades, while production floors suit modular guardrail and rack protection systems.
♦ Visibility and awareness: add safety floor tape or a collision awareness sensor system to reinforce physical barriers with visual and audible warnings.
Where Commonly Used:
♦ Manufacturing Floors, machine guards, and guard rails protect operators from point-of-operation hazards.
♦ Warehouses and Distribution Centers, dock safety gates and floor-mounted barriers control access and protect racking.
♦ Loading Docks, swivel and barricade gates manage safe access during loading and unloading.
♦ High-Traffic Forklift Areas, bollards, corner guards, and collision awareness systems reduce impact risk between equipment and structures.
CustomMHS carries the full line of machine guarding products from Handle-It, MECO, Jesco, Vestil, Mighty Line, and Save-Ty, backed by each manufacturer's warranty.
| It guards your machinery and protects your employees. Each piece of machinery has its own unique mechanical and non-mechanical hazards. Machines can cause a variety of injuries ranging from minor abrasions, burns, or cuts to severe injuries such as fractures, lacerations, crushing injuries, or even amputation. Machine guards are your first line of defense against injuries caused by machine operation. Each machine must have adequate safeguards to protect operators and other employees in the immediate work area from hazards created by ingoing nip points, rotating parts, sparks, and flying debris. |
MECO MRG-Series Machine and Rack Guards
MECO MRG-Series heavy-duty steel barrier rails protect machinery, racking, and infrastructure from forklift impact in industrial facilities. View All →
MECO Perimeter Guards
MECO modular perimeter guards with expanded metal panels, gates, and posts for fast-assembly machine guarding around equipment and work cells. View All →
MECO Square Heavy Duty Tube Safety Bollards
MECO square tube safety bollards with heavy-wall 5" x 5" steel tubing, a surface-mount base plate, and a high-visibility yellow finish. View All →
Mighty Line 5S Anti-Slip Safety Floor Tape
Mighty Line 5S anti-slip safety floor tape, 50 mil thick with beveled edges, in Yellow, Black, Yellow with Black Chevrons, or Glow, in 4 width options. View All →
Mighty Line 5S Authorized Personnel Only Floor Tape
Mighty Line "Authorized Personnel Only" printed safety floor tape with repeating text, 30 mil thickness, and beveled edges for access control. View All →
Mighty Line 5S Caution Safety Floor Tape
Mighty Line printed Caution safety floor tape with repeating text, 30 mil thickness, and beveled edges for high-visibility hazard marking. View All →
Mighty Line 5S Chevron Floor Marking Angles
Mighty Line chevron floor markings for pallet and machine areas, 50-mil thick, in Yellow/Black, White/Red, or White/Black, 2 sizes. View All →
Mighty Line 5S Chevron Floor Marking Arrows
Mighty Line chevron floor-marking arrows, 6" x 10", 50-mil thick, in Yellow with Black, White with Red, or White with Black chevron patterns. View All →
Mighty Line 5S Chevron Floor Marking T's
Mighty Line chevron floor markings T's for pallet rows and storage zones, 50-mil thick, in Yellow/Black, White/Red, or White/Black, 2 sizes. View All →
Mighty Line 5S Clear Floor Tape
Mighty Line clear floor tape protects labels, paint, and floor markings while keeping barcodes scannable, with 50-mil thickness and residue-free removal. View All →
Mighty Line 5S Floor Dots
Mighty Line floor dots for spacing, walkway, and traffic marking, 50 mil thick, in 10 colors and 6 diameter sizes from 0.75" to 5.75". View All →
Mighty Line 5S Floor Marking Arrows
Mighty Line 5S floor-marking arrows, 6" x 10", 50-mil thick, in 10 solid colors for guiding pedestrian traffic and delineating walkways. View All →