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u Workplace Safety <br /> • INFORMATION <br /> & Prevention Services® Oj <br /> MACHINE SAFETY <br /> ■ Some machines store energy which, if unexpectedly released, can cause serious injury, e.g., springs, <br /> hydraulic systems,pneumatic systems <br /> ■ Freewheeling parts of machines can keep moving after the machine is shut off, e.g., flywheels, fans, <br /> rotary motor blades,grinders <br /> Contact with Pressurized Gas or Liquid <br /> Where? <br /> You can contact high pressure liquid or gas: <br /> ■ at nozzles of pressurized cleaning and painting spray lines, air jets <br /> ■ around injectors, autoclaves, extruders, chemical containers,vats, pipes, pumps and compressors <br /> ■ during cleaning, service, and repair jobs <br /> ■ any hydraulic or pneumatic lines <br /> What Can Happen? <br /> Without guards on machines,without following safe work procedures, or having the right personal <br /> protection: <br /> ■ you could get hurt if you make contact with high pressurized gas or liquid <br /> ■ pressurized gas or liquid can puncture skin,cut,and blind you <br /> ■ pressurized air or liquid can inject you with harmful chemicals or bacteria <br /> Contact with Harmful Chemicals <br /> Where? <br /> You can contact harmful chemicals at or around machinery and equipment. Chemical liquids, dusts, <br /> fumes,vapours and gases can travel throughout the workplace: <br /> ■ at or near production and paint jobs,welding, soldering, cutting,boring,grinding,tapping, reaming, <br /> lapping, drilling,broaching <br /> ■ machine lubricants, degreasers, coolants, protectants,releasing agents,paint,fuel, cleaners <br /> 4 330-013-02-IGDO©2013,Workplace Safety&Prevention Services(WSPS) <br /> 1 877 494 WSPS(9777)1 905 614 1400 1 www.wsps.ca <br />