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Qv, Workplace Safety <br /> & Prevention Services® INFORMATION <br /> O <br /> MACHINE SAFETY <br /> ■ at plating jobs,vats, tanks <br /> ■ during service and repair jobs <br /> ■ piping systems,valves, sumps, reservoirs <br /> What Can Happen? <br /> Without guards on machines,without following safe work procedures, or having the right personal <br /> protection- especially complying with specific WHMIS requirements: <br /> ■ you could get hurt if you make contact with splashed chemical liquids,powders,dusts,fumes,vapours, <br /> mists, and gels or grease used around machinery <br /> ■ you could contact harmful chemicals that can burn, explode, corrode,poison, or irritate, e.g., metal <br /> working fluids, lubricants <br /> Contact with Harmful Noise, Radiation, Vibration <br /> Where? <br /> You can contact harmful noise or radiation at or around machinery and equipment. Sound waves and <br /> radiation energy can travel throughout broader zones in the workplace: <br /> ■ at stamping, sawing,grinding,polishing operations <br /> ■ at welding, cutting operations <br /> ■ at finishing, curing operations <br /> ■ at any job that involves operation of heavy machinery <br /> What can happen? <br /> Without guards on machines,without following safe work procedures, or having the right personal <br /> protection: <br /> ■ some equipment can release harmful noise or radiation that can destroy your hearing,blind <br /> you,burn, or damage your internal organs (e.g., certain kinds of radiation) <br /> ■ some equipment vibrations can injure soft body tissues,joints <br /> 5 330-013-02-IGDO©2013,Workplace Safety&Prevention Services(WSPS) <br /> 1 877 494 WSPS(9777)1 905 614 1400 1 www.wsps.ca <br />