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News Release from: Procter Machine Guarding | Subject: Machine Accident Investigation Kit
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 07 October 2005
Free Machine Accident Investigation Kit
(MAIK)
Procter Machinery Guarding is launching a free Machine Accident Investigation Kit (MAIK) that will help small and medium-sized manufacturing companies perform investigations.
Procter Machinery Guarding is offering a free Machine Accident Investigation Kit (MAIK) to small and medium-sized manufacturing companies to help them perform investigations so that they meet their statutory obligations and prevent similar accidents from occurring in the future Unless you manage your health and safety extremely carefully - or simply have more than your fair share of good luck - minor accidents will inevitably occur from time to time when using machinery
These might result in injuries as inconsequential as grazed knuckles, though it could be much worse.
Every company should have an Accident Book in which to record such events, but a formal accident investigation helps to establish exactly what happened and why, so that action can be taken to prevent similar occurrences in the future.
This is not only good practice in terms of health and safety management, but fewer accidents mean less lost time - and therefore improved profitability.
Various companies sell paper-based forms or PC-based software for the investigation of accidents, but now there is an alternative that is completely free of charge.
The Machine Accident Investigation Kit (MAIK) has been produced by Procter Machinery Guarding to help small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK investigate machine-related accidents in the workplace.
It is aimed primarily at manufacturing companies, but other organisations using machinery could find it equally helpful.
The kit is supplied as a set of Microsoft Word documents that can either be worked through on a PC or printed out and used manually.
It includes forms for recording what happened - so that the root cause can be identified - and for taking statements from the injured person as well as any witnesses, supervisors, line managers and others.
For those not familiar with accident investigation procedures, the kit also contains guidance notes.
In addition, a list of useful resources is provided, including some from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) that relate to accidents.
If the kit is being used on a PC, hyperlinks give direct access to the resources that are available via the internet.
Jeremy Procter, Convenor of the European Standards Committee responsible for Machine Guards and Managing Director of Procter Machinery Guarding, states: "Having talked to numerous managers in manufacturing companies where there have been accidents involving machinery, I believe there is a genuine need for this type of Machine Accident Investigation Kit".
"People do not generally want to alert the health and safety authorities to the fact that they have had an accident; and while they have a desire to do the right thing, they do not know where to turn for help".
"I sincerely hope that the Machine Accident Investigation Kit will help manufacturing companies perform effective investigations that will result in action being taken to prevent future accidents".
Contact Procter Machinery Guarding now to request a free copy of the Machine Accident Investigation Kit (MAIK). Request a free brochure from Procter Machine Guarding ...
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