OSHA General Industry Machinery and Machine Guarding 1910 Subpart O 1910.212

The operation of machinery and equipment can be extremely dangerous. Injuries involving machinery and equipment often result in death or permanent disability. OSHA’s more than 40-year inspection experience indicates that employee exposures to unguarded or inadequately guarded machinery and equipment occur in many workplaces. OSHA workplace requirements prescribe measures for the safe operation, servicing and maintenance of machinery and equipment. Employee exposure to unguarded or inadequately guarded machines is prevalent in many workplaces.

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