Pinch Point Safety

Pinch points will also be in unmarked areas that wouldn’t be expected to be pinch points such as doors, ladders, and other equipment. Knowing your surroundings as well as other workplace hazards that could cause temporary or permanent injuries is necessary and overlooked by many. 

Look For These 

These pictograms will be on anything that has or could potentially cause injury, caused by equipment falling or improper placement.

Stay Alert

While being comfortable in your workplace is important, safety can and is often overlooked, so staying alert and aware of cautionary signs or things involving your safety is a must!

Prevention

Machines can often be unpredictable if they were to break or malfunction something could potentially fall on you or around you causing damage. Leaving a piece of equipment running and walking away from it could cause an accident or unsafe opportunities

Common Causes

Avoid wearing jewelry such as dangly earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, etc. Loose clothing can also be considered a hazard depending on the worker's department, loose clothing such as big or baggy sweaters could be caught in machines. Long hair should always be tied up and out of the way.

Pinch points will also be in unmarked areas that wouldn’t be expected to be pinch points such as doors, ladders, and other equipment. Knowing your surroundings as well as other workplace hazards that could cause temporary or permanent injuries is necessary and overlooked by many.