Safety topics in the engineering industry
Engineering machinery
There are many thousands of accidents and cases of ill health every year in engineering workshops. More than half of all such accidents reported to HSE involve lifting and moving goods or slips, trips and falls. Between 10 -15% of accidents involve the use of machinery. HSE has produced guidance on how to prevent or manage many of the risks.
Turning
Accidents at metalworking lathes using emery cloth
Pressing
- Procedures for daily inspection and testing of mechanical power presses and press brakes
- Safety in the use of hand- and foot-operated presses
Grinding
Safety in the use of abrasive wheels
Sawing
Safety at manually-fed pivoting-head metal-cutting circular saws
Bending
Safeguarding 3 roll bending machines
Boring
Safeguarding at horizontal boring machines
Combination metalworking machines
Safeguarding of combination metalworking machines
Vehicles
Slips and trips
Electricity
- Safety in electrical testing at work - General guidance
- Electrical switchgear and safety: A concise guide for users
- Safety in electrical testing: Servicing and repair of domestic appliances
- Safety in electrical testing: Servicing and repair of audio, TV and computer equipment
- Safety in electrical testing: Switchgear and control gear
- Safety in electrical testing: Products on production lines
- HSE electricity microsite
Manual handling
Preventing injuries from the manual handling of sharp edges in the engineering industry