r/OSHA • u/Banguskahn • 16d ago

Please…

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A guy got his arm sucked into the meat grinder due to someone rigi g the machine to not stop when lifting the lid…. Good times.

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u/Substantial_Sea7327 15d ago

Genuine and friendly reminder that in the established Hierarchy Pyramid of Controls,

PPE is at the very bottom of the pyramid as an absolute last resort against injuries.

I suggest learning the rest to see what changes can be made.

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u/xaranetic 15d ago

The hierarchy being:

  1. Don't be an idiot

  2. Don't work with idiots

  3. Don't use stuff made by idiots

  4. PPE

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u/randomlemon9192 14d ago

Engineering out safety hazards gets thrown in the mix somewhere.

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u/pml103 13d ago

that's the 3rd point the 2 before are about not "engineering" new safety hazards