Safety issues - Machine safety

A series of information sheets relating to the safe use of different types of plastic manufacturing machines have been produced. These will help you to make sure you have the right safeguards in place to protect your workers.

• Managing machinery safety in small plastics factories (plastics processing sheet 3)
• Safety at injection moulding machines (plastics processing sheet 4)
• Safety at blow moulding machines (plastics processing sheet 5)
• Safety at thermoforming machines (plastics processing sheet 6)
• Safety at extruders with caterpillar, belt or roller haul-offs (plastics processing sheet 7)
• Safety at window frame manufacturing machines (plastics processing sheet 8)
• Safety at compression moulding machines (plastics processing sheet 9)
• Safety at granulators (plastics processing sheet 10)
• Safety at the winding zones of winding machines for plastic sheet and film (plastics processing sheet 11)
• How to reduce your hand knife injuries (plastics processing sheet 12)