This guarding needs to adhere to the Australian Standards and WHS Legislation. A barrier guard is a fence that keeps personnel from making contact with moving machinery.
Guarding is designed to prevent fatalities and injuries by making it physically impossible to reach dangerous areas such as pinch points. Equipment guarding acts as the ultimate personal protection, providing entanglement protection, pinch point protection and impact protection.
Equipment guarding also provides a ’no touch' inspection point protecting machinery and personnel. The challenge associated with designing guarding is adequately protecting personnel from the hazards of moving parts without interfering with the operation and maintenance of the plant.
