Risk assessment training

Mechanical hazards

Contact with moving parts on machinery can have serious consequences, ranging from cuts, bruises and punctured skin to crushed limbs, amputation and even fatality.

Here's an example of a dangerous mechanical hazard. The picture on the left is of an unguarded rotary blade. On the right is a demonstration of how a Leeds worker amputated three fingers whilst using a similar blade without guards to cut a roll of tape.