Top risks in food manufacturing: Protect your workplace and team with these safety resources

Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) is a not-for-profit occupational health and safety association committed to ensuring every worker goes home healthy and safe at the end of the day. As your dedicated health and safety association for the food manufacturing industry, we are here to help with resources and support.

The food manufacturing industry and partners worked with WSPS to develop solutions that address the top risks in this sector. In a recent study, this group identified the top 10 risks in the food manufacturing industry. Find out what these risks are and how you can protect your business.

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Top 10 risks in food manufacturing

Inadequate lockout/tag out of equipment
Mobile equipment incidents
Bypassing safeguarding on equipment
Slips, trips, and falls
Inadequate safeguarding of equipment
Loading/unloading trailers
Musculoskeletal disorders
Electric rider pallet truck incidents
Struck by mobile equipment
Temporary workers

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Find out more about the top risks and how to prevent them

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Protect your team from the top hazard in food manufacturing: Tips to prevent lockout/tag out incidents

In a recent study, lockout tag/out was identified as the top risk in the food manufacturing sector. Use these 5 recommendations to protect your team from lockout/tag out incidents.

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Lockout Tagout Training Guide

This guide will help employers develop a LOTO training program for authorized and affected individuals and highlights best practices for delivering the training.

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Lockout/tagout: Do it right with these expert tips

Implementing proper lockout and tag out procedures saves lives. A WSPS expert explains how to do it.

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What is the correct way to complete a lockout?

There are seven key questions you should ask yourself before completing a correct lockout on a machine. Watch this short video to find out what they are. For more information visit https://www.wsps.c

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WSPS Safety Tips - Machine Safeguarding: Control Hazardous Energy with a Lockout Program

Control hazardous energy with a lockout program.

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Lockout/tagout: How to identify a machine's energy sources, and when to use the ‘Left-Hand Rule’

Learn about the lockout/tagout process, including the ‘Left-Hand Rule’ to prevent arc flash incidents and protect workers during machine maintenance.

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Hazard Control: Lockout/Tagout for Employers

Employers can reduce safety risks to workers with this lockout/tag out hazard control resource.

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Hazard Control: Lockout/Tagout for Supervisors

Supervisors can reduce safety risks in the workpalce by managing lockout/tagout hazards with this free guide.

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