• Scientific Technologies Inc

Scale, Safe Distance

This three segment safe distance stick accurately tests the allowable barrier opening size based on the distance from the point of operation. It features English measurements on one side, and Metric measurements on the other. Although not officially adopted by OSHA, it is based on data from "A Review of Machine Guarding Recommendations," by Donald R. Vaillancourt and Stover H Snook of the Liberty Mutual Research Center for Health & Safety. This data redefines the dimensions of the human arm for the purposes of machine guarding. The resulting new stick has been modified to include openings of less than 1/4 inch over the first 1/2 inch distance. Guarding machinery by means of hard (fixed) barriers is one of the main ways of protecting personnel from point of operation hazards. The "Gotcha Stick" is the easiest means of verifying that openings in hard guarding will not allow the point of operation to be accessed by the operator. All the safety products are used to protect workers around machinery, automated equipment and industrial robots.