The Importance of Coupling Guards

When people talk about safety measures applied to factory equipment and manufacturing machines, it’s common to hear the words ¨coupling guards”. As a piece of safety equipment a coupling guard plays the integral role of keeping moving parts away from hands, feet and other parts of the body.

A shaft with coupling moving at 1000 rpm is dangerous. However, it is also common in a working factory conveyor or other manufacturing application. So to keep that factory operating and keep workers safe we install a coupling guard over that moving shaft. As a metal enclosure the coupling guard becomes the barrier that prevents injury and accidental harm to both worker and machinery.

A coupling guard is there to serve as safety measure while operating machinery. Installed in place by fasteners, the coupling guard protects from injury while working with machinery and other equipment components. There are OSHA guidelines related to specification on coupling guards. In instances where OSHA regulation is being met, these guidelines should be reviewed to ensure the coupling guard design used meets OSHA standards. (For more information on OSHA regulations - http://www.osha.gov )

Killarney Metals knows the importance of coupling guards with machinery and produces various sizes in heavy duty metal coupling guards. Safety is the foremost concern when working with heavy duty machinery and Killarney Metals understands this. When searching for metal coupling guards that serve and protect, visit http://www.killarneymetals.com for your coupling guards and other metal safety parts.

OSHA Safety Concerns

Why we are here: To protect you and your business…

Our drain pans protect against wet spills that damage materials and equipment. A drip pan helps with avoiding the spread of flammable spills that cause fires, acid and caustic spills eat into surfaces or burn people. Our safety pans prevent volatile or toxic spills that spread hazardous pollutants into the air or surface waters. Organic waste spills contaminate and stink. With any liquid spill, people can slip and fall, injuring themselves.

From a practical standpoint, spill containment protects personnel and property, eases tasks and work flow, saves time and money. From a social standpoint, spill containment and cleanup reduces the negative impact on your community. From a legal standpoint, spill containment and cleanup are required by government safety and environmental regulations, which can impose severe and costly penalties for noncompliance.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that the floor of every workroom be maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition. Where wet processes are used, drainage must be maintained and gratings, mats or raised platforms provided.

Major Spill Types

· Flammable such as gasoline, solvents, oils

· Acid such as pickling liquid, battery acid, acid drain cleaner

· Caustic such as liquid lye, caustic drain cleaner

· Oxidizing such as bleach

· Water-based such as food products, machining coolants, rinse water

· Contaminating such as sewage, vomit, urine, animal waste, blood

· Petroleum-based (often the same as flammable spills) such as oils and greases

· These categories can overlap. Cooking oil would be a flammable spill only, but lubricating oil might be both flammable and petroleum-based. Any spill can cause slip-and-fall risks.

· Choice of a containment and cleanup method must consider all factors.

Where to look for drips, leaks and spills

There are probably no facilities without some type of drips, leaks, or spills. Anywhere liquids are manufactured, refined, transported, stored, or used, the possibility exists.
Let Killarney Metals help you with your spill containment requirement. With the ability to manufacture custom shaped, large and even assembly drip pans, drain pans and catch pans, Killarney Metals is your comprehensive solution to assist with spill containment.

Killarney Metals: Catching your Drip Pan needs.

So you are a facilities manager and you have a problem with one of your machines. This machine has been acting up lately showing signs of oil drips under it. Of course a little oil drip makes for an unsightly mess but the collection of drips over time makes for a safety hazard and possible violation. You need a solution that is cost effective, long lasting and reliable. Killarney Metals drip pans are your answer.

At Killarney Metals they produce the highest quality custom drip pans available. Whether you need an industrial strength drip pan or a corrosion resistant catch pan, Killarney Metals has the drip pan to solve your problems. Their pans are made out of quality material in thicker gauges than the normal drip pans on the market.

All Killarney Metals drip pans are proudly made in the USA. The craftsmanship put into their drip pans create a highly durable, long-lasting pan that will serve your safety needs reliably. So when spills occur, or better yet before they occur, have a Killarney Metals drip pan by your side to safely handle the problem.