Douglas Raff

Good safety practices should build the foundation of a modern manufacturer’s safety culture. Too often, though, positive change comes only after a safety problem has occurred. But it doesn’t have to be that way, especially after integrating safety as an intrinsic part of the business.

Worker safety in U.S. manufacturing facilities has improved greatly over the past 25 years, but it's amazing the dangers that still exist in some operations. Tube and pipe facilities actually represent a segment of the fabricating world where some of these risks are most obvious. A look at a couple of tube and pipe scenarios proves what some companies try to get away with and how those safety risks can easily be addressed.

Applied correctly, safeguarding can add to a company’s bottom line by preventing injury, improving the manufacturing process, and optimizing the overall shop environment.