Press brakes, guillotines, and welding operations create serious hazards that demand structured WHS controls.
Sheet metal fabrication encompasses cutting, bending, forming, and joining thin-gauge metals using guillotines, press brakes, rollers, and spot welders. The primary hazards are machine entrapment injuries from press brakes and guillotines, lacerations from sharp edges and burrs, noise exposure from hammering and riveting, and welding fume from joining operations. Workers handling galvanised sheet metal face additional risks from zinc oxide fume, which causes metal fume fever if ventilation is inadequate.
Hot work, plant operation with entrapment risk
Our team can help you set up compliant WHS documentation, SWMS, and machine guarding programs for your sheet metal operations.
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