Factories are often thought of as dangerous places to work.

But, that is wrong if the

factory has a proper safety program in place. The creation of a safety program for a
factory is not much more difficult that creating a safety program for any other type
of business.
The success of any safety program relies on the emphasis safety is given within the
company. A company culture of safety that originates with the senior management
of the company, with the safety culture being promoted all the way down through
the ranks of the company, will have a major impact on the safety record of a factory.
The safety guidelines for factories are similar to the safety guidelines in many other
industries. Key factor safety guidelines include:
1. All employees will wear all required safety gear, safety glasses, and safety
clothing for their job/position while at their workstation.
2. All employees working around moving machinery are prohibited from earing
loose clothing or loose jewelry.
3. All employees working around moving machinery must have long hair tied
back here it cannot fall forward or be caught in the machinery.
4. All tools will be in use or will be stored at their proper location at all times,
and no tools are to be left in any location where they are not being used or
being stored.
5. All equipment, tools and machinery are to be kept clean and in full working
condition, with any defects being immediately reported to maintenance.
6. The instruction manuals for all machinery must be readily available for
review.
7. All equipment and machinery is to be shut down when not in use.
8. All presses and machinery will require two hand operation to keep fingers and
hands away from moving part.
9. All machinery is to have the manufacturers installed safety guards.
10.No machinery is to be modified by any employee who is not specifically
trained in the technical aspects of the machinery.
11.All work areas are to be kept properly lit when anyone is working.
12.All work areas are to be kept properly ventilated.
13.All areas of the factory are be kept clean and organized.
14.Anyone working in the factory under the influence of drugs or alcohol will be
immediately terminated.

The safety officer for the factory should require every job to have a job hazards
analysis with each employee performing that job being trained in recognizing the
hazards to which they can be exposed and being trained on how they can safely
eliminate or reduce those hazards. Each job should have a safety checklist with the
employee being able to obtain a 100% grade on test questions about the
requirements of their safety checklist.

The factory safety officer should perform frequent factory inspections to identify any
hazards the employees might have missed. Any identified hazards should be
immediately addressed and corrected. The safety officer should also hold regular
scheduled safety training classes as well as requiring safety classes for all new hires
before they can do any work in the factory.

Fire drills and other emergency evacuation drills should be conducted to ensure all
employees know how to quickly and safely leave the building. As a part of all
emergency drills, the employees need to know whether to shut down their
machinery or to leave it running when they evacuate the building. As a part of the
fire and emergency evacuation drills, all employees need to know here the fire
extinguishers, fire hoses and other emergency equipment is located, and how to use
the equipment in an emergency.