The Safety Standards of Metal Forming Companies Job Hazard Analysis

The Occupational Safety and Health act of 1970 (OSH Act) states that, “all employers shall provide a work environment that is free from known dangers.” Workplace hazards vary based on the type of work specific to the industry.

In the metal industry, workers are exposed to a variety of physical and environmental hazards that by OSHA law must be managed and minimized by the employer.

Deep drawn metal stamping is no different. Metal forming companies must maintain the highest level of hazard awareness and standards in order to ensure that every employee returns home each day in the same condition as they arrived. This is not only good business practice, it is the law.

The deep drawn metal stamping process is constantly being analyzed and improved to ensure the complete safety of the operators. Procedures such as the JHA, or Job Hazard Analysis, ensure that the process remains at the highest level of safety standard.

In the JHA, both the engineer and the operator discuss each step of the manufacturing process to identify any hazards that might be present. As well as looking at accident history and getting the input of the employees who operate the machines to get their input.

As these hazards are identified, the safety team decides on the most appropriate measures to eliminate or manage the hazard.