Industrial Machine Systems Risk Assessment: A Critical Review of Concepts and Methods

Reducing the risk of work‐related death and injury to machine operators and maintenance personnel poses a continuing occupational safety challenge. The risk of injury from machinery in U.S. workplaces is high. Between 1992 and 2001, there were, on average, 520 fatalities per year involving machines and, on average, 3.8 cases per 10,000 workers of nonfatal caught‐in‐running‐machine injuries involving lost workdays. ( 1 ) A U.S. task group...