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How to Overcome Automation Complacency in the Workplace

At least since the first water-powered milling machines, people have depended on automation. When something can be automated, there’s a pretty high likelihood that it will be. But in some instances, improvements aimed to make certain processes more effective and safer have the opposite effect of making people lose the ability to think critically.  Flying…

How One Man’s Trench Collapse Survival Can Improve Your Safety

The importance of reducing trenching and excavation hazards has become more urgent in recent years due to an increase in excavation-related fatalities. In 2016, for example, there were nearly double the average number of trenching and excavation fatalities when compared to the previous five years. Lack of adherence to safety regulations, complacency on part of…

7 Common Manufacturing Hazards When Working With Robots

Since the first assembly lines were developed, automation has become increasingly common in production and manufacturing of everything from food and small machine components to cars. Machines have taken over a huge number of tasks and, from a financial perspective, it’s not surprising. Machines don’t get sick, they don’t need vacations and they don’t get…