Your manufacturing plant is where the greatest amount of production occurs, but it’s also where the majority of work-related injuries take place. From the production machinery to the maintenance shop, Machine Safety Specialists has the field experience and expertise to keep your facility safe and in compliance with OSHA, U.S. Safety Standards, and ISO standards (if applicable).

We provide Safety Audits and Risk Assessments for the following:

• Industrial Machinery
• Industrial Robots and Collaborative Robot Applications
• Manufacturing Systems and Plants

All of our services are available in two modes of collaboration:

• On-site services
• Remote services (using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, telephone, e-mail, etc.)

For more info on our Safeguarding Audit and Risk Assessment services, click here. 

Our customers tell us our Machine Safety and Risk Assessment training is the most useful and detailed in the industry! Our 1- or 2-day training covers the latest machine safety standards, control reliability and functional safety, and risk assessments.

All of our Machine Safety and Risk Assessment Training is available in the following formats:

• Instructor-led training (On-site)
• Instructor-led training (On-line)

For a complete list of training topics for our 1-day and 2-day training courses, click here.

The following items are included:

• Risk Assessment Workshop – select a machine in client’s facility and perform a risk assessment, to the extent feasible within the time allowed.
• MSS to guide discussion and update the Risk Assessment Spreadsheet during this conference. Client to include in the meeting, as a minimum, the following authorized personnel: Operator, Maintenance, Engineering, and EHS.
• Guidance of the Risk Assessment workgroup for a machine/process as needed to:
  • Identify hazards
  • Review drawings and technical details
  • Score in terms of severity, probability, and frequency
  • Guidance in use of spreadsheet tool
  • Checking, correcting, approval
  • Facilitate team discussions and team engagement

Note: Sessions 1 and 2 are prerequisites.

For more info on training, click here.

Having performed Machine Safety Inspections, Accident Investigations, and Risk Assessments for years, we’ve learned a few things.  Now with modern tools such as iPads, tablets, and smartphones, we’ve taken the tedious steps out of the process and created easy to use software Apps.

For more information on our Risk Assessment Software and Machine SafetyPro App, click here.

Does your organization need an expert to investigate machinery safety?  Our detailed safety reports provide you with the facts you need.

We offer our knowledge, skill, experience, and education to our clients who need safety consulting and expert witness services. Our team is certified in machine safety standards, well-trained in regulatory enforcement and experienced in legal processes.

Machine Safety Specialists provides training for OSHA and the Ohio BWC. We also have representation on ANSI B11 subcommittees.  We understand the details and technical language, so you don’t have to. Machine Safety Specialists applies our knowledge, skill, experience, and education to your situation.

Our safety consulting services include:

• Accident Investigations and Reports
• Machine Safeguarding Audits and Reports
• Machine Risk Assessments and Reports
• Functional Safety and Control Reliability Design Reviews and Reports
• SISTEMA Analysis and Reports
• Safety System Testing and Reports
• Stop-Time Measurement and Reports

For more info on expert witness services, click here.