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Work Improvement for Safe Home 38 Chapter 2 Machine safety CHECKPOINT 9 Make the emergency controls clearly visible and easy to reach. BENEFITS FOR HOME WORKERS Home workers must know how to stop their machines in an emergency. Clearly visible emergency controls within easy reach of workers are the fi rst requirement. Use an outstanding colour and symbols for the emergency controls. Everyone at the workplace will know where the emergency controls are. Keep clear passageways to allow anyone to reach emergency controls easily and quickly. Don’t place other materials near the emergency controls. Th is is particularly important in the home workplaces that have only limited space. HOW TO IMPROVE 1. Place emergency controls or switches of machines within easy reach of operators. 2. Make the emergency controls and switches clearly visible and stand out. Separate them from other switches for easy distinction. 3. Your emergency controls or switches may be placed in the same area with other control buttons. If so, make the emergency control stand out and easy-to-see by using a red colour, a peculiar shape, or make it large. 4. Remove other materials from the emergency controls areas for quick operation. 5. Write instructions for emergency switches in the local language. WAY TO PROMOTE COOPERATION Home workers working in the same workplace can help each other to make the emergency controls and switches clear and visible. Prepare the instructions together written in the local language. Train all the co-workers in your workplace to reach the emergency controls smoothly and stop the machine. SOME MORE HINTS ■ Th e direction of switches and controls should follow common sense and not be confusing to home workers. For example, “On” should be upward, and “Off ” downward, etc. Confusing switches and controls should be adjusted. ■ Discuss and prepare a workplace emergency plan to rescue accident victims after stopping machines. POINTS TO REMEMBER Emergency controls should be clearly visible and easy-to-reach. This will save you, your family and your friends.
Figure 24: Place emergency controls or switches of machines within easy reach of users. Separate them from other switches. Figure 25: An electricity board with visible controls, switches and displays; all are clearly marked. Work Improvement for Safe Home 39 Chapter 2 Machine safety
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