Thermal burns in Plastics & rubber
Managing thermal burn risks in plastics and rubber processing is essential for maintaining a safe environment and protecting your team from high-temperature equipment. By implementing proactive safety measures, you can effectively minimize hazards associated with heated molds, extruders, and molten materials in your facility.
About 59% of related real accidents concentrate in these types.
Key prevention
- Install and maintain physical guards or heat shields around exposed heating elements and hot surfaces to prevent accidental contact.
- Require the consistent use of heat-resistant gloves, aprons, and face protection specifically rated for high-temperature industrial tasks.
- Implement a rigorous lockout-tagout procedure to ensure equipment has fully cooled before any maintenance or cleaning begins.
- Provide clear, visible signage and regular hands-on training to ensure all staff recognize hot zones and understand emergency cooling protocols.
- Ensure adequate ventilation and clear, unobstructed pathways around processing machinery to prevent trips or falls near high-heat areas.
Related accident cases
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An employee sustained burns from hot steam during work.
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While working in the kitchen, an employee was splashed with hot oil, resulting in multiple burns.
While performing heating work on a roof, heated roofing granules came into contact with standing water, causing a steam cloud to contact the employee's face.
An employee experienced chemical contact while walking through hot spilled material during an object drying operation.
An employee suffered burns and later died from exposure to high temperatures while performing metal melting and heating operations in a coke oven.
An employee sustained burns from hot aluminum while performing melting and heating operations on metal objects. This incident occurred in the hot and cold rolling process.