PLASTIC WELDING: Safety & Health Concerns of Plastic ProcessingIn all plastic processing, like in any other work processes, personal safety should have 'priority one'. What can a responsible business owner do to ensure a safe work place? The purpose of this article is to offer some ideas to make your working area a safe environment for you and your employees. Accidents can occur in the safest shops and facilities, especially when heat and fast running machines are involved and when workers are not adequately trained. The chances of an accident increases, if the work place is messy, the employees are tired or preoccupied, or because things are in a constant hurried state. So, provide specific training for your staff on all the machinery they work with and processing methods they perform. It doesn't matter if you are working on or with machines, working on a ladder or in certain areas with special regulation, care should be taken at all times. There is a lot of information and help available on safety plans. Local consultants, the Internet and the public library are excellent sources of information. There is even a regular safety column in this magazine.