Red meat processing innovation foot operated band saw cover

20 June 2017
Focus area: People & culture
Program stream: Safety & wellbeing
The innovation devised from Primo Scone focuses om the operation of bandsaws in a processing environment. Two key problems face processors with regards to the operation of this machinery.

Anecdotal evidence suggests there may be 6 to 10 serious accidents per year in Australia with many being wrist amputations.

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