Vickers-Warnick Machine Guarding and Machine Safety - Bridging the GAAP Program Canada

for a FREE SAFETY ASSESSMENT conducted by our Machine Guarding and Safety Specialist
to determine complinace with current applicable standards and legislation — limited time offer.

BRIDGING THE G.A.A.P.
Guarding and Assessment Process

Whether your company is unfamiliar with current Ontario legislation and codes or time constraints prevent you from managing your own machine guarding safety application, the Vickers-Warnick G.A.A.P. Program can help.

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Leave the Worry to Us . . . Use Our Simple 7 Step System

1.	Free Consultation
	A Vickers-Warnick Machine Guarding and Safety Specialist will visit your site to evaluate and determine the scope and requirements of your project, identifying the safety legislation and codes that apply to your application.
2.	Safety Assessment
	Conducted by our Machine Guarding and Safety Specialist a detailed assessment is completed evaluating any areas of the equipment that may not be compliant with current applicable standards and legislation.
3.	Stop Time Measurement
	When data is not already available a stop time measurement is taken to help determine which solution best suits each application.
4.	Presentation of Solutions
	A comprehensive and easy to read document is presented clearly identifying deficiencies based on the Ontario legislation and current applicable standards, concluding with specific suggestions for upgrade of the equipment if necessary.
5.	Installation
	The installation crew will arrive at your facility to address the installation of any new electrical, pneumatic and physical guarding equipment as recommended in the solutions document.
6.	Prestart Health and Safety Review (PSR)
	Under certain conditions Ontario legislation requires that a Prestart Health and Safety Review is completed by a professional engineer. We will help you determine when and if your application requires this formalized review and if it does we will arrange for an independent professional engineer to provide this service.
7.	Maintenance Audits
	At recommended intervals a Machine Guarding and Safety Specialist will visit your facility to re-evaluate the safety of the equipment to ensure it continues to meet current applicable safety standards.
	What is G.A.A.P.? With the Vickers-Warnick Bridging The G.A.A.P. Program (Guarding and Assessment Process) Ontario manufacturers are offered a COMPLETE solution for machine guarding and machine safety applications. Using the Vickers-Warnick G.A.A.P. Program we take you through a simple 7 step system which guides you through the process of both increasing productivity while ensuring the safety of your employees where machine guarding and safety is concerned. Why Choose Vickers-Warnick? Solid Experience, Knowledge and Credibility You Can Trust Solving machine guarding applications for over 20 years, Expert team of safety engineers, designers, and installation crew, Regularly guest lecture at events such as the Machine Safety Conference hosted by The Canadian Standards Association and The Industrial Accident Prevention Association, Representation on the Development Committees for: CSA Z142 Power Presses, CSA Z432 Safe Guarding of Machinery, CSA Z462 Lockout Tagout, and CSA Z434 Industrial Robots, Over 350 active safety and machine guarding customers in Canada and New York State. Facilities and Tools Large manufacturing facility allows for the design, build and testing of machine guarding and safety systems, Extensive inventory of guarding and machine safety products, Fully equipped installation van, AutoCAD software used for all design 2D and 3D downloadable drawings available for all aluminum extrusion products, Onsite machine guarding training. We Don't Just Identify Problems We Recommend the Solutions During the safety audit process we will not only identify deficiencies, we will recommend very specific solutions. Based on our report we will help you determine if your application requires a safety light curtain or scanner, a physical guard with interlocks, a safety mat, a pneumatic or hydraulic double valve or control reliable valve, press controls, or ram blocks to name a few. Quality Product Based Solutions From Manufacturers Such As: Schneider Electric Ross Controls Darlex Schmersal Tapeswitch Leuze Electronic Pepperl+Fuchs Sidener Engineering We Are Proud To Supply Solutions To Alcan Chrysler Arcelor Mittal Ford Motor Company Honda Linamar Magna Procter & Gamble U.S. Steel Canada
	For more information contact: Barbara Whittaker, Marketing Manager bwhittaker@vickers-warnick.com John Murphy, Fluid Power & Safety Manager jmurphy@vickers-warnick.com PHONE: 905-662-7737 / 800-263-6835
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