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Bloody true!

Brian

Whittaker, Dewey (EHCOE) wrote:
> One must be very careful when working with cutting edge technology.
> Dewey
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of McGlaughlin, Jeffrey
> A
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 4:23 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [TN] Injury by array
> 
> Oh wise and wonderful members of tech net -
> 
> We have had to incidents in the past six months where assemblers have
> been cut while handling assembly arrays (2-up panels) for one of our
> products. This has elevated the issue to "Panic Mode" due to the
> involvement of EHS&Q (environmental health, safety and quality). As the
> designer of the array I have been given ownership of the issue and am
> task with resolving it.  After 20+years of handling boards and arrays I
> have never been cut, so I am unsure as to what if any corrective action
> can be taken to prevent future injuries.
> 
> The specifics on the arrays -
> 10.5" [267mm] x 12.0" [305mm] x 0.062" [1.6mm] thick
> 2 - up for 4.7"[119.3mm] x 9.2" [233.6mm] PCB
> Minimum rail 0.38"[9.5mm]
> Tab Route and Retain (mouse bite)
> Injuries occurred during loading of the solder printer and during slide
> line operations for post reflow assembly. 
> 
> Any suggestions on what to tell our production group?
> 
> Jeffrey McGlaughlin, CID 
> Engineering Designer 
> Battelle 
> 505 King Avenue 
> Columbus Ohio 43201-2693 
> (614)424-7582 Phone 
> (614)458-7582 Fax 
> PS Don't you just love all those  management buzzwords (underlined.)
>> ;-D 
> 
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