Bilingual OSHA Danger Pinch Point / Punto De Pellizco Sign Stickers

This bilingual sign warns workers in English and Spanish that a pinch point hazard exists at the location where the sign is posted. A pinch point is any location where two moving parts, or a moving part and a stationary surface, come together in a way that can trap or crush a worker's hands, fingers, or other body parts. Pinch point injuries are among the most common serious injuries in manufacturing and automated equipment environments.

Post directly at the pinch point location, on or immediately adjacent to the specific gear drive, belt drive, chain drive, roller, or other mechanism where the pinch point hazard exists. The sign should be positioned so a worker whose hands are approaching the hazard point can see the warning before contact occurs. Post additional signs on the machine control panel and at worker approach positions. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.212 (General Machine Guarding) requires hazard communication at all machine points of operation and power transmission components.

Pinch point injuries disproportionately affect workers who may not clearly understand the hazard due to language barriers. OSHA's National Emphasis Program on Hispanic and Latino workers identifies pinch point hazards as a priority injury type in manufacturing and identifies language barriers as a leading risk factor. A bilingual Pinch Point sign ensures Spanish-speaking workers receive the same complete pinch point warning as English-speaking workers, critical for a hazard where the injury window can be instantaneous.

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.212 (General Machine Guarding) is the primary standard requiring guarding at all machine pinch points and hazard communication at points of operation. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.217 (Mechanical Power Presses) specifically addresses pinch point hazards on power press equipment. ANSI Z535.4 (Product Safety Signs and Labels) provides the design standard for pinch point warning signs, including the use of graphic hazard symbols to improve comprehension across language barriers.

No. Pinch point signs are administrative controls that supplement physical machine guarding they do not replace it. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.212 requires that pinch points be physically guarded wherever feasible. Signs should be used where guards cannot fully eliminate the hazard, at residual pinch points outside guarded areas, and to reinforce awareness of existing guarded pinch point locations.