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ROLL HANDLING SAFETY WORLD PULPPAPER90 Compared to the end of last century the amount of work-related accidents in paper mills has notably dropped. One possible explanation for this may be that in the course of the last two decades more and more stakeholders in the pulp and paper industry have committed to the ambitious goal of zero accidents. In order to reach this goal a wide range of different measures has been implemented. A few examples a potential safety hazards in paper mills have systematically been analysed and counter measures have been taken b paper mill staff have conscientiously been educated on occupational safety c guidelines on safe use of paper mill equipment have been published. d paper equipment manufacturers have recognised safety as an important factor for product development and the general level of automation in paper mills has increased. However in a work environment that is characterised by heavy equipment use of toxic chemicals and handling of heavy loads safety hazards do still exist and accidents do still occur. Such hazards are for instance malfunctioning machinery uncontrolled rolling heavy paper rolls falling heavy objects unexpected start-ups and inadequate safeguarding or dangerous working methods. Since paper mill staff often deal with heavy loads By Mikko Rantanen CEO MoveRoll Oy Innovative solutions to increase operator safety in the winder deck area Since paper mill staff often deal with heavy loads accidents and injuries often tend to be more severe than in other industries accidents and injuries often tend to be more severe than in other industries. Thus the goal of innovative product development has to be to increase operator safety by as much as possible. SAFETY HAZARD WINDER DECK AREA In terms of paper finishing the winder area has always had an unfavourable reputation for operator safety. For instance severe injuries may be caused by being crushed between rolls when loading contact with sharp slitter knives both access to and too close contact with nip points unexpected descents of rider rolls unexpected ejection of paper rolls and collision with or getting crushed between paper rolls on the winder deck. Ejected rolling paper rolls whether expected or not - can pose a significant security and health risk on the winder deck. Since winder decks usually have a declining angle the paper rolls pick up speed and operators may be hit by or crushed between them. Winder decks are traditionally equipped with steel roll stops. Often the rolling paper rolls will hit these steel stops with great force which causes the rolls to bounce back and forth heavily. This multiplies