WinderSafe™ by Industrial Machine Specialists LLC
920-284-0473 • nick@imsconvert.com
Machine Safety • Guarding • Risk Reduction

Practical machine safety solutions for slitters, rewinders, and converting equipment.

WinderSafe™ helps identify and reduce real machine risks while improving OSHA readiness and operator protection.

Safety support from people who understand how the equipment is actually run.

Assess
Walk down the machine and risk points.

Prioritize
Document the highest-risk items first.

Support improvements
Help turn findings into practical on-floor fixes.

The problem

Most machine safety programs are built by people who don’t fully understand the equipment.

Generic safety recommendations often miss how operators actually interact with the machine during setup, running, jams, web breaks, and recovery.

WinderSafe bridges the gap between safety compliance and real machine operation.

We can also support implementation — from recommended guarding upgrades to procedure improvements — so findings turn into real, on-floor fixes.

Guarding gaps

Missing or ineffective machine guarding.

Hidden risk

Near misses and unsafe habits that never get addressed.

What’s included

A practical safety assessment focused on real operator protection.

Machine Walkdown

Onsite review of guarding, operator interaction, and risk points.

Guarding Review

Identify missing or ineffective guarding and improvement options.

LOTO Assessment

Evaluate lockout/tagout procedures against real machine use.

Interlocks & Safeguards

Review safety interlocks and E-stops to ensure they are functioning properly and actually protecting operators during real operation.

Risk Prioritization

Clear list of highest-risk issues to address first.

Written Report

Documented findings for management, OSHA, and insurance.

Typical outcomes

Reduce risk before risk becomes an incident.

Reduced risk exposure
Improved OSHA readiness
Safer operator behavior
Clear documented priorities
Our approach

Evaluate. Identify. Recommend. Support.

1

Evaluate

Walk down the machine and understand how operators interact with it.

2

Identify

Document risk points, gaps, and practical improvement opportunities.

3

Recommend

Prioritize actions so leadership knows what matters most.

4

Support

Help turn findings into real improvements where needed.

Let’s take a look at your operation.

Send a few details and IMS will follow up to determine the right next step: technical service, WinderOps, or WinderSafe.

Most clients start with a Winder Audit to identify what’s actually causing issues.

Call 920-284-0473

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