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This project deals with various types of hazards identification & finding a risk assessment (HIRA) and identifying best safety practices on conveyors including conveyor guarding, hazardous energy isolation and visual inspection procedures for industries that utilize conveyor systems. The safe working operation of conveyors needs to identify the hazards, assess the associated risks and bring the risks to tolerable level on a continuous basis. Each year, physical contact with machines and powered equipment accounts for a significant number of life-altering injuries and fatalities. A number of these incidents involve conveyor systems. The majority of these incidents occur during maintenance activities with conveyors still in operation and danger zones unprotected. A risk assessment is an important step in protecting the conveyors and humans from such conditions. It helps us to focus on the risks that really have the potential to cause harm. Risk classification by probability and severity can be performed by using a risk assessment class. Then risk level is assigned to each hazard for identifying required Preventive measures to minimize the risk or eliminate the Hazard. Preventive measures should be implemented in order for work on or near conveyors to be performed safely. Right from the design stage, worker exposure to hazards should be controlled by reducing the frequency of conveyor clean-ups, conveyor maintenance, removal of jams, etc. This project to best safety practices suggests possible preventive measures, but it is by no means exhaustive. In many situations, hazards must be analysed before any preventive measures are implemented.