American National Standards Institute machine safety standard

Processing equipment has standard procedures to operate and meet safety requirements. Safety information and standards are available from various sources that include the equipment suppliers. Society of Plastics Industry (SPI), and American National Standards Institute (ANSI). For the past century we have observed increasing activity on the part of manufacturers to upgrade safety in fabricating plants. Examples of safety features are many and differ for the different equipment in the lines. Safety interlocks ensure that equipment will not operate until certain precautions have been taken. Safety machine lockout procedures are set up for action to be taken in proper lockout of the machine s operation such as electrical and mechanical circuits. There are preloaded pressure bolts around dies, pressure rupture disks on barrels, and so on. The operating environment is continuously upgraded with reduced sound and noise in the operating areas. 

General Requirements for all Machinery OSHA 1910.212 Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC Mechanical Power Presses OSHA 1910.217 Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC Machine Tools—Manufacturing Systems/Cells—Safety Requirements for Construction, Care, and Use ANSI B 11.12, American National Standards Institute, New York, NY... 

A subcommittee formed by the Machine Tool Safety Standards Committee (Bll) of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) adopted the acronym TR3 to designate its work. TR stands for technical report. The Committee, B11.TR3, has issued a document titled Risk assessment and reduction —A guideline to estimate, evaluate and reduce risks associated with machine tools. The Secretariat for this work is The Association for Manufacturing Technology. TR3 became a registered document at ANSI in November 2000. 

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