Guards machinery

You will need to ensure that all plant and equpment (eg lift trucks, vehicles, gas appliances, machinery guarding, ladders, electrical equipment, lifting equipment, air receivers, ventilation plant) that requires maintenance (eg pre-shift checks, servicing, thorough examinations) is identified and that the maintenance is done. 

ISO 14120, Safety of machinery — Guards — General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards... 

Other standards in the safety area that are most often citied by OSHA and which must be considered in detailed designs are the. National Electric Code and Machinery and Machinery Guarding. A cursory investigation by a designer of these and other OSHA standards quickly points out several problems, particularly in interpretation. The standards frequently do not allow for alternate... 

Dangerous parts of machinery - guarding machinery to avoid the risks arising from mechanical hazards. The principal duty is to take effective measures to prevent contact with dangerous parts of machinery by providing ... 

A form of electrical interlocking for machinery guards which incorporates an actuating switch operated by the guard and associated electronic devices which control power to the equipment. Failure of any of the elements or their connection wiring can be considered a fail to danger arrangement. 

PMMA, cast sheet Machinery guards Solar panels, glazing, lamp housings... 

If we take as example the provision of cost-effective machinery guards, we might produce a diagram such as Figure 10.2 to indicate some of the factors affecting the process. 

Booth, R. T. and Thompson, D., Anthropometry and machinery guarding An investigation into forced reach over barriers and through openings. Part 1 Reach over Barriers. journal of Occupational Accidents, 3, 45-56 (1980)... 

The traditional UK machinery guarding law, dating from the turn of the century, may require to be amended to accommodate the requirements of the EEC Machinery Directive. ... 

Engineering control By redesigning the process and putting in barrier. Machinery guard is an example of this. 

Such a model gives us a more dynamic picture of safety, which is particularly useful for systems such as aviation, which depends on good on-line dynamic control of risk. The older, more static models are adequate for more static safety provisions such as machinery guards. 

Install adequate machinery guards to protect operating personnel. 

In contrast to human errors that are made unconsciously there are many occasions when humans will deliberately breach safety rules. On some occasions the breach will be of a rule that is not physically possible to follow or may just be inconvenient, for instance the removal of machinery guards to speed production and achieve enhanced productivity payments. On other occasions the deliberate breaching of safety rules will be as a result of personal antipathy for the work or the organisation. 

Are machinery guards and safety devices examined on a regular basis ... 

Are machinery guards secure and so arranged that they do not offer a hazard in their use ... 

Factories Act. (first Safety provisions machinery guarding)... 

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