PowerPointPresentation-SubpartO-MachineGuarding.pptVIP

Georgia Tech Research Corporation EI-14 8xxxx Working Copy 7/14/98 Subpart O - Machine Guarding OTI 501 Paul Schlumper We Will Cover: Machine Guarding Principles Subpart O - Highlights Mock Plant Walk-Through Why are machines not guarded? No one would stick their arm, hand, finger, head, etc. in there. No one is supposed to be back there, in there, around it while it is running. The machine came that way; it never had a guard. I’ve been doing it this way for twenty years without any problems. Why are machines not guarded? (cont.) The guard is in the way The OSHA inspector didn’t say anything about it. We’ll put it back on if OSHA comes. Emphasis on Amputations : Where does it apply? General industry employers whose workplaces include: shears saws slicers slitters power presses (the 4s and a P) Requirements for Safeguards Prevent contact - prevent worker’s body or clothing from contacting hazardous moving parts Secure - firmly secured to machine and not easily removed Protect from falling objects - ensure that no objects can fall into moving parts Create no new hazards - must not have shear points, jagged edges or unfinished surfaces Create no interference - must not prevent worker from performing the job quickly and comfortably Allow safe lubrication - if possible, be able to lubricate the machine without removing the safeguards Where machine hazards occur: Point of operation Mechanical power transmission Other moving parts Machine Hazards Machine Guarding In-Running Nip Points Methods of machine safeguarding Physical guards Devices Location/Distance Methods of Machine Safeguarding Guards fixed interlocked adjustable self-adjusting Devices presence sensing pullback restraint safety controls (tripwire cable, two-hand contol, etc.) gates Location/distance Feeding and ejection methods automatic and/or semi-automatic feed and ejection robots Miscellaneous aids awareness barriers protective shields hand-feeding tools Guards Fixed Interlocked Adjustable Self-adju