OHSA1910.217机械一般安全要求.docVIP

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Environment, Health Safety 1120Estes Drive Ext., CB# 1650 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 PAGE 1 August 2009 Machine Safeguarding Requirements (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.212) PURPOSE This policy is to establish requirements for the safety of UNC employees while working in close proximity to machinery with hazardous moving parts. The purpose of machine guarding is to protect the machine operator and other employees in the work area from hazards created by ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips sparks. There are as many hazards created by moving parts as there are types of machines. Safeguards are essential for protecting workers from needless injuries. SCOPE Any machine part, function, or process which may cause an injury must be safeguarded. Hazards must be eliminated or controlled when there is the potential for the operations of a machine or accidental contact with it that can injure the operator or other employees working on, near, or around the machine. RESPONSIBILITIES Environment, Health Safety: EHS is responsible for reviewing hazards associated with machine safeguarding during annual shop inspections. The machine safeguards will be reviewed to make sure they are installed on machines that they are needed, in good working order, suitable for the jobs they are used for, and do not pose a hazard to the operator. EHS is responsible for reviewing and updating the Machine Safeguarding Policy. EHS Supervisors also work jointly in the development of Job Safety Analysis for machine safeguarding that present a unique hazard to the employee. Supervisor Employee: Supervisor led training is required upon employment for employees who operate machines that are equipped with machine safeguarding equipment. An excellent means of conducting this training is to develop a JSA that co