Machine Guarding Safety Program
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Machine Guarding Safety Program
Table of Contents
- Guidelines for machine safeguarding
- Types and points of hazardous machine operations
- Safeguarding requirements
- Types of machine safeguards
- Common elements for safeguarding all machines
- Involving the employee
- Conducting the job hazard analysis
- Breaking down the job
- Identifying hazards
- Recommending safe procedures and protection
- Revising the job hazard analysis
- Cooperation and assistance
- Training
- Standards that are common
- Specific requirements for woodworking machines
- Overview
- Standards
- Specific requirements for metal working machines
- Standards
- Methods of machine safeguarding
- Devices
- Safeguarding by location/distance
Description
Machine Guarding Safety Program
Chapter Section
GUIDELINES FOR MACHINE SAFEGUARDING
OSHA requires that machine guarding be provided and maintained in a manner sufficient to protect machine operators and other persons present in machine areas from hazards associated with the operation of machines. Such hazards include those created by points of operation, in-running nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. The following information is provided to assist machine operators and machine shop supervisors and managers in carrying out their responsibilities for assuring machine safety through hazard identification and evaluation, safeguarding, and safe operation.
Safeguarding Requirements
Machine safeguards should be installed and maintained to ensure that they:
- Prevent Contact
Safeguards must minimize the possibility of the operator or another worker placing their hands into hazardous moving parts.
- Remain Secure
Workers should not be able to easily remove or tamper with the safeguard.
- Protect From Falling Objects
Safeguards should ensure that no objects can fall into moving parts.
- Create No New Hazards
A safeguard defeats its purpose if it creates a hazard of its own.
- Create no interference
A safeguard should not create an unacceptable impediment for the worker.
- Allow Safe Maintenance And Lubrication
It should be possible to lubricate the machine without removing the safeguard.
