Machine Safety
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Safety Guards and Devices
Guards and safety devices can help protect you from dangerous contact.
Guards, barriers, and safety devices must prevent your fingers, arms – or your whole body – from
getting into a danger zone.
Guards must be designed and placed correctly: right size opening and distance to person.
Guards must work well and fit the machine right – always.
Types of Guards
Fixed Barriers
Interlocking Guards: electrical, mechanical
Adjustable and Self-adjusting Guards
Types of Safety Devices
Pullbacks and Holdbacks
Presence-sensing Devices
Two-hand Control
Safety Blocks (interlocked)
Tools: Feeding/Holding Tools
Safety procedures and practices
Safety practices and procedures include:
proper Lockout procedure
Use lockout procedures before service, maintenance, or repair jobs on machines/equipment.
Job/Task Standard Operating procedures
Safe work steps to check, set up machines, start, and finish job or task.
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