Machine guarding

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## GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL MACHINES ## §1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines. ## (a) Machine guarding. - (1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are - barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc. - (2) General requirements for machine guards. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible. The guard shall be such that it does not offer an accident hazard in itself. ## (3) Point of operation guarding. - (i) Point of operation is the area on a machine where work is actually performed upon the material being processed. - (ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle. - (iii) Special handtools for placing and removing material shall be such as to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone. Such tools shall not be in lieu of other guarding required by this section, but can only be used to supplement protection provided. - (iv) The following are some of the machines which usually require point of operation guarding: - (A) Guillotine cutters. - (B) Shears. - (C) Alligator shears. - (D) Power presses. - (E) Milling machines. - (F) Power saws. - (G) Jointers. <!-- image -->

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- (b) the alarm system gives an effective warning be -fore start-up of the machine so that an employee is made aware of the imminent start-up. - 237 (5) An employer shall ensure that an operator of a machine has unimpeded access in the operator's immedi -ate work area to the means of stopping the machine. - 237 (6) An employer shall ensure that a machine not driven by an individual motor or prime mover is equip -ped with a clutch, idler pulley or other means of quickly disengaging the power source. 97-121 ## Starting and stopping machines 238 An operator of a machine shall ensure that the start-up, stopping or operation of the machine does not endanger any person. ## Lock out ## Lock out procedure 239 (1) An employer shall ensure that in addition to the normal control start and stop mechanism, any equipment or machine has a means of isolating the energy source to the equipment or the machine that is - (a) lockable, - (b) in a location familiar to all employees, and - (c) properly identified. 239 (2) An employer shall provide a safety lock and key to an employee who may have to lock out any equipment or machine. - 239 (3) An employer shall establish a written lock out procedure for equipment and machines and ensure that an employee who may be required to lock out the equip -ment or the machine is adequately instructed and trained to lock out the equipment or the machine. - 239 (4) Subject to section 240, where any equipment or machine is to be cleaned, maintained, adjusted or re -paired, an employer shall ensure that no employee works on the equipment or the machine until - b) que le système d'alarme donne un avertissement efficace avant le démarrage de la machine de manière à avertir les salariés du démarrage imminent de la ma -chine. - 237 (5) L'employeur doit s'assurer que le conducteur d'une machine dispose dans son aire immédiate de tra -vail d'un accès sans obstacle aux commandes d'ar…

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## PART 10 Machine Safety ## Operation by workers - 10-1 (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that: - (a) machines are operated only by a competent worker; and - (b) workers are informed of any risk associated with, and trained in the safe use of, the machines. - (2) Before starting a machine, an operator shall ensure that neither the operator nor any other worker will be endangered by starting the machine. - (3) If a worker or a worker's clothing may contact a moving part of a machine, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the worker: - (a) wears close-fitting clothing; - (b) confines or cuts short any head and facial hair; and - (c) does not wear dangling neckwear or jewellery, rings or other similar items. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s10-1. ## Operating controls - 10-2 (1) If reasonably practicable, an employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that operating controls on machines: - (a) are located within easy reach of the operator; and - (b) cannot be activated by accidental contact. - (2) If reasonably practicable, an employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that stopping devices on machines are: - (a) located in the direct view and within easy reach of the operator; and - (b) readily identifiable. - (3) If a worker is required to feed material into a material-forming press, punch, shear or similar machine, an employer, contractor or supplier shall: - (a) if practicable, install a positive means to prevent the activation of the machine while any part of the worker's body could be injured by moving parts of the machine; or - (b) if it is not practicable to comply with clause (a), install safeguards to prevent the worker from contacting a moving part of the machine. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s10-2.