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2. Preventing Amputations

3. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Session Objectives You will be able to: Identify the amputation hazards of different types of machinery Understand OSHA’s machine safety requirements Recognize different types of guards and safety devices Take proper precautions to prevent injuries

4. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 What You Need to Know Types of machines with amputation hazards Specific machine hazards Guarding requirements Safe work practices Maintenance and repair rules Inspection procedures

5. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 OSHA Requirements OSHA standards National Emphasis Program on Amputations Machine safety stressed with citations from OSHA for noncompliance

6. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Four Primary Types of Machines Power presses and saws Shears Slicers

7. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Other Machines Bending, rolling, shaping machinery Boring, drilling, milling, planing machinery Conveyors Food processing and packaging machinery Grinding and polishing machinery Printing machinery

8. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Point of Operation Most dangerous area where work is done on the material Cutting Punching Shearing Bending

9. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Mechanical Motion Reciprocating Transverse Rotation Nip points

10. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Guarding Requirements Prevent contact Be secured to machinery Protect from falling objects Create no additional hazards Allow for safe lubrication Cause no interference with production

11. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Guarding Types Fixed guards Interlocked guards Adjustable guards Self-adjusting guards Image Credit: OSHA

12. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Safety Devices Light curtains Two-hand controls Pressure-sensitive devices Restraints and pull- back devices

13. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Distance Guarding Barrier guards Automatic feeding and ejection systems Manual feed systems Mechanical ejectors

14. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Amputations: General Hazards and Guarding Do you understand the information presented in the previous slides?

15. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Saws—Hazards Table and radial arm saws Handheld, chop, miter, and band saws Point of operation— blade Power transmitting unit—nip points

16. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Saws—Guards Self-adjusting guards for the blade Push sticks or other tools Alternate fixed blade guards Spreaders or antikickback fingers Additional fixed guards for moving parts

17. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Shears—Hazards Mechanically driven ram moves the blade Squaring shears cut sheet metal Alligator shears cut metal stock Guillotine shears cut paper, plastic Primary hazard is point of operation Other areas hazardous also

18. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Shears—Guards Feed/eject systems Feeding tools Interlocked guards Presence-sensing devices Two-hand controls Restraints or pull-back devices

19. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Slicers—Hazards Meat and food slicers are most common Most amputations occur in the restaurant and grocery industry Primary hazard is point of operation Operator pushes food through the blade

20. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Slicers—Guards Blade is typically unguarded Adjust thickness to zero when slicer not in use Use a guiding tool Unplug when cleaning or clearing jams

21. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Power Presses—Hazards Punch, shear, and form metal and other materials Point of operation— materials manually fed Reciprocating motion of ram Power transmission units

22. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Power Presses—Guards Feed/eject systems Interlocked guards Light curtains Two-hand controls Pressure-sensitive devices Fixed guards— reciprocating motion and power transmission

23. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Amputations: Specific Hazards and Guarding Do you understand the information presented in the previous slides?

24. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Safe Work Practices to Prevent Amputations You should be able to: Identify machine hazards Understand the function of machine guards and safety devices Identify personnel who are authorized to remove guards

25. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Safe Work Practices to Prevent Amputations (cont.) You should also: Know how to report damaged, missing, or inadequate guards Understand risks of circumventing guards Know how to inspect machines and guards before use Know and follow machine-related safety rules

26. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Maintenance and Repair Only remove guards for maintenance or repair Lock out machine before removing guard Lock out before clearing a machine jam De-energize before changing dies or tools Image Credit: WA State Department of Labor and Industries

27. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Machine Hazard Assessment Initial machine assessment Annual guarding assessment Post-injury evaluation Daily machine inspections

28. © Business & Legal Reports, Inc. 0706 Key Points to Remember Many machines in the workplace have hazards that can cause amputations Keep hands away from the point of operation Guard mechanical motion Inspect all machines before use Never use a machine without proper guarding Follow safe work practices