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Machine Guarding Checklist
Answers to the following questions should help the interested reader determine the safeguarding needs of his or her own workplace, by drawing attention to hazardous conditions or practices requiring correction.
Requirements for all Safeguards
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| 1. |
Do the safeguards provided meet the minimum OSHA
requirements? |
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| 2. |
Do the safeguards prevent workers' hands, arms,
and other body parts for making contact with
dangerous moving parts? |
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| 3. |
Are the safeguards firmly secured and not easily
removable? |
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| 4. |
Do the safeguards ensure that no object will fall
into the moving parts? |
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| 5. |
Do the safeguards permit safe, comfortable, and
relatively easy operation of the machine? |
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| 6. |
Can the machine be oiled without removing the
safeguard? |
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| 7. |
Is there a system for shutting down the
machinery before safeguards are removed? |
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| 8. |
Can the existing safeguards be improved? |
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Mechanical Hazards
The point of operation:
| 1. |
Is there a point-of-operation safeguard provided
for the machine? |
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| 2. |
Does it keep the operator's hands, fingers, body
out of the danger area? |
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| 3. |
Is there evidence that the safeguards have been
tampered with or removed? |
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| 4. |
Could you suggest a more practical, effective
safeguard? |
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| 5. |
Could changes be made on the machine to eliminate
the point-of-operation hazard entirely? |
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Power transmission apparatus:
| 1. |
Are there any unguarded gears, sprockets, pulleys,
or flywheels on the apparatus? |
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| 2. |
Are there any exposed belts or chain drives? |
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| 3. |
Are there any exposed set screws, key ways, collars,
etc.? |
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| 4. |
Are starting and stopping controls within easy reach
of the operator? |
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| 5. |
If there is more than one operator, are separate
controls provided? |
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Other moving parts:
| 1. |
Are safeguards provided for all hazardous moving
parts of the machine including auxiliary parts? |
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Nonmechanical Hazards
| 1. |
Have appropriate measures been taken to safeguard
workers against noise hazards? |
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| 2. |
Have special guards, enclosures, or personal
protective equipment been provided, where necessary,
to protect workers from exposure to harmful
substances used in machine operation? |
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Electric Hazards
| 1. |
Is the machine installed in accordance with National
Fire Protection Association and National Electrical
Code requirements? |
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| 2. |
Are there loose conduit fittings? |
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| 3. |
Is the machine properly grounded? |
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| 4. |
Is the power supply correctly fused and protected? |
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| 5. |
Do workers occasionally receive minor shocks while
operating any of the machines? |
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Training
| 1. |
Do operators and maintenance workers have the
necessary training in how to use the safeguards and
why? |
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| 2. |
Have operators and maintenance workers been trained
in where the safeguards are located, how they provide
protection, and what hazards they protect against? |
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| 3. |
Have operators and maintenance workers been trained
in how and under what circumstances guards can be
removed? |
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| 4. |
Have workers been trained in the procedures to
follow if they notice guards that are damaged,
missing, or inadequate? |
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Protective Equipment and Proper Clothing
| 1. |
Is protective equipment required? |
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| 2. |
If protective equipment is required, is it
appropriate for the job, in good condition, kept
clean and sanitary, and stored carefully when not
in use? |
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| 3. |
Is the operator dressed safely for the job
(i.e., no loose-fitting clothing or jewelry)? |
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Machinery Maintenance and Repair
| 1. |
Have maintenance workers received up-to-date
instruction on the machines they service? |
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| 2. |
Do maintenance workers lock out the machine from
its power sources before beginning repairs? |
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| 3. |
Where several maintenance persons work on the same
machine, are multiple lockout devices used? |
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| 4. |
Do maintenance persons use appropriate and safe
equipment in their repair work? |
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| 5. |
Is the maintenance equipment itself properly
guarded? |
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| 6. |
Are maintenance and servicing workers trained in
the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.147, lockout/tagout
hazard, and do the procedures for lockout/tagout
exist before they attempt their tasks? |
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Source: OSHA
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