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