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OSHA's mission is to prevent work-related injuries,
illnesses, and deaths. Since the agency was created in 1971, occupational deaths
have been cut by 62% and injuries have declined by 42%. One way OSHA
accomplishes this mission is by the development and enforcement of standards
that address hazards in the workplace. This page highlights OSHA standards, directives (instructions for
compliance officers), state standards, and national consensus standards related
to the plastics industry.
OSHA
If there are no specific standards to address a workplace hazard, then OSHA
refers to the General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH
Act), which requires employers to "furnish to each of his employees employment and a
place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or
are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees". Section
5(a)(2) requires employers to "comply with occupational safety and health
standards promulgated under this Act".
Note:
Twenty-four states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have
OSHA-approved State Plans and have adopted their own standards and
enforcement policies. For the most part, these States adopt standards that
are identical to Federal OSHA. However, some States have adopted different
standards applicable to this industry or may have different enforcement
policies. State standards that differ from Federal standards are listed in
the State section below. |
Frequently Cited Standards
The following standards, in order, were the most frequently cited by Federal OSHA
from October 2006 through September 2007, in Miscellaneous
Plastics Products Industry Group (SIC
code 308). A comparison of SIC and NAICS codes for the plastics industry is also available.
- 1910.147,
The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) [related topic page]
- 1910.212,
General requirements for all machines [related topic page]
- 1910.305,
Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use
- 1910.178,
Powered industrial trucks [related topic page]
- 1910.1200,
Hazard communication [related topic page]
- 1910.303, General requirements (Electrical)
[related topic page]
- 1910.219, Mechanical power-transmission apparatus
- 1910.134,
Respiratory protection [related topic page]
- 1910.215,
Abrasive wheel machinery
- 1910.23,
Guarding floor and wall openings and holes [related
topic page]
Directives
- National Emphasis Program on Amputations. CPL 03-00-003, (2006,
October 27). Describes policies and procedures for implementing
a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to identify and reduce the
workplace machinery and equipment hazards which are causing or are likely to cause
amputations. This directive applies to general industry workplaces
where saws, shears, slicers, press brakes, and power presses of
all types are present.
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Inspection Procedures for the Hazard Communication Standard.
CPL 02-02-038 [CPL 2-2.38D], (1998, March 20). Provides
clarifications and guidance to comply with this
performance-oriented standard. The appendices include sample
hazard communication programs, hazard evaluation procedures, and
clarifications and interpretations of the standards.
- Search all available
directives.
State
Note: These are NOT OSHA regulations. However, they do
provide guidance from their originating organizations related to worker
protection.
- Part 62, Plastic Molding. Michigan
Department of Labor & Economic Growth (DL&EG), General Industry Safety Standards, (2000,
January 24), 31 KB
PDF,
7 pages.
National Consensus
Note: These are NOT OSHA regulations. However, they do
provide guidance from their originating organizations related to worker
protection.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Society of
the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI)
- Granulators, Strand Pelletizers and Dicers
- B151.11-1996, Granulators, strand pelletizers and dicers used
for size reduction of plastics safety requirements for
manufacture, care, and use. A standard
treating the construction, care, and use of granulators, strand pelletizers, and dicers used for the size reduction of plastics is
complicated by the wide variety and sizes of equipment
manufactured and in use and by the virtually infinite combinations
of being produced, production methods being used and operating
conditions existing in the industry today.
- Injection
- B151.21-2003, Injection blowmolding machinery - safety requirements for manufacture, care and use.
Applies to all IBMMs (including Injection Stretch Blow) that process plastic
materials and produce and/or deliver a preform which is then blown into the shape of a mold held together by a
vertically or horizontally acting clamp(s).
- B151.27-2003, Safety requirements for the integration, care and use of robots used with horizontal
& vertical injection molding machines. Addresses the integration, care, and use of
robots used with horizontal and vertical clamp injection molding machines is complicated by the variety and sizes
of machines and robots manufactured and in use and by virtually infinite combinations of parts being produced,
production methods used, and operating conditions existing in industry today
- B151.29-2002, Safety requirements for the manufacture, care and use of vertical clamp injection molding
machines. Identifies and addresses known hazards to personnel working on or with the specified machinery.
- B151.1-1997, Plastics machinery - horizontal injection molding machines - safety requirements
for manufacture, care and use. Applies to horizontal injection molding machines that are used in the rubber and
plastics industries. Safety requirements of ancillary equipment used with horizontal injection molding
machines are not covered by this standard.
- Extrusion
- B151.15-2003, Extrusion blowmolding machines - safety requirements for the manufacture care and use.
Minimizes hazards to personnel associated with machine activity by establishing requirements for the manufacture, care, and
use of these machines.
- B151.5-2000, Plastic film and sheet winding machinery - manufacture, care, and use. Identifies and addresses
known hazards to personnel working on or adjacent to the machinery.
- B151.2-1999, Film casting machines - construction, care, and use (revision and redesignation of ANSI
B151.2-1982 (R1988)). Identifies and addresses known hazards to personnel working on or adjacent to the machinery.
- B151.4-1999, Blown film take-off and auxiliary equipment - construction, care, and use (revision
and redesignation of ANSI B151.4-1982 (R1988)). Identifies and addresses known hazards to personnel working on or adjacent to the machinery.
- B151.20-1999, American national standard for plastic sheet production machinery - manufacture,
care and use. Identifies and addresses known hazards to personnel working on or with the machinery.
- B151.7-1996, Plastics machinery - plastics extrusion machines - requirements for the manufacture, care
and use (revision and redesignation of ANSI B151.7-1982 (R1998)). Applies to extrusion machines
that are used in the rubber and plastics industries. Safety requirements of ancillary equipment used with
extrusion machines are not covered by this standard.
- Lockout/Tagout
- Z244.1-2003, Control of hazardous energy - lockout/tagout and
alternative methods. Cited in OSHA interpretations and private
sector materials, the Z244.1 Standard is used as a resource for
addressing control of hazardous energy and lockout/tagout. The
scope and purpose of the standard is to establish requirements for
the control of hazardous energy associated with machines,
equipment, or processes that could cause injury to personnel.
- Z244 Subcommittee Information. American Society of Safety
Engineers (ASSE).
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