Table 1. Types of Machine Guards | ||||
Type | Safeguarding Action | Advantages | Limitations | Examples |
Fixed | Provides a barrier and is a permanent part of machine. |
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Use on: |
Adjustable | Provides a barrier that may be adjusted to facilitate a variety of production operations. |
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Used on woodworking machinery, such as: |
Self-adjusting | Provides a barrier that moves according to
the size of the stock entering the point of operation.
Guard is in place when machine is at rest.
Guard pushes away when worker moves stock into point of operation. |
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Used on woodworking machinery, such as: |
Source: Adapted from Concepts and Techniques of Machine Safeguarding, U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA. |
Fig. 4 Fixed Guard on Belt and Pulley |
Fig. 5 Fixed Guard on Planer |
Fig. 6 Adjustable Guard on Table Saw |
Fig. 7 Adjustable Guard on Horizontal Band Saw |
Fig. 8 Self-Adjusting Guard on Table Saw |
Fig. 9 Self-Adjusting Guard on Jointer |