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STD 01-12-025 - STD 1-12.25A - Awareness Barriers Installed on Metal Cutting Shears |
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Record Type: | Instruction |
Directive Number: | STD 01-12-025 |
Old Directive Number: | STD 1-12.25A |
Title: | Awareness Barriers Installed on Metal Cutting Shears |
Information Date: | 07/12/1994 |
OSHA Instruction STD 1-12.25A July 12, 1994 Office of General Industry Compliance Assistance Subject: Awareness Barriers Installed on Metal Cutting Shears A. Purpose. This instruction provides guidance for applying awareness barrier safeguards as installed on metal cutting shears. B. Scope. This instruction applies OSHA-wide. C. Reference. 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii), General Requirements for all Machines: Point of Operation Guarding. D. Cancellation. OSHA Instruction STD 1-12.25, February 23, 1981 is canceled. E. Action. OSHA Compliance Personnel shall accept properly applied awareness barrier safeguarding specified by ANSI B11.4-1993, Sections 6.3.3 through 6.4 (which include references to ANSI B11.19-1990, paragraphs 4.2.1, 4.3, 4.4.3.3 and Section 5 for safeguarding methods), as an acceptable form of point of operation safeguarding on metal cutting shears for situations in which it is impossible to employ a fixed guard or point of operation device due to the diversity of operations on the shear (where it is not possible to conform with the guidelines of Table 1, Column B of ANSI B11.4-1993). F. Federal Program Change. This instruction describes a Federal program change which affects State programs. Each Regional Administrator shall:
John B. Miles, Jr., Director Directorate of Compliance Programs DISTRIBUTION: National, Regional and Area Offices All Compliance Officers State Designees 7(c)(1) Project Managers NIOSH Regional Program Directors |
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