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Is It Safe?: How To Ensure Machine Guard Safety Compliance For Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment!
Is It Safe?: How To Ensure Machine Guard Safety Compliance For Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment!
HOW TO ENSURE MACHINE GUARD SAFETY COMPLIANCE FOR MECHANICAL POWER TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT!
STATIONARY MACHINE GUARDS ARE BROADLY USED ON ROTATING INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT TO:
protect people from moving hazards protect equipment and components from external and environmental damage
These guards provide physical protection from the rotating components and they also can be opened or removed to service the connected equipment, after proper power lock out procedures have been followed.
Pump
Motor
Side View
Motor
Pump Assembly
Orange Peel
Rotating Shaft Guards
Coupling Guard
Shaft Guard
In order to provide a safe work environment and to limit liability exposure, it is important to provide guards that comply with the current safety standards. US Safety Standards governing stationary machinery guards for mechanical power transmission apparatus are a based on three national standards: OSHA 1910.219 (Occupational Safety and Health Act) 1996 ANSI/ASME B15.1 (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) 2000 ANSI Z535 (American National Standards Institute) 1998 In addition, other state and local safety codes may also apply. The standards provide the equipment designer guidelines and certain design specifics to yield a safe and practical work environment. People having access to areas where motion hazards exist, shall be protected by safeguarding means, from contact with moving parts. Such safe guarding means shall prevent people from walking into, reaching over or under, or other inadvertent contacts. All motion hazards associated with the operation of mechanical power transmission apparatus shall be eliminated by design of the equipment or protection by a guard, device, safe distance or safe location.
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