More Safeguarding Methods
Safeguarding by Location and Distance
To consider a part of a machine to be safeguarded by location, the dangerous moving part of a machine must be so positioned that those areas are not accessible or do not present a hazard to a worker during the normal operation of the machine.
Dangerous parts can be located high enough to be out of the normal reach of any worker.
This may be accomplished by:
- locating a machine with hazardous parts away from operator the work station
- placing a machine with power transmission apparatus against a wall and operations conducted on the opposite side of the machine
- restricting access to machines using enclosure walls or fences
- locating dangerous parts high enough to be out of the normal reach of any worker (see image)
- locating the feeding process a safe distance to protect the worker's hands.
- hold the opposite end of stock that is several fee long while it is being worked on
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
4-1. To consider a machine safeguarded by location, the hazardous parts of the machine must be so positioned so that they _____.
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