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 the following measures:
- 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 feet 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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