Mechanical Hazards
Any machine part, function, or process that may cause injury must be __________.
What is safeguarded?
This requirement seeks to prevent workers’ bodies or clothing from ________ hazardous moving parts.
What is contacting?
This guard is permanently placed on machinery and cannot be moved.
What is fixed?
All abrasive wheels must be closely inspected and ________ tested before mounting to ensure that they are free from cracks and defects.
What is ring?
Machine guards must provide a physical barrier that prevents the operator from having any part of their body in the “danger zone” during the machine’s operating cycle
What is physical?
If a guard is damaged or becomes inoperative while you are working, shut the machine down and have the guard inspected by a ________ person.
What is qualified?
When this type of guard is opened or removed, the tripping mechanism and/or power automatically shuts off or disengages, and the machine cannot cycle or be started until the guard is back in place.
What is an interlocked guard?
Machines designed for a fixed location shall be securely __________ to prevent walking or moving.
What is anchored?
The area where a part of the body or clothing could be caught between a moving part and a stationary object
What are Pinch Points?
If an unexpected machine start-up could cause injury, use the __________ program.
What is lockout/tagout?
This guard provides a barrier that may be adjusted to facilitate various production operations.
What is an adjustable guard?
Work rests on offhand grinding machines must be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of _________ to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may result in wheel breakage.
What is an 1/8-inch?
The primary purpose of machine guarding is to _______ workers from hazards associated with machinery, specifically from moving parts, flying debris, and the point of operation
What is protect?
This safeguard requirement states that machinery must not have shear points, jagged edges, or unfinished surfaces that could cause a ___________.
What is hazard/injury?
This guard provides a barrier that moves according to the size of the stock entering the danger area.
What is a self-adjusting guard?
The distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue must never exceed _________.
What is 1/4-inch?
The point where work is performed on the material, such as cutting, shaping, boring, or forming of stock, must be guarded.
What is the point of operation?
Regular _________ and ________ are crucial to ensure guards are in good working order and properly installed.
What is maintenance and inspection?
The four main types of guards are __________
What are Fixed guards, Interlocks, Adjustable, and Self-adjusting?
Power-transmission apparatus (shafting, flywheels, pulleys, belts, chain drives, etc.) less than ______ from the floor or working platform must be guarded.
What is 7 feet?