Section 9-Methods Of Safeguarding - Rockford Fosgate SSC-500 Installation Manual

SECTION 9 — METHODS OF SAFEGUARDING MACHINES
SSC-500 Hydraulic Press Solid-State Control
OSHA 1910.217 Section (c) under General Requirements states:
(i) It shall be the responsibility of the employer to provide and insure the usage of "point-of-operation guards" or properly applied and adjusted
point-of-operation devices on every operation performed on a mechanical power press.
This means that for every mechanical power press that is being used in United States industry, there must be protection for the operator by
a guard or a device (safeguard). This protection may also be accomplished by the use of a combination of guards and devices.
When updating a power press, the most important decision is the selection of the proper guard or device. The following are methods of safe-
guarding part revolution power presses.
Barrier Guards on Power Presses
OSHA 1910.217 Section (c), General Requirements,
(c)(2) Point of Operation Guards and Table 0-10
(Ref. enclosed MPPS, pages 19 - 20)
Light Curtain Presence Sensing Devices on
Power Presses
Light Curtain or Radio Frequency
OSHA 1910.217 Section (c)(3)(iii)(a)
Presence Sensing (Ref. enclosed MPPS, pages 16 - 17)
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Two-Hand Control on Power Presses
OSHA 1910.217 Section (c)(3)(vii) Two-Hand
Control (Ref. MPPS, pages 15 and 16)
Pullback (Pull-out) on Power Presses
OSHA 1910.217 Section (c)(3)(iv)(b) Pull-out
(Ref. MPPS, page 18)
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