Existing guard installations should be reviewed as
part of a safety upgrade program to determine if they adequately
protect employees from portential injury, based on current safety
standards. A guard assessment survey will provide a complete listing
and safety compliance assessment of the stationary rotating shaft
guards in your facility. Remedial actions will be identified to
bring non-compliant guards up to current standards. Existing guard
upgrade activities can include:
- A color change to Safety
Orange - Addition of a Safety Label - Modifications to upgrade
the existing guard - Existing Guard replacement with a new
compliant guard
Please contact an Orange Peel Distributor for
more information. OP
Safety Labels
SURVEY
STEPS:
1. Set up initial meeting with the safety manager to
review current guard compliance standards.
2. Determine if a
guard survey is needed. Discuss the criteria for the assessment and
determine the criteria for remedial actions.
3. Set survey
date and determine participants.
4. Conduct survey and
organize results.
5. Set a date to review the guard
assessment survey results and remedial actions.
6. Implement
remedial actions.
Compliance Standards ( see actual
standards for complete compliance details ). Safety guarding shall
be in compliance with OSHA 1910.219 ( 1996 ), ASME B15.1 ( 2000 ),
and ANSI Z535 (1998 ), including:
- Shall prevent entry of
hands, fingers, or other parts of the body into a point of hazard by
reaching through, over, under, or around the guard, preventing
personal injury, or death. - Shall be stationary in use. -
Shall create no additional motion hazards. - Shall be constructed
of a substantial material . - Shall be safety orange in color,
when a safety color is used. - Shall prevent entry. Gaps shall be
no greater than 6mm ( .250” ), based on the the minimum
distance. - Shall have a readily visible safety label ( ANSI
Z535.4 USA, ISO 3864 International ). - Shall withstand a 113 kg.
( 250 lb.) load. - Shall prevent injury from component breakage.
(Non - catastrophic) - Shall provide hinged or sliding covers
when lubrication is required. - Shall utilize fasteners requiring
hand tools for removal. - Shall be inspected and maintained at
intervals of 60 days or less.
