Tools and Equipment Safety
Equipment Guarding
To provide proper safety, all machinery or equipment with moving parts that present a hazard to employees working in proximity to the moving parts or equipment should be equipped with machine guards.
Machine Guarding
- Before removing guards, use a lockout/tagout process to determine and isolate all energy isolation devices.
- Properly guard and insulate, when required, all piping and exhausts that could cause burns.
- Never remove guards on portable tools.
- Replace removed guards before the machinery is returned to operation.
When working with machinery guards, use the following precautions:
- Before any equipment is put in service, the worker in charge verifies that all machinery guards are in place.
- Keep machinery guards in place at all times when the equipment is in operation.
- Post a sign or erect a barricade before removing a guard.
- Equipment should not be run without guards unless an approved Management of Change (MOC) process is in place.
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3-1. What must be completed before removing machine guards?
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