GITYIT.I-FMR TRAilSUISSION EQUIPT.

, PRIME MOVERS, MACHINES

AND MACHINE PARTS
*. , OdmeO, installed, and/or locaied that they
" re not likely to operate from accidental and where the distance between any two
adjacent belts or pulleys does not eiceed
contact with objects or parts of the body.
900 mm.
3.9 ilachine power Control. All machines shall be
f. Horizontal overhead belts more than 2 1
equipped with adequate means whereby the
operator of the machine or some other plrson mm above a floor, platform or other worki
level shall be guarded for their entire lenc
may disconnect the power prompfly in case of
emergency.
if. located over passageways or
places.
3.10 Revolving and Reciprocating parts
g. Wherever there pulleys of such c
a. Hazardous.revolving or reciprocating parts
and so located as to permit
between upper and lower runs 'of
!!'"ny machine not guarded by the frime or. standard railing guard sfrall be
the machine or by location snait be guarded.
or all space traversed by belt shall
completely barred against passage.
b. Keys, set screws, projections or recess in
revolving parts not guarded by the frame of
the machine or by location shall be h. Continuous system rope drives so
removed, made flush or guarded.
that the condition of the rope (pa
the splice) cannot be consibnfly
3.11 Coltars and couplings shall be cylindrical and conveniently observed shall be eoi
screws or bolts project beyond largest periphery.
no with a "telltale" devic6 (preferably el
bell.type) that wilt give warning uifren
3.12 Clutches, cut-off couplings or clutch begins to fray.
pulleys,
having projecting parts where any parts of such
devices is located or 2 1OO mm'or less above
i. All rope drives shall be guarded as
the floor or working level shall be guarded.
for belt drives.

3.13 Guarding of Bett and pulley Drlves:

a. Any part of a belt and pulley drive involving
the use of flat qrowned or hanged pulleys]
which'.is 2 100 mm or less abovithe'flooioi
working levelshall be guarded.

b. Flat step-cone pulle.ls drives upon which the

3.15 Belt-type variable speed drives located 2
mm or less from the floor or working level
_ belt operates on.one step only, or step cone
have allmoving parts guarded.
pulleys drives ufiere multi-step operation
is
obta.ined by changing the tength of the belt
3.16 All gears and sprockets wherever located
shallbe guarded.
be guarded adequately.
c.
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Frgry V-bett and pulley drive including V_ 3.17 Friction drives located 21OO mm or less al
Oglt g$stepcone pultey drives, any part of
floor or other working level shall be juarded.
which is 2 100 mm or less above tne door
or
working level shall be enctosed.
3.18 The .f"jry, sprocket and chain drives,
d. lf the bottom of the guard is within 100 with 2 100 mm of the floor or other
of the floor or sufporting structure, mm
the
level, shall be guarded.
bottom of the guard need ndt be enclosed.
t.tg Wnere workmen pass under the chain driver
e. Where a group of flat belt drives is guarded
shallo-vv trough or other effective means
by a standard railing guard, sucli drives sufficient strength to carry the weithi
-'e"- of
shall be considered- guarded where the broken chain shall be providld.
distance from the vertical ptane of the rail to
the nearest point of any Obtt or pulley is n&
3.20 Manually.operated power disconnecting del
tess than 390 mm noi more tnln SbO mm shall be designed, constructed and installed

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