CHAPTER 4 - MACHTNERY DANGER ZONE AND POINTS OF OPERATION

rd railing the platform shield guards as provided in below the floor level may be guarded by
llprevent Section 4.13.2 shall be used in addition to standard railing guards having two boards of
standard railing guards. midrail height or shall be covered by
substantial covers or gratings.
,n her Drives
e. All belt conveyors head pulleys, tail pulleys,
1 Drives between gin stands shall be guarded. single tension pulleys and dip take-up
lYhere individual pulley guards are used, the pulleys shall be so guarded that the entire -
- $nrds must extend 100 mm beyond the sides of the pulleys are covered. The guard
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pxphery of the putteys. shall e*tend in the direction of travel of the
positive belt to such a distance that a person cannot
prevent lf" llhes which are accessible above the reach behind it and be caught in the rtip
motion. #d guard shall be individuaily guarded. point,between the belt and the pulley.
shall be
they do Lrnfng Device. A warning device which will f. Portable inclined conveyors shall have head
roll box urd an audible signal before machinery is and tail pulleys or sprockets and other
tred shall be installed in all gins. Such signal power transmission equipment guarded
U be intense enough to be heard above the accordingly.
g doors gmralnoise level.
guarded Where necessary to pass over exposed
alent. tsr. An automatic interlock shall be instailed chain, belt, bucket, screw, or roller
r al balers so that the upper gates cannot be conveyors, such crossovers shall be bridged
hneous ryred while the tramper is operating and the or catwalked properly equipped with
trnper cannot operate while the gates are standard railings and toe boards and shall
qen. have a safe means of access either fixed
losed or ladder, ramp or stairway.
lings or Drr Machines. Top panels of burr extractors
When nrst be hinged and equipped with a sturdy h. Conveyors passing over areas that are
rre the psitive latch. occupied or used by employees shall be so
ss than guarded as to prevent the materials handled
alled on Gorveyors from falling and causing injury to employees.
l0 mm
I 1 Ail accessible screw conveyors shall be Where workmen pass under the return
guarded by substantial covers or gratings or strands of chain conveyors a shallow
railing with an inverted horizontally slotted guard of through or other effective means of sufficient
uarded. the trough type;,which will prevent personnel strength to carry the weight of the broken
no less from coming into contact with the screw. chain shall be provided.
of the
Such guards may consist of horizontal bars Section 14.0 Other lndustrial Machinery in
spaced to allow material to be fed into the
conveyor and supported by arches which
Manufacturi ng !nstal lations.
mm of
mrded. shall be not more than 2 440 mm apart.
l30mm Screw conveyors under gin stands shall be
not be considered guarded by location.
14.1 Machine Guards for Operator,s protection.
Applicable machine guards of the types describe
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b. All accessible seed cofton conveyors shall shall be provided at points of operation and
fiftings danger zones to protect the operator from
be of the belt type.
hazards of accidental contact.
lssion c. Wherever practical in existing insta[ations r
screw conveyors shall be replaced with belt Goupling Guards -pairs or groups of
guards which may mesh together to form
conveyors.
an enclosure around the point of operation
Ed as during machine operation.
d. Screw conveyors 2 100 mm or less above
floor or other working level shall be
completely covered with substantial lids. b. Ghain Guards - fixed-mounted or movable
rckets, hood guards covering the length of run of
lmm Screw conveyors which are 600 mm or less
power of chains.
above above the floor or other working level; or

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