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Job Title: Sub-Element Admin.!

Safety Superintendent
Name: Naser R. AI-Dahri
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Job Title: Element Admin.! Name: Awwad E. AI-Juhani

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Engineer, ProcessSafety
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Job Title: Manager, Maintenance Name: Omar AI-Amoudy Signature:

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Job Title: GM, Maintenance Name: FahadA. AI-AIi Signature: Date: 61?;I-;'/OQ

Job Title: GM, Operations Name: Muhammad A. AI-Suhail

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION Pa2e#

I. PURPOSE 3

11. SCOPE 3

Ill. EXPECTED RESULTS 3

IV. PROCEDURES 3-7

V. RECORDS 7

VI. ATTACHMENTS 7

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I. PURPOSE

The purpose of this procedure is to define safe Machine Guarding requirements to prevent hazard
associated with improper Machine Guarding installation.

11. SCOPE

The procedure covers Machine Guarding safety requirements within YANPET along with
involved YANPET, Trainees and Contractors employees.

Ill. EXPECTED RESULTS

A. Reduce Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) incidents with root cause related to
Machine Guarding requirements.

B. Reduce SHE near-miss / violation related to Machine Guarding requirements.

IV. PROCEDURE
A. General
1. Machine Guarding shall be as per the applicable local standards / regulations
requirements. In the absence of any local standards / regulations, the requirements
shall be in accordance with the following:
a. Appropriate guards within one meter shall be installed on the conveyors and
machines that have moving part. The guard shall be provided in a space from
the floor or platform to a height of 2.1 meters.
b. Moving equipment shall be properly guarded if the moving equipment is located
less than 2.1 meters from the floor or working platform - if the moving part is
more than 2.1 meters above ground level or from the nearest point of access, it
may be considered "safe by position" and no localized guarding is required.
Care shall be taken in the event that temporary access for maintenance is
required.
c. Machine guards shall be designed so as to eliminate the hazard. They shall not
create hazard of their own and shall be strong enough to withstand normal
wear and impact of flying broken parts.

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d. Fixed enclosure guards shall be installed. However, if fixed enclosure cannot be

installed then any of the following method may be used as a guarding
protection:
i. Presence Sensing Devices.
ii. Interlocking guards.
iii. Automatic guards.
iv. Remote control, placement, feeding, and ejecting.
2. An interlocking barrier shall be considered when an enclosure guard is not
practicable. The interlocking barrier shall:
a. Shut off or disengage the power to prevent the starting of the machine when the
guard is open.
b. Guard the danger point before the machine can be operated.
c. Keep the guard closed until the dangerous part is at rest, or stop the machine
when the guard is opened.
3. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere when
attachment to the machine is not possible.
4. Lockout/Tag out procedures and devices to prevent movement or rotation of
machines shall be used when guards are removed for repairs or to adjust the machine.
5. Whenever possible, use guards provided by the manufacturer and specify guards
when buying new equipment. Make-shift guards may give a false sense of security
and make the machine more hazardous.
6. When access is required for maintenance, repair, etc., the equipment shall be switched
off and, where applicable, isolated from its power source, locked-out/tagged-out, etc.,
prior to removal of the guards.
7. All drive belts, chain and sprocket drives, 'v' belts, shafts, guillotine cutters, shears,
power press, milling machines, power saws, jointers, power tools, flywheels, cooling
fans and any other rotating equipment shall be guarded to prevent a person from
making accidental contact with the moving parts.
8. All guards shall be re-installed prior to the machine being re-energized.
9. Rings on fingers, bracelets or gloves shall not be worn when operating lathes, drill,
presses or machinery with rotating shafts.
10. Personnelwith long - shoulderlengthhair shall wear a suitablecap or hair net when
operating lathes, drill, conveyors, presses or machinery with rotating shafts.
11. Loose clothing and scarf shall not be worn while operating or working near
conveyors and rotary machine that are in operation.
12. Unless they are of such a size and weight as to render it unnecessary, all work pieces
shall be secured by a vise or clamp before drilling, grinding, etc.
13. Risk assessment shall be carried out by concerned Unit/Dept. Supdt. for all powered
rotating equipment to assess the need to provide an emergency stop mechanism. If

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recommended by the risk assessment study then actuating button, bar or lever shall be
installed that they are easily accessible from the normal work position. In certain
conditions, dual activation by hand or foot may be recommended.

B. Additional requirements for Lathe machines

1. All chucks and stocks shall be guarded when the lathe is in motion.
2. If the work piece protrudes beyond the headstock, it should be surrounded by barriers
to prevent accidental contact.
3. Cutting chips shall be removed with a brush or a hook. Do not use hand or
compressed air.
4. The shaft of the Lathe machines shall not be stopped by hand.
5. Emergency stop button shall be free from obstruction and operating correctly.
6. Machine shall be stopped before oiling or adjusting.
7. Lathe cutting head, rotating or not, shall be covered except at contact points while
stock is being cut.
8. Lathes used for turning long pieces of wood held only between the two centers shall
have long curved guards extending over the tops of the lathes in order to prevent the
work pieces from being thrown out if they become loose.

C. Additional requirements for Wood Working Machinery

1. Hoods that enclose the portion of saw above the table and above the material being
cut shall be provided for Circular saws. The hood shall be protecting the operator
from flying chips and broken saw teeth. The hood shall be designed so that it
automatically adjusts itself to the thickness of the material being cut and remains in
contact with the materials.
2. Non-kickback fingers or dogs shall be required on both sides of rip saws to oppose
the thrust or the tendency of the saw to throw material back toward the operator.
3. All portions of a band saw blade shall be guarded except the working portion of the
blade between the bottom of the guide rolls and the table. Guards shall be required to
prevent the operator's hands from contacting in-running rolls at any point.
4. Jointers, shapers, and milling machines that are hand fed shall have guards that
prevent the operator's hands from coming in contact with the rotating heads or in-
running feed rolls and cover the unused portion of the head.
5. Special hand tools (push sticks, etc.) for placing or removing material shall be such as
to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger
zone. These tools cannot be used in lieu of required guarding.
6. Drum or disk sanders shall have an exhaust hood or guard enclosing the entire
rotating part except that portion above the table.

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7. Belt sanders guards shall be such to prevent the operator's fingers and hands from
contacting the nip points or the unused run of the sanding belt.

D. Additional requirements for Power Press

1. "Point of operation" guards or devices shall be used on every operation performed on
a mechanical power press.
2. A press barrier guard shall be attached to the press frame and interlock with the press
clutch so that the clutch cannot be activated unless the guard is in place.

E. Additional requirements for Abrasive Wheels

1. Abrasive wheels shall be used only on machines with safety guards except for the
following:
a. Wheels used for internal work is within the work being ground.
b. Mounted wheels used in portable operations 5.08 cm. and smaller in diameter.
2. Abrasive wheel safety guards shall cover spindle end nut and flange projections
except:
a. Where the work covers the entire side of wheel.
b. Machines designed as portable saws.
3. Work rests should be provided to support work on machines used for offhand
grinding.
4. Grinding wheels, grinding discs, disc cutters and similar devices are only mounted on
the driving unit by properly trained personnel. All personnel whose duties require
them to use such tools should attend a training on their use.
5. All such grinding and cutting tools shall be so guarded as to expose only the
minimum surface of the disc or wheel necessary to carry out the work.

F. Additional requirements for Portable Power Tools

1. All portable power driven circular saws with blade diameter of greater than 5.08 cm.
shall have guards above and below the base plate. Guards shall cover the blade to the
depth of the teeth. The lower guard shall remain in contact with the work and when
the saw is withdrawn from the work return automatically and instantly to covering
position.
2. Portable belt sanders shall have guards that effectively prevent the hands and fingers
of operator from coming in contact with in-running nip points.
3. Portable abrasive wheels, buffers, and brushes shall be guarded except when used for
internal work. Maximum guard opening is 180 degrees. The guard should be
positioned so it is between the operator and the wheel so that pieces of an accidentally
broken wheel will be deflected away from the operator.

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G. Additional requirements for Conveyors

1. Conveyors within 2.1 meters of the floor or walkways shall have crossovers at aisles
or passageways.
2. Conveyors 2.1 meters or more above the floor that pass over work areas, aisles, or
thoroughfares shall have guards to protect personnel from falling materials.
3. Open hoppers and chutes shall be guarded by standard railings and toe boards or by
some other comparable safety device.
4. Emergency stop switches connected by a pull-rope shall be provided on the sides of
the conveyor belts so that the conveyor can be stopped by the person whose clothes or
any part of the body gets entangled in the moving conveyor.
5. The chucks and bits of Bench Drills shall be protected by a telescopic guard, if not
provided by the manufacture.

H. Machine Guarding Training Program

a. Personnel using machines shall be made aware of any personal protective
equipment required while using the machine.
b. Personnel should be trained in lockout/tagout and deactivation procedures to be
used when guards are removed from machines.
c. Personnel shall be trained to replace and secure all guards before returning a
machine to service.
d. Training is required for personnel who use or service abrasive wheel devices.

V. RECORDS
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VI. ATTACHMENTS

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