Machine Guarding Checklist Machine Guarding Checklist Answers to the following questions should help the interested reader determine the safeguarding needs of his or her own workplace, by drawing attention to hazardous conditions or practices requiring correction. Yes No Requirements for all Safeguards Do the safeguards provided meet the minimum OSHA ____ ____ requirements? Do the safeguards prevent workers' hands, arms, and other body parts for making contact with dangerous moving parts? ____ ____ Are the safeguards firmly secured and not easily removable? Do the safeguards ensure that no object will fall into the moving ____ ____ parts? Do the safeguards permit safe, comfortable, and relatively easy ____ ____ operation of the machine? Can the machine be oiled without removing the safeguard? ____ ____ Is there a system for shutting down the machinery before safeguards are removed? ____ ____ Can the existing safeguards be improved? ____ ____ Mechanical Hazards ____ ____ The point of operation: Is there a point-of-operation safeguard provided for the machine? Does it keep the operator's hands, fingers, body out of the danger area? Is there evidence that the safeguards have been tampered with or ____ ____ removed? Could you suggest a more practical, effective safeguard? ____ ____ Could changes be made on the machine to eliminate the hazard entirely? ____ ____ ____ ____ Power transmission apparatus: ____ ____ Are there any unguarded gears, sprockets, pulleys, or flywheels on the apparatus? Are there any exposed belts or chain drives? Are there any exposed set screws, key ways, collars, etc.? ____ ____ Are starting and stopping controls within easy reach of the ____ ____ operator? If there is more than one operator, are separate controls provided? ____ ____ Other moving parts: ____ ____ Are safeguards provided for all hazardous moving parts of the ____ ____ machine including auxiliary parts? Nonmechanical Hazards
Machine Guarding Checklist Machine Guarding Checklist Answers to the following questions should help the interested reader determine the safeguarding needs of his or her own workplace, by drawing attention to hazardous conditions or practices requiring correction. Requirements for all Safeguards Do the safeguards provided meet the minimum OSHA requirements? Do the safeguards prevent workers' hands, arms, and other body parts for making contact with dangerous moving parts? Are the safeguards firmly secured and not easily removable? Do the safeguards ensure that no object will fall into the moving parts? Do the safeguards permit safe, comfortable, and relatively easy operation of the machine? Can the machine be oiled without removing the safeguard? Is there a system for shutting down the machinery before safeguards are removed? Can the existing safeguards be improved? Mechanical Hazards The point of operation: Is there a point-of-operation safeguard provided for the machine? Does it keep the operator's hands, fingers, body out of the danger area? Is there evidence that the safeguards have been tampered with or removed? Could you suggest a more practical, effective safeguard? Could changes be made on the machine to eliminate the hazard entirely? Power transmission apparatus: Are there any unguarded gears, sprockets, pulleys, or flywheels on the apparatus? Are there any exposed belts or chain drives? Are there any exposed set screws, key ways, collars, etc.? Are starting and stopping controls within easy reach of the operator? If there is more than one operator, are separate controls provided? Other moving parts: Are safeguards provided for all hazardous moving parts of the machine including auxiliary parts? Nonmechanical Hazards Yes No ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____