SafeguardingEquipmentandProtectingEmployeesfromAmputationswww.osha.govSmallBusinessSafetyandHealthManagementSeriesOSHA3170-02R2007CourtesyofCMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne▪MotionControl▪Hydraulic▪Pneumatic▪Electrical▪Mechanical▪(800)426-5480▪www.cmafh.comEmployersareresponsibleforprovidingasafeandhealthfulworkplacefortheiremployees.OSHA’sroleistoassurethesafetyandhealthofAmerica’semployeesbysettingandenforcingstandards;pro-vidingtraining,outreach,andeducation;establish-ingpartnerships;andencouragingcontinualim-provementinworkplacesafetyandhealth.Thispublicationisinthepublicdomainandmaybereproduced,fullyorpartially,withoutpermission.Sourcecreditisrequested,butnotrequired.Thisinformationisavailabletosensoryimpairedindividualsuponrequest.Voicephone:(202)693-1999;teletypewriter(TTY)number:(877)889-5627.EdwinG.Foulke,Jr.AssistantSecretaryofLaborforOccupationalSafetyandHealthCourtesyofCMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne▪MotionControl▪Hydraulic▪Pneumatic▪Electrical▪Mechanical▪(800)426-5480▪www.cmafh.comSafeguardingEquipmentandProtectingEmployeesfromAmputationsOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationU.S.DepartmentofLaborOSHA3170-02R2007CourtesyofCMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne▪MotionControl▪Hydraulic▪Pneumatic▪Electrical▪Mechanical▪(800)426-5480▪www.cmafh.com2OccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationThisOSHApublicationisnotastandardorregulation,anditcreatesnonewlegalobligations.Thepublicationisadvisoryinnature,informationalincontent,andisintendedtoassistemployersinprovidingasafeandhealthfulworkplace.TheOccupationalSafetyandHealthActrequiresemployerstocomplywithhazard-specificsafetyandhealthstandards.Inaddition,pursuanttoSection5(a)(1),theGeneralDutyClauseoftheAct,employersmustprovidetheiremployeeswithaworkplacefreefromrecognizedhazardslikelytocausedeathorseriousphysicalharm.EmployerscanbecitedforviolatingtheGeneralDutyClauseifthereisarecognizedhazardandtheydonottakereasonablestepstopreventorabatethehazard.However,failuretoimplementtheserecommendationsisnot,initself,aviolationoftheGeneralDutyClause.Citationscanonlybebasedonstandards,regula-tions,andtheGeneralDutyClause.CourtesyofCMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne▪MotionControl▪Hydraulic▪Pneumatic▪Electrical▪Mechanical▪(800)426-5480▪www.cmafh.comContentsIntroduction5OSHAStandards5NationalConsensusStandards6RecognizingAmputationHazards7HazardousMechanicalComponents7HazardousMechanicalMotions7HazardousActivities9HazardAnalysis9ControllingAmputationHazards9SafeguardingMachinery9PrimarySafeguardingMethods10Guards10SafeguardingDevices13SecondarySafeguardingMethods16ProbeDetectionandSafetyEdgeDevices16AwarenessDevices17SafeguardingMethods17SafeWorkProcedures18ComplementaryEquipment18AdministrativeIssues19InspectionandMaintenance19Lockout/Tagout20SpecificMachineHazardsandSafeguardingMethods20HazardsofMechanicalPowerPresses20SafeguardingMechanicalPowerPresses22OtherControlsforMechanicalPowerPressServicingandMaintenance23Training24AdditionalRequirements24PowerPressBrakes25HazardsofPowerPressBrakes25SafeguardingPowerPressBrakes25OtherControlsforPowerPressBrakes26HazardsofConveyors26SafeguardingConveyors28OtherControlsforConveyors29HazardsofPrintingPresses30SafeguardingPrintingPresses31OtherControlsforPrintingPresses32HazardsofRoll-FormingandRoll-BendingMachines33SafeguardingRoll-FormingandRoll-BendingMachines33OtherControlsforRoll-FormingandRoll-BendingMa...