Unguardedmachineryclaimsmanylimbsandlivesfromworkersaroundtheworldeachyear.Thiscourseaidsemployers,employees,machinemanufacturers,machineguarddesignersandfabricators,andallotherswithaninterestinprotectingworkersagainstthehazardsofmovingmachinepartsinprotectingworkersfrompotentialmachineinjuries.Itidentifiesthemajormechanicalmotionsandthegeneralprinciplesofsafeguardingthem.Thereisalsoemphasisplacedontheimportanceofmachinemaintenanceandrepair.IntroductiontoMachineGuardingThispageintentionallyblankOSHAcademyCourse726StudyGuideIntroductiontoMachineGuardingCopyright©2017GeigleSafetyGroup,Inc.Noportionofthistextmaybereprintedforotherthanpersonaluse.Anycommercialuseofthisdocumentisstrictlyforbidden.ContactOSHAcademytoarrangeforuseasatrainingdocument.Thisstudyguideisdesignedtobereviewedoff-lineasatoolforpreparationtosuccessfullycompleteOSHAcademyCourse726.Readeachmodule,answerthequizquestions,andsubmitthequizquestionsonlinethroughthecoursewebpage.Youcanprintthepost-quizresponsescreenwhichwillcontainthecorrectanswerstothequestions.Thefinalexamwillconsistofquestionsdevelopedfromthecoursecontentandmodulequizzes.Wehopeyouenjoythecourseandifyouhaveanyquestions,feelfreetoemailorcall:OSHAcademy15220NWGreenbrierParkway,Suite230Beaverton,Oregon97006www.oshatrain.orginstructor@oshatrain.org+1(888)668-9079DisclaimerThisdocumentdoesnotconstitutelegaladvice.Consultwithyourowncompanycounselforadviceoncompliancewithallapplicablestateandfederalregulations.NeitherGeigleSafetyGroup,Inc.,noranyofitsemployees,subcontractors,consultants,committees,orotherassigneesmakeanywarrantyorrepresentation,eitherexpressorimplied,withrespecttotheaccuracy,completeness,orusefulnessoftheinformationcontainedherein,orassumeanyliabilityorresponsibilityforanyuse,ortheresultsofsuchuse,ofanyinformationorprocessdisclosedinthispublication.GEIGLESAFETYGROUP,INC.,DISCLAIMSALLOTHERWARRANTIESEXPRESSORIMPLIEDINCLUDING,WITHOUTLIMITATION,ANYWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.Takingactionssuggestedinthisdocumentdoesnotguaranteethatanemployer,employee,operatororcontractorwillbeincompliancewithapplicableregulations.Ultimatelyeverycompanyisresponsiblefordeterminingtheapplicabilityoftheinformationinthisdocumenttoitsownoperations.Eachemployer’ssafetymanagementsystemwillbedifferent.Mappingsafetyandenvironmentalmanagementpolicies,procedures,oroperationsusingthisdocumentdoesnotguaranteecomplianceregulatoryrequirements.Revised:January29,2019ThispageintentionallyblankCourse726ContentsIntroduction....................................................................................................................................1ThePurposeformachineguarding.............................................................................................1Module1:TheBasicsofMachineGuarding...................................................................................2WhereMechanicalHazardsOccur..............................................................................................2HazardousMechanicalMotionsandActions.............................................................................2Rotation...................................................................................................................................3In-runningNipPoints......................................................................