Machinery Hazards and Guarding Flashcards
What hazards does the acronym FISHDECCS identify?
Friction
Impact
Shearing
High pressure ejection
Drawing in
Entanglement
Cutting
Crushing
Stabbing
What legislation and guidance cover machinery and guards?
HASAWA 1974
PUWER 98
PUWER ACOP
The supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
What are the 4 levels of preventative measures listed in PUWER 11?
Fixed, enclosing guards
Other guards or protective devices
Protective appliances (jigs, push sticks)
IITS
What 10 types of machinery guard are there?
Fixed guard
Interlocked guard
Automatic guard
Distance guard
Adjustable guard
Self-adjusting guard
Trip device
Two-handed operation
Over run devices
Key exchange or trapped key
What causes friction and abrasion?
Contact with rotating / moving parts
What causes an impact injury?
Ejected debris / shrapnel
What is shearing?
Edges of two objects move toward or next to each other close enough to cut
What is high pressure ejection?
Compressed air or fluid leaking out can cut skin or even amputate depending on pressure level
What is drawing in?
Two objects move together usually in circular motion
What can cause entanglement?
Clothing
Hair
Jewellery
What is cutting or severing?
Single objects move forcefully or rapidly enough to cut
What is crushing?
Person trapped between machine parts or machine and immovable object
What could cause stabbing or puncture?
Woodworking machinery, nailing machines, sewing machines
What are 8 essential guard requirements?
Suitable for purpose
Of sound construction
Adequately maintained
Incapable of causing additional risk
Incapable of being easily by-passed
Fixed in place while machinery in motion
Constructed to allow easy maintenance and replacement
Of fail-safe design
