Chapter 296-806 Machine safety.

SummaryIn addition to the requirements in this section, you need to refer to the following sections of this chapter in order to fully protect your employees from machine hazards:Requirements for all machines, WAC 296-806-200 and 296-806-300.This section applies to the hazards ass…

You must provide a shield or other equally effective guard to prevent chips or coolant from being thrown or splashed on the operator, aisle, or other assigned work area, when exposed to these hazards. Examples of guards include permanent chip and coolant shields.[Statutory Author…

You must provide a fixed or movable guard, device, awareness barrier, or peripheral cover over areas exposed to the operator on work-holding devices or chucks when:(1) They are in the clamped mode and have parts that extend beyond the outside diameter of the holding device.(2) Th…

You must make sure employees' hands do not contact chips that are being generated, such as long stringy chips.Note:Chips may be removed by using things such as tools, pullers, brushes, and shovels.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 15-24-102…

You must protect the operator from the hazards of thrown material when the clamping device does not have adequate pressure to hold the material.Note:Examples of safeguarding methods include: 1. Interlocks. 2. Retaining covers that contain the workpiece if it falls or flies out fr…

You must safeguard employees from the hazards of work pieces that extend beyond the edges of the horizontal lathe by:(1) Restraining work pieces as needed to prevent whipping; and(2) Isolating work pieces with an awareness barrier, fixed or movable guard, or railing.[Statutory Au…

You must meet the requirements…in this section:Guard cutting heads on profile lathes and swing-head lathesWAC 296-806-45012Guard cutting heads on turning lathesWAC 296-806-45014Guard automatic turning lathesWAC 296-806-45066Guard wood lathes used for turning long pieces of stockW…

(1) You must cover all cutting heads on profile lathes, swing-head lathes, and heel-turning machines with a metal guard.(2) You must make sure guards are made of:(a) Sheet metal at least one-sixteenth inches thick.(b) Cast iron at least three-sixteenth inches thick.[Statutory Aut…

You must install hoods or shields that cover as completely as possible all cutting heads, whether or not they rotate.Note:The hood or shield should be hinged to the machine so it can be moved to make adjustments.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060…

You must install hoods that completely enclose the cutter blades, except at contact points where stock is being cut, on the following types of machines:(1) Shoe last and spoke lathes.(2) Doweling machines.(3) Heel-turning machines.(4) Automatic turning lathes with rotating knives…

You must install long, curved guards extending over lathe tops where work pieces are held only between the two centers, to prevent stock from being thrown out of the machine.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 15-24-102, § 296-806-45018, file…

SummaryIn addition to the requirements in this section, you need to refer to the following sections of this chapter in order to fully protect your employees from machine hazards:Requirements for all machines, WAC 296-806-200 and 296-806-300.This section applies to mechanically po…

(1) You must make sure mechanical power presses manufactured before January 1, 2005, meet the requirements of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) B11.1-1971, Safety Requirements for the Construction, Care, and Use of Mechanical Power Presses.(2) You must make sure mechan…

You must meet the requirements…in this section:Safeguard presses that use unitized toolingWAC 296-806-45504Protect operators from guidepost hazardsWAC 296-806-45506Safeguard the point of operationWAC 296-806-45508Make sure point-of-operation guards are properly designed and const…

You must safeguard the opening between the top of the punch holder and the face of the slide or striking pad by using properly installed, adjusted, and maintained guards or devices.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 15-24-102, § 296-806-4550…

You must use properly installed, adjusted, and maintained guards or devices to protect operators from the hazards created by:(1) Guideposts separating from their bushings.(2) Similar pinch points between the slide (moving die) and fixed die or press attachments.EXEMPTION:This req…

You must protect employees from point-of-operation hazards by using properly installed, adjusted, and maintained guards or devices.EXEMPTION:This requirement does not apply if the point-of-operation opening is one-fourth inch or less, before use.Note:1. You may use a combination …

You must make sure each guard:(1) Prevents the operator's hands or other body parts from reaching through, over, under, or around the guard into the point of operation.(2) Has no opening larger than the maximum permissible openings shown in Table 200-1, Largest Allowable Guard Op…

(1) You must make sure a fixed barrier guard is attached to a fixed surface such as the stripper, die shoe, press frame, or bolster plate.(2) You must make sure the interlocked barrier guard:(a) Is attached to a fixed surface such as the press frame or bolster plate.(b) Prevents …

(1) You must make sure point-of-operation devices protect the operator from hazards as shown in Table 455-1, Point-of-Operation Devices.(2) You must make sure the motor start button is protected against accidental contact.Table 455-1Point-of-Operation DevicesType of deviceType of…

(1) You must make sure the presence-sensing device is interlocked into the control circuit to prevent or stop slide motion if the operator's hand or other body part is within the sensing field of the device during the downstroke of the press slide.(2) You must make sure muting of…

(1) You must make sure presses requiring more than one operator have a separate pull-back device for each operator.(2) You must make sure each pull-back device has attachments:(a) For each of the operator's hands.(b) That are connected to and operated only by the press slide or i…

(1) You must make sure presses requiring more than one operator have separate restraint devices for each operator.(2) You must make sure each restraint device has attachments:(a) For each of the operator's hands.(b) That are securely anchored.(c) That are adjusted so the operator…

(1) You must make sure presses that require more than one operator:(a) Have separate two-hand controls for each operator.(b) Need concurrent application of all operators' controls to activate the slide.(2) You must make sure the slide stops if any operator's hand is removed from …

(1) You must make sure presses requiring more than one operator:(a) Have separate two-hand trips for each operator.(b) Need concurrent application of all operators' controls to activate the slide.(2) You must make sure the two-hand trips are fixed in position and can be moved onl…

Important:This rule applies when the operator puts one or both hands into the point of operation to feed or remove parts, and the point of operation is protected by any of the following:1. Presence-sensing device.2. Two-hand control.3. Type B gate or movable barrier device.(1) Yo…

You must meet the requirements…in this section:Establish a die setting procedureWAC 296-806-45528Handle dies safelyWAC 296-806-45530Protect die setters during setup and tryoutWAC 296-806-45532Train press operatorsWAC 296-806-45534Operate mechanical power presses safelyWAC 296-806…

(1) You must develop and use procedures to protect employees from the hazards of die setting.(2) You must make sure die setters are provided with at least the following information:(a) Rated press capacity requirements for the die.(b) Weight of the upper die and other slide attac…

(1) You must make sure dies requiring mechanical handling have handling equipment attachment points.(2) You must use die stops or other means to prevent losing control of the die while setting or removing dies from presses that are inclined.(3) You must make sure the upper and lo…

(1) You must use safety blocks when an employee has to put their hands or other body part into the point of operation to adjust or repair dies.(2) You must protect die setters doing die tryout from point-of-operation hazards by at least one of the following:(a) Properly installed…

(1) You must train operators to safely operate the press.(2) You must make sure modified or reconstructed presses have instructions to establish new or changed guidelines for use and care of the press.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 15-24…

You must operate the press within the manufacturer's rated capacities.Note:Rated capacities include, but are not limited to: 1. Structural capacity. 2. Torque capacity. 3. Energy capacity. 4. Thermal capacity. 5. Attachment weight. 6. Die shutheight.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.1…

(1) You must make sure hand tools are provided and used to free and remove workpieces or scrap stuck in the die.(2) You must provide means for handling scrap from roll feed or random length stock operations.(3) You must provide and use means to keep operators and die setters from…

(1) You must make sure maintenance personnel are trained and competent to inspect and maintain power presses.(2) You must keep records of all maintenance or repair work.(3) You must inspect and test the following press systems at least weekly:(a) Clutch/brake mechanism.(b) Antire…

You must make sure presses and operating practices used in the PSDI mode meet the requirements of 29 C.F.R. 1910.217(h), Presence Sensing Device Initiation (PSDI).Note:29 C.F.R. 1910.217(h) contains requirements for certification and validation of mechanical power presses used in…

SummaryIn addition to the requirements in this section, you need to refer to the following sections of this chapter in order to fully protect your employees from machine hazards:Requirements for all machines, WAC 296-806-200 and 296-806-300.This section applies only to mills in t…

You must make sure that the tops of mill rolls installed after August 27, 1971, are at least fifty inches above the working level where the operator stands. This distance applies to the actual working level, which could be:(1) The general floor level.(2) In a pit.(3) On a platfor…

EXEMPTION:These rules do not apply to mills if the machinery is permanently set up so employees: 1. Cannot reach through, over, under, or around to come in contact with the roll bite; or 2. Cannot be caught between a roll and nearby objects.(1) You must provide a safety trip cont…

You must make sure that mills are stopped within one and one-half percent of the fastest speed at which they operate when empty. When mills operate at more than two hundred fifty feet per minute, stopping distances above one and one-half percent of their fastest speed are allowed…

SummaryIf your specific machine or operation is not listed here, then follow any general requirements in this section along with the "Requirements for all machines" in this chapter, WAC 296-806-200 and 296-806-300.This section applies to all machines classified as power press bra…

Important:This rule applies if the safeguarding method prevents the operator from holding the work piece during the closing of the stroke.You must provide one of the following auxiliary safety aids that will allow operators to remove their hands from the work during the closing o…

You must safeguard the point of operation on press brakes by at least one of the following:(1) Physical guards.(2) Devices.(3) One-quarter inch maximum die opening.(4) Safe distance safeguarding if all of the following apply:(a) Physical barriers and devices such as two-hand cont…

You must meet the requirements…in this section:Follow this requirement when using safe distance safeguardingWAC 296-806-46506Develop a safe distance safeguarding program for press brakesWAC 296-806-46508Follow these requirements for safe distance training for press brakesWAC 296-…

You must make sure employees position themselves no closer than necessary and never closer than four inches from the power press brake point of operation.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 15-24-102, § 296-806-46506, filed 12/1/15, effective…

You must develop, document, and use an effective safe distance safeguarding program. Include methods for maintaining the minimum safe distance requirements in, Follow this requirement when using safe distance safeguarding, WAC 296-806-46506.[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49…

(1) You must train your employees in the safe distance safeguarding program and include all of the following:(a) The need for safety awareness between the power press brake operator and, when required, the helper.(b) The purpose and function of operating controls, operating mode …

(1) You must require safe distance retraining when employees either:(a) Are seen operating the power press brake in an unsafe manner; or(b) Fail to use safe distance procedures.(2) You must require safe distance retraining when conditions in the workplace change that can affect s…