Personnel—Inform personnel about hazard avoidance and the importance of care and common sense. Provide personnel with the safety and operating instructions that apply to them. Verify that personnel use proper safety and operating procedures. Verify that that personnel understand and abide by point-of-hazard tags on the machine and procedure-specific precautions in the instruction manuals.
Safety Devices—Ensure that no one eliminates or disables any safety device on the machine or in the facility. Do not allow machine to be used with any missing guard or cover. Service any failing or malfunc- tioning device before operating the machine.
Maintenance—Ensure the machine is inspected and serviced in accordance with the norms of good practice and with the preventive maintenance schedule. Replace belts, pulleys, brake shoes/disks, clutch plates/tires, rollers, seals, alignment guides, etc. before they are severely worn. Immediately investigate any evidence of impending failure and make needed repairs (e.g., cylinder, shell, or frame cracks; drive compo- nents such as motors, gear boxes, bearings, etc., whining, grinding, smoking, or becoming abnormally hot; bending or cracking of cylinder, shell, frame, etc.; leaking seals, hoses, valves, etc.) Do not permit service or maintenance by unqualified personnel.
Danger From a Descending Press Main Bell
CRUSH HAZARD—Descending main bell will crush anyone under it. Bell can descend even with power off.
☞NEVER crawl or reach under the press main bell.
☞Lock OFF and tag out power and secure factory-supplied safety supports in place before crawling or reaching under the bell to perform service or maintenance.
☞ALWAYS ensure all personnel are clear of the press and receiving conveyor be- fore returning power to either machine for service or maintenance.
Danger From Exposed Electrical Components
SHOCK HAZARD—Contact with high voltage inside electrical boxes or from other exposed electrical components can kill or seriously injure you.
☞ Lock OFF and tag out power at wall disconnect before opening any electrical control boxes.
☞ALWAYS employ the services of a licensed, qualified electrician when trou- bleshooting the electrical system.
