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Employer must ensure
equipment is of sufficient size, strength and design to withstand operation and
can perform its intended function. Employer must ensure that rated capacity is
not exceeded, that modifications are performed in accordance with
manufacturer’s or professional engineer’s instructions, and that equipment is
installed, maintained and repaired according to manufacturer’s or professional
engineer’s specifications.
(Occupational Health and
Safety Code, 12)
The
employer must ensure that a worker is not in danger because the machines are
close to each other. (Occupational Health and Safety Code, 363)
The
employer must ensure that an alarm system is installed if a machine operator
does not have a clear view of the machine from the control panel and moving
machine parts may endanger workers.
Before
starting machinery, the operator must ensure that starting the machinery will
not endanger the operator or another worker. While operating machinery, the
operator must ensure that its operation will not endanger another worker.
(Occupational
Health and Safety Code, 367)
The
employer must ensure that an operational control on equipment is designed,
located or protected to prevent unintentional activation and is suitably
identified to indicate the nature or function of the control. (Occupational
Health and Safety Code, 368)
If
contact between moving parts and a worker’s clothing is likely, the employer
must ensure that the worker’s clothing fits closely to the body, the worker
does not wear jewelry, the worker’s head and facial hair is short or confined.
If
contact between moving parts and a worker’s clothing is likely, the worker must
wear clothing that fits closely to the body, not wear jewelry, and confine head
and facial hair.
A worker may wear a medical
alert bracelet with a breakaway band.
(Occupational Health and
Safety Code, 362)
If equipment is to be
serviced or repaired, the employer must ensure no worker works on the equipment
until it has come to a complete stop and a worker has locked out the equipment
and removed any hazardous conditions or otherwise made the equipment
inoperative such that it provides equal protection.
The employer must ensure
that the lock used has a unique mark that identifies the worker to whom it is
assigned.
The worker must not perform
work until the equipment is tested to ensure it is inoperative and the worker
is assured it is inoperative.
(Occupational Health and
Safety Code, 212)
The employer must
develop and implement procedures and controls that ensure the equipment is
serviced safely if the manufacturer’s specifications require the equipment to
remain operative when it is serviced. (Occupational Health and Safety Code,
212)
Only the worker
that installed a lock may remove it from equipment.
In an emergency, or
if the worker who installed it is not available, a competent worker may remove
the lock.
A worker must not
remove the lock until the worker ensures that no workers will be in danger if
it is removed.
(Occupational
Health and Safety Code, 215)
If a group lockout
procedure is used, the employer must designate a competent worker as
responsible for locking out the energy isolating devices, securing the keys to
a key securing system such as a lock box and completing, signing and posting a
checklist that identifies the equipment covered by the lockout.
Each worker must
apply a personal lock to the key securing system before working on the
equipment and remove the personal lock after completing work.
When all personal
locks are removed from the key securing system, the competent worker must
ensure that it is safe to end the group lockout.
(Occupational
Health and Safety Code, 213)
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