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Machine Safeguarding: Using the Quarter-Inch Rule
Under Part 24 Mechanical Power Presses, Part 23 Hydraulic Power Presses Part 26,
Metalworking Machinery, and Part 27, Woodworking Machinery one quarter inch or less is
the allowable opening that an MIOSHA inspector will accept when evaluating machinery
hazards. By definition, MIOSHA does not consider an opening of a quarter inch or less to be
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Tool Box Talk: Machine Guarding
Moving machine parts have the potential to cause severe workplace injuries, such as crushed fingers or hands, amputations, burns, or blindness. Safeguards are essential for protection from these preventable injuries.
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Effective Machine Guarding
Covers the properties of Guarding and provide general understanding and guidance to emergency responders in addressing Guarding incidents.
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Guarding Machinery at Metal & Nonmetal Mines
This guide provides compliance information to help the metal and nonmetal mining industry meet current requirements of the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA s) guarding standards addressing machinery.
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A Guide to Machine Safeguarding
This guide examines dozens of possible ways to safeguard machinery. There is even a machine safety checklist in the back of the book so the reader can see how his or her own workplace rates. A Guide to Machine Safeguarding also explains many issues related to making workplaces safer.
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Safeguarding Equipment and Protecting Employees from Amputations
Although this guide recommends ways to safeguard and lockout/tagout energy sources associated with machinery hazards, there are legal requirements in OSHA standards that you need to know about and comply with.
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