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9.Investigateall accidentsandclosecalls.Takeimmediateactiontopreventarecurrence
oftheincident. Keeprecordsoftheinvestigation andthe correctivemeasurestaken.
10.Postalistof names,addresses,andphone numbersof physiciansandotherswhoareto
be calledinemergency situations.
CUSTOMER'SRESPONSIBILITIES
Therearecertainhazardsassociatedwiththeoperationof anyequipmentorsystemof
machinerythatareimpractical, ifnot impossible,forequipment supplierstosafeguard.The
usermustaddress thesehazardsandberesponsibleforprovidingguardsorbarriersfor
establishingappropriateworkproceduresandfortrainingpersonnelinthesafeoperationof
that equipment.
Withrespecttocoil andstripprocessing equipment, thefollowinghazardsshouldbenoted:
•Openpitsanddepressionsorraisedareasinthefloor.
•Spacebetween machines,wherestripedgesandendsareexposedduringfeed-up,
run,andtail-out conditions. Thisincludescarry-overtablesand bothrollerandbelt
conveyors.
•Nipand pinchpointsofmachinery, coils,andstripwhichmaybeexposedinfeed-up,
run,andtail-out.
•Areassurroundingpayoff reelsandrecoilers, whereclock-springingstripends
presentahazardduringbanding,un-banding,feed-upand tail-out conditions.
•Sheetand packhandlingdevices(includingconveyors)wherethe motion,aswell as
shiftingofsheetsorpacks,maypresent ahazard.
•The areasurroundingsheet stacking devices,whichmust beapproached forsetup,
butwhichshouldbeclearofpersonnelduringoperationbecauseof moving
machineryormaterial.
•Areasassociatedwithhightemperatures,high pressurefluids(hydraulic,air, or
water)andelectricaldevicesandconnections.
•The vicinityofmachinerywhichmovesintooroutoftheline.
REFERENCESOURCES
Questionsconcerningspecifichazardsorsafeguarding ofequipmentmaybeaddressedto
theequipment manufacturer.Foradditionalinformation, refertothesourceslistedhere:
AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute (ANSI)
ANSIB11.18,”MachineryandMachineSystemsfortheProcessingof CoiledStrip,
Sheetand Plate-SafetyRequirementsforConstruction, CareandUse.”ANSI
B11.4, “Shears:SafetyRequirementsforConstruction,Careand Use.”ANSI
B11.14,”Coil-SlittingMachines/SystemsSafetyRequirementsforConstruction, Care
andUse.”ANSIB11.18, ”MachineryandMachine SystemsfortheProcessingof
Coiled Strip,SheetandPlate-SafetyRequirementsforConstruction,Careand Use.”
NationalFireProtection Association (NFPA)
NFPA79, “ElectricalStandardsforIndustrialMachinery.”
EuropeanUnion
