In 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 powered machines that transmit force to cut, form, or assemble metal or other materials through tools or dies attached to or operated by slides.
| Exemption: | This section does not apply to: |
| • Power press brakes. |
| • Hydraulic power presses. |
| • Pneumatic power presses. |
| • Slow-acting horizontal mechanical presses with large beds (bulldozers). |
| • Hot bending and hot metal presses. |
| • Forging presses and hammers. |
| • Riveting machines. |
| • Cold headers and cold formers. |
| • Eyelet machines. |
| • High energy rate presses. |
| • Ironworkers and detail punches. |
| • Metal shears. |
| • Powdered metal presses. |
| • Press welders. |
| • Turret and plate punching machines. |
| • Wire termination machines. |
| • Welding presses. |
| Reference: | • See, Forging machines, for forging press and hammer requirements, WAC 296-806-430. |
| • See, Ironworkers, for requirements for ironworkers, WAC 296-806-445. |
| • See, Press brakes, for power press brake requirements, WAC 296-806-465. |
Your responsibility: To make sure mechanical power presses meet the requirements of this section.
You must: Design and construction Make sure mechanical power presses are properly designed and constructed
WAC
296-806-45502.
Safeguarding
Safeguard presses that use unitized tooling
WAC
296-806-45504.
Protect operators from guidepost hazards
WAC
296-806-45506.
Safeguard the point of operation
WAC
296-806-45508.
Make sure point-of-operation guards are properly designed and constructed
WAC
296-806-45510.
Make sure barrier guards used to safeguard the point of operation meet these requirements
WAC
296-806-45512.
Make sure point-of-operation devices are effective
WAC
296-806-45514.
Make sure presence-sensing devices used to safeguard the point of operation meet these requirements
WAC
296-806-45516.
Make sure pull-back devices used to safeguard the point of operation meet these requirements
WAC
296-806-45518.
Make sure restraint (holdout) devices used to safeguard the point of operation meet these requirements
WAC
296-806-45520.
Make sure two-hand control devices used to safeguard the point of operation meet these requirements
WAC
296-806-45522.
Make sure two-hand trip devices used to safeguard the point of operation meet these requirements
WAC
296-806-45524.
Provide additional safeguards when the operator puts one or both hands into the point of operation
WAC
296-806-45526.
Operations Establish a die setting procedure
WAC
296-806-45528.
Handle dies safely
WAC
296-806-45530.
Protect die setters during setup and tryout
WAC
296-806-45532.
Train press operators
WAC
296-806-45534.
Operate mechanical power presses safely
WAC
296-806-45536.
Provide tools and other means to protect press operators
WAC
296-806-45538.
Inspect and maintain presses
WAC
296-806-45540.
Make sure presses and operating practices used in the PSDI mode of operation meet these requirements
WAC
296-806-45542.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 04-14-028, § 296-806-455, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05.]