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PREVENTION OFMECHANICAL HAZARD
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PROTECTION AGAINST CRUSHING HAZAR
•Protection of humn !o"# $in%t cru%hin$ h&r"% in t'o '
• A minimum $) *eft !et'een mo+in$ )rt% n" humn !o"#
• Re"ucin$ force% or ener$# *e+e*% of mo+in$ )rt%(
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PROTECTION USING A MINIMUM GA
,ET-EEN MOVING PARTS
Minimum ."/ $)% re to !e )ro+i"e" to re"uce ri%0%(
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SAFET1 ZONE ENCLOSURE
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PROTECTION ,1 REDUCING THE FORCE
ENERG1 LEVELS OF MOVING PART
In %ome c%e%2 force% n" ener$# *e+e*% of mo+in$ )rt% cn !
to e*iminte hrm to humn !o"#.
Thi% cn !e on*# ))*ie" if the )rt% h+e chrcteri%tic% t
re3uire" %fet# i(e( !%ence of %hr) e"$e%2 cuttin$ com)onent
Mo+in$ com)onent% cn !e e3ui))e" 'ith )rotecti+e ""etectin$ humn
!o"# to +oi" "n$er !# %e*f4retrctin$(
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PROTECTION ,1 REDUCING FORCES
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SAFEGUARDING ,1 DISTANCES
•
Sfe$ur"in$ !# "i%tnce% u%e fi5e" or mo+in$ $ur"(
• No +o*untr# mo+ement cn rech the "n$er &one(
• No cce%%or# o!6ect% %uch % $*o+e2 too* etc( cn rech the
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&one(
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ACCESS ,1 REACHING UP-ARDS
Sfet# "i%tnce "etermine" !et'een $roun" or 'or0in$ )*tfo
!ottom of "n$er &one i% function of hei$ht of "n$er
&one(
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ACCESS ,1 REACHING OVER A FI7E
DISTANCE GUARDA- Height of danger zone.
B- Height of guard.
C- Horizontal distance between danger zone and guard.
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ACCESS ,1 REACHING THROUGH OPENI
THE GUARD
Sd- safety distance.
e- smallest dimension of opening.
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