The basic types of hazardous mechanical motions and actions are.
Types of machine guarding.
Mechanical electrical hydraulic or pneumatic systems are used to actuate the guard.
Fixed guards are permanently attached to the machine or tool don t have any moving parts and can t be moved while the machine is in use.
Adjustable guards that can be moved or placed depending on the operation.
However many people do not realise that such guards can then be sub divided into three different types which i call immediate local and perimeter.
Fixed guards like the photo of the fan guard around the blades in the picture above.
You should try to have these before any other types of machine guarding.
Nip guard to in running rolls and fixed railing or fencing to engines motors planning or shaping machine are of this type.
Guard design and material will vary from machine to machine and from tool to tool.
The most common types of machine guards are.
There are five 5 general types of machine safeguards that can be used to protect workers and personnel in the immediate vicinity of machinery.
Guards these are physical barriers that prevent contact.
Properly trained operators should be the only ones to use adjustable guards.
Fixed guards cannot be removed easily without the use of tools.
They can be fixed interlocked adjustable or self adjusting.
I m sure that most people are aware of the puwer requirements on machine guarding putting fixed guards foremost and then interlocked guards.
Rotating including in running nip points reciprocating.
Types of machine guarding.