OSHA Machinery Safety & Guarding

1. Is all machinery and equipment kept clean and properly maintained?

2. Are provisions made to prevent machines from automatically starting after a shutdown?

3. Are rotating or moving parts of equipment guarded to prevent physical contact?

4. Are machinery guards secure and so arranged that they do not offer a hazard in their use?

5. Are all pulleys and belts that are within 7 ft of the floor or working level properly guarded?

6. Are fan blades protected with a guard having openings no larger than 1/2 in., when operating within 7 ft of the floor?

7. Are radial arm saws so arranged that the cutting head will gently return to the back of the table when released?

8. Is sufficient clearance provided around and between machines to allow for safe operations, set up and servicing, material handling, and waste removal?

9. Are splash guards mounted on machines that use coolant to prevent the coolant from reaching employees?

10. Is fixed machinery provided with appropriate safety guards to prevent injuries to the operator and other employees resulting from point of operation, ingoing nip point, rotating parts, flying chip, and spark hazards?

11. Is equipment and machinery securely placed and anchored, to prevent moving?

12. Is there a power shut-off switch within reach of the operator's position at each machine?

13. Do all machines with abrasive wheels greater than 2 inches in diameter have safety guards?

14. Is personal protective equipment provided and are all employees required to use PPE as needed to protect against eye and face injury?

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