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Regulations & Guidelines for
Safe Operation
Power Press Care through Inspection and
Maintenance
1. All maintenance and inspection personnel should
be specifi cally instructed and must understand
proper maintenance and inspection procedures
contained in this manual.
2. Set up a daily, weekly, and monthly press
inspection program. Use a checklist and verify
that the job is done correctly.
3. Establish a preventative maintenance program.
Records of all maintenance work performed MUST
BE kept.
4. Since all equipment has a limited life, quality
maintenance personnel are required to obtain
maximum usage of your equipment.
5. Releasing a power press for production following
maintenance should be the responsibility of a
qualifi ed individual assigned by management.
6. To maintain the original level of press reliability,
careful inspection of mechanical, electrical, and
pneumatic areas must be made. This may give an
advance warning of a hazard, which then can be
corrected to prevent possible injuries and damage.
Safety Enforcement
In order to have an effective safety program, management
at all levels must enforce every safety rule and regulation.
Strong disciplinary measures are sometimes required.
They should consist of a warning, written reprimand,
work suspension, transfer, demotion, or possibly a
dismissal. All infractions must be reported and recorded.
Once an infraction in noted, it shows that an unsafe
practice or condition has existed. This may be the result
of poor planning or improper training and instructing. The
reason for the infraction should be analyzed in order to
take corrective action.
Supervisor Training
It should be the responsibility of management to instruct
their supervisors on safety, giving job instructions,
supervising operators, determining accident causes, and
building safety attitudes among the machine operators.
Accidents can occur due to inadequate training of
supervisors.
Operator Training
It shall be the responsibility of management to insure
proper training of operators. A specifi c training program
should be instituted to instruct the operator in safety,
proper usage of the equipment, and correct operational
procedure in performing each and every job. In addition
to the supervisor, the operator should be familiar with the
proper guarding of the point of operation. Never permit
an operator to start a job without complete instructions
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