Equipment Safety Assessment - CSA Z432-04 Safeguarding of Machines

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Machine Guards 6.2.3 Design and Construction of guards and protective devices

6.2.3.1 Basic Requirements

• Is the guard / protective device of robust construction?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Is the guard / protective device not creating additional hazards?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Is the guard / protective device not easy to bypass or render in-operable?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Is the guard located as per safe distance calculation?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

6.2.3.2 Fixed Guards

• Is the guard securely in place by means of welding or fates nets ( screws, nuts etc.) or bolted properly?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Is the guard's removal /opening impossible without tools?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

6.2.3.3 Movable Guards ( moving transmission parts)

• Is the movable guard interlocked when moving parts of the machine can be reached during guard open position?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Is the movable guard remain fixed to the machine against hazards generated by means of hinges or guides when open?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

6.2.3.4 Movable Guards ( moving non- transmission parts)

• Yes

  No

  N/A