Internal Machine Guarding and Hand Tool Safety Audit

• Site conducted

  Sebree

  Hawesville

  Mount Holly

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

1.0 Training Program (Safety / Training Department)

• Is there a machine guarding safety training portion for all new hire employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there individual machine training for operators on the types of machine guarding present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are operators trained on the use of hand tools, the hazards present and controls to abate the hazards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

2.0 Hand Tools (Maintenance / Visual Inspection)

• Are hand tools taken out of service when a defect is found?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hand tools regularly inspected for defects through an audit process?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hand saws have guards of the auto return type?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Grinder and saw blades are in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do belt sanders have guards that protect against the operator being pulled into the nip-point where the belt meets the pulley?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do all power tools have appropriate grounds?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hand tools used in Potlines of the double insulated type?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are air hoses and power cords for portable power tools replaced and taken out of service if in poor condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

3.0 Equipment Specifications / Safety Devices / Fixed Machinery (Visual Inspection)

• Is the emergency stop located in such a way that the operator can reach it from the operator station?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are rotating parts guarded to prevent inadvertent exposure to operator?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Drill Press operations guarded so as to prevent accidental contact with point of operation? 1910.212(a)(1)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fans guarded with a rigid guard of no more than 1/2 inch gap? 1910.212(a)(5)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all guards secured on machines using a method that would prohibit inadvertent removal of the guard (bolts, or other method). 1910.212(a)(2)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all saws guarded at point of operation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do foot pedal operated machines have a cover over the foot pedal to restrict accidental operation of equipment? 1910.217(b)(4)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are nip points on conveyor belts guarded to prevent operator contact? This includes chain drive and roller belts.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are gears and pulleys on belts guarded from accidental contact by operator?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are stationary grinders equipped with a guard that is no further away than 1/4 inch away from the grinding wheel on the top and 1/8 inch on bottom?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

4.0 Employee behaviors (Observation and Interview)

• Do employees have guards in place on their machine if not locked out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the operator understand the hazards associated with the machine they are working on?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do operators understand how to check grinder blades and saw blades before initial installment and prior to each use? (Ring test 1910.215(d)(1))

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is correct PPE being used when the operator is using a machine?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

5.0 Machine Guarding and Power Tools Program Evaluation

• Has a risk assessment been conducted on machines to determine if current machine guarding is adequate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where primary machine guarding is not feasible, does the site have adequate secondary machine guarding which requires an "overt act" to overcome?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the site have a risk assessment and reduction program which includes machine guarding?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are secondary guards accompanied by hazard awareness signs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

6.0 Documentation and Retention (Engineering / Maintenance / Safety)

• Are risk assessments maintained in a location that is easily accessible for at least 3 years?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the site maintain training logs from machine guarding trainings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A