The purpose of this section is to provide guidelines for the use of heavy machinery.
Machinery can be a significant source of injuries.
Therefore, machine guards will be provided to protect the operator and other persons. The obvious hazards with cutting and shearing lie at the point where rotary cutting action is applied or where a reciprocating mechanism crosses a fixed object, examples of which are grinding machines, drilling and boring machines, circular saws, and band-saws. C. Nip points exist wherever a part rotates in, over, under, or near a stationary object or another rotating object. Examples of nip points may be chain and sprockets, belt and pulley, rotating drums, and rolls for bending and forming. D. Meat grinders, food mixers, and screw conveyors are screw worms.