Keep hands away from moving parts
Caught-between 5 min 29 CFR 1926.300
Why it matters
A pinch point is where two parts meet and can take a finger, a glove, or a sleeve. Belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, chains, and other moving parts are guarded. Do not take a guard off to finish one cut. If the guard is missing, stop and tell the foreman before the machine runs.
The talk
The mixer is running. The guard that covers the belt is on the ground because someone wanted to see why it squeaked. The belt and the pulley meet right there. On the drill, a loose hoodie string hangs forward. Long hair is down. The bit is spinning. A pinch point is any place two parts meet and can take a finger, a glove, or a sleeve. It does not look like much when the machine is off. When it is running, that gap closes over and over. You do not get the finger back by saying the cut was almost done.
Belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, chains, and other moving parts are guarded. That is 1926.300. The guard stays on while the machine runs. Do not remove a guard to just finish this cut. The last cut is when people get hurt, because they are rushing and the guard is already on the floor. A glove, a sleeve, or a rag can catch and pull you in. Tie back long hair. Do not wear a loose hoodie string near a drill. The string is a handle the bit can grab. If a guard is missing, stop and tell the foreman. Do not run the shaft bare because the guard is back at the trailer. Find the guard, or leave the machine off.
Before we start a machine today, look for the guard on the belt, the gear, the shaft, the pulley, and the chain. If the guard is off, we stop and tell the foreman. We do not set it aside for one cut. Tie back long hair before you step up to a drill. Take off a loose hoodie string, or tuck it so it cannot swing into the bit. Keep sleeves close to the arm, not hanging into a pulley. Keep your hands out of the place where two parts meet. If you have to clear a jam, the machine is stopped and the parts are still. We do not pick at a moving chain or a moving belt. If you see a guard on the ground, talk to the foreman before anyone hits the switch.
Key points
- A pinch point is where two parts meet and can take a finger, a glove, or a sleeve.
- Belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, chains, and other moving parts are guarded.
- Do not remove a guard to finish one cut.
- Tie back long hair before you use a drill.
- Do not wear a loose hoodie string near a drill.
- If a guard is missing, stop and tell the foreman.
- Clear a jam only after the machine is stopped and the parts are still.
Do this
- Keep guards on belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, and chains.
- Tie back long hair before you use a drill.
- Keep a loose hoodie string and loose sleeves out of the pinch.
- Stop and tell the foreman if a guard is missing.
- Clear a jam only when the machine is stopped and the parts are still.
Do not do this
- Do not take a guard off to just finish this cut.
- Do not run a machine with the guard sitting on the ground.
- Do not leave long hair or a loose hoodie string near a spinning bit.
- Do not reach into a moving belt, chain, or pulley.
- Do not clear a jam while the parts are still moving.
Talk about it
- Which machines today have belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, or chains, and are the guards on?
- Who has long hair or a loose hoodie string that needs to be tied back or taken off?
- What do we do if we find a guard lying on the ground?
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