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Document ID (ISN)75159
CIS number 00-1148
Year 1999
Convention or series no. HSE Plastics Processing Sheet No.9
Author(s)
Health and Safety Executive
Title Safety at compression moulding machines
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, June 1999. 4p. 1 ref.
Abstract Topics: analysis of accident causes; automatic guards; compression moulding; data sheet; electronic guards; fail safety; fixed guards; hot surfaces; interlock protection; limit switches; locking devices; mechanical hazards; periodical checks; plant safety organization; plastics converting industry; platen presses; responsibilities of employers; restraining mechanisms; safe working methods; safety checks; safety devices; small enterprises; toolsetting; United Kingdom; warning notices.
Descriptors (primary) safety devices; small enterprises; mechanical hazards; compression moulding; plastics converting industry; United Kingdom
Descriptors (secondary) platen presses; periodical checks; interlock protection; responsibilities of employers; analysis of accident causes; hot surfaces; toolsetting; locking devices; fail safety; restraining mechanisms; automatic guards; electronic guards; fixed guards; warning notices; safe working methods; plant safety organization; data sheet; safety checks; limit switches
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Machinery and tools
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) Small and medium-sized enterprises
Safety devices