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Document ID (ISN)75160
CIS number 00-1149
Year 1999
Convention or series no. HSE Plastics Processing Sheet No.10
Author(s)
Health and Safety Executive
Title Safety at granulators
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, June 1999. 4p. 2 ref.
Abstract Topics: analysis of accident causes; belt conveyors; circular-knife cutting machines; data sheet; fail safety; fixed guards; hot surfaces; interlock protection; limit switches; locking devices; mechanical feed and ejection; mechanical hazards; nips; periodical checks; plant safety organization; plastics converting industry; responsibilities of employers; restraining mechanisms; safe working methods; safety checks; safety devices; small enterprises; toolsetting; United Kingdom.
Descriptors (primary) safety devices; small enterprises; mechanical hazards; plastics converting industry; United Kingdom
Descriptors (secondary) limit switches; periodical checks; responsibilities of employers; analysis of accident causes; nips; hot surfaces; toolsetting; circular-knife cutting machines; belt conveyors; mechanical feed and ejection; locking devices; fail safety; restraining mechanisms; fixed guards; safe working methods; plant safety organization; data sheet; safety checks; interlock protection
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