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Document ID (ISN)26466
CIS number 77-40
Year 1975
Convention or series no.
Title American national standard safety requirements for the construction, care and use of single- and multiple-spindle automatic screw/bar and chucking machines.
Bibliographic information ANSI B11.13-1975, American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10018, USA. Standard approved on 6 Aug. 1975. 27p. Illus. Price: US-$5.50.
Abstract This standard applies to fully automatic machines in which all tool movements are controlled by the machine itself and where the work is fed and ejected automatically; it does not cover machines the operation of which is not continuous (manually-operated lathes, for instance). Definitions and general descriptions are followed by detailed requirements (with supporting information) on construction, guarding, care and use.
Descriptors (primary) USA; metalworking industry; lathes (metalworking)
Descriptors (secondary) safety devices; description of equipment; toolsetting; vocational training; safety by design; mechanical hazards; standard; responsibilities; safe working methods
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Machinery and tools
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Metalworking industry