| Document ID (ISN) | 65247 |
| CIS number |
95-1879 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-0899-9 |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
Guidance Note PM 79
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Power presses - Thorough examination and testing |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1995. 8p. 4 ref. Price: GBP 4.00. |
| Abstract |
Contents of this guidance note: legal requirements; organizing the thorough examination; first examination of a used power press; power press actuation and control (positive key clutches, friction clutch presses, brakes, dual operated valves); safety devices (interlocking guards, electrosensitive protection systems); measurement of stopping time performance; daily inspection and test of safety devices. In annex: qualifications required for the organization and persons appointed to examine power presses. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; power presses; safety checks; inspection; press brakes |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
safety devices; control elements; safety guides; qualifications; data sheet; legislation |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Machinery and tools
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Labour inspection
Safety supervision
|
