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Document ID (ISN)66754
CIS number 96-1071
ISBN(s) 2-7389-0326-6
Year 1995
Convention or series no. INRS ED 783
Title Cold metalworking presses: Improvements in the safety of presses in service undergoing renovation - Guide to users and safety personnel
Original title Presses pour le travail à froid des métaux: Amélioration de la sécurité sur les presses en service dans le cadre de leur rénovation - Guide à l'usage des utilisateurs et des préventeurs [in French]
Bibliographic information Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, 30 rue Olivier-Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14, France, Aug. 1995. 37p. Illus. 15 ref.
Abstract The purpose of this safety guide is to aid users and safety professionals in identifying the hazards associated with cold metalworking presses and in improving the safety of these machines while at the same time not interfering with production. Key-clutch, friction-clutch and hydraulic presses are treated separately. The implementation of the preventive measures proposed in the document is described in the publication Technical specifications for safety personnel and renovation workers (INRS ED 782, see CIS 96-1072).
Descriptors (primary) France; presses; information of personnel; metalworking industry; safety consultants
Descriptors (secondary) safety devices; hydraulic presses; control elements; safety guides; mechanical hazards; replaced; glossary; two-hand controls
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Metal production and metalworking
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) OSH training
Metalworking industry