NO-GO Gauge with Wire Attachment

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Listed below is the 1910.215 standard which were cited by Federal OSHA for Division D: Manufacturing during the period October 2006 through September 2007. Penalties shown reflect current rather than initial amounts.   

 OSHA Standard 1910.215 has been cited 974 times by 601 inspections with over $344,950 fined. Out of 220 cited standards, 1910.215 is 9th on the number of citations, 10th on the number of inspections, and 18th on the total dollars amount fined from October 2006 through September 2007. Lower your risk of this violation and fine today!!

Definitions:

Data is included in the query based on the date the citation was issued

#Cited: Represents the number of times the specified standard was cited. The number in the total line is the sum of the #cited for each standard.

#Insp: Represents the number of inspections in which the specified standard was cited. For the total line, it represents the number of inspections in which one or more citations were issued. Note that the total is not the sum of the number of  inspections associated with each standard cited; multiple standards may be cited in one inspection.

$Penalty: Represents the total penalty amount currently assessed for the specified (#cited) citations. The number in the total line is the sum of the $Penalty for each standard. The amount reflects what exists at the current time, taking into consideration any settlement action adjustments which may have taken place.

Example: If cited# = 120 and #Insp = 40, then the average number of times per inspection that the specified standard was cited is 3. If $Penalties is $60,000, then the average current penalty amount per standard cited is $500.

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The “No-Go Grinder Safety Gauge” will provide a point of use safety awareness device for users to maintain the abrasive wheel’s grinder’s tool rest and tongue guard prior to use to prevent a potential hazard, injury, or even death. This awareness device will allow industrial employers to remain in compliance from the United States Department of Labor’s OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) 29CRF 1910.215 (a)(4) & 29CRF 1910.215 (b)(9) abrasive wheel machinery standards.

Directions: One end of the “No-Go Grinder Safety Gauge” is one-eighth of an inch to test the gap of the bottom tool rest and verifies the tool rest is within OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) 29CRF1910.215 (a)(4) standard by not fitting into the present bottom tool rest gap. The other end of the “No-Go Grinder Safety Gauge” is one-fourth of an inch to test the gap of the top adjustable tongue guard and verify the tongue guard is within OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) 29CRF1910.215 (a)(4) standard by not fitting into the present top adjustable tongue guard gap.

Design: The “No-Go Grinder Safety Gauge” was chosen to be made out of ABS (Acrylanitrile Butadiene Styrene) with a yellow die to portray the safety yellow eye catching reminder and its durability characteristics to abrasive materials and harsh environments.  A Neodymium magnet is used to secure the Gauge to a required device even after vicious vibrations. Also Hot stamp marking will be used on the top to bring out the title (NO-GO Grinder Safety Gauge), reminder (Test prior to every use), and warning (Warning do not use while grinder is running). 

Safeguarding Equipment and Protecting Employees from Amputations

Safeguarding Machinery

The employer is responsible for safeguarding machines and should consider this need when purchasing machinery. Almost all new machinery is available with safeguards installed by the manufacturer, but used equipment may not be.

If machinery has no safeguards, you may be able to purchase safeguards from the original machine manufacturer or from an after-market manufacturer. You can also build and install the safeguards in-house. Safeguarding equipment should be designed and installed only by technically qualified professionals. If possible, the original equipment manufacturer should review the safeguard design to ensure that it will protect employees without interfering with the operation of the machine or creating additional hazards.

Regardless of the source of safeguards, the guards and devices used need to be compatible with a machine's operation and designed to ensure safe operator use. The type of operation, size, and shape of stock, method of feeding, physical layout of the work area, and production requirements all affect the selection of safeguards. Also, safeguards should be designed with the machine operator in mind as a guarding method that interferes with the operation of the machine may cause employees to override them. To ensure effective and safe operator use, guards and devices should suit the operation.

The Performance Criteria for Safeguarding [ANSI B11.19-2003] national consensus standard provides valuable guidance as the standard addresses the design, construction, installation, operation and maintenance of the safeguarding used to protect employees from machine hazards. The following safeguarding method descriptions are, in part, structured like and, in many ways are similar to this national consensus standard.

The Performance Criteria for Safeguarding [ANSI B11.19-2003] defines safeguarding as the protection of personnel from hazards by the use of guards, safeguarding devices awareness devices, safeguarding methods, or safe work procedures. The following ANSI B11.19 definitions describe the various types of safeguarding:

Guard: A barrier that prevents exposure to an identified hazard.

Safeguarding device: A device that detects or prevents inadvertent access to a hazard.

NOTE: The 1990 ANSI B11.19 term Safeguarding device was modified to Safeguarding (Protective) Device in the revised 2003 ANSI standard and the new term includes a detection component. Devices that detect, but do not prevent employee exposure to machine hazards are not considered by OSHA to be primary safeguarding methods.

Keep your company's bench grinders OSHA safety compliant with our patented awareness device. Our practical design and
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