Grain Journal - September/October 2008 - (Page 98)

SAFETY SELF-AUDIT Power Transmission Self-Audit Making sure your drives/speed reducers comply with OSHA safety regulations Power transmission drives, also called speed reducers, are an integral part of the operation of a grain operation, transmitting energy from the motor to the grain handling equipment. Here is a 14-point self-audit to make sure you’re in compliance with OSHA regulations: (1) Are flywheels that are located seven feet or less above the floor or a platform guarded with a complete enclosure? Note: Guarding material may be of sheet metal, perforated metal, expanded metal, or woven wire. Permissible guarding may include guardrails not less than 15 inches or more than 20 inches from the rim. Yes No (2) Are all exposed parts of horizontal shafting seven feet or less from the floor or working platform guarded by a stationary casing? Note: This does not apply to horizontal shafting located within seven feet of runways used exclusively for oiling or runway adjustment. NA Yes No NA (3) Is the shafting under bench machines enclosed by a stationary casing or by a trough at the sides and top or at the sides and bottom, as the location requires? Note: Trough sides must come within at least six inches of the underside of the table, or if the shafting is located near the floor, within six inches of the floor. Yes No (4) Are vertical and inclined shafting seven feet or less from the floor or working platform enclosed by a stationary casing? Note: This does not apply to vertical and inclined shafting located within seven feet of maintenance runways. Yes No (5) Do projecting shaft ends present a smooth edge and end and not project more than half the diameter of the shaft, unless guarded by nonrotating caps or safety sleeves? Yes No NA NA NA 98 GJ S/O

Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Grain Journal - September/October 2008

Grain Journal - September/October 2008 Coworkers as Family Safety Facility Feature: Cargill Grain & Oilseed SAFETY: Cargill Grain & Oilseed Supply Chain North America, Houston, TX Kevin Danner Interview Belt Manlift Standard Safety Insights, Lynn Larsen Kevin Danner Interview Northern Star II Fiction Series Confined Space Entry Bin Sweep Safety Sweep Auger Operation Fire/Explosion Hazards Electrical Safety Lockout/Tagout AFIA Safety Signs Safety, Adam Schupp Respirators Confined Space Entry Explosion Venting Fall Protection Gas Detection Inspection Doors Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Decatur, AL Columbia Grain International, Wolf Point, MT Ag Plus LP, South Whitley, IN Old Time Elevator Grain Cleaning ... Part II Temporary Storage Systems Series Grain News Grain Notes Safety Profile Executive Search Grain Salvage Manager Profile Fall Protection Manlifts Operations Profile Manlift Repair Wheat Merchandising, Kyle Smith Corn/Soybean Merchandising, John Beurskens Stored Grain Management, Linda Mason 2008 NGFA Conference Lewis-Goetz Acquires RBH/ M&E NGFA/NAEGA News Tom Tunnell Interview John Deere Agri Services AgVantage Software Power Transmission Self-Audit GEAPS Safety Awards EU Approves A2704-12 GIPSA News Elevator Manager Course Cold Weather Protection Grain Inspection Course Conveyors 2008 OMT Conference Report OMT Conference Report Distributors Grain Bin Consensus Standard Grain Handling Accessories Safety/Maintenance Equipment GEAPS Exchange 2009 Topics Protectants Restoration Bucket Elevators Temporary Storage Contractors/Engineers/Millwrights Mill & Elevator Supply Co Behlen Mfg. Co. Total Energy Concepts, Inc. Brock Grain Systems Rapat Corporation Aeration Carter Day/Jacobson Airmatic Inc. Fall Protection Systems, Inc. Dust Suppression Briggs Equipment Grain Dryers U.S. Grain Storage Systems Monitoring Equipment Johnson System, Inc. GSI Group Scales Process Control Systems, Inc. Old Time Elevator Calendar Old Time Elevator Book Square Bins Steel Storage Cleaners Futures Markets Belting Probes Ron Seeber Named KGFA VP-Govt. Affairs Grain Grading Equipment Elevator Buckets Computer Software Firms Fumigants Steel Storage Dust Collection Square Bins Bin Cleaning Pneumatic Conveyors Level Indicators Liners Manlift Service Manlifts Pneumatic Conveyors Safety Services Transportation Equipment Private/Coop Partnership Feed News Executive Search Product Recall Series Mycotoxin Test Kits GMO Test Kits International Feed Expo Bags Batch Control Ad Index

Grain Journal - September/October 2008

For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.