Machinery and equipment; safety guards
Sec. 14. (A) The following shall be guarded adequately:
(1) Gears, sprockets, chains, drive pulleys, head pulleys, tail
pulleys, takeup pulleys, flywheels, couplings, shafts, sawblades, fan
inlets, and similar exposed moving machine parts which may be
contacted by persons, and which may cause injury to persons shall be
guarded.
(2) Guards at conveyor drive, conveyor head, belt drive, chain
drive, or rope drive and conveyor, belt, chain, or rope tail pulleys
shall extend a distance sufficient to prevent a person from reaching
behind the guard and becoming caught in the drive, head, or pulley.
(3) Belt, chain, or rope drives that are within seven (7) feet of
floor or platform.
(4) Fly wheels, power saws, and planers. Where fly wheels extend
more than seven (7) feet above the floor, they shall be guarded to a
height of at least seven (7) feet.
(5) Guards shall be kept in place when the repair pits are not in
use.
(6) The approach to each side of mine fans shall be guarded.
(7) Post-mounted drills, purchased after March 8, 1955, shall be
equipped with automatic stop control safety switches or shall be
equipped with properly adjusted friction or safety clutches.
(B) Machinery shall not be repaired or oiled while in motion;
however, this does not apply where safe remote oiling devices are
used.
(C) A guard or safety device removed from any machine shall be
replaced before the machine is put in operation.
(D) Belts, chains, and ropes shall not be guided onto power-driven
moving pulleys, sprockets, or drums with the hands except on
slow-moving equipment especially designed for hand feeding.
(E) Pulleys of conveyors shall not be cleaned manually while the
conveyor is in motion.
(F) Coal spilled beneath belt conveyor drives or tail pieces shall
not be removed while the conveyor is in motion, except where such
coal can be removed without endangering persons.
(G) Stationary grinding machines other than special bit grinders
shall be equipped with:
(1) Peripheral hoods (less than ninety degrees (90°) throat
openings) capable of withstanding the force of a bursting wheel.
(2) Adjustable tool rests set as close as practical to the wheel.
(3) Safety washers.
(H) Grinding wheels shall be operated within the specifications of
the manufacturer of the wheel.
(I) Face shields or goggles, in good condition, shall be worn when
operating a grinding wheel.
(Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.81.) As amended by Acts 1979,
P.L.231, SEC.19.
Last modified: May 27, 2006