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National Emphasis Program on Hazardous Machinery Associated with Amputations. National Emphasis Program. What’s its purpose?. Describe policies and procedures to identify, reduce, and eliminate workplace industry hazards likely to cause amputations. Where does it apply?. OSHA wide
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National Emphasis Program on Hazardous Machinery Associated with Amputations National Emphasis Program
What’s its purpose? • Describe policies and procedures to identify, reduce, and eliminate workplace industry hazards likely to cause amputations
Where does it apply? • OSHA wide • 40% of nations workplaces • States encouraged to adopt similar programs • General industry employers whose workplaces include shears, saws, slicers, slitters, and power presses (the 4s and a P)
What’s the background and reason for the program? • Continued incidence of amputations from the operation of saws, shears, slicers, slitters and power presses • Equipment was identified from three sources: • NIOSH research project on machine safety • OSHA IMIS accident database • BLS data
Saws • Used primarily in woodworking and manufacturing shops • Two types • Table • Radial arm • Other types include: Hand held Chop Miter Skil Band
Shears • Self-contained machines using a mechanically driven ram • Ram moves a nonrotary blade at a constant rate past the edge of fixed blade • Machine components consist of: Frame RAM Blades Drive Hold-down(s) Guards Clutch Brake
Shear Pre-cut Shear for pre-cut profiles
Slicers • Commonly used to slice meat and food • Use rotary blade • Guillotine cutters used in other industries • Most injuries occur in restaurants and grocery stores
Meat slicer Meat Holder Rotating Blade On/off switch Thickness adjustment
Slitters • Use rotary knives to slit flat rolled metal coils, plastic film and paper rolls • Injuries involve contact with slitter blades, in-going nip/pinch points, and movement of coils and rolls
Metal slitter • Variable or single speed • Minimum slit width 1” • Maximum number of slits (number of knives) 48 • Material thickness, 29 gauge to 16 gauge
Paper slitting operation Stock is fed through unit Stock is placed in unit Stock is trimmed into 2” x 5” finished cards
Power presses • NEP covers all types of power presses • Presses consist of stationary bed, and slide • Used in a variety of industries
Part revolution clutch Floor Mounted Bench Top
Presence device Control box Light curtain
Two-hand controls Key Selector capable of being supervised Top Stop Emergency Stop Indicator Light
Program Procedures • Existing programs may be combined or expanded, or a new program developed • NEP includes three activities: • Outreach • Targeting/selection • Inspection NEP - Amputations
When will the program start? • Outreach - 30 days from effective date of directive • Inspections - 90 days after outreach period is initiated
Standard industrial classification codes - 1910.212, All machines RankSIC CodeIndustry 1 3089 Plastic products, not elsewhere classified 2 3444 Sheet metal work 3 3441 Fabricated Structural Metal 4 3469 Metal Stampings, not elsewhere classified 5 3499 Fabricated Metal Products, not elsewhere 6 8051 Skilled Nursing Care Facilities 7 3741 Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories 8 3599 Industrial and Commercial Machinery & Eq. 9 3442 Metal Doors, Sash, Frames, Molding & Trim 10 3443 Fabricated Plate Work, (boiler shops)
Standard industrial classification codes - 1910.213, Woodworking machinery RankSIC CodeIndustry 1 2511 Wood Household Furniture, Except Uph. 2 2431 Millwork 3 2499 Wood Products, not elsewhere classified 4 3089 Plastics Products, not elsewhere classified 5 2421 Sawmills and Planing Mills, General 6 2434 Wood Kitchen Cabinets 7 3732 Boat Building and Repairing 8 2448 Wood Pallets and Skids 9 2451 Mobile Homes 10 2541 Wooden Office and Store Fixtures
Standard industrial classification codes - 1910.217, Power presses RankSIC CodeIndustry 1 3469 Metal Stampings, not elsewhere classified 2 3499 Fabricated Metal Products 3 3444 Sheet Metal Work 4 3442 Metal Doors, Sash, Frames, Moldings, &Trim 5 3441 Fabricated Structural Metal 6 3496 Miscellaneous Fabricated Wire Products 7 3429 Hardware, not elsewhere classified 8 3443 Fabricated Plate Work, (boiler shops) 9 2542 Metal Office and Store Fixtures 10 3714 Metal Vehicle Parts and Accessories
Additions to list • Area offices will obtain and use additional data to identify and add establishments where serious injuries or fatalities related to these machines have occurred • Local information could include • IMIS/Workers’ compensation data • NIOSH/hospital admissions/discharge data • OSHA 200 log
Inspection Procedures • Scheduled I.A.W. firm • Once scheduled, IMIS data base will be searched for employer’s citation and fatality/accident history prior to opening conference • At opening conference, CSHO will inquire if any of this machinery is present in the workplace
Inspection procedures (cont’d) • If present, a thorough inspection will be conducted focusing on: • Nip points • Pinch points • Shear points • Cutting actions • Point(s) of operation
Inspection procedures (cont’d) • CSHO will also evaluate employee exposures during the following: • Regular operation of machine • Setup/threading/preparation for operation of machine • Clearing jamups or upset conditions • Making adjustments while machine is operating • Cleaning of machine • Oiling/greasing of machine /machine parts • Scheduled/unscheduled maintenance • Lockout/tagout considerations
Inspections procedures (cont’d) • CSHO will review OSHA 200 log for all amputation injuries or hazards • Limited to hazards associated with power presses, saws, shears, slicers, and slitters, but may be expanded • Inspections will begin this fiscal year • Because program may yield significant cases, A.D.s, supervisors and CSHOs should ensure case developments are being met
Scheduling and resource allocation • Resources - R.A.’s will ensure adequate resources for this NEP • Planning - R.A.’s will report to DCP, # of inspections planned each quarter, and 30 days after end of each quarter, number of inspections conducted
Scheduling and resource allocation (cont’d) • Priority - Inspection conducted under this NEP have a lower priority than Site Specific Targeting (SST), but have a higher priority than other programmed inspections • Conflicts - May compete with available resources
Coordination • National Office • NEP will be coordinated with Office of General Industry Compliance, DCP • Field • Each R.A. will have a coordinator
Training • Due to nature of program, staff must have adequate training or experience • OTI provides training materials • Additional sessions of power press/machine guarding course can be made available • Can be expanded to include use of stop time measuring device
Additional training • On-the-Job-Training • Enforcement and compliance issues
Federal agencies/program evaluation Area Offices Federal Agencies Evaluate according to CPL2.102 G.4 Regional Offices
IMIS coding • Inspections in industries where potential exposure exist will be coded as an amputation hazard • Done regardless of whether machinery was guarded and amputation hazard removed • Coding and back coding done for all industries except construction