Mechanical power press safety engineering guide, Wilco, Inc., Stillwater, Minnesota.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  An engineering guide for mechanical power press safety is presented. The technical, behavioral, and ergonomic aspects of mechanical power press safety are described based on worker characteristics. Various safeguarding systems are evaluated and recommendations are given for proper use. Each safeguard system is described based on operation and the worker whom it protects. The use of the system, installation instructions and recommendations, and maintenance instructions are outlined. The safety factors which must be considered when using the system are discussed also with selection criteria. The responsibilities of all groups of people involved with the selection and operation of the presses are reviewed.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Ergonomics Power-generation; Psychological-factors Safety-measures
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract;
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DLCD - Division of Laboratories and Criteria Development
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-207
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00106373
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1976 Sep; :1-207
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d9f38d9ee7b9a6838357d0faa09c21c7c9cc509dcadc72111cac8be7de9994b6b383cf6f5f945cda5b65509fb3cbb1ea5e22e35642a45c8a3d78ef02f6ccf6b6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179056/cdc_179056_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 10.01 MB ]