Punch and Forming Presses - Safety Principles
This booklet describes guarding principles for these potentially hazardous machines, with notes on the construction, performance and testing of guards.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Principles of Secure Fencing of Punch and Forming Presses
Definition
Accident causes
Requirements of Machinery Act 1950
Prime mover and transmission
Back shaft and gears
Opening behind press
The tool and die
Standards of Construction and Performance for Guards Fitted to Existing Power Presses
Specifications
Interlocked fixed guard
Automatic guard
Notes on performance and testing of guards
Use of static fixed guards
Choice of press
Classes of guards
