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WELCOME TO THE
CEMA CONVEYOR SAFETY PAGE
  
Do
Not Remove, Reuse or Modify Material Handling Equipment for any purpose
other than its original intended use
The
CEMA Safety Program
In an effort to
promote standardization and safety in the conveying industry, CEMA
has developed a series of standardized safety programs oriented around
typical hazards encountered when using conveying equipment.
GUARD
REMOVED Safety Label
CEMA has developed
an Optional Safety Label to indicate that a Guard has been
removed and should be re-mounted before returning the equipment to
operation. It is designed to be placed inside the area that is guarded
so that it is exposed when the the guard is removed and is not exposed
when the guard has been properly replaced. There are other acceptable
practices to indicate that a guard is not in place such as different
color paint, exposed etching of the removed guard's proper location
and other techniques. Therefore, CEMA has simply provided this label
as an acceptable option for those who choose to use it as opposed
to other acceptable practices. As with all CEMA Regular Duty Labels
it is available in rolls of 500.
Click here if you wish to order the label.
Exact placement
of the label is left to the individual manufacturer so CEMA does not
plan to issue any Placement Guidelines for this label. As stated above,
if chosen, it is to be placed inside the area that is guarded so
that it is exposed when the the guard is removed and is not exposed
when the guard has been properly replaced.
DETAILS OF CERTAIN CEMA SAFETY PUBLICATIONS
CEMA
BROCHURE No. 201, "SAFETY LABEL BROCHURE"
The first edition of this document. Its purpose is to identify Danger,
Warning, and Caution Safety Labels which identify known potential
hazards associated with human operation in and around conveying equipment.
It also includes Safety Label Placement Guidelines for differing categories
of conveying equipment. ($15.00) 36 pages.
CEMA 201-1995
CEMA
A/V Number 4 "SAFETY
GUIDELINES FOR UNIT HANDLING CONVEYORS" DVD -
New and Revised in 2006
The 11 minute DVD provides 12 safety rules and lessons for safer operation
and maintenance of unit handling conveyors. The lessons are tied to
the, free for download, CEMA
Unit Handling Safety Posters and
Unit Handling Safety Label Placement Guidelines.
A/V No 4 is available at $25.00 per disk. (2006)
CEMA AV Number 4 (DVD)
CEMA
A/V Number 6 "SCREW
CONVEYOR, DRAG CONVEYOR, AND BUCKET ELEVATOR SAFETY CD".
"SCREW CONVEYOR, DRAG CONVEYOR, AND BUCKET ELEVATOR SAFETY".
This new CD incorporates the CEMA AV#5, formerly sold as a VHS Tape,
which describes key safety practices people should adhere to when
working with and around Screw Conveyors, Drag Conveyors, and Bucket
Elevators. It also includes CEMA SafetyLabel Placement Guidelines,
the new handout “WARNING AND SAFETY REMINDERS FOR SCREW , DRAG
, AND BUCKET ELEVATOR CONVEYORS”, Handout, a printable version
of the “Screw Conveyor Safety Poster”, and other information.
A/V No. 6 (CD) is available at $20.00 per copy. (July, 2004)
CEMA AV # 6 (CD)
For more information
on purchasing these safety publications review our CEMA
Publications Page
In
the area of Safety Standards for Conveyors, CEMA defers and refers
to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Association for Manufacturing
Technology, and OSHA to develop broad industry safety standards where
they can.
- For
all Conveyors the ASME B20 Committee for Conveyors and Related Equipment
maintains the National Standard ANSI/ASME B20.1. To order that standard
click here then select
codes and standards and sub category - Conveyors.
- For
safety issues and procedures associated with the Mechanical Power
Transmission Apparatus which powers a conveyor ANSI B15 is now maintained
by the Association for Manufacturing
Technology (AMT), formerly the National Machine Tool Builders
Association (NMTB). To order that standard click
here.
- ANSI
B11.19 2003 Performance Criteria for Safeguarding
This standard provides performance requirements for the design,
construction, installation, operation and maintenance of the safeguarding
(guards, safeguarding devices, awareness devices, safeguarding methods,
safe work procedures). This standard does not provide the requirements
for the selection of the safeguarding for a particular application,
though there is guidance provided. It is maintained by the Association
for Manufacturing Technology (AMT), formerly the National Machine
Tool Builders Association (NMTB). To order that standard click
here.
- For
Standards regarding the development of proper safety labeling and
signage, CEMA relies on the ANSI Z535 series. To order any one or
all of them go to the ANSI
On-Line Standards Store.
- Z535.1,
Safety Color Code
- Z535.2,
Environmental and Facility Safety Signs
- Z535.3,
Cirteria for Safety Symbols
- Z535.4,
Product Safety Signs and Labels
- Z535.5,
Accident Prevention Tags
- For Lockout/Tagout
refer to the latest OSHA Regulation
in Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations (29 C.F.R.) Part 1910.147
The Control of Hazardous Energy (lockout/tagout)
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Alternately, refer to ANSI Z244.1 Safety Requirements for the
LockOut/TagOut of Energy Sources
- For the latest
regulatory guidance on Machinery Guarding refer
to the latest OSHA Regulation inTitle 29 Code of Federal Regulations
(29C.F.R.) Part 1910 Subpart O Machinery and Machine Guarding.
- For the latest
OSHA regulatory guidance on Noise Identification Measurement, and
Reduction, Click
Here
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