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HSE HSG236 Power presses

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HSE HSG236 Power presses

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Maintenance and thorough examination.

ISBN: 0717621715
Published by:HSE Books
Pagination: 52 pages
Publication Date: 2003
Format: Hard Copy
Series Code: HSG 236

Power presses are dangerous machines and they have caused many accidents over the years. The injuries are serious, often resulting in amputations of fingers or hands. The causes include poor maintenance of the press, its safeguards and the control system. Following this guidance will help you prevent accidents and avoid breakdowns. These are therefore commercial as well as safety benefits - if a press is out of use unexpectedly for any length of time it can be very costly.

This guidance is intended to assist users of power presses and people involved in the installation and maintenance of power presses to meet their duties under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER). It also provides information on the requirements for thorough examination and testing
of power presses.

HSG 236 provides guidance in two parts:

Part 1 covers good practice in the maintenance of power presses and tells you:

what you need to do to maintain your power presses and safety-related systems as required by the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
how you can improve your Inaintenance by encouraging the person appointed to do the daily inspections and tests (the appointed person) and the press operator to report defects
what the 'thorough examination' is for and what it will tell you about your presses
about the relationship between maintenance and thorough examination (you will only get the full benefit from the thorough examination - and comply with the law - if you have proper maintenance systems).

The guidance also includes examples of checklists in Appendices I, 2 and 3 to help you plan and record maintenance activities.

Part 2 is aimed at the competent person.

It gives detailed guidance on the thorough examination and testing of power presses and mechanical press brakes. It updates and replaces the guidance in "Power presses:Thorough examination and testing (PM 79) which represented good practice and includes additional information on electrical aspects of control systems.

Further Details:
health and safety guidance. (HSG236) (HSG 236). supersedes earlier publication entitled 'Power presses thorough examination and testing' (GNPM79) (GN PM79)ISBN 0717608999

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