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1.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this procedure is to define minimum requirements for
use of hand and portable power tools; working safely on or near
conveyors and rotating machinery; high pressure water jetting (HPWJ);
and abrasive blasting operations.
2. SCOPE
This procedure applies to hand and portable powered/non-powered
tools, conveyors and rotating machinery, high pressure water jetting
(HPWJ) and abrasive blasting operations within the AMINAT Company.
3. DEFINITIONS
3.1
3.2
Approved Tools:
Tools that have been approved as meeting
minimum acceptable safety standards.
3.3
Guard:
A barrier that prevents entry of any body part of the
personnel into the operating machine.
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
Pinch Point (Danger Zone): Any point at which a person can get
a part of the body caught between moving parts of the machine,
moving and stationary parts of the machine or material and
moving parts of the machine.
3.8
4. REQUIREMENTS
4.1 Hand and Portable Power tools
4.1.1 Correct tool shall be selected for the job intended. Faulty tolls
shall not be used.
4.1.2 Tools should be stored in designated storage areas.
4.1.3 Tools, if small and light in weight, may be carried on a tool
belt provided they do not hamper easy movement. Heavier or
more cumbersome tools shall be placed in a bag or toolbox
and hauled up by hand line.
4.1.4 Electrical operated tools shall be grounded with a grounding
conductor or shall be double insulated.
4.1.5 Electrical power tools operated within confined space should
have individual ground fault circuit interrupters.
4.1.6 Appropriate steps (i.e., barricading of hazardous area, posting
danger signs) shall be taken at ground level while working at
high elevation to prevent tools from falling onto personnel
below.
4.1.7 Tools shall not be altered or repaired without authorization.
4.1.8 Tools shall be inspected and decontaminated (if required)
prior to shipment to outside vendors, company tool room, or
any maintenance shop for repairs.
4.1.9 Cutting tools should be sharp.
4.1.10 Chisels, screwdrivers and pointed tools should not be
carried in pockets. It should be carried in a toolbox or in the
hand with points and cutting edges away from the body.
4.1.11 Tools shall not be passed from one to another person by
throwing.
4.1.12
4.1.23
Hammers
4.1.25
Wrenches
Knives
Files
Chisels
Hack Saws
BLADE SELECTION
USED FOR CUTTING
Soft solid metal
Tool steel, iron pipe, hand metal and general
shop use
Drill rods, sheet metal and tubing
Thin sheet metal (less than 18 gauge) and
tubing
Electric Drills
4.1.31
Grinding Wheels
4.1.32
Soldering Iron
Machine Guarding
Machine Guarding shall be in accordance with the following
4.2.1 Appropriate guards within one meter shall be installed on the
conveyors and machines that have moving part. The guard
shall be provided in a space from the floor or platform to a
height of 2.1 meters.
4.2.2 Moving equipment shall be properly guarded if the moving
equipment is located less than 2.1 meters from the floor or
working platform if the moving part is more than 2.1 meters
above ground level or from the nearest point of access, it
may be considered safe by position and no localized
guarding is required. Care shall be taken in the event that
temporary access for maintenance is required.
4.2.10 All drive belts, chain and sprocket drives, vee belts, shafts,
guillotine cutters, shears, power press, milling machines,
power saws, jointers, power tools, flywheels, cooling fans and
any other rotating equipment shall be guarded to prevent a
person from making accidental contact with the moving
parts.
4.2.11 All guards shall be re-installed prior to the machine being
re-energized.
4.2.12 Rings on fingers, bracelets or gloves shall not be worn
when operating lathes, drill, presses or machinery with
rotating shafts.
4.2.13 Personnel with long-shoulder length hair shall wear a
suitable cap or hair net when operating lathes, drill,
conveyors, presses or machinery with rotating shafts.
4.2.14 Loose clothing and scarf shall not be worn while operating
or working near conveyors and rotary machine that are in
operation.
4.2.15 Unless they are of such a size and weight as to render it
unnecessary, all work pieces shall be secured by a vise or
clamp before drilling, grinding, etc.
4.2.16 Risk assessment shall be carried out for all powered
rotating equipment to assess the need to provide an
emergency stop mechanisms. If recommended by the risk
assessment study then actuating button, bar or lever shall be
installed that they are easily accessible from the normal work
position. In certain conditions, dual activation by hand or foot
may be recommended.
4.2.17
4.2.17.1 All chucks and stocks shall be guarded when the lathe
is in motion.
4.2.17.2 If the work piece protrudes beyond the headstock, it
should be surrounded by barrios to prevent accidental
contact.
4.2.17.3 Cutting chips shall be removed with a brush or a hook.
Do not use hand or compressed air.
4.2.18.1 Hoods that enclosed the portion of saw above the table
and above the material being cut shall be provided for
circular saws. The hood shall be protecting the operator
from flying chips and broken saw teeth. The hood shall
be designed so that it automatically adjusts itself to the
thickness of the material being cut and remains in
contact with the material.
4.2.18.2 Non-kickback fingers or dogs shall be required on both
sides of rip saws to oppose the thrust or the tendency
of the saw to throw material back toward the operator.
4.2.18.3 All portions of a band saw blade shall be guarded
except the working portion of the blade between the
bottom of the guide rolls and the table. Guards shall be
required to prevent the operators hands from
contacting in-running rolls at any point.
4.2.18.4 Jointers, shapes, and milling machines that are hand
fed shall have guards that prevent the operators hands
from coming in contact with the rotating heads or inrunning feed rolls and cover the unused portion of the
head.
4.2.18.5 Special hand tools (push sticks, etc.) for placing or
removing material shall be such as to permit easy
handling of material without the operator placing a
4.3.7 High pressure hose shall not have kinks, cuts or chipping on
outer rubber. Hose shall have pressure rating engraved on its
couplings. High pressure hoses shall be pressure tested, once
every year by a competent authority. Records of all such test
shall be kept.
4.3.8 Rubber hose and particularly its fittings shall be visually
checked for any damage, before every use.
4.3.9 Lance nozzle shall be designed to prevent release from
mounting by impact. Mounting for the lance to vessel shall be
so designed that falling scale is deflected from the mounting.
4.3.10 Lance shall not have any dents, nicks or twists and shall be
inspected visually before each use.
4.3.11
4.3.12 All safety (hand and foot operated) and other actuators
and safety valves on high-pressure side shall be tested, once
every year or after each pop-up or repair, by a competent
authority. Records of all such test shall be kept.
4.3.13 The mode of pressure regulating knob, to increase or
decrease the pressure, shall be indicated by arrow heads.
4.3.14 A failsafe (dead man) emergency dump control shall be
provided for:
a. Electrical Insulation.
b. Operator or observer inattentiveness.
c. Dump control being unattended.
4.3.15 Appropriate precautions shall be taken before starting the
machine. It is recommended to ensure the following before
switching on the motor:
a. The automatic pressure relief valve is depressed into load
position.
b. The valve is not pressed by the operator.
c. The trigger of spray pistol is not pulled.
d. The suction filter is not chocked.
Abrasive Blasting
4.4.1 Selection of the Abrasive material shall be done as per the
applicable local standards/regulations requirements. In the
absence of any local standards/regulations, the Royal
Commission Environmental Regulations, guidelines on Air
Pollution source standard Table 2B, shall be followed. The
guideline requires that <5 % Silica shall be in abrasives used
for out door blasting.
4.4.2 MSDS shall be obtained for the abrasive material and all
precautions given in the MSDS shall be complied with.
4.4.3 The abrasive blast operator shall be equipped with a special
purpose, supplied-air hood, with strong apron, and leather
gauntlet gloves. Heavy quality overalls are recommended for
body covering.
4.4.4 Dust filter masks shall not be used where silica sand is used
as abrasive blasting material or where toxic material is
blasted.
4.4.5 Blast cleaning enclosures shall be exhaust ventilated in such
a way that a continuous inward flow of air is maintained.
4.4.6 Where abrasive blasting is done in the open, such as on plant
steel work, the work area and all its approaches shall be
cordoned off to prevent personnel without protective
equipment from coming into range of flying abrasive particles
and clouds of dust.
4.4.7 Warning signs shall be posted near the area where abrasive
blasting is ij progress.
4.4.8 Other personnel working near (or attending) the abrasive
blaster shall wear approved respirators and goggles offering a
tight seal around the face.
5. REFERENCE
5.1
5.2
6.
ATTACHEMENT
None.