Checking Completeness and Condition of Guard Panels

Interval

1 Year(s) Real time

Component

Guard panels of the machine and the provided units

Step 1:

Machine switched on.

Step 2:

Check all safety doors:

  • Open safety door, reclose and lock.
  • The safety door must not be opened after locking.

Step 3:

Check electrically protected doors, if available, in the same way.

Step 4:

Rectify damage on the door locking immediately. Do not operate the machine with damaged door locking.

Step 5:

Check that the guard panels of the machine and the provided units are complete. All potentially dangerous machine movements must be covered by the guard panels.

Step 6:

Replace any missing guard panels components immediately. Contact Customer Services to order any missing components. Do not operate machine with incomplete guard panels.

Step 7:

Check the condition of guard panels. Pay particular attention to damage to the moving parts of the of the guard panels, such as safety doors and maintenance openings.

Step 8:

Check the work area screening is correctly sealed.

Step 9:

Rectify damage on guard panels immediately. Do not operate machine with damaged guard panels.