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Chapter 2. Safety

PELLERIN MILNOR CORPORATION

• guarding, to prevent access to danger zones or to stop movements of dangerous parts before

the danger zones are reached. Guards to be robust; not give rise to any additional hazards; not
be easily removed or rendered inoperative; situated at a sufficient distance from the danger
zone; not restrict view of operating cycle; allow fitting, replacing, or maintenance by
restricting access to relevant area and without removal of guard/protection device;

• suitable lighting for working and maintenance areas;

• maintenance to be possible when work equipment is shut down. If not possible, then

protection measures to be carried out outside danger zones;

• work equipment must be appropriate for preventing the risk of fire or overheating; discharges

of gas, dust, liquid, vapor, other substances; explosion of the equipment or substances in it.

2.1.1.1.

Laundry Facility

—Provide a supporting floor that is strong and rigid enough to support–with

a reasonable safety factor and without undue or objectionable deflection–the weight of the fully
loaded machine and the forces transmitted by it during operation. Provide sufficient clearance for
machine movement. Provide any safety guards, fences, restraints, devices, and verbal and/or
posted restrictions necessary to prevent personnel, machines, or other moving machinery from
accessing the machine or its path. Provide adequate ventilation to carry away heat and vapors.
Ensure service connections to installed machines meet local and national safety standards,
especially regarding the electrical disconnect (see the National Electric Code). Prominently post
safety information, including signs showing the source of electrical disconnect.

2.1.1.2.

Personnel

—Inform personnel about hazard avoidance and the importance of care and

common sense. Provide personnel with the safety and operating instructions that apply to them.
Verify that personnel use proper safety and operating procedures. Verify that personnel
understand and abide by the warnings on the machine and precautions in the instruction manuals.

2.1.1.3.

Safety Devices

—Ensure that no one eliminates or disables any safety device on the machine

or in the facility. Do not allow machine to be used with any missing guard, cover, panel or door.
Service any failing or malfunctioning device before operating the machine.

2.1.1.4.

Hazard Information

—Important information on hazards is provided on the machine safety

placards, in the Safety Guide, and throughout the other machine manuals.

Placards must be kept

clean so that the information is not obscured. They must be replaced immediately if lost or
damaged. The Safety Guide and other machine manuals must be available at all times to
the appropriate personnel.

See the machine service manual for safety placard part numbers.

Contact the Milnor Parts department for replacement placards or manuals.

2.1.1.5.

Maintenance

—Ensure the machine is inspected and serviced in accordance with the norms of

good practice and with the preventive maintenance schedule. Replace belts, pulleys, brake
shoes/disks, clutch plates/tires, rollers, seals, alignment guides, etc. before they are severely
worn. Immediately investigate any evidence of impending failure and make needed repairs (e.g.,
cylinder, shell, or frame cracks; drive components such as motors, gear boxes, bearings, etc.,
whining, grinding, smoking, or becoming abnormally hot; bending or cracking of cylinder, shell,
frame, etc.; leaking seals, hoses, valves, etc.) Do not permit service or maintenance by
unqualified personnel.