(Safety Guidelines, ANSI employer responsibilities, continued)
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Give complete training to employees before allowing them
to operate, clean, or work on the compactor, including
training in procedures recommended by the manufacturer.
Keep records including the names of employees and the
respective dates of their training.
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Monitor the employees who operate the compactor and
take whatever action is necessary to be sure they are using
it correctly and following safe practices.
•
Repair any malfunctions that affect safe operation of the
compactor before allowing anyone to operate it.
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Establish and follow a regular inspection program to be
sure that all aspects of the compactor are in safe operating
condition and adjusted properly. Keep records of all
inspections, malfunctions, and repairs.
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Protect workers, either by:
a.
installing a guard or barrier with a height of at least
42” above where employees stand when near the
compactor to prevent entrance into the load chamber,
and to prevent personnel from being caught in the path
of the moving parts of the compactor, making sure the
guard or barrier does not itself create a danger point
and that the compactor cannot be operated if the guard
or barrier is disabled, bypassed, or removed; or by
b.
locating constant-pressure-required controls in a
location from which the operator will not reach the
path of a moving part but will still be able to observe
the operation of the moving part.
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