PDFWAC 296-806-45508

Safeguard the point of operation.

You must protect employees from point-of-operation hazards by using properly installed, adjusted, and maintained guards or devices.
EXEMPTION:
This requirement does not apply if the point-of-operation opening is one-fourth inch or less, before use.
Note:
1. You may use a combination of guards and devices as long as employees are completely protected from point-of-operation hazards.
 
2. Hand tools used for placing materials into the press, or removing them from the press, are not a substitute for point-of-operation guards or devices.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 15-24-102, § 296-806-45508, filed 12/1/15, effective 1/5/16; WSR 04-14-028, § 296-806-45508, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05.]