Machine Shop Safety
Machine Shop Safety
Whenever work is clamped,
used later. workpiece are properly mounted be sure the bolts are closer to the
1. Approved safety glasses
4. Oily surfaces should be cleaned with before starting the machine. workpiece than to the clamping
a. Plain, shatterproof safety
a cloth. 5. Keep hands away from moving blocks.
glasses
5. Do not place tools and materials on parts. It is dangerous to ‘feel’ the 15. Never start a machine until
b. Plastic Safety Goggles
the machine table‐ use a bench near surface of revolving work or to stop you’re sure that the cutting tool and
c. Face Shields
the machine. a machine by hand. the machine parts will clear the
2. No loose clothing
6. Keep the floor free from oil and 6. Stop the machine before measuring, workpiece.
a. Roll up or short sleeves
grease. cleaning or making any adjustments. 16. Use proper wrench for the
b. Hard, smooth clothing
7. Sweep up the metal chips on the 7. Never use a rag near the moving job, and replace nuts with rounded
material
floor frequently. Use a scraper, parts of a machine. corners.
c. Remove/ tuck‐in necktie or a
mounted on the floor near the door, 8. Never have more than one person 17. It is safer to pull on a wrench
bowtie
to remove chips stuck in shoe soles. operate a machine the same time. than to push on it.
d. Apron strings tied at the back
8. Never place tools or materials on 9. Get first aid immediately for any
3. Remove wristwatches, rings,
the floor close to a machine. It injury, no matter how small. Report
bracelets
interferes with an operator’s ability the injury and make sure that the Fire Prevention
4. Never wear gloves operating a
to move safely around the machine. smallest cut is treated.
machine 1. Dispose of oily rags in proper metal
9. Return bar stock to storage rack. 10. Remove all burrs and edges
5. Long hair protected with hair net or container.
10. Never use compressed air to with a file before handling a
approved protective shop cap. 2. Be sure of proper procedure before
remove chips from a machine. workpiece.
6. No Canvas shoes or open‐toed lighting a gas furnace.
11. Do not attempt to lift heavy
sandals in a machine shop. Safe Work Practices (Machine operation) 3. Know the location and the operation
or odd‐shaped objects that are
of every fire extinguisher.
Housekeeping (Cleanliness) 1. Do not operate machine before difficult to handle on your own.
4. Know the location of the nearest fire
understanding its mechanism and 12. For heavy objects, follow safe
1. Always stop the machine before exit from the building.
knowing how to stop it quickly. lifting practices:
cleaning it. 5. Know the location of the nearest
2. Be sure that the safety devices are in a. Assume a squatting position
2. Always keep the machine and hand fire‐alarm box and its operating
place and in working order, before with your knees bent and back
tools clean. Oily surfaces can be procedure.
operating a machine. Safety devices straight.
dangerous and metal chips left on 6. When using a welding or cutting
shouldn’t be removed. b. Grasp the workpiece firmly.
the machine table can interfere with torch, be sure to direct the sparks
3. Disconnect power and lock it off at c. Lift the object by straightening
safe clamping. away from any combustible
the switch box when making repair legs and keeping back straight.
3. Always use a brush, not cloth to material.
to the machine. Place a sign on the 13. Be sure the work is clamped
clean metal chips. Chips can stick to
machine noting that it’s out of securely in the vise or to a machine
order. table.