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Mechanical power presses

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Publications

Brochures/Guides
- Lockout/Tagout
  Gives instruction on how to protect employees who could be injured as a result of the unexpected release of hazardous energy. Lockout and tagout are the primary methods of controlling hazardous energy.
  EnglishOrder printed copy01/23/2026
- Machine safeguarding at the point of operation
  Focuses on point-of-operation hazards and safeguarding methods; covers equipment found in many Oregon workplaces and current machine-guarding requirements.
  EnglishOrder printed copy08/12/2024

Education and training

Online course
- Bloqueo y Etiquetado
  Durante este curso aprenderá sobre; el propósito y alcance del estándar de bloqueo o cerrado/etiquetado, procedimientos de bloqueo y etiquetado, criterios de capacitación y criterios de inspección periódica.
  SpanishOnline course
- Lockout/Tagout online course
  During this course you will learn about: the purpose and scope of the lockout/tagout standard; lockout and tagout procedures; training criteria; and periodic inspection criteria.
  EnglishOnline course

Workshop
- Lockout/Tagout and Machine Safeguarding
  Machine Safeguarding
  Student Workbook used in the Machine Safeguarding portion of the Lockout/Tagout and Machine Safeguarding workshop.
  WorkbookEnglish09/29/2025

Rules and rule-related

Final Rules
- Division 2, Subdivision O, Machinery and Machine Guarding
  1-2014 Word version
Interpretations
- Guarding of machinery by location
  05/17/1994
Program Directives
- Machine Guarding: Mechanical Power Presses
  Purpose: To aid in the recognition and applicability of 1910.212 and 1910.217 as they relate to mechanical power presses, platen presses, iron workers, press brakes, and other similarly configured machinery.
  A-29111/13/2013
- Power Presses: Presence Sensing Device Initiation
  Purpose: This directive describes OR-OSHA’s response to Federal OSHA’s adoption of third party certification rules for PSDI equipment.
  A-22908/25/2005

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