Mechanical power presses

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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.
  English Order printed copy 03/09/2021
- 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.
  English Order printed copy 08/12/2024
Posters
- Hair today gone tomorrow
  Reminds workers of the dangers presented by hair and moving parts. Long hair is extremely dangerous around machinery. Always keep your hair completely covered.
  English Order printed copy 10/27/2022
References
- Rules with requirements
  We get many calls and emails from employers asking the same question. It begins: “Which of your rules have requirements for…” You can finish the sentence with words like “recordkeeping,” “employee training,” and “written documents.” To answer those questions, we’ve organized these rules requirements into a filterable, sortable, searchable table.
  English 05/10/2019

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-291 11/13/2013
- 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-229 08/25/2005