2 Safety Information Hazardous Energy Lockout O.S.H.A. (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) requires all machine installations to have energy isolating devices for the applicable types of energy the machine may employ. The customer must make sure employees know how to perform a hazardous energy lockout. O.S.H.A. 29 CFR 1910.147 states: “The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance where unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.” The forms of energy present in the TEI® machine include: Gravity Electrical power Hydraulics Pneumatics Heat Lockout and lockout removal procedures are followed by information about each form of energy that must be isolated before servicing and/or maintenance. ALL steps of the lockout procedure must be performed BEFORE servicing and/or maintaining equipment. Servicing and/or maintenance is defined as follows: “Work place activities such as constructing, installing, setting up, adjusting, inspecting, modifying, and maintaining and/ or servicing machines or equipment. These activities include lubrication, cleaning or unjamming of machines or equipment and making adjustments or tool changes, where the employee may be exposed to the unexpected energization or start-up of the equipment or release of hazardous energy.” FEEDMASTER® Block Push Bottom Feeder Safety Information Hazardous Energy Lockout Procedure Before any servicing and/or maintenance, follow these steps, in order, to achieve a zero energy state. More detailed information about the specific forms of energy begins on page 5. 1. Press the Manual/Reset button, and then lower the all assemblies to their lowest possible positions. If it is necessary to work under any of the following assemblies, raise it fully and secure it as follows. NEVER go under any assembly until it is secured and the lockout procedure is completed. • If the lift conveyor is raised, all four lockout pins must be inserted. Raise the lift and lock out the electrical disconnect. Slide in each pin and place a padlock on it. Unlock the electrical disconnect, turn on the machine and gently lower the lift so that it rests on the pins. Keep all the padlock keys on your person until service and/or maintenance is complete. • If it is necessary to work under the Extendo conveyor, raise it fully. When electrical power is disconnected, safety pins on both sides go into the safety legs and hold the Extendo. See your supervisor to see if blocking is necessary and for correct blocking techniques. 2. Turn the Machine Stop/Start keyswitch to the Stop position and remove the key. 3. Locate the electrical disconnect and turn the rotary disconnect to the OFF position. Pull out the operating handle, place a padlock on it and lock the padlock. Note: If the machine has a knife disconnect, pull the lever down to the off position, place a padlock through the holes on the lever and the bracket and lock it. 4. Allow all electric motors, hydraulic components, hydraulic oil and other parts, which may be hot, to cool to 100°F. (Lockout procedure continued on next page.) FEEDMASTER® Block Push Bottom Feeder 3 4 Safety Information 5. Turn the air disconnect to the OFF position, then listen for air to finish bleeding out of the system. Insert a padlock through the handle and the latch, so that the handle cannot be turned, and lock the padlock. Keep the only key to the padlock on your person until service and/or maintenance is complete. 6. Verify that all hazardous energy has been isolated. 7. Proceed with servicing and/or maintenance only after all steps have been completed. Lockout Removal Procedure When service and/or maintenance is complete, follow these steps, in order, to remove the hazardous energy lockout. 1. Make sure that the area is clear of any personnel, debris, tools, corrugated, etc. 2. Remove the padlock from electrical disconnect and switch ON the power to the machine. DO NOT go into any hazard area with the power on. 3. Remove the padlock from the air shutoff valve and turn it on. 4. Make sure all Emergency Stop buttons are pulled out. Put the key in the Machine Stop/Start keyswitch and turn it to start, then start the machine. 5. If the lift conveyor has been pinned in the raised position, raise it up slightly off the pins, then lock out the electrical disconnect. Remove the padlocks and slide out the pins. Turn the tabs on the lockout pins to the down position. Remove any blocks from the lift assembly or Extendo conveyor. DO NOT go under any conveyor with the blocks and/or pins removed. Unlock the electrical disconnect again and start the machine. FEEDMASTER® Block Push Bottom Feeder 12 Safety Information Hazard Zones The entire machine is protected by the Hazardous Energy Lockout Procedure on page 3. This procedure uses the electrical disconnect, air shutoff ball valve and the four mechanical lockout pins on the main frame. The hazard zones on the Block Push Bottom Feeder are: • The area inside of the main frame, extending to the back of the block pusher and the separation conveyor. • The area underneath the Extendo conveyor, including the tamper travel area. These areas are shown in red in the illustration below. DO NOT go into these hazard areas unless you have completed the “Hazardous Energy Lockout Procedure” on page 3. Hazard Areas on the Block Push Bottom Feeder Mark floor under Extendo to warn personnel of hazard area. Red indicates hazard area. DO NOT enter without performing the hazardous energy lockout procedure. If the machine has a pit under the lift assembly, the pit is considered a confined space. Follow your company’s confined space policy when entering the pit. You must lock out the system using the hazardous energy lockout procedure rather than the Machine Stop/Start key switch for any operation that requires entering any hazard area for service and/or maintenance. Each individual entering a hazard area must place their own lock on the electrical disconnect. FEEDMASTER® Block Push Bottom Feeder
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