PLATE 11 OF 20
Safeguarding and protective measures.
Guards, protective devices, and other measures that keep people away from hazards.
Pillar guide
Safeguarding, overview: Guards and protective devices as a system, chosen by the hazard and verified against the risk assessment.
Supporting guides
| Guide | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Fixed guards | Guards that can only be removed with a tool, and where they fit best in a safeguarding plan. |
| Movable guards and interlocking | Guards that open for access, interlocked so hazardous motion stops or cannot start while open. |
| Protective devices beyond guards | Light curtains, mats, two hand controls, and other devices, chosen and positioned by the hazard they address. |
| Guarding and access for intervention | Intervention tasks that need access, and how guarding is designed so the work can be done safely. |
| Guarding failure behaviour | What happens when a guard or device fails, and why failure behaviour is part of the design. |
| Maintaining guards and devices | Inspection, testing, and replacement that keep safeguarding effective over the machine life. |
| Adjustable and movable guarding | Guards that adjust for different workpieces or settings, and the limits that keep adjustment safe. |
| Enclosures as safeguarding | Full enclosures that contain hazards, and the access, ventilation, and viewing needs they create. |
| Selecting a safeguarding measure | A selection method that starts from the hazard, the task, and the risk, and ends with a verified measure. |
| Safeguarding standards in the file | How safeguarding standards support a measure, and what listing a standard does not prove about this machine. |
| Interlock monitoring and defeat resistance | Monitoring that detects interlock defeat or failure, and design that makes defeat difficult in the first place. |