The primary objective of this standard is to eliminate or control the risk of injuries to personnel associated with pipe tube and shape bending machines by establishing requirements for the machine's construction, operation and maintenance and for the production systems in which pipe, tube and shape bending machines are used.

Table of Contents

1 SCOPE 
     1.1 APPLICATIONS 
     1.2 EXCLUSIONS 
     1.3 DESCRIPTIONS 
2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES 
3 DEFINITIONS 
4 RESPONSIBILITY 
     4.1 SUPPLIER'S RESPONSIBILITY 
     4.2 USER’S RESPONSIBILITY 
     4.3 PERSONNEL 
5 HAZARD CONTROL 
     5.1 TASK AND HAZARD IDENTIFICATION 
     5.2 RISK ASSESSMENT / RISK REDUCTION 
6 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 
     6.1 GENERAL 
     6.2 MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM
     6.3 DESCRIPTION OF MODES OF OPERATION 
     6.4 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 
     6.5 PNEUMATIC AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS 
     6.6 FLUCTUATION IN OR INTERRUPTION OF POWER SOURCES CAUSING HAZARDOUS MOTION 
     6.7 ISOLATION OF POWER SOURCES 
     6.8 STORED ENERGY 
     6.9 INTERFERENCES 
     6.10 PERFORMANCE OF THE SAFETY–RELATED FUNCTION(S) 
     6.11 MACHINE INITIATION 
     6.12 STOP AND EMERGENCY STOP CONTROLS 
     6.13 OPERATOR CONTROL STATIONS 
     6.14 MANUALLY-OPERATED CONTROL DEVICES 
     6.15 ELIMINATION OF, OR PROTECTION FROM, INHERENT HAZARDS 
     6.16 WORKPIECE TRANSFER DEVICES 
     6.17 ERGONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS 
7 LAYOUT, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND STARTUP
     7.1 GENERAL 
     7.2 LAYOUT AND INSTALLATION – SUPPLIER’S RESPONSIBILITY 
     7.3 LAYOUT AND INSTALLATION – USER’S RESPONSIBILITY 
     7.4 TESTING AND START-UP PROCEDURES 
8 SAFEGUARDING 
     8.1 MANDATORY SAFEGUARDING DEVICE 
     8.2 GENERAL 
     8.3 GUARDS 
     8.4 INTERLOCKED GUARDS 
     8.5 SAFEGUARDING DEVICES 
     8.6 AWARENESS DEVICES 
     8.7 SAFE WORK PROCEDURES – USER’S RESPONSIBILITY 
     8.8 PERFORMANCE OF THE SAFETY-RELATED FUNCTION(S) 
9 SET-UP, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
     9.1 GENERAL 
     9.2 TOOL SET-UP 
     9.3 MACHINE INITIATION 
     9.4 PERIMETER IDENTIFICATION 
     9.5 MAINTENANCE 
     9.6 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
     9.7 TRAINING 
     9.8 SUPERVISION 
Annex A – Figures 
Annex B – Examples of Hazards and Hazardous Situations 
Annex C – Performance of the safety-related function(s) 
Annex D – Safety Distance 
Figure D.5: Example of guarding with various object sensitivities 
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Figure D.8: Two-hand Control & Two-Hand Trip Devices 
Figure D.9: RF Presence-sensing Devices 
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Annex E – Guidelines for General Training of Operators 
Annex F – Operator Training Knowledge Inventory
Annex G – Key for the Operator Training Knowledge Inventory 

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