This standard specifies the safety requirements for the design, construction, operation and maintenance (including installation, dismantling, and transport) of roll-forming and roll-bending machines.

Table of Contents

1 SCOPE 
     1.1 GENERAL 
     1.2 DESCRIPTIONS 
     1.3 INCLUDED MACHINES 
     1.4 EXCLUDED MACHINES 
2 REFERENCES 
3 DEFINITIONS 
4 RESPONSIBILITY 
     4.1 SUPPLIER'S RESPONSIBILITY 
     4.2 USER'S RESPONSIBILITY 
     4.3 PERSONNEL'S RESPONSIBILITY 
5 HAZARD CONTROL 
     5.1 TASK AND HAZARD IDENTIFICATION 
     5.2 RISK ASSESSMENT / RISK REDUCTION 
6 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 
     6.1 GENERAL 
     6.2 COMPONENT SELECTION 
     6.3 MACHINE CONTROLS 
     6.4 DESCRIPTION OF MODES OF OPERATION 
     6.5 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 
     6.6 VOLTAGE 
     6.7 PNEUMATIC AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS 
     6.8 FLUCTUATION IN OR INTERRUPTION OF POWER SOURCES 
     6.9 ISOLATION OF POWER SOURCES 
     6.10 STORED ENERGY 
     6.11 INTERFERENCES 
     6.12 PERFORMANCE OF THE SAFETY-RELATED FUNCTIONS 
     6.13 MACHINE INITIATION 
     6.14 STOP AND EMERGENCY STOP CONTROLS 
     6.15 OPERATOR CONTROL STATIONS 
     6.16 MANUALLY OPERATED CONTROL DEVICES 
     6.17 INDICATORS 
     6.18 ELIMINATION OF, OR PROTECTION FROM, INHERENT HAZARDS 
7 INSTALLATION, TESTING AND START-UP 
     7.1 GENERAL 
     7.2 FOUNDATION 
     7.3 LIGHTING
     7.4 TESTING AND START-UP 
8 SAFEGUARDING 
     8.1 GENERAL 
     8.2 GUARDS 
     8.3 SAFEGUARDING (PROTECTIVE) DEVICES 
     8.4 AWARENESS BARRIERS, DEVICES AND SIGNS 
     8.5 SAFEGUARDING METHODS 
     8.6 SAFE WORK PROCEDURES 
     8.7 COVERS AND SHIELDS 
     8.8 COMPLEMENTARY EQUIPMENT 
     8.9 SAFETY DISTANCE 
     8.10 PERFORMANCE OF THE SAFETY-RELATED FUNCTION(S) 
9 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
     9.1 TRAINING OF PERSONNEL 
     9.2 LOCKOUT/TAGOUT/TRYOUT 
     9.3 SET-UP 
     9.4 OPERATION 
     9.5 MAINTENANCE 
ANNEX A (INFORMATIVE) – EXAMPLES OF ROLL-FORMING AND ROLL-BENDING MACHINES
ANNEX B (INFORMATIVE) – PERFORMANCE OF THE SAFETY-RELATED FUNCTION(S) 
ANNEX C (INFORMATIVE) – GUIDELINES FOR GENERAL TRAINING OF OPERATORS OF ROLL-FORMING AND ROLL-BENDING MACHINES 
ANNEX D (INFORMATIVE) – AUDIT LIST 

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