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General safety and design considerations
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1 General safety and design
considerations
1.1 Introduction
1.1.1 Critical factor
To achieve an operational installation which is reasonably safe for all people
involved in its use and maintenance, it is necessary to consider certain as-
pects. This is done when designing a conveyor system. The chain is gen-
erally the critical factor to consider with guarding.
1.1.2 Safeguarding
All pinch and shear points as well as other exposed moving parts that pres-
ent a hazard to people at their workstations or their passageways must be
safeguarded. Overhead conveyors must be guarded to prevent objects fall-
ing. Cleated conveyor chains are more hazardous and create more pinch
and shear points than plain conveyor chains.