Dake Corporation
1809 Industrial Park Dr
Grand Haven, MI 49417
933672
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REV032022
SAFEGUARDING THE POINT OF OPERATION
ANSI B11.2 - Hydraulic Power Presses -
Safety Requirements for Construction, Care, and Use
It is important that Dake press users have a clear understanding of their responsibility involving the care and
use of their Dake hydraulic press, including point-of-operation safe guards. Dake strongly recommends that
Dake press users obtain a copy of the current American National Standard Institute (ANSI) B11.2 standard, for
a more complete understanding of their responsibilities.
ANSI B11.2 states the following, relative to point of operation safeguarding:
“Normally, only the employer (press user) can determine the requirements of the press productions system
components, including the dies and methods for feeding. Therefore, the employer is ultimately responsible to
designate and provide the point-of-operation safeguarding system.”
The standard also discusses additional responsibilities of the employer. Some of the key responsibilities are:
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The employer is responsible for the safety, use, and care of the hydraulic power press production system.
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The employer is responsible to consider the sources of hazards for all tasks to be implemented on the
hydraulic power press production system.
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The employer is required to eliminate or control identified hazards in the scope of their work activity.
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The employer is responsible for the training of personnel, caring for, inspecting, maintaining, and operating
hydraulic press production systems to ensure their competence.
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The employer is responsible to provide and ensure that point-of-operation safeguarding is used, checked,
maintained, and where applicable, adjusted on every production operation performed on a press
production system.
A complete and current copy of the ANSI B.11.2 standard can be obtained by contacting the following:
American National Standards Institute
1430 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology
7901 Westpark Drive
McLean, VA 22102