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the cylinder. The person can be killed or seriously injured.
Most modern coin operated washer-extractors have a door interlock which, for safety, locks the
door when the cycle starts (or a short time later). The door is unlocked when the cycle ends. If
power is lost, the door unlocks so that goods may be removed if desired. When power is restored
and the door is closed, most machines resume the interrupted cycle without additional coins and
the door is again locked.
In a tragic incident, a small child was placed, climbed, or was helped to climb into a front
loaded coin machine and the door was then closed behind him. The door locked, the
machine started running and the child was scalded to death.
The laundry owner/operator must guard against entrapping anyone in a washer-extractor by doing
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—The National Electric Code (article 430-112) requires a
clearly marked electric disconnect switch in sight and no more than 50 feet from each machine.
(Local codes may have additional requirements.) Make disconnect switches readily accessible,
but not so accessible as to provide an attractive nuisance for playful children.
You are urged to consult your licensed electrician and take immediate steps to comply if
your installation does not now meet the National Electric Code requirement.
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—Post signs prominently in the laundry or use whatever additional
effective means are available to inform the customer of the entrapment hazard, and how to
minimize the hazard, including but not necessarily limited to the following:
1. that children must not be placed inside, nor be allowed to operate or play in or around any
machine,
2. the location of the disconnect switch for each machine, and
3. what to do in the event of an emergency.
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—Verify daily that the door
interlock is functioning properly. Verify monthly that the machine cannot be made to operate by
any means other than inserting the proper number of coins with the door closed (see
accompanying document “How To Test Your Milnor Coin Operated Washer-Extractor's
Electronic Coin Counter and Locking-type Door Interlock”).
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—After a power loss and subsequent restoration, immediately
close the doors on all coin machines and complete the cycles of any machines which start up.
Unattended stores must develop a procedure to address this circumstance.
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monthly, both the coin counter and the door interlock function.
• To test only the locking-type door interlock (daily), perform Step 6 and 7.