Dake Corporation
1809 Industrial Park Dr
Grand Haven, MI 49417
#972200, 972210, 972220
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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 safeguards. 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:
The employer is responsible for the safety, use and care of the hydraulic power press production
system.
The employer is responsible to consider the sources of hazards for all tasks to be implemented on the
hydraulic power press production system.
The employer is required to eliminate, or control identified hazards in the scope of their work activity.
The employer is responsible for the training of personnel, caring for, inspecting, maintaining, and
operating hydraulic press production systems to ensure their competence.
The employer is responsible to provide and ensure that point-of-operation safeguarding is used,
checked, maintained and where applicable, adjusted on ever production operation performed on a
press production system.
A complete and current copy of the ANSI B11.2 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
