Power Operated Guillotine Safety Instructions
1. Maintenance.
Make sure the Guillotine is turned
off and disconnect from the main power supply
and make sure all moving parts have come to a
complete stop before any inspection, adjustment or
maintenance is carried out.
2. Guillotine Condition.
Guillotine must be
maintained for a proper working condition. Never
operate a Guillotine that has low oil levels, damaged
or worn parts. Scheduled routine maintenance
should performed on a scheduled basis.
3. Blade Condition.
Never operate a Guillotine with a
damaged or badly worn blades. Replace if required.
4. Pump Direction.
Pump rotation must be in arrow
direction otherwise the pump will be damaged.
5. Hand Hazard.
Keep hands and fingers clear from
moving parts. Serious injury can occur if hand or
finger tips come between blades.
6. Personal Protection.
Gloves are recommended
when handling the workpieces.
7. Authorized and trained personnel.
The machine
must be operated by authorized and trained
personnel. The shear is designed to be operated
be a single user. Using the machine with more
than one operator is forbidden, except for certain
maintenance situations.
8. Power outage.
In the event of a power failure
during use of the machine, turn off all switches
to avoid possible sudden start up once power is
restored.
9. Work area hazards.
Keep the area around the
Guillotine clean from oil, tools, objects & chips. Pay
attention to other persons in the area and know what
is going on around the area to ensure unintended
accidents.
10. Guards.
Operate machine only with all protective
devices and guarding in place and operational.
Never remove, defeat or bypass. Any presence-
sensing safeguarding used must have regular
Safety integrity tests and records kept. These
records must be kept for 5 years or for the life of
the plant and be handed to any person that you
relinquish control of the plant to. Tests include stop
time measurements , safety distance calculations
and inspections, with operator checks and periodic
maintenance checks. (WHS Regulation 226)
11. Material.
Material must NOT be hardened ceramic
or glass-originated, non flat metals (at origin) e.g.
rods, bars, tubes & pipes.
12. Blade gap adjustment.
Do NOT operate the
machine without proper blade gap adjustment
according to sheet thickness.
13. Warning Labels.
Take note of any warning labels
on the machine and do not remove them.
14. Backgauge Area.
Do not access the backgauge
area, while the machine is working.
15. Protective fence.
Do not bridge the safety limit
switch of the rear protective fence.
16. Squaring arm.
Do not use side squaring arm
and front support arms for intermediate storage of
workpieces.
17. Operation.
During the shearing process, the
workpiece may slide or move unexpectedly.
Therefore, the material must be handled carefully.
18. Emergency stop.
Use the emergency stop button
in case of any emergency.
19. Level machine.
Level the machine on a flat
concrete surface by using a spirit level.
20. Overloading machine.
Do not exceed the rated
capacity of the guillotine. Please refer to the
manual for capacities.
21. Hearing protection and hazards.
Always
wear hearing protection as noise generated from
machine and workpiece can cause permanent
hearing loss over time.
22. Call for help.
If at any time you experience
difficulties, stop the machine and call you nearest
branch service department for help.
Machinery House
requires you to read this entire Manual before using this machine.
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Instructions Manual for MG-440 (S924A)
07/02/2018
