3.2 Safety Hazards
The following safety hazards are most commonly associated with plastic
injection molding equipment (see European Standard EN201 or American
Standard ANSI/SPI B151.1).
WARNING
Also refer to all machine manuals and local regulations and codes for safety
information.
Refer to the illustration of hazard areas below when reading the Safety
Hazards Table 3-1 on page 3-3.
Figure 3-1 Injection molding machine hazard areas.
Top view with guards removed
Front view with guards removed
2
10
5
3
Top View with Guards Removed
2
5
9
1
4
7
6
9
8
Front View with Guards Removed
1. Mold area
2. Clamping mechanism area
3. Area of movement of
core and ejector drive
mechanisms outside areas
1 and 2
4. Machine nozzle area
5. Plasticating and / or
injection unit area
6. Feed opening area
7. Area of the heater bands
of the plasticizing and / or
injection cylinders
8. Parts discharge area
9. Hoses
10. Area inside the guards and
outside the mold area
3-2
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