FSS 5, Attachment 3:
CHECKLIST for TOOLING MACHINES
Manual Operated Lathe
Issue date: 2009-03-30
I.
Job No.
Nature of the inspection
First inspection
Follow-up inspection
II. Details of the machine:
In-house system designation
Designation
Type
Ser. No.
Year of
construction
Manufacturer/Supplier
Site
1.
2.
3.
III. Information concerning the scope of the inspection
The inspection was carried out in accordance with the checklist for Tooling Machines, dated 2007-12-10.
IV. Inspection results
The machine / system comply with the current FSS 5.
The machine / system does not meet every requirement of the FSS 5 checklist. However, the
machine / system may be used as the functions concerned are not critical in terms of safety.
The machine/ system does not comply with the current FSS 5.
The machine / system will be upgraded.
Initial cost estimate:
_______________
Deadline: ____________________
Follow-up inspection required!
The machine / system will be removed from service by _____________ at the latest.
Until this time, technical and / or organizational measures have been implemented to ensure
safe operation, as laid down in the attachment.
Date of next regular inspection: ____________________.
V. Distribution list
Responsible person for corrections and
improvements:
Responsible person for documentation
and files:
VI. Inspection performance
Mechanical part
Electrical part
Production
Others
Name
Date
Signature
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Irrelevant
Check
Machine / system designation ________________________________________
OK
Not
OK
References
Remarks
3,2
Hazardous zone
12.1
11.1
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Machine / system designation ________________________________________
1.
Operating manual, circuit diagrams, technical data sheets
1.1
Is an operating manual available for the machine?
1.2
Are the circuit diagrams available?
1.3
Are instructions for use available?
1.4
Is a maintenance schedule available?
2.
General condition of the machine / system
Visual inspection; enclosures; barriers; cables; hoses; lines
2.1
Have all enclosures and barriers been secured in a suitable manner and to an
adequate extent (with safety bolts where necessary)?
Are all enclosures and barriers in faultless condition?
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
Are all parts of the machine protected against the hazards associated with used
energy supplies (hydraulic, pneumatic) in a suitable manner and to an adequate
extent?
Are all lines, hoses and other facilities used to generate and carry energy
protected against mechanical, thermal and/or chemical damage?
Has the machine been installed and secured in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions and to withstand the normal loads and stresses
encountered in operational service?
3.
Risk of mechanical contact with moving (machine) components
Visual inspection and function test; checking with reference to the
operating instructions
3.1
Are safety devices and guards in place that prevent access to hazardous zones
or bring potentially hazardous movements to a standstill before the hazardous
zone is reached? Do these also apply at openings where material is fed into the
machine?
Is there a safety hood with limit switch for the clamping jaws?
3.2
Irrelevant
OK
Not
OK
References
Remarks
EN 982 and EN 983
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Machine / system designation ________________________________________
3.3
Have the guards and safety mechanisms been designed and dimensioned in
such a way that they are capable of withstanding foreseeable impact energy
(where workpieces or machine components are thrown out)? Applies to second
safety hood, where fitted.
3.4
Applies to second safety hood, where fitted.
Have the inspection windows in guards and safety mechanisms been fitted on
the inside and bolted to the guard or safety mechanism, and are they resistant
to damage caused by chips and cooling lubricant, or have replacement intervals
been defined?
Is sufficient clearance maintained between the guards and safety mechanisms
and the hazardous zone?
3.5
3.6
Irrelevant
OK
Not
OK
References
Remarks
EN 13128; EN 12417
Is it impossible for the
safety hood to come into
contact with the
workpiece / chuck?
Do the guards and/or safety mechanisms obstruct the necessary observation of
the working cycle?
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Machine / system designation ________________________________________
4.
Workpiece clamping facilities / jaw chucks (lathes) - for powered
chucks only
4.1
4.2
Is the actuating force of the workpiece clamping facility monitored and have
measures been taken to prevent the main spindle starting if the clamping force
does not reached the specified value?
Have measures been taken to prevent fingers being pinched when loading and
unloading?
(4 mm max. clamping travel, or step-by-step clamping movement in
increments not exceeding 4 mm, or 4 mm/s max. closing speed)
5.
Tailstock sleeve (lathes) - for powered sleeves only
5.1
Are powered movements of the center sleeve restricted to 20 mm/s with guards
and safety mechanisms open?
Is there a control facility with automatic reset (jog switch / foot switch) to
trigger the powered movement?
5.2
6.
Chip collection and disposal?
6.1
Is access to potentially hazardous areas prevented by fixed and/or electrically
monitored moving guards and safety mechanisms?
7.
Drive elements (belts, chains, gearwheels, shafts)
7.1
Is access to potentially hazardous areas prevented by fixed and/or electrically
monitored moving guards and safety mechanisms?
8.
Hazards caused by gas, vapor, mist, liquid and dust
Visual inspection, working zone analysis, test record
8.1
Have facilities been provided to restrain and/or to discharge such emissions at
source? (cooling lubricant, dust)
8.2
Are the employees protected against the release of substances that are
generated, used or stored in the equipment and facilities?
9.
Command facilities
Visual inspection and function test
Irrelevant
OK
Not
OK
References
Remarks
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Machine / system designation ________________________________________
9.1
Are the command facilities clearly recognizable as such and are their functions
easily distinguishable?
9.2
Are the command facilities fitted outside the hazardous zone(s) and can they be
operated safely?
9.3
Can the command facilities be operated inadvertently?
10.
Starting the machine / system
(switching on)
Function test; checking with reference to circuit documents and
operating instructions
10.1
Can the machine only be started by deliberately operating the command
facilities provided for this purpose?
10.2
If the machine is at a standstill, can it only be restarted by deliberately
operating the command facilities provided for this purpose?
10.3
Can a fundamental operating state only be controlled by
deliberately operating the command facilities provided for this purpose?
11.
Shutting the machine / system down (switching off)
Function test; checking with reference to circuit documents and
operating instructions
11.1
Is there a master switch to turn the complete machine on and off and can this
switch be secured with at least 3 locks?
11.2
Does shutdown result in the complete machine assuming a safe state?
11.3
Is the command to shut the machine down given precedence over the
command to start the machine?
11.4
Can the energy supply to the drive(s) be interrupted after the machine has been
switched off completely?
Irrelevant
OK
Not
OK
References
Remarks
Indelible markings in the
form of icons or in the local
language
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11.5
Are clearly recognizable facilities provided to disconnect the machine from
every single energy source?
12.
Emergency STOP facilities
Visual inspection and function test; checking with reference to circuit
documents
12.1
Are emergency STOP facilities provided?
12.2
Does the emergency STOP facility bring potentially hazardous movements or
processes to a standstill as quickly as possible? And does the emergency
STOP facility put the machine in a safe state?
12.3
In doing so, does the emergency STOP facility not generate any other potential
hazards?
Is the emergency STOP facility accessible quickly, easily and safely and is it
marked conspicuously?
12.4
12.5
Is the emergency STOP facility integrated into an intrinsically safe / self-testing
emergency STOP circuit?
Not absolutely essential
12.6
Can the machine only be restarted by deliberately operating the command
facilities provided for this purpose?
13.
Lighting
Visual inspection;
measurement
13.1
Are the working zones adequately illuminated for the work performed in them?
14.
Alarm facilities
Visual inspection and function test
14.1
Are the visual alarm signals easily seen and unmistakable?
Irrelevant
OK
Not
OK
References
Remarks
Fastest possible braking
without coasting
(e.g. electromagnetic brake)
Is an error in the emergency
STOP circuit detected
(machine cannot be
restarted)?
750 lux can be achieved
using an additional lamp
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CHECKLIST for Tooling Machines: Manual Operated Lathe
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Machine / system designation ________________________________________
15.
Using equipment and facilities
Visual inspection; checking with reference to the operating manual and
the instructions for use
15.1
Is the equipment solely used for the intended purpose specified by the
manufacturer?
16.
Preventive and corrective maintenance work, cleaning
Checking with reference to the operating manual, the instructions for
use and the maintenance schedule
17.
Identification markings
Visual inspection
17.1
Does the machine bear the necessary safety identification markings and hazard
warnings?
18.
Risk of fire, explosion and overheating equipment
Visual inspection and function test, checking with reference to the
operating manual and the work instructions
18.1
Are the employees protected against the potential hazards resulting from fire
and overheating equipment?
18.2
Have protective measures been taken on machines used to process materials
that produce self-igniting or explosive particles to prevent fire and/or explosion?
(Reducing the amount of dust produced, facilities to collect and remove dust,
equipment to dampen dust produced by the machine.)
Where potential fire and/or explosion hazards cannot be eliminated completely,
have measures been implemented to deal with the hazards? (fire extinguishers)
18.3
19.
Contact with electric current
Visual inspection and function test, checking with reference to the
operating manual, measurement
19.1
Does the equipment offer the employee protection against direct contact with
electric current?
Irrelevant
OK
Not
OK
References
Remarks
Refer to FSS 1
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Machine / system designation ________________________________________
19.2
Does the equipment offer the employee protection against indirect contact with
electric current?
20.
Risk of people slipping, tripping or falling
(in connection with machines)
Visual inspection
20.1
Have measures been taken to ensure that personnel cannot slip, trip or fall?
Irrelevant
OK
Not
OK
References
Remarks
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