Review of the safeguards provided on the Biro Meat Tenderizer and the Chopper (grinder) machines.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

February 14, 1978

Mr. Vincent G. Biro
President and General Manager
The Biro Manufacturing Company
Marblehead, Ohio 48440

Dear Mr. Biro:

This is in response to your letter of December 6, 1977, concerning the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's review of the safeguards provided on the Biro Meat Tenderizer and the Chopper (grinder) machines. This also confirms that two members of my staff reviewed these two machines with your engineer, Mr. John Wonnell, at the Twin Bridges Marriott Motel in Arlington, Virginia.

Hazards created by unguarded vertical food mixers.

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OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

January 23, 1991

S. Melville McCarthy, P.E.
Registered Professional Engineer
417 Audubon Drive
Tallahassee, Florida 32312-1633

Dear Mr. McCarthy:

Thank you for your letter of November 5, 1990, expressing your concern about hazards created by unguarded vertical food mixers. Please accept our apology for the delay in this response.

Sewing machine guards.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

May 20, 1976

Mrs. Gladys Bourque
154 Orchard Avenue
Manchester, New Hampshire 03103

Dear Mrs. Bourque:

Your letter, addressed to the President, concerning sewing machine guards has been forwarded to this Administration for reply.

Recent grain elevator explosions.

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March 31, 1978

Mr. P. H. Batchelar
Manager-Market Development
Power Transmission Division
Uniroyal, Inc.
Oxford Management and Research Center
Middlebury, Connecticut 06749

Dear Mr. Batchelar:

This is in response to your letter dated January 18, 1978, addressed to Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall, concerning the recent grain elevator explosions. Your letter was forwarded to this office for response.

The application of 29 CFR 1910.242(a) to hand-operated paper cutters (trimming boards).

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June 30, 1976

 

 

Speed-Sensing Machine Guards

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August 22, 2012

Mr. David A. Felinski
Vice President
B11 Standards, Inc.
P.O. Box 690905
Houston, TX 77269

Dear Mr. Felinski:

OSHA machine guarding standards and the ISO/IEC standards adopted under the GATT; National Emphasis Program on Amputations

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

May 13, 2003

Mr. Robert Thomson
Frost Control, Inc.
7 Industrial Drive South
Smithfield, RI 02917-1526

Dear Mr. Thomson:

Maximum permissible guard openings for blade guards on cooling fans

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

August 21, 2003

Mr. Romualdo Correa Carrión
Occupational Safety & Health Consultant
38 Asia Street Mónaco II
Manati, PR 00674

Dear Mr. Carrión:

Use of laser guarding systems with hydraulic press brakes

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Use of laser guarding devices for hydraulic press brakes

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March 25, 2004

Mr. Jack Worrall, President
JM Engineering, Inc.
PO Box 590
142 Will Drive
Canton, MA 02021

Dear Mr. Worrall:

Thank you for your March 5, 2004 letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) Directorate of Enforcement Programs (DEP). This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation only of the requirements discussed and may not be applicable to any questions not delineated within your original correspondence.