California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders
Group 8 - Points of Operation and Other Hazardous Parts of Machinery
Article 55 - Power Operated Presses
Section 4197 - Design, Construction, Setting and Feeding of Dies
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) General. It shall be the responsibility of the employer to:
NOTE: The employer should consider the design and use of dies and feeding mechanisms to eliminate the need of an operator(s) to place his/her hand(s) in the point of operation.
(b) Provision shall be made in both the upper and lower shoes for securely mounting the die to the bolster and slide. Where clamp caps or set screws are used in conjunction with punch stems, additional means of securing the upper shoe to the slide shall be used.
(c) Handling equipment attach points shall be provided on all dies requiring mechanical handling.
(d) If unitized tooling is used, the opening between the top of the punch holder and the face of the slide, or striking pad, shall be guarded.
1.
Amendment filed 7-17-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No.
29).
2. Amendment of subsections(a) and (d) filed 10-31-85;
effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No.
44).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
