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 4206 - Safeguarding the Point of Operation
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) General. The employer shall provide and ensure the use of properly applied and adjusted point of operation devices or guards for every operation performed on a power operated press.
(b) Where point of operation guards are used in conjunction with point of operation devices, the safeguarding shall meet the requirements of Article 55.
EXCEPTION: When the point of operation opening is one-fourth-inch or less. See Figure G-8.
1. New
section filed 7-17-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No.
29).
2. Amendment filed 11-17-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 82, No. 47).
3. Amendment 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.
