COC CLS - Healthy Safety Environment - NIKE, Inc. - The Journey

MACHINE GUARDING
STANDARD
The contractor provides a safe, hygienic and healthy workplace setting and takes necessary steps to
prevent accidents and injury arising out of, linked with or occurring in the course of work or as result of
the operation of contractor’s facilities. The contractor has systems to detect, avoid and respond to
potential risks to the safety and health of all employees.
‣ Develop and implement process and procedures to reduce or eliminate risk associated with
injuries due to moving machine parts.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Location Manager must ensure that the machine guarding procedures are developed, implemented
and followed.
HSE Representative must establish, maintain and administer the machine guarding procedures.
Managers and Supervisors must ensure that employees are trained and adhere to the requirements of
the machine guarding procedures.
Employees must adhere to the requirements of the machine guarding procedures.
DEFINITIONS
• Elevator is a lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically
in a vertical shaft in order to move people or materials from one floor to another in a building.
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) refers to specific practices and procedures to safeguard employees from
the unexpected energization or startup of machinery and equipment, or the release of hazardous
energy during service or maintenance activities.
• Machine guarding are methods to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area
from hazards such as ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying debris and sparks. Examples of
guarding methods are barrier guards, twohand tripping devices, interlocks, etc..
REQUIREMENTS
1. RISK ASSESSMENT—Each facility must have a documented machine guarding risk assessment
performed which includes as a minimum:
a. Survey of all machines and equipment for hazards associated with moving machine parts.
b. Evaluation of risk associated with hazards.
c. Identification and implementation of control measures to reduce the risk (e.g. fixed guards,
interlocks, two-hand controls).
2. POLICIES & PROCEDURES—Each facility must have implemented procedures to reduce or eliminate
the risk of an injury from moving machinery parts, which must cover, as a minimum, the following:
a. Evaluation for new and/or modified equipment considering first eliminating then protection
against hazards.
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