3.1 OSHA regulations

All general and machine-specific safety standards for machines are included in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Part 1910, Subpart 0. The following list shows a few examples. Supplementary information can be found at www.osha.gov.

Extract from the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Part 1910, Subpart 0
 

Document number	Title and content
OSHA 1910.211	Definition
OSHA 1910.212	General requirements for all machines
OSHA 1910.213	Woodworking machinery requirements
OSHA 1910.214	Cooperage machinery requirements
OSHA 1910.215	Abrasive wheel machinery requirements
OSHA 1910.216	Mills and calendars in the rubber and plastics industries
OSHA 1910.217	Mechanical presses 1910.217(b)(7) Revolution Clutch Controls 1910.217(b)(14) Brake System Monitoring 1910.217(c) Safeguarding the Point of Operation 1910.217(c)(3) Point of Operation Devices 1910.217(c)(3)(iii) Presence Sensing Devices 1910.217(c)(3)(5) Additional Requirements for Safeguarding 1910.217(e) Inspection, Maintenance and Modification of Presses 1910.217(5)(c) Operation of Power Presses
OSHA 1910.218	Forging machines
OSHA 1910.219	Mechanical power-transmission apparatus

 

There is no uniform federal legislature in the USA that regulates the responsibility of the manufacturer or supplier. Each federal US state, however, is required by OSHA, 1970, Section 18 to develop its own occupational health and safety program. OSHA provides additional information on each of these programs on the www.osha.gov or www.osha-slc.gov websites.