ANSI B151.5-2000 pdf download Plastic Film and Sheet Winding Machinery – Manufacture, Care and Use
1. Scope, Purpose, and Application
1.1 Scope The requirement of this standard shall apply to all film and sheet winding machinery (Machinery). Safety requirements of ancillary equipment used with the Machinery are not covered by this standard.
1.2 Purpose The purpose of this standard is to identify and ad- dress known hazards to personnel working on, or adjacent to the Machinery.
1.3 Application
1.3.1 New Installation The requirements of this standard pertaining to manufacture shall apply to all new or remanufactured Machinery installed in the United States of America. Compliance shall be achieved within one year of the approval date of this standard. Date of shipment (month and year) shall be affixed to the Machine permanently and legibly along with the name of the manufacturer or remanufacturer.
1.3.2 Existing Installations The employer is responsible for bringing existing Machines into compliance with the requirements of this standard within three years of the approval date of this standard. By the end of the three-year transition period, the 4- inch opening referred to in 5.3.1.1 shall be changed to 3 inches. It is not the intent of this standard to require existing installations to be in total compliance with the latest revision of ANSI/NFPA 79-1997, Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery. Only those re- quirements that address personnel safety require updating.
1.3.3 All Installations An employer shall not operate a Machine or permit it to be operated unless it is in compliance with this standard.
2 Normative References The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this American National Standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this American National Stan- dard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the standards indicated below.