ANSI Z245.2-2008 pdf download Stationary Compactors – Safety Requirements for Installation, Maintenance and Operation
3.17 continuously operating stationary compactor: Stationary compactor where the main motor remains in continuous operation, or can start automatically while unattended.
3.18 contract laborer: An employee of a person or company that provides labor (work) for a specified fee to another employer. A contract laborer may be used to supplement the employer’s regular workforce and usually performs the same or similar duties as regular full-time employees.
3.19 contractor: A person (or company) who contracts to supply certain materials or provide a specific service (work) for a stipulated fee and/or a specified period such compactor equipment maintenance services. The work or service provided may be outside the scope of materials supplied or services provided by the employer or operator’s workforce.
3.20 control of hazardous energy sources (lockout/tagout): A program which utilizes procedures for affixing appropriate lockout or tagout devices to energy isolating devices, and to otherwise disable machines or equipment to prevent unexpected energizing, start-up, or release of stored energy in order to prevent injury to persons in or near the machines.
3.21 conveyor: A horizontal, incline, or vertical device for moving or transporting material in a path predetermined by the design of the device, and having fixed or selective points of loading and discharge.
3.22 cycle: The operation of a mechanism to perform one complete operation having a definite beginning and end.
3.23 dock ramp: A structural platform for walking on or driving a vehicle on that provides access from an adjacent structure or area to the stationary compactor.
3.24 electrical enclosure: That portion of a product that renders inaccessible any part that presents a risk of electrical shock.
3.25 electrical power disconnect: A device that breaks the circuit supplying all electrical power to the stationary compactor, and can be locked in the off position.
3.26 emergency stop (E-stop): A stop arising from a sudden and unexpected need, and not as a part of normal operation. The device that can be actuated in an emergency situation to stop a machine’s process or cycle.
3.27 employee: An individual hired by an employer to work for compensation.
3.28 employer: A person, company, or entity who hires one or more individuals, companies or entities to work for compensation.
3.29 energy sources: Sources of energy that include, but are not limited to, electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal or other potential sources of energy (e.g., gravity, kinetic, etc.).
3.30 guarding: The use of a device or mechanism designed and constructed to prevent the operator of a stationary compactor and others from coming into physical contact with the point of operation or a hazard.