Deck 14: Mechanical Hazards and Machine Safegurarding

Question 1

Sensitized doors and gates should never be used in conjunction with industrial robots.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Safeguarding involves regulations and guidelines that minimize the risk of accidents.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

All feeding and ejection systems are semiautomatic to allow the operator to intervene when necessary.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The most common mechanical injuries include cutting, tearing, shearing, and breaking.

Question 5

Choosing a machine guard or device that provides minimal protection against inadvertent contact with the hazard and is moveable by the operator provides what level of risk reduction?

A)Low level
B)Intermediate level
C)High level
D)No risk reduction

Question 6

An emerging technology for improving the safety or lockout/tagout programs is known as:

A)Energy absorption systems
B)Deadbolt lockout systems
C)Permanent Electrical Safety Devices (PESDs)
D)Voltage detector systems

Question 7

Key concepts in 29 CFR 1910.147 include which of the following?

A)Safety trip device
B)Automatic ejection device
C)Lockout, lockout device, tagout, and tagout device
D)Energy control procedures

Question 8

The best safeguard for a robot is a barrier around the perimeter of its work envelope.

Question 9

Point-of-operation devices come in a variety of types including photoelectric and radio frequency.

Question 10

Machine guards for all industries must meet the following minimum requirements: prevent contact, be secure, protect from falling objects, create no interference, and allows safe lubrication.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT part of a company's safeguarding program?

A)Machine hazard analysis
B)Guiding principles in the company's strategic plan
C)Employee training
D)Periodic safeguarding audits

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a type of point-of-operation device?

A)Two-hand controls
B)Pneumatic
C)Safety trip
D)Electromechanical

Question 13

Machine-operator contact includes flying metal chips, stock kickbacks, and chemical splashes.

Question 14

General requirements of 29 CFR 1910.212 include:

A)Types of machine guarding
B)Guarding the point of operation
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B

Question 15

Entrapment is a major concern when working with robots.

Question 16

The OSHA standard containing general requirements for machine guarding is 29 CFR 1935.602.

Question 17

All safeguards should protect against falling objects.

Question 18

Wireless devices are being used increasingly for risk reduction in machine operation.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a safeguard?

A)Initiate semiautomatic ejection
B)Allow safe maintenance
C)Prevent contact
D)Create no new hazards