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Division: /
RETSD
/Analysis By:
/Kildonan-East Staff
/Date:
/ Sep/18/2006Department: / Kildonan-East Collegiate /
Supervisor:
/Frequency:
/ HourlyJob Title:
/Climate Control
/ Approved By: /JSA Number:
/ CC6Job Title:
/ Bar Folder Machine CC6 / Job Performed By: /Teacher and or students
Required Personal Protective Equipment: CSA approved safety glasses/goggles; CSA approved steel-toed footwear, leather gloves for transporting sheet metal with sharp edges. 100% cotton coveralls preferred, and hearing protection required in confined space/area and/or per RETSD policy.
GENERAL NOTES: Folder generally is used for folding 22 gage or lighter sheet metal. A folder produces a bend of limited width. Bar folders are used to bend edges of sheets at various angles, to make channel shapes and double right angle folds, and to prepare folds for lock seams and wired edges. The bar folder consists of a frame, a folding blade, a jaw and fingers (located under the folding blade), and a wing turned by an operating handle.
No lighters, matches or cell phones are allowed in the shop area. Long necklaces, bracelets and rings should be removed. Long hair should be tied back. Strings and hoods hanging from pullovers/sweaters should be removed or tucked inside of coveralls.
Job Safety Analysis:
Step / Description / Hazard / Controls1 / Prior to starting work remove jewelry, tie back long hair, remove loose fitting clothing and or any clothing with drawstrings as they all can get caught in the bar folder. / Bruises and or choking
Jewelry or clothing caught in bar folder hair pulled from scalp. / Remove any loose clothing and jewelry as well as tie back long hair as they present a hazard if caught in the bar folder.
2 / Ensure a clean work area / Slip, trip, fall around bar folder machine. / Good housekeeping, clean up and clear away any debris before using the bar folder machine.
3 / Retrieve material to be folded. Ascertain that the size and thickness of the material being folded does not exceed the rated capacity of the bar folder. Do not fold more than one thickness of material, including seams and edges. Wire or rod should not be formed in bar folders. A hammer or mallet should not be used to flatten sheet metal or straighten wire on the folding blade. The bar folder must be kept clean and well lubricated. / Cuts, scraps to fingers, hands.
Damage to machine, injury to self-trying to remove sheet metal from bar folder. Damage to bar folder. / Wear gloves when retrieving material/s with sharp edges. Know the limitations of the bar folder.
4 / Prior to starting task on the bar folder, loosen locking screw and check the gage adjusting screw and the wing. Check the gage adjustment screw periodically to insure that the gage markings are correct. The wing must be set to produce the desired sharp or rounded fold. Follow gage and wing adjustment procedure per manual or teachers instructions.
5 / Insert sheet metal to be folded between the folding blade and the jaw. Hold the metal firmly against the gage fingers with the left hand and place the right hand on the operating handle. To fold the edge, pull the operating hand with the right hand as far as it will go. Keep the left hand on the sheet until the sheet is held in place by the wing. / Pinched fingers
Repetitive motion / Focus on task and keep your fingers away from the folding blade.
Take breaks stretch arms.
6 / Return the operating handle to its former position. Keep your hand on the operating handle until the wing returns to its normal position. Remove the sheet from the folder. / Sharp edges cuts on fingers or hands Repetitive motion / Wear gloves if edges are sharp.
Take breaks stretch
7 / Clean up area around folder put away all sheet metal. / Trip, slip fall around bar folder machine / Good housekeeping clean up, clear away debris.
AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEE INFORMATION:
ID NUMBER: / LAST NAME: / FIRST NAME: / REMARKS:JOB HISTORY INFORMATION:
DATE: / REMARKS:Approval Signature:Date:
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