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Loss-In-Weight Color Feeders

Chapter 1: Safety

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• Clean the Loss-In-Weight Color Feeder and surrounding area DAILY, and inspect the

machine for loose, missing or broken parts.

• Shut off power to the Loss-In-Weight Color Feeder when it is not in use. Turn the

switch to the OFF position, or unplug it from the power source.

Maintenance Responsibility

Proper maintenance is essential to safety. If you are a maintenance worker, you must make
safety a priority to effectively repair and maintain equipment.

Before removing, adjusting, or replacing parts on a machine, remember to turn off all electric
supplies and all accessory equipment at the machine, and disconnect and lockout electrical
power. Attach warning tags to the disconnect switch.

When you need to perform maintenance or repair work on a Loss-In-Weight Color Feeder
above floor level, use a solid platform or a hydraulic elevator. If there is a permanently
installed catwalk around your Feeder, use it. The work platform should have secure footing
and a place for tools and parts. DO NOT climb on unit, machines, or work from ladders.

If you need to repair a large component, use appropriate handling equipment. Before you use
handling equipment (portable “A” frames, electric boom trucks, fork trucks, overhead cranes)
be sure the load does not exceed the capacity of the handling equipment or cause it to become
unstable.

Carefully test the condition of lifting cables, chains, ropes, slings, and hooks before using
them to lift a load.

Be sure that all non-current carrying parts are correctly connected to earth ground with an
electrical conductor that complies with current codes. Install in accordance with national and
local codes.

When you have completed the repair or maintenance procedure, check your work and remove
your tools, rigging, and handling equipment.

Do not restore power to the Loss-In-Weight Color Feeder until all persons are clear of the
area. DO NOT start and run the unit until you are sure all parts are functioning correctly.

BEFORE you turn the Loss-In-Weight Color Feeder over to the operator for production,
verify all enclosure panels, guards and safety devices are in place and functioning properly.

Reporting a Safety Defect

If you believe that your equipment has a defect that could cause injury, you should
immediately discontinue its use and inform the manufacturer.

The principle factors that can result in injury are failure to follow proper operating procedures
(i.e. lockout/tagout), or failure to maintain a clean and safe working environment.