Scrap Baling Presses / Scrap Balers

Personnel who load, operate as well as maintain balers can be exposed to hazards related to crushing and amputation. If baler is inadequately safeguarded or if hazardous energy lockout procedures are not followed, there is a possibility of serious injuries as well as fatalities that occur when part of worker's body is caught by baler Ram inside loading and baling chambers.

Hence, it becomes mandatory for most of balers to meet safeguarding requirements listed in quality standard guidelines. Further, checklists highlighting the ANSI and OSHA standards particularly emphasize on commonly-used vertical down stroke baler. These checklists ensure a safe baler operation that needs to be reviewed before purchase. Based on the research, three criteria must be satisfied to protect workers from injury during operation of balers:

• Point-of-operation guarding like an interlock gate
• Periodic inspection & maintenance of equipment and safeguarding devices must be conducted to ensure proper operation as well as safe performance
• Workers must be trained in safe operations of equipment including understanding hazards related to bypassing safety devices, and recognize limitations and effective operating ranges of safety devices