Machine SafetyChapter 296-806, WAC |
Effective Date: 01/01/05 |
Helpful Tool: Mill Stopping Distances Chart |
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printing |
This tool will allow you to determine if your mill meets the emergency stopping distance required by the rule. The size or arrangement of the rolls doesn’t matter--they all have to stop within the specified limits unless there is no employee exposure to the hazard.
- You need to know the roll surface speed to use the chart. The roll surface speed is the distance (in feet) a point on the peripheral surface of the roll travels in one minute. You can determine the roll surface speed as follows:
Roll Surface Speed (feet per minute) = .262 x Roll Diameter in Inches x rpm
Examples:
- 24-inch diameter roll, 15 revolutions per minute.
Roll surface speed = .262 X 24 X 15 = 94.32 feet per minute- 12-inch diameter roll, 40 revolutions per minute.
Roll surface speed = .262 X 12 X 40 = 125.76 feet per minute
| Step 1: | Find the roll surface speed (in feet per minute) on the horizontal axis of the chart (on the bottom). |
| Step 2: | Draw a vertical line from the roll surface speed until it meets the sloped line between the shaded and un-shaded areas of the chart. |
| Step 3: | Draw a horizontal line from that point to the vertical axis (on the left side) and read the maximum acceptable stopping distance. |
Examples:
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Mill Stopping Distances Chart
Acceptable stopping distances for mills are those less than or equal to 1-1/2 % of the fastest speed at which they operate when empty. The size or arrangement of the rolls doesn’t matter--they all have to stop within the specified limits unless safety guarding eliminates employee exposure to the hazard.
The shaded area of the chart below shows
stopping distances that are acceptable for Mills. These distances
are measured:
- With the rolls running empty at maximum operating speed.
- In inches of surface travel of the roll.
- From the instant the emergency stopping device is activated.
