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eTools Home : Machine Guarding              Scope | Standards | Bibliography | Viewing / Printing Instructions | Credits     Thermoforming Machine Safety Tour Use the "Move Left" and "Move Right" links below to navigate around the machine.  Featured areas in the image are numbered and described in the "Featured Areas" section located below the image. «Move Left | Move Right»   Featured Areas (1) Canopy hoods provide ventilation and are used to remove gases and fumes emitted from decomposing plastic that may be irritating to eyes and respiratory tract if employees are exposed. [Photo description: Highlighted area includes a silver fume canopy above the thermoforming machine.] View close-up (2) This is a guarded in-running nip end feed roller. Rolls of plastic sheet that have been loaded on the roll stand are threaded by the worker to the machine through end feed rollers. End feed rollers are guarded or opened to avoid a wide range of injuries that occur from hazards created by the movement of machine parts and/or roll stock. [Photo description: Highlighted area includes a long narrow opening near the front of the machine.] View close-up   <<< Back to Thermoforming Machines eTools Home : Machine Guarding              Scope | Standards | Bibliography | Viewing / Printing Instructions | Credits

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