Punch presses and the revised standard for mechanical power presses.
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July 29, 1975
Mr. Sanford Evenchik
Safety Coordinator
Lester Industries, Inc.
25661 Cannon Road
P. O. Box 46309
Bedford, Ohio 44146
Dear Mr. Evenchik:
This is in response to your letter of May 14, 1975, which was forwarded to this office for reply through our Chicago Regional Office. The questions concerned punch presses and the revised standard, 29 CFR 1910.217, Mechanical Power Presses, dated December 3, 1974. For clarity your questions are answered in the same sequence as asked in your letter of inquiry.