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Keep Clear of Nip Points Safety Checklist

by Murray Taylor, from the Community

This CSB Keep Clear of Nip Points checklist helps teams reduce pinch and nip point hazards around rotating and moving machinery. It guides supervisors and workers to confirm authorization and competency, ensure machine guards are present and secure, identify unguarded equipment, display warning signage, verify emergency stop availability and procedures, provide training, maintain a clean work area, and use correct tools for the task.

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Keep Clear of Nip Points Safety Briefing
This concise safety briefing template helps teams recognize and avoid nip or pinch points around rollers, belts, and other rotating or moving machinery. Use it to verify guards are present and secure, confirm authorized and competent operators, and ensure emergency stops and procedures are available and understood. Reinforce training, signage, housekeeping, and the use of correct tools to reduce pinch injuries and maintain a safe work area. Ideal for manufacturing and machinery operations where moving equipment presents entanglement hazards.
by Murray Taylor, from the Community
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Pentaxia Machine Guarding Inspection
Evaluate machine guarding effectiveness with this checklist for manufacturing sites. Inspect fixed and integrated guards, gaps and nip points, presence sensing devices, and electrical covers. Confirm guards prevent contact and ejection, withstand impact, and are secure. Record issues, add comments, and sign off to drive corrective actions and safer machine operation.
by Gary Pearson, from the Community
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Safe Use of Tools and Equipment Checklist
Ensure safe use of tools and equipment with this CSB checklist. Confirm workers are trained and authorized, the right tools and testing devices are available, equipment is in good condition and checked before use, procedures are followed, required PPE is worn, and the work area remains clean and safe. Use this template as a starting point to standardize inspections and improve safety and compliance across tasks and locations.
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New or Hired Plant and Equipment Checklist
This checklist helps organizations commission new or hired plant and equipment safely. It guides teams through key controls including risk assessments, operator training and manuals, insurance, clear access and egress, pre-start checks, guarding of moving parts and nip points, functioning brakes, horns, lights, mirrors, beacons and seatbelts, reversing cameras, wipers and wash. It includes checks for leaks, tyres and wheel chocks; secure cables, hoses and hatches; fire extinguishers; emergency stops and isolators; adequate lighting, ventilation and signage; noise and hazardous substances; temperature risk areas; stability; fluid levels; and final sign-off by responsible managers.
by Audrey Duckworth, from the Community
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Keep Clear of Nip Points Safety Briefing

This concise safety briefing template helps teams recognize and avoid nip or pinch points around rollers, belts, and other rotating or moving machinery. Use it to verify guards are present and secure, confirm authorized and competent operators, and ensure emergency stops and procedures are available and understood. Reinforce training, signage, housekeeping, and the use of correct tools to reduce pinch injuries and maintain a safe work area. Ideal for manufacturing and machinery operations where moving equipment presents entanglement hazards.

by Murray Taylor, from the Community

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Template

Pentaxia Machine Guarding Inspection

Evaluate machine guarding effectiveness with this checklist for manufacturing sites. Inspect fixed and integrated guards, gaps and nip points, presence sensing devices, and electrical covers. Confirm guards prevent contact and ejection, withstand impact, and are secure. Record issues, add comments, and sign off to drive corrective actions and safer machine operation.

by Gary Pearson, from the Community

10+

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Template

Safe Use of Tools and Equipment Checklist

Ensure safe use of tools and equipment with this CSB checklist. Confirm workers are trained and authorized, the right tools and testing devices are available, equipment is in good condition and checked before use, procedures are followed, required PPE is worn, and the work area remains clean and safe. Use this template as a starting point to standardize inspections and improve safety and compliance across tasks and locations.

by Murray Taylor, from the Community

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New or Hired Plant and Equipment Checklist

This checklist helps organizations commission new or hired plant and equipment safely. It guides teams through key controls including risk assessments, operator training and manuals, insurance, clear access and egress, pre-start checks, guarding of moving parts and nip points, functioning brakes, horns, lights, mirrors, beacons and seatbelts, reversing cameras, wipers and wash. It includes checks for leaks, tyres and wheel chocks; secure cables, hoses and hatches; fire extinguishers; emergency stops and isolators; adequate lighting, ventilation and signage; noise and hazardous substances; temperature risk areas; stability; fluid levels; and final sign-off by responsible managers.

by Audrey Duckworth, from the Community

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Keep Clear of Nip Points Safety Checklist

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