Machine Safety

A company operating pressurized machinery or electrically operated hoist without certificates of fitness (CF) will be liable to

• a fine not exceeding RM500, 000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.

•  a fine not exceeding RM200, 000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 years or both

•  a fine not exceeding RM2, 000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6months or both

According to factory and machinery act 1967, all dangerous part or projecting part of machinery shall

• Not be guarded for easy maintenance.

• be fenced or guarded.

• clean regularly

Machine shall be DESIGNED to minimize all potential hazards through elimination, substitution, isolation and engineering controls. True or False?

• True

• False

 Increase the speed of mechanical rotating parts inside machine is part of engineering control. True or false?

• True

• False

After applied Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO), verification of Hazardous energy involved checking on:

• remaining electrical using multimeter to ensure zero voltage.

• pressure gauge to ensure all remaining pressure is released through pressure relief valve

• gravity parts of the machine have been locked or removed.

• All the above

All electrical equipment, tools and machinery shall be certified by international certification body or SIRIM. True or false?

• True

• False