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Bakery Equipment--General
Self-Inspection Checklist

Guidelines: This checklist covers regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA under the General Industry standard 29 CFR 1910.263. The requirements of this checklist apply to the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of machinery and equipment such as horizontal dough mixers; vertical mixers; dividers; moulders; manually fed dough brakes; hand trucks, lift trucks, racks and air conditioning units; slicers and wrappers; and biscuit and cracker equipment such as cheese, fruit, and food cutters, and reversible dough brakes and box- and roll-type dough sheeters. The regulations cited apply only to private employers and their employees, unless adopted by a state agency and applied to other groups such as public employees.

This checklist does not address proof boxes; fermentation rooms; troughs; conveyors; ingredient premixers, emulsifiers, etc.; chain tackle; trough hoists, etc.; pan washing tanks; bread coolers, rack type; doughnut machines; open fat kettles; steam kettles; meal, peanut, and fig grinders; sugar and spice pulverizers; cross-roll brakes; rotary die machines, pretzel rolling, and pretzel-stick extruding machines; pan cooling towers; chocolate melting, refining, and mixing kettles; and peanut cooling trucks. See 29 CFR 1910.263 for regulations on these types of equipment.

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General Machine Guarding
  1. Are all gears completely enclosed regardless of location?

    2. [29 CFR 1910.263(c)(2)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Are all sprockets and V-belt drives located within reach

    2. from platforms or passageways or within 8 feet 6 inches
    from the floor completely enclosed?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(c)(3)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Is machinery that must be lubricated while in motion

    2. provided with stationary lubrication fittings inside
    the machine with extension piping so that it is not
    necessary to reach into any danger area when lubricating?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(c)(5)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Are all hot water and steam pipes covered with insulating

    2. material where necessary to keep them from student and
    teacher contact?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(c)(8)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
Mixers
  1. Is each horizontal dough and vertical mixer equipped

    2. with an individual motor and control and with a
    conveniently located manual switch to prevent the mixer
    from being started while the machine is being serviced
    and cleaned?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(e)(1)(iii) and (e)(2)(i)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Are all electrical control stations on horizontal dough

    2. mixers located so that the operator must be in full view
    of the bowl in its opened position?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(e)(1)(iv)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Are all horizontal dough mixers with power and manual

    2. dumping arrangements provided with safety devices that
     
    1. Engage both hands of the operator when the agitator

      2. is in motion under power and while the bowl is opened
      more than one-fifth of its total opening?
      [29 CFR 1910.263(e)(1)(v)(a)]
       
    2. Prevent the agitator from being started while the bowl

      3. is more than one-fifth open without engaging both
      hands of the operator?
      [29 CFR 1910.263(e)(1)(v)(b)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Is every horizontal dough mixer equipped with a full

    2. enclosure over the bowl, which is closed at all times
    while the agitator is in motion?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(e)(1)(viii)]

    Note: Only minor openings in this enclosure, such as
    ingredient doors, flour inlets, etc., each representing less
    than 1-1/2 square feet in area, shall be capable of being
    opened while the mixer is in operation.
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Are all overhead covers or doors on horizontal dough or

    2. vertical mixers that are subject to accidental closure
    (1) counter-balanced to remain open or (2) provided with
    means to hold them open until positively released by
    the operator?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(e)(1)(x) and (e)(2)(i)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Do vertical mixers have positive bowl locking devices,

    2. which require an operator for unlocking?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(e)(2)(iii)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Do vertical mixers have devices for moving bowls

    2. weighing more than 80 pounds (with contents) into
    and out of the mixing position of the machine?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(e)(2)(iv)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
Dividers
  1. Does the back of the divider have a complete cover to

    2. enclose all of the moving parts, or are they enclosed or
    guarded to remove the hazards?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(f)(3)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Does the rear cover have a limit switch that prevents the

    2. machine from operating when the cover is open?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(f)(3)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Is the guard on the back hinged so that it cannot be

    2. completely removed?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(f)(3)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. If a catch or brace holds the cover open, is it designed

    2. so that vibrations or minor bumping will not cause the
    cover to release and drop on a student/teacher?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(f)(3)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
Moulders
  1. Do mechanical feed moulders have hoppers that are

    2. connected to the proofer and designed so that the
    operators' hands cannot get into the hopper and come
    into contact with the in-running rolls?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(g)(1)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Do hand fed molders have a belt-feed device, or is the

    2. hopper extended high enough so that the hands of
    the operator cannot get into the feed rolls?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(g)(2)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Is the top edge of the hopper well rounded to prevent

    2. injury when it is struck or bumped by the operator's hand?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(g)(2)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Is a stopping device within easy reach of the operator who

    2. feeds the molder and another stopping device within
    reach of the operator taking the dough away from
    the molder?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(g)(3)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
Manually Fed Dough Brakes
  1. Is the top roll of the manually fed dough brake protected

    2. by a heavy gage metal shield extending over the roll to
    go within 6 inches of the hopper bottom board?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(h)(1)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Is an emergency stop bar provided and located so that

    2. the body of the operator will press against the bar if the
    operator slips and falls toward the rolls, or if the operator
    gets his or her hand caught in the roll?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(h)(2)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Does the bar apply the body pressure enough to open

    2. positively a circuit that will deenergize the drive motor?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(h)(2)]

    Note: The emergency stop bar shall be checked
             for proper operation every 30 days
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
Miscellaneous Equipment
  1. Are casters set back far enough from corners of hand

    2. trucks to be out of the way of toes and heels, but not far
    enough back to cause the truck to be unstable?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(i)(4)(i)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Do hand or lift trucks have a lock or other device to hold

    2. the handle in vertical position when the truck is not in use?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(i)(4)(ii) and (i)(5)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Are racks equipped with handles located so that no part of

    2. the operator's hands extends beyond the outer edge of the
    frame when holding onto the handles?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(i)(6)(ii)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Are racks equipped with antifriction bearing casters to give

    2. the operator better control of the rack?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(i)(6)(iii)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Do large air-conditioning units equipped with doors have

    2. door locks operable from both inside and outside the units?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(i)(14)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
Slicers and Wrappers
  1. Does the cover over the knife head of reciprocating-blade

    2. slicers have an interlocking arrangement so that the
    machine cannot operate unless the cover is in place?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(j)(1)(iii)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. On slicers with endless band knives, is each motor equipped

    2. with a magnet brake that operates whenever the motor is
    not energized?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(j)(1)(iv)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Is each door, panel, or other point of access to the cutting

    2. blades arranged, by means of mechanical or electrical
    interlocks, so that the motor will be deenergized if access
    doors, panels or access points are not closed?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(j)(1)(iv)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. When it is necessary to sharpen slicer blades on the

    2. machine, is a barrier provided leaving only sufficient
    opening for the sharpening stone to reach the knife blade?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(j)(1)(v)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
Biscuit and Cracker Equipment
  1. Do cheese, fruit, and food cutting machines, when provided

    2. with a removable hopper, have an electric interlock so that
    the machine cannot be operated when the hopper is removed?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(k)(1)(i) and (3)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Are reversible dough brakes provided with guards or tripping

    2. mechanisms on each side of the rolls?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(k)(5)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 
  1. Are hoppers for sheeters equipped with automatic stop bars

    2. or automatic stopping devices along the back edge of the hopper?
    [29 CFR 1910.263(k)(7)(ii)]
 Y   N   N/A   ?? 

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