Assessment of the safety of use of portable machine tools
Journal Title: Scientific Journal of the Military University of Land Forces - Year 2018, Vol 189, Issue 3
Abstract
The article presents safety issues related to on-site machining with the use of portable machine tools. Their advantage is the possibility of machining elements at places in which they are used. This especially refers to large-size constructions, welded elements and any items whose disassembly is technically difficult. The authors present tasks performed by the operators of portable machining equipment, working conditions, construction and characteristic features of portable machine tools on the example of a portable boring machine, milling machine and flange facing machine. The presented characteristics can influence the safety of work with these machines. The information given in the article were used to asses risk at the position of a portable machine tool operator. The assessment was conducted using the Risk Score method taking into account four stages of using portable machine tools, i.e. transport, assembly/disassembly, machining and maintenance. The result of the conducted risk analysis is the proposal of possible risk reducing actions. Due to the specificity of the operation of portable machine tools which significantly impedes the development of a machine tool which would be safe in and of itself, the proposed actions refer mainly to organisational solutions. The work presents also the thesis that it is possible to decrease the risk at this position thanks to the use of numerical control in a portable machine tool. Such a solution may reduce exposure to some identified threats. The issue is presented on the example of a prototype of a portable flange facing machine developed in the Institute of Mechanical Technology ZUT in Szczecin.<br/><br/>
Authors and Affiliations
Monika Nowak, Agnieszka Terelak-Tymczyna
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP395742
- DOI 10.5604/01.3001.0012.6237
- Views 60
- Downloads 0
Ergonomic issues: safety, economization and humanization of work
The term “ergonomics” means practical learning which determines the conditions for the optimal adjustment of tools, equipment, technology and organizational structures to meet the needs of employees. In an age of scienti...
PROBLEM BEZPIECZEŃSTWA POLSKI PÓŁNOCNEJ PO II WOJNIE ŚWIATOWEJ
Uwaga w niniejszym artykule skupiona została przede wszystkim na analizie znaczenia północnego obszaru Polski w systemie bezpieczeństwa kraju po zakończeniu II wojny światowej. Wyodrębnienie tego obszaru z całego systemu...
KIEV-MOSCOW CRIMEA CONFLICT
Security is understood as a certain state of confidence, the lack of threat and the awareness that the fundamental values of the state, including, among others, existence, survival and development, are preserved and repr...
Personal resources in coping with stress among paramedics part 2
The purpose of this project was to determine the relationships between the sense of coherence and paramedics’ coping with stress styles. Owning such resources as high sense of coherence or task-oriented coping with stres...
ARTYLERIA W POŁĄCZONYM WSPARCIU OGNIOWYM
W artykule przedstawiono istotę, ogólne uwarunkowania oraz komponenty połączonego wsparcia ogniowego. Zwrócono uwagę, iż potrzeby realizacji połączonego wsparcia ogniowego, ze względu na złożoność współczesnego środowisk...