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ñ Specific hazards working in die casting plant
ñ By being aware, they can be avoided, ensuring a
safe work environment
ñ Obvious hazards are liquid metal and large
powerful machines

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ñ Vorrectly identify personal protective equipment
ñ List eight hazards in the die casting workplace
ñ List seven steps to safely use compressed air
ñ List six steps to safe handling of castings

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ñ Safety is a defensive attitude
ñ Pursuit of safety requires top management to be
fully committed to safety
ñ Hazards occurring in the die casting plant:
‡ Pinch, snag, strike, burn, electric shock, pierce, slip
fall, trip fall and fire

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ñ §ear natural vs. synthetic clothing
ñ Vover up
‡ Shirts with long sleeves,
buttoned at the wrist
‡ Long pants
‡ Molder¶s boots
‡ Gloves
‡ Safety glasses
‡ Helmut, if required
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ñ ëVM has:
‡ Moving parts, pinch and shear points, lubricants,
hydraulic fluid, and electrical controls
ñ Particular areas of the machine may be hot
ñ ëie casting die
‡ Hot at operating temperatures, can have pinch and
shear points
ñ Auxiliary equipment has specific safety
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ñ Must keep area
neat and clean
ñ Tripping obstacles
can cause injury
ñ Machines have components
that project out
‡ These are trip fall hazards
‡ These items should be painted with standard OSHA color
coding to make them more visible
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ñ Gxcessive noise can be a hazard that can result in
hearing loss
ñ The combination of noises make it wise to use hearing
protection
ñ At minimum, earplugs are recommended

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ñ Lubricants, release, cooling

agents often get on the floor
and cause a slip fall hazard
ñ Follow good house
keeping practices
ñ Use surface drying
compounds on spills
ñ Follow rigid equipment
maintenance and preventative programs
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ñ Floor clutter creates
slip fall hazards
‡ Glectric cords, cables,
and hoses running
across the floor
‡ Process debris such as
scrap, biscuits, runners,
overflows, sprues
ñ All hoses, pipes and cables at floor level should be in a
trench that is properly covered
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ñ Operator Platforms
‡ These establish the
proper working height and
prevent fatigue
‡ Should be of uniform
height for similar machines
‡ Need to provide a non
skid surface
‡ Proper working heights minimize physical strain
ñ Vontrols
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ñ Gscaping air can be noisy and an air blast can
carry small particles of dirt or metal
ñ Air connections should be secured by strong
couplings and connectors
ñ Air hoses should be arranged to prevent tripping
hazards

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ñ Vheck all air hose connections before turning on
the air or pressurizing the lines
ñ §hen turning air on or off, hold nozzle end of the
hose to prevent whipping of the air line
ñ Shut off the air before adjusting air tools
ñ Never point an air nozzle at anyone

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ñ ëo not use air to dust off hair or clothing, or to
sweep the floor
ñ §ear safety glasses when using high pressure
air
ñ Inspect air hoses regularly and request prompt
repair of defective lines

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ñ Inspect materials
ñ Get a firm grip on the object
ñ Keep fingers away from pinch points
ñ Keep hands away from the ends of long objects
to prevent pinching hands
ñ §ipe off greasy, wet, slippery or dirty objects
before trying to handle them
ñ Keep hands free of oil and grease |



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ñ If any liquid containing
water gets under the
surface of the liquid
metal, the water will turn
to steam, causing the
metal to explode and
spray out of the furnace
ñ §hen water turns to steam, it rapidly expands to
 times
its volume
ñ Van be a secondary explosion, more violent than the first
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ñ Incidence rate for lost work injuries
‡ In aluminum die casting at . per
workers
‡ . per
workers in ³other non ferrous die
casting´
ñ These rates are almost double those for all
manufacturing sectors at . incidents per

workers

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ñ Many hazards are associated with working in a
die casting plant
ñ Safety is a defensive attitude, requiring
commitment from top management down
ñ Personal protective clothing and accessories
helps minimize your risk to certain hazards
ñ Several places on the ëVM can cause injury,
including hot dies, pinch and shear points
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ñ §ork environment hazards include cords, hoses,
floor clutter, and obstacles
ñ High pressure air can be hazardous; follow
safety guidelines when using it
ñ Always follow the safety guidelines when
handling materials
ñ Liquid metals can explode if any water is mixed
into the melted metal
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