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Drill Press

SOP · SOP-60089

  • Version 4

The Drill Press Safe Operating Procedure (SOP) outlines step-by-step processes for safe operation while using a drill press, helping workers recognise and manage potential hazards effectively.

It covers the hazards, PPE, the pre-operational inspection, operator training and competency, maintenance under LOTO procedures, the operation steps from speed selection and V belt adjustment to drill bit fitting, drilling, and what to do on completion.

A hazard checklist helps verify safety measures such as risk assessments, guard conditions and control accessibility.

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Drill Press

SOPVersion 4

Acronyms

  • LOTO - Lockout/Tagout.

  • PPE - Personal Protective Equipment.

  • SOP - Safe Operating Procedure.

Hazards

What can cause harm?

  • Noise

  • Electricity

  • Moving parts

  • Projectiles/debris

  • Dust

  • Manual Handling

  • Poor housekeeping

A worker wearing safety glasses and a red wrist band drilling into a wooden block on a drill press table, with metal swarf around the base

Personal protective equipment

  • Foot Protection
  • Eye Protection
  • Hearing Protection

Pre-operational inspection

Follow the pre-operational checklist in the manufacturer’s operational manual, ensure:

  • The Emergency Stop/s fitted and functional

  • To verify all Guards are secure and function correctly

  • To check for integrity of Column Safety Collar

  • To check that table adjustment can be operated freely

  • To check the condition and availability of twist drills, spade bits, hole saws

  • To lubricate column if required

  • To check drill bits for sharpness, notches, cracks, or bends - replace if necessary.

  • No flammable materials

  • Fire extinguisher

  • No trip or slip hazards

4 more sections, from Precautions to Hazard checklist (powered non-mobile plant)

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What it covers

8 sections

  1. Hazards
  2. Personal protective equipment
  3. Pre-operational inspection
  4. Precautions
  5. Operation
  6. Maintenance
  7. Hazard checklist (powered non-mobile plant)

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