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Working Around Conveyor Belts

SOP · SOP-60158

  • Version 3
  • Power Tools & Equipment
  • Reads on any phone

The Working Around Conveyor Belts Safe Operating Procedure (SOP) provides essential steps to mitigate risks and enhance workplace safety when operating near or around conveyor belt systems.

It covers the hazards (unguarded gears and drives, nip or shear points, falling objects, manual handling and poor housekeeping), the PPE to wear, operator training and precautions, a checklist for starting and working near a conveyor, and cleaning and maintenance including lock-out tag-out.

A training and induction register records each worker's training and competency.

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Working Around Conveyor Belts

SOPVersion 3

Acronyms

  • LOTO - Lockout/Tagout.

  • PPE - Personal Protective Equipment.

  • SOP - Safe Operating Procedure.

Hazards

What can cause harm?

  • Unguarded gears, sprocket and chain drives, horizontal and vertical shafting, belts and pulleys, and power transmission couplings

  • Nip or shear points

  • Falling or projected objects

  • Manual Handling

  • Poor housekeeping

Personal protective equipment

  • Foot Protection
  • Eye Protection
  • Hand Protection

Precautions

All operators must be trained and competent to work around conveyor belts safely. Operator training should include:

  • Workplace induction

  • Safe operating procedures

  • Manufacturer’s instructions

  • Importance of guards

  • Nature of hazards

  • Conveyor start-up

3 more sections, from Operation to Employee training and induction register

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What it covers

7 sections

  1. Hazards
  2. Personal protective equipment
  3. Precautions
  4. Operation
  5. Cleaning & maintenance
  6. Employee training and induction register

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