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We are reorganising one of our production areas and in particular want to move 2 core cutters beside each other. Can somebody please tell me what is the minimum distance that is required to be left between 2 pieces of equipment. Our warehouse manaher wants them as close together as possible while our engineering manager wants a large gap so that maintenance can be easily carried out. I seem to recall 1.2 meters, but I can't find anything definite online Thanks for help
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I maybe wrong, but I would guess it will depend on manufaturer recommendations, nature of machines, tasks being conducted, evcautation/segregation routes and any access requirements (as your engineers have requested) George
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Dare I suggest in the absence of any definitive distance, I'm not aware of anything, that a risk assessment be carried out for tasks that need to be carried out on and around the machine along with the safe use of two machines in close proximity.
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Thank you so far folks.
Unfortunately the manuals did not determine a safe distance. Looks like a RA is the only answer
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From my unreliable memory, 1.2m is about 4 feet which was the old factories act number.
All that changed to RA for everything including separation when we moved over to the 1974 act ...
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WHSWR regs guidance with respect to ooms dimensions and space quotes 11 cubic metres of space for each person. Could you use this figure as an argument ?
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In reality guidance cant help.
Lesson learned the hard way:
Piece of kit relocated with access hatch 1.2m from wall - unfortunately this hatch was the means to insert/ extract a 2m drive shaft. So when it came time to change bearings we lost three days moving equipment to access a job that could have been completed in 4 hours.
We now do a full assessment of the what ifs as well as the general advised maintenance when considering equipment locations.
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In reality guidance cant help.
Lesson learned the hard way:
Piece of kit relocated with access hatch 1.2m from wall - unfortunately this hatch was the means to insert/ extract a 2m drive shaft. So when it came time to change bearings we lost three days moving equipment to access a job that could have been completed in 4 hours.
We now do a full assessment of the what ifs as well as the general advised maintenance when considering equipment locations.
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Originally Posted by: Roundtuit  In reality guidance cant help.
Lesson learned the hard way:
Piece of kit relocated with access hatch 1.2m from wall - unfortunately this hatch was the means to insert/ extract a 2m drive shaft. So when it came time to change bearings we lost three days moving equipment to access a job that could have been completed in 4 hours.
We now do a full assessment of the what ifs as well as the general advised maintenance when considering equipment locations.
Sounds familiar - lol!
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Originally Posted by: Roundtuit In reality guidance cant help.
Lesson learned the hard way:
Piece of kit relocated with access hatch 1.2m from wall - unfortunately this hatch was the means to insert/ extract a 2m drive shaft. So when it came time to change bearings we lost three days moving equipment to access a job that could have been completed in 4 hours.
We now do a full assessment of the what ifs as well as the general advised maintenance when considering equipment locations.
The 6P’s spring to mind here lol
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You can take the horse to water.... Unfortunately we have no horses but we do have plenty of Asses
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You can take the horse to water.... Unfortunately we have no horses but we do have plenty of Asses
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Thank you so much fir this kind of topic shared with us.
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