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harteger  
#1 Posted : 16 November 2018 09:33:29(UTC)
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harteger

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

George_Young  
#2 Posted : 16 November 2018 09:46:23(UTC)
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George_Young

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

stuart46  
#3 Posted : 16 November 2018 10:00:40(UTC)
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stuart46

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.

harteger  
#4 Posted : 16 November 2018 10:45:41(UTC)
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harteger

Thank you so far folks.

Unfortunately the manuals did not determine a safe distance. Looks like a RA is the only answer

SNS  
#5 Posted : 16 November 2018 11:54:46(UTC)
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SNS

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 ...

matelot1965  
#6 Posted : 18 November 2018 16:59:49(UTC)
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matelot1965

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 ?
Roundtuit  
#7 Posted : 18 November 2018 20:26:11(UTC)
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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.
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Roundtuit  
#8 Posted : 18 November 2018 20:26:11(UTC)
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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.
thanks 4 users thanked Roundtuit for this useful post.
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hilary  
#9 Posted : 19 November 2018 11:16:50(UTC)
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hilary

Originally Posted by: Roundtuit Go to Quoted Post
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!

matelot1965  
#10 Posted : 19 November 2018 19:51:23(UTC)
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matelot1965

Originally Posted by: Roundtuit Go to Quoted Post
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
Roundtuit  
#11 Posted : 19 November 2018 20:09:46(UTC)
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Roundtuit

You can take the horse to water....

Unfortunately we have no horses but we do have plenty of Asses

Roundtuit  
#12 Posted : 19 November 2018 20:09:46(UTC)
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Roundtuit

You can take the horse to water....

Unfortunately we have no horses but we do have plenty of Asses

RadolphSif  
#13 Posted : 20 November 2018 07:12:54(UTC)
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RadolphSif

Thank you so much fir this kind of topic shared with us. 

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