Morning all,

Any engineers or safety pro's out there with experience of using or assessing conical rounders or moulders?

Looking at some guarding options, but most seem to be guard free given the drum needs to be kept free of debris.

If anyone can provide any solutions with regards to safety devices I'd appreciate it.

Thanks

Hi, thanks for the reply.

You are quite right, there is no guarding on conical rounders/moulders. I really don't like them myself, however there seems to be a perception in the bakery sector that they are safe and require no fixed guarding, due to the rotating drum not presenting a risk of injury, and access being required to clear dough, scrape the drum ect. There is also very little guidance out there, and nothing other than generic PUWER hierarchy within specific bakery guidance.

Well...., I am now aware of an accident involving one of these, an operator got their hand drawn in and injured against the fixed guides which surround the drum, not serious, but in my opining could have been.

I agree with your control measures light or trip guards, and perhaps a magnetic braking mechanism being fitted, but just need to convince others of the same!