Division 2.8 Where there is a risk of mechanical contact with moving parts of work equipment which could lead to accidents, those parts must be provided with guards or devices to prevent access to danger zones or to halt movements of dangerous parts before the danger zones are reached.

The guards and protection devices must:

• be of robust construction,

• not give rise to any additional hazard,

• not be easily removed or rendered inoperative,

• be situated at sufficient distance from the danger zone,

• not restrict more than necessary the view of the operating cycle of the equipment,

• allow operations necessary in order to fit or replace parts and for maintenance work, restricting access only to the area where the work is to be carried out and, if possible, without removal of the guard or protection device.