AS 1893—1977

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THE GUARDING AND SAFE USE

OF METAL AND PAPER CUTTING
GUILLOTINES
 This standard, prepared by Committee SF/22, The Guarding and Safe Use of Metal and
Paper Cutting Guillotines, was approved on behalf of the Council of the Standards
Association of Australia on 7 June 1976, and was published on 1 March 1977.

The following scientific, industrial and governmental organizations and departments

were officially represented on the committee entrusted with the preparation of this
standard:

Associated Chambers of Manufactures of Australia

Australian Government Printers Association

Chamber of Commerce and Industry, S.A.

Department of Employment and Industrial Relations

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Departments of Labour and Industry

National Safety Council of Australia

Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia

Printing and Allied Trades Employers Federation of Australia

Safety Engineering Society of Australasia

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This standard was issued in draft form for public review as DR 75001.
 AS 1893—1977

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CODE OF PRACTICE FOR

THE GUARDING AND SAFE USE
OF METAL AND PAPER CUTTING
GUILLOTINES

First publi shed (as AS CZ13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1966

Revised and issued as AS 1893 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1977

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 1063 3
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PREFACE

This standard was prepared by the Association’s Committee on The Guarding and Safe
Use of Metal and Paper Cutting Guillotines under the direction of the Association’s
Safety Standards Board as a revision and metrication of AS CZ13—1966, which it
accordingly supersedes.

The variations between this standard and AS CZ13 are as follows:

• The scope has been broadened to include guillotines used in the printing and
packaging industries.

• Definitions have been amended to take account of Statutory Regulations and

to ensure there is no conflict with AS 1219, SAA Safety Code for
Metalworking Power Presses.

• Requirements for isolating, stop and starting controls, and indication of

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‘power on’ have been included.

• Some requirements for drive, brakes and machine operating controls have
been deleted.

• In AS CZ13, the method of guarding to be applied to metal cutting and paper

cutting guillotines was not clearly distinguished. Section 4 of this standard
now deals separately with general requirements, the guarding of metal
cutting guillotines (including fixed and interlocked guards), and the guarding
of paper cutting guillotines including fixed, automatic, interlocked, and
electronic guards.

• The illustrations have been revised and new illustrations included.

This standard requires reference to the following Australian standards:

AS 1319 SAA Code for Industrial Accident Prevention Signs

AS 1470 Code of General Principles for Safe Working in Industry

AS 1543 Electrical Equipment of Industrial Machines

AS 1680 Interior Lighting and the Visual Environment

AS 3000,
Part 1 SAA Wiring Rules

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CONTENTS

Page

SECTION 1. SCOPE , P URPOSE AND D EFINITIONS

1.1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

SECTION 2. INSTALLATION
2.1 Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . 7
2.2 Workplaces and Travelling Ways . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . 7
2.3 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . 7
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2.4 Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . 7

2.5 Isolating Control . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . 7
2.6 Provision of Stop Control . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . 7
2.7 Starting Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . 8
2.8 Indication of Power On . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . 8

SECTION 3. MACHINE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

3.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . .. . .. . . .. . 9
3.2 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . .. . .. . . .. . 9
3.3 Flywheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . . . . .. . . .. . 9
3.4 Transmission Guarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . .. . 9
3.5 Machine Operating Control . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . .. . 9
3.6 Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . .. . .. . . .. 10
3.7 Honing, Changing and Adjusting of Blades .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. 10

SECTION 4. GUARDING THE TRAPPING SPACE

4.1 Guarding Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.2 Metal Cutting Guillotine Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.3 Paper Cutting Guillotine Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

SECTION 5. SELECTION, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION OF OPERATORS

5.1 Selection . . . .. .. . .. .. . . .. .. . . .. . ... .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 18
5.2 Training . . . . .. ... .. ..... ..... .................. .. 18
5.3 Supervision . ... .. ... .. ..... ..... .................. 18

SECTION 6. INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE

6.1 Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6.2 Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6.3 Removal of Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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FIGURES

4.1 Typical Fixed Guards Using Wire Mesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

4.2 Typical General Guarding and Fixed Front Guard

Using Vertical Rods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.3 Typical Fixed Guard (Front) Using Horizontal Steel Rods . . . . . . 22

4.4 Typical Fixed Guard (Back) Using Wire Mesh Panel . . . . . . . . . . 23

4.5 Typical Sweep-Away Guard for Paper Cutting Guillotine . . . . . . . 24

4.6 Typical Push-Away Guard for Paper Cutting Guillotine . . . . . . . . 25

4.7 Typical Electronic Guard for Paper Cutting

Guillotines—No side table, fixed guard on one side . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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4.8 Typical Electronic Guard for Paper Cutting

Guillotine—No side table, fixed guard both sides . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

4.9 Typical Electronic Guard for Paper Cutting

Guillotine—Side Table, Fixed Guard on one side . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4.10 Positional Details for Vertical and Angular

Electronic Guards for Paper Cutting Guillotine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

4.11 Typical Fixed Guard (Rear) for Paper Cutting Guillotines . . . . . . 30

4.12 Typical Fixed Guard (Rear) for Paper Cutting Guillotines . . . . . . 31

 5 AS 1893—1977

STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard Code of Practice

for
THE GUARDING AND SAFE USE OF METAL AND
PAPER CUTTING GUILLOTINES

SECTION 1. SCOPE, PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS

1.1 SCOPE. This code applies to the guarding and safe use of guillotine machines
used in the metal, printing and packaging industries, and may also be applied to other
industries where similar machines are involved. The code describes in detail what
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should be done to secure compliance with the relevant provisions of AS 1470.*

The code is not intended to apply to guillotines which form an integral part of other
industrial machines, nor to clippers, nibblers, shears, sheeters, slitters or hand-powered
guillotines, or to other types of guillotine machines used for cutting and trimming
asbestos cements, leather or wood veneers.
NOTE: This is not intended to imply that the provisions of the code cannot be applied eit her in part
or wholly to these machines, but rather that the provisions would be dif fi cult to apply to at least some
operations on some machines.

1.2 PURPOSE. The purpose of the code is to define desirable standards of practice
for the guarding and safe use of guillotine machines for the guidance of employers,
employees, machine manufacturers and others concerned with the supply, installation
and operation of guillotine machines.

1.3 DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this code, the following definitions apply:
1.3.1 Guillotine machine—a single-purpose machine having a moving blade with or
without a work clamp in which the blade performs a shearing or cutting action.
1.3.2 Trapping space—the space on a guillotine machine wherein it would be
possible for hands or other parts of the body to be trapped when the blade or clamp
is in motion either—
(a) between the blade or clamp and the material being processed; or
(b) between the blade or clamp and any other part of the machine.

* AS 1470, Code of General Pri nciples for Safe Working in Industr y.

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