NG/GM-104

Case erector 104

Report A-1061

Methodology v4.0

2025-10-28

Assessed risk

High

Highest score

Findings

Immediate

Coverage

16/16

Next due

2026-10-28

Act before the equipment is next relied upon

Asset class

Guarded machinery / conveyor

Facility

Northgate Works, Ardmore Industrial Estate

Area

Boiler house

Criticality

Manufacturer

Vertek

Model / serial

F952 / 34885-84

Installed

2010-09-01

Inspector

P. Nakamura

Findings (1)

R-GM-06Emergency stop out of reachNon-conformingS4 × L3 = 12High

An operator cannot reach an emergency stop from every working position.

Action Add stops or a pull-cord run so no working position is more than the methodology's distance from one.

Entanglement or crushing at moving parts · due 2025-11-11 · AS 4024.1601 §5.5

Assessment record

Identification and records · Is a current risk assessment on file for this machine?Yes

Identification and records · Is the manufacturer's manual available on site?Yes

Identification and records · Has the machine been modified since commissioning?No

Guarding · Are all fixed guards present and secured with tools-required fixings?Yes

Guarding · Are movable guards interlocked?Yes

Guarding · Is any interlock bypassed, taped or defeated?No

Guarding · Are in-running nips and drives guarded?Yes

Guarding · Largest gap in guarding16 mm

Emergency stop and isolation · Furthest distance from any operating position to an emergency stop4.6 m

Emergency stop and isolation · Does the pull-cord stop the machine from every point along its run?Yes

Emergency stop and isolation · Does restart require a deliberate reset at the machine?Yes

Emergency stop and isolation · Is the isolation / lockout point identified and lockable?Yes

Emergency stop and isolation · Are all stored energy sources documented for isolation?Yes

Workplace · Is hazard and isolation signage in place?Yes

Workplace · Clear walkway width alongside the machine1030 mm

Workplace · Housekeeping around the machineClean

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