Section 408.12404. Definitions; D.

(1) "Device" means  a  press  control   or  attachment   that performs any 1 of the following functions:

(a)   Restrains the operator from inadvertently reaching into the point of operation.

(b)     Prevents normal press operation if the operator's  hands  are inadvertently within the point of operation.

(c)     Automatically withdraws the operator's hands if the operator's hands are inadvertently within the point of operation as the dies close. See R 408.12406(1) and (5), R 408.12407(7) and (9), R 408.12408(10),  and R 408.12409(3).

(2)   "Die" means the tooling used in a press for cutting or  forming material. An upper and lower die make a complete set.

(3)   "Die builder" means a person who builds dies for presses.

(4)   "Die enclosure guard" means an enclosure that is attached to the die shoe or stripper, or both, in a fixed position.

(5)   "Die set" means a tool holder which is held in alignment by guide posts and bushings and which consists of a lower shoe, an upper  shoe  or punch holder, and guide posts and bushings.

(6)    "Die setter" means an individual who places dies in, or removes dies from, mechanical presses and who, as a part of assigned duties, makes the necessary adjustments to cause the tooling to  function  properly  and safely.

(7)   "Die setting" means the process of placing dies in, or removing dies from, a mechanical press, and the process of adjusting   the  dies,  other   tooling,  and safeguarding means to cause them to  function  properly  and safely.

(8)   "Die shoe" means a plate or  block  upon   which  a  die  holder  is mounted. A die shoe functions primarily as a base  for  the   complete   die assembly and, when used, is bolted or clamped to the bolster plate or  the face of the slide.

(9)   "Direct drive" means the type of driving arrangement where a clutch is not used and where coupling and decoupling of the driving torque is accomplished by energization and de-energization of a motor. Even though not employing  a   clutch, direct  drives  match    the   operational characteristics of part revolution clutches because the driving power may be disengaged during the stroke of the press.

History: 1979 AC; 1990 AACS.