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MRAT 039 Pillar and Bench Drilling Machines

This document outlines the safety measures and risk assessments for using pillar and bench drilling machines, emphasizing the importance of eye protection and proper handling techniques to prevent injuries. It details immediate remedial actions for various injuries, including eye particles and back pain, and highlights the risks associated with flying workpieces, entanglement, and manual handling. Additionally, it provides further information on necessary controls and maintenance for safe operation.

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MRAT 039 Pillar and Bench Drilling Machines

This document outlines the safety measures and risk assessments for using pillar and bench drilling machines, emphasizing the importance of eye protection and proper handling techniques to prevent injuries. It details immediate remedial actions for various injuries, including eye particles and back pain, and highlights the risks associated with flying workpieces, entanglement, and manual handling. Additionally, it provides further information on necessary controls and maintenance for safe operation.

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MRAT Applicable to: See also:

039 Pillar and bench drilling most resistant 033


machines materials including
timber and plastics
Process(es) covered: The cutting of holes in sheet or block materials. Cutting oils or other lubricants may
sometimes be required particularly when drilling mild steel.

Control Measures

 Wear eye protection. Tie back long hair, remove or cover jewellery, and cover loose clothing by a secure apron or
overall.
 It is impracticable to guard all the hazardous areas during this operation. Correct selection of the bit speed will
reduce the risks from flying workpieces but machine vices or clamps should be used where required.
 Use guards around the chuck and bit to reduce the risk of hand or finger injury, but training and experience are
essential. Adjust the drill chuck guard to cover the whole of the drill bit when the machine is in use.
 Guards preventing inadvertent contact with belt drives should require a tool to remove them or be interlocked
with the power supply to prevent trapping when moving the drive belt. Interlocked guards on belt drives are
recommended. Isolate the machine when changing the speed.
 Provide sufficient space around these machines to ensure that the user is not pushed into the machine by a
passer-by, and the floor surface should not be slippery to avoid accidental slips while using the machine.
 To reduce the risk of back by having two persons handle heavy items.

Immediate Remedial Measures:


A particle could be Tell the casualty not to rub the eye, sit him/her down facing the light with the head leaning
in the eye back. Stand behind the casualty to look for the particle in the eye. If it is over the iris or
pupil, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE IT. Tell the casualty to hold a gauze pad over the eye and
close the other one. Send for an ambulance to take the casualty to hospital.
If the particle is visible over the white of the eye, the corner of a moistened handkerchief
can be used to remove it. Call 111 and seek medical attention.
Injury to the eye If there is any sign of injury to the eye, tell the casualty to hold a gauze pad over the eye
and close the other one. Take the casualty to hospital as quickly as possible.
Other injury Apply pressure on or as close to the cut as possible, using fingers or a pad of cloth. Leave
any embedded large bodies and press round them. Lower the casualty to the floor and raise
the wound as high as possible. Protect yourself from contamination by blood.
Coolant is in the eyes Irrigate immediately with water for at least 10 minutes, holding eyelids apart. Call 111 and
seek medical attention.
Minor back pain Help the casualty to lie down, either on the ground or on a firm mattress, and instruct
him/her to rest until the pain eases. Obtain medical attention if symptoms persist.
Back injury Keep the head, neck and spine aligned while supporting the casualty’s head. Send for an
resulting in loss of ambulance.
control of, or sensation
in, limbs

This MRAT replaces MRAT 1.039 (2016) ©CLEAPSS 2020


Risk Assessment
Hazards:
Flying workpiece Workpieces (and chuck keys or broken drill bits) can be ejected violently if not held
Physical injury correctly or if the machine starts unexpectedly.
Trapping Human contact with rotating parts and swarf can cause cuts or abrasions. Loss of control of
the workpiece can result in spinning that can cause injury. Small particles of waste material
Entanglement
can enter the eyes.
Manual handling
Belts on drive pulleys present a trapping hazard.
Long hair, dangling jewellery or loose clothing can become entangled with rotating parts,
dragging the user onto them.
Heavy parts, eg, the drill table and machine vices can present a manual-handling hazard

Risks:
Flying workpiece There is a high risk that trainees will not clamp items securely enough to prevent work being
ejected from the machine or broken drills from flying.
User injury There is a high risk that trainees will put hands or fingers in hazardous places and
experienced users may attempt short cuts. The risk of small particles entering the eyes is
high.
Trapping Changing the drive belt from one pair of pulleys to another, especially when the machine
may start, presents a real risk.
Entanglement Entanglement is most likely to occur if rotating parts are exposed. This includes the drill
chuck.
Manual handling Handling heavy components or awkward manipulation will not occur frequently but will
present a real risk.

Further Information:
 Chuck keys should not be secured with a chain near the working area as this increases the risk of entanglement.
 For general requirements of controls for electrical machines, see MRAT 000. However, for drilling machines, a
foot-operated or knee operated emergency stop switch is considered essential so that the user can stop the
machine without letting go of the workpiece or spindle feed.
 A pillar drill with a rack and pinion drive to the table is to be preferred to one without it.
 The drill chuck guard must always be used. If the drill bit is short so that the guard will foul the workpiece before
the hole is drilled (as could happen when countersinking for example) then alternative methods should be used,
or the drill bit could be fitted into an extension piece. On no account should any task be carried out on a drilling
machine without the drill chuck guard being in place.
 Pillar drills are also often used to make holes in timber and wood-based materials. The specific risks of drilling
different materials and the use of different types of drill bits, such as hole saws and machine Forstner bits,
should be assessed before commencing work.
 These machines should be included in the planned annual maintenance programme.

This MRAT replaces MRAT 1.039 (2016) ©CLEAPSS 2020

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