Injection Moulding Machine Checklist

Machine ID no. Inspectors Name Date of Inspection

Operational checks (suggested frequency: daily/after mould change

Is there evidence of: Yes/No/N/A Comments

Are all fixed and interlocked guards in place and secure? Yes/No/N/A

Can the platens close when the operator's guard is open? Yes/No/N/A

Are all control unit enclosures closed, locked and the keys
Yes/No/N/A
removed?
If fitted, is the mechanical restraint correctly positioned,
Yes/No/N/A
particularly after mould change?

Maintenance inspections (suggested frequency: monthly)

Is there evidence of: Yes/No/N/A Comments

Are all fixed guards held in place with fastenings that need a
Yes/No/N/A
tool to undo them?

Are all interlocking devices correctly aligned and securely

Yes/No/N/A
attached to the guards?

Can the dangerous movements be started with the guards

Yes/No/N/A
open?

Do the interlocked guards activate the associated hydraulic,

Yes/No/N/A
pneumatic or electrical mechanisms? (Visual check only)

Where there are dual-channel interlocking systems (e.g.

hydraulic and electric), is each channel able to stop the Yes/No/N/A
dangerous movement it safeguards?

On power-operated guards, does the sensitive edge operate

Yes/No/N/A
correctly?

If fitted, are anti-whip fastenings to pressurised flexible hoses

Yes/No/N/A
secured in place?

If fitted, is the lockable switch for movement of cores and

Yes/No/N/A
ejectors operating correctly?

Do the emergency stops prevent all continued movement of

Yes/No/N/A
the machine?

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 Maintenance inspections (suggested frequency: monthly)
Is there evidence of: Yes/No/N/A Comments
Is it possible to operate any dangerous movement after
activation of the emergency stop(s) before the machine is Yes/No/N/A
reset?

Where fitted, is the mechanical restraint sound, properly

Yes/No/N/A
secured and adjusted, and functioning correctly?

If fitted, does the guard arrester bracket prevent the front

Yes/No/N/A
guard from opening past the moving platen?

From a visual inspection, is any electrical wiring showing signs

Yes/No/N/A
of damage?

Are control unit enclosures closed, locked and the keys

Yes/No/N/A
removed and retained by a designated person?

Is the heat insulation on the injection unit in place and

Yes/No/N/A
undamaged; and are temperature warning signs in place?

Are any person-sensing devices in the mould area working

correctly? Yes/No/N/A
HSE

Comments

Is the machine safe for use? Signature

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