Book traversal links for Hazardous Mechanical Motions and Actions ‹ Machine Guarding Up Where Mechanical Hazards Occur › Hazardous Mechanical Motions and Actions A wide variety of mechanical motions and actions may present hazards to the operator. These can include the movement of rotating members, reciprocating arms, moving belts, meshing gears, cutting teeth, and any parts that impact or shear. These different types of hazardous mechanical motions and actions are basic in varying combinations to nearly all machines, and recognizing them is the first step toward protecting operators from the danger they present. The basic types of hazardous mechanical motions and actions are: Motions rotating (including in-running nip points) reciprocating transversing Actions cutting punching shearing bending Book traversal links for Hazardous Mechanical Motions and Actions ‹ Machine Guarding Up Where Mechanical Hazards Occur › Resources OSHA Standards for Machinery and Machine Guarding Staff James McQuaid Program Manager 609-258-5106 Kelly States Assistant Director 609-258-2648 Shaundree Davis Senior Program Manager 609-258-6256