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Bagging machine 105

Guarded machinery / conveyor · Havenport Terminal · Packing hall · inspector R. Aldridge

methodology v4.0A-1063Submitted 2025-10-28Open report
16/16 answered

Identification and records

gm.risk.assessment
gm.manual
gm.mods

Machine as found

8 cues in forceWhole machine, guards as you found them. Do not tidy first.
Site photograph taken at assessment
Site photograph taken at assessment
image goodclaude-opus-5-5 · 11.7s · 8 cues assessed

An illustrated belt/slat conveyor with a green frame, an open drive-end enclosure on the left showing gears and a chain, a blue motor/gearbox, a yellow mesh panel mid-span, and a pull-cord line with a red stop button above.

Clear, evenly lit illustration of the drive end and conveyor span; small details such as fastener condition are simplified.

Leak, drip or product stainingVC-LEAKyesconfidence 75%

Floor below the blue motor/gearbox, lower left. A dark line runs down from the underside of the blue motor/gearbox to an amber-brown pool on the floor, consistent with a drip trail and fluid pooling.

Accepting this evaluatesR-GM-17

Guard removed or rotating part exposedVC-MISSING-GUARDyesconfidence 85%

Drive-end enclosure, left of frame. The drive end shows a ring of fixing points around its perimeter with no cover fitted; the gears, sprockets and chain drive are visible in the open.

Accepting this evaluatesR-GM-01

Housekeeping around the assetVC-HOUSEKEEPINGyesconfidence 80%

Floor beneath the drive end, lower left. An amber spill with scattered granular debris extends across the floor beneath and ahead of the drive end.

Accepting this evaluatesR-GM-15

Interlock defeatedVC-DEFEATED-INTERLOCKunclearconfidence 40%

Drive end and mesh panel. No interlock switch is visible in the frame, so its condition cannot be judged.

Accepting this evaluatesR-GM-02

Other observations
  • The pull-cord line (red) runs from the drive-end enclosure top to beyond the stop button; its tension and condition cannot be confirmed from this image.
  • The yellow mesh panel covers only a mid-span section of the conveyor; the rest of the underside is open to view.

Recorded on the report as notes. No cue, so no rule consumes them.

4 cues checked and not seen
  • Heavy corrosion or section loss, Green frame members and legs show uniform coating with no flaking, scale or section loss visible.
  • Light surface corrosion or coating breakdown, No rust staining or chipped paint visible on the depicted steelwork.
  • Working space obstructed, No pallets, drums, stock or tooling are stored in the standing space in front of the conveyor.
  • Impact damage or deformation, The frame rails, legs and yellow mesh panel appear straight and undeformed.