Extended Guarding Packages

In the past, when our customers have required safety features that exceed traditional industry standards, Wexxar has delivered.

We’ve partnered with our customers in protecting their employees and meeting safety regulations at all levels—including when machinery must achieve safety certification by a third-party licensed Professional Engineer.*

*All new or modified machinery in Ontario, Canada must be certified safe according to the province’s Pre-Start Health & Safety Review (PHSR) legislation.

Through expertise gained, we are able to offer Wexxar’s Extended Guarding Packages as a pre-defined option for all of our most popular machine models.

In this document we define:

1. The Wexxar Extended Guarding Packages
2. The Benefits of integrating Extended Guarding in design/at point of purchase
3. Illustrations highlighting the differences between Extended Guarding Packages & our standard guarding

Wexxar's Extended Guarding option packages include:

1. The Construction & Assembly

The Extended Guarding Package components are designed, manufactured, and assembled by the same team that designs and builds all other aspects of our machines. This makes for full integration of these safety features, and takes advantage of economies of scale in labor and in purchasing materials.

2. Extended Guarding

Our Extended Guarding packages are designed to prevent access to the machine’s moving parts which may endanger the safety of any worker.

Wexxar’s Extended Guarding packages are designed to satisfy the most stringent of safety requirements while maintaining machine functionality.

Examples of Extended Guarding included in our packages:

• Sliding guarding under the magazine assures operators can still easily adjust the machine dimensions as needed to run different case sizes.
• Outfeed guarding door(s) (depending on model) include(s) electrical switch(es) that disconnect(s) power if moved.
• Sheet metal skirt guarding not above 6” from the floor prevents access to moving parts from below.
• Lexan doors/panels extend to 6” from the floor.
• Panel alongside the magazine prevents access to moving feedbelts.

See illustrations & photos on the following pages.

3. Added/Modified Electrical Safety Switch

In addition to the interlocking safety switches included in our standard machines, our Extended Guarding models include additions or modifications (depending on model) to our electrical safety switch(es) attached to guarding on the outfeed end of the machine. This also corresponds changes to our standard electrical design and wiring.

“Integrating health and safety at the design stage and before operations begin is a cost-effective and proactive way to prevent workplace illness or injury…”

“Direct savings include:

• minimizing retrofitting
• less downtime [loss of production] & replacement of equipment,
• savings in workplace insurance claims due to fewer illnesses and injuries,
• and most important, maintaining productivity, health and safety in the workplace.”*

''*These benefits are quoted from Ontario Ministry of Labour: PSR Guidelines, http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/p...