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Height Requirement for a mechanical push button e-stop

Height Requirement for a mechanical push button e-stop

Height Requirement for a mechanical push button e-stop

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Holiday greetings to all.

I'm looking for a confirmation source for the height required of manual push button e-stops.  They are being used on a electro/mechanical test bench that runs cal fluid [ Mil 7024 ] as the test medium.  I believe it comes from NFPA or ANSI however I am having no luck digging it out.  

RE: Height Requirement for a mechanical push button e-stop

Somewhere between 88 and 108 cm.
Check out some good books about ergonomics, drafting, or architecture.

Steven van Els
SAvanEls@cq-link.sr

RE: Height Requirement for a mechanical push button e-stop

Have you checked NFPA 79?

RE: Height Requirement for a mechanical push button e-stop

Contact your company insurance rep., they should be able to produce the applicable documentation per code.

RE: Height Requirement for a mechanical push button e-stop

NFPA 79 Sec.13.7 will explain location of E-stops.

RE: Height Requirement for a mechanical push button e-stop

Information on emergency stop location can be found in
OSHA and the Electrical codes. An e-stop has to be accessible to any operator working on the machine.There is a minimum distance specified in one of the above sources. Height is important as far as making it easy to reach. An operator has a reach diameter of 37 inches. Take that into consideration.

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