All maintenance activities to be taken up with appropriate Permit To Work and Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) systems.
Prohibit employees from riding on a materials-handling conveyor.
Preventive maintenance schedule as per OEM recommendations to be strictly adhered to.
Introduce routine inspection to monitor the condition of moving belts on conveyors.
Provide appropriate machinery guarding to cover potential nip points, rollers and support members, driving and non-driving end drums.
Introduce interlocking mechanism which prevents conveyor operation when guards are not in place.