GOST 12.2.062-81 PDF

Full title and description

GOST 12.2.062-81 — Система стандартов безопасности труда. Оборудование производственное. Ограждения защитные (Occupational safety standards system — Industrial equipment — Protective guards). The standard sets safety requirements for protective guards intended to protect personnel from hazards created by moving parts of production equipment, flying particles, workpieces and splashes of coolant/lubricant fluids; it excludes guards for airborne, waterborne and land transport.

Abstract

GOST 12.2.062-81 provides definitions, classification and mandatory safety requirements for design, construction, installation and application of protective guards (fixed, removable, adjustable and interlocking) on industrial machinery and production equipment. It specifies dimensional criteria (heights, clearances and minimum distances) depending on the location of hazardous elements, requirements for strength and attachment, marking and inspection, and establishes transitional provisions for bringing existing guards into conformity. The standard corresponds to ST SEV 2696-80 and was issued within the USSR system of labour safety standards.

General information

• Status: In force / Effective (part of the USSR GOST SSBT series; retained in national databases and referenced as normative guidance for machinery safety).
• Publication date: Approved 30 October 1981; introduced (effective) 1 July 1982; reprinted editions published later (e.g., Moscow: Izdatel'stvo standartov, 1986).
• Publisher: State Committee for Standards of the USSR (Gosstandart) — published by Izdatel'stvo Standartov (Moscow) in official print editions.
• ICS / categories: ICS 13.100 (Safety of professional activity; industrial hygiene). Classified in national group T58 (SSBT — System of labour safety standards).
• Edition / version: Original designation ГОСТ 12.2.062-81 (1981); amended by Изм. №1 (approved 1983 / IUS 11‑83).
• Number of pages: 4 pages (official printed edition length; some commercial copies list 3–4 pages depending on format).

Scope

This standard applies to protective guards of production equipment designed to protect workers from hazards produced by moving parts, workpieces, flying chips and splashes of cutting/cooling liquids. It establishes safety requirements for the construction, use and sizing of guards depending on the location of hazardous elements. The scope explicitly excludes protective guards of means of air, water and land transport. Transitional provisions require existing guards in service to be brought into conformity within terms set by the responsible ministries.

Key topics and requirements

• Definitions and classification of guards (fixed, adjustable, removable, interlocked and mobile guards).
• Design and construction requirements — sufficient strength, reliable fastening, prevention of inadvertent removal and compliance with technical aesthetics and related safety standards.
• Dimensional criteria — minimum heights and distances from hazardous elements determined by the position of the hazard (standard contains a recommended table of heights/clearances for various hazard locations).
• Interlocking and access control — where removal of a guard exposes a hazardous zone, requirements for interlocks or safe procedures apply.
• Marking, instructions and warnings — guards must be marked and accompanied by necessary safety instructions where applicable.
• Inspection, testing and maintenance — requirements for periodic checks and bringing existing equipment into compliance within prescribed timeframes.
• Exclusions and interfaces — scope excludes transport vehicle guards; references to other SSBT/GOST documents for related safety requirements and testing methods.

Typical use and users

Primary users are machine designers and manufacturers, plant safety engineers, occupational safety specialists, equipment installers and maintenance personnel, certification and conformity bodies, and regulatory authorities. The standard is used when designing, selecting, installing and inspecting guards on presses, milling and turning machines, conveyors, cutting and forming equipment and similar industrial machinery.

Related standards

Standards and regulations commonly referenced with or related to GOST 12.2.062-81 include other SSBT (GOST 12) documents (for example, ГОСТ 12.2.003 series for general machine safety design), ST SEV 2696-80 (interstate CMEA document, to which the standard conforms), and later national/regional machinery-safety technical regulations (for example TR CU 010/2011 in the EAEU context). Individual applications will also reference more specific GOST/GOST R standards for testing, marking and protective devices.

Keywords

protective guard; machine guard; equipment guard; SSBT; occupational safety; machinery safety; ГОСТ; guarding dimensions; interlock; protective fence; production equipment.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GOST 12.2.062-81 is a USSR-era labour safety standard that sets mandatory requirements for protective guards on industrial production equipment to protect workers from mechanical and material ejection hazards.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers definitions, types of guards, construction and material requirements, dimensional criteria (heights and clearances), mounting and fastening, interlocking and access control, marking and inspection, and procedures for bringing existing guards into conformity; it does not cover guards of transport vehicles.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Machine builders, equipment manufacturers, safety engineers, maintenance teams, compliance/certification bodies and plant safety officers use this standard when designing, installing or auditing guards on industrial machinery.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The document is the original 1981 GOST (designated -81) introduced 1 July 1982 and amended in 1983; many national databases and normative references continue to list it as an applicable SSBT document or normative reference. For specific legal or regulatory compliance in a given country or region, users should verify whether a more recent national or regional standard (or technical regulation) supersedes or supplements it.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is part of the GOST SSBT (System of labour safety standards) series (GOST 12.*), group T58, and is related to other GOSTs that address machine safety, guarding, and occupational safety requirements.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Protective guards, machine guarding, safety guards, SSBT, industrial equipment, interlocks, guarding dimensions, occupational safety.