1910.216(f): Stopping limits
Key takeaways
- 1910.216(f) is part of OSHA's general industry standards (29 CFR Part 1910, Subpart O).
- OSHA cited it 1 times in the last 3 years, in 1 inspections, with $32,400 in current penalties.
- Related part: 1910.216(f)(2) Stopping limits for mills (1 citations).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1910.216(f) ("Stopping limits") is one requirement inside 1910.216 Mills and calenders in the rubber and plastics industries, an OSHA general industry standard (Part 1910, Subpart O). It includes 5 sub-paragraphs. The official text below is copied word for word from the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR). The numbers, injury cases and training on this page show how OSHA enforces it on real job sites.
Official text
(f) Stopping limits — 1 citations
(1) Determination of distance of travel. All measurements on mills and calenders shall be taken with the rolls running empty at maximum operating speed. Stopping distances shall be expressed in inches of surface travel of the roll from the instant the emergency stopping device is actuated. Open (f)(1)
(2) Stopping limits for mills. All mills irrespective of the size of the rolls or their arrangement (individually or group-driven) shall be stopped within a distance, as measured in inches of surface travel, not greater than 11⁄2 percent of the peripheral no-load surface speeds of the respective rolls as determined in feet per minute. Open (f)(2) 1 citations
(3) Stopping limits for calenders. Open (f)(3)
(i) All calenders, irrespective of size of the rolls or their configuration, shall be stopped within a distance, as measured in inches of surface travel, not greater than 13⁄4 percent of the peripheral no-load surface speeds of the respective calender rolls as determined in feet per minute.
(ii) Where speeds above 250 feet per minute as measured on the surface of the drive roll are used, stopping distances of more than 13⁄4 percent are permissible. Such stopping distances shall be subject to engineering determination.
[39 FR 23502, June 27, 1974, as amended at 49 FR 5323, Feb. 10, 1984; 61 FR 9240, Mar. 7, 1996]
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1910.216.
Where and how often it was cited
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OSHA interpretation letters
- Trip and Emergency Switches on Mills and Calenders (2021-08-31)
- Calculating the stopping distance limits for mills. (1975-03-21)
Related parts of this rule
- 1910.216(f)(2) Stopping limits for mills 1 citations
- 1910.216(f)(3) Stopping limits for calenders
- 1910.216(f)(1) Determination of distance of travel
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1910.216 (eCFR), text current as of 2026-10-15
- U.S. Department of Labor enforcement data: OSHA inspections, citations and accident records, copied nightly; data as of 2026-10-20
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