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Compactor and Baler References

A primary-source directory for facility, safety, and property teams that need the actual documents governing commercial compactors and balers rather than a vendor's summary.

Every document below is the primary source itself — a federal regulation, an agency bulletin, a state program page, a local permitting page, or a manufacturer manual. Each entry lists the document identifier where one exists and the date this site last verified the link. Nothing here is paraphrased marketing.

Primary-source directory for commercial compactors and balers
DocumentIdentifierSource typeVerificationLink
OSHA — The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)29 CFR 1910.147federal regulationVerified 2026-07-29Open source
OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin — Operating Hazards of Baler Discharge-Door LocksSHIB (2013)federal agencyVerified 2026-07-29Open source
NIOSH Alert — Preventing Deaths and Injuries While Compacting or Baling Refuse MaterialDHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2003-124federal agencyVerified 2026-07-29Open source
29 CFR 570.63 — Occupations involved in the operation of power-driven paper-products machines29 CFR 570.63federal regulationVerified 2026-07-29Open source
U.S. DOL Fact Sheet #57 — Hazardous Occupations Order No. 12: employment of minors and balers/compactorsFact Sheet #57federal agencyVerified 2026-07-29Open source
Indiana Department of Labor — Bureau of Youth Employment—state agencyVerified 2026-07-29Open source
PTR Baler & Compactor — manufacturer site (product lines and manuals)—manufacturerVerified 2026-07-29Open source
Indianapolis Department of Business and Neighborhood Services — commercial development permits—local governmentVerified 2026-07-29Open source
Indianapolis — contractor licenses—local governmentVerified 2026-07-29Open source

Published references

The following original references are fully published and available for download:

  • Cardboard Bale Weight Database — Compare published manufacturer bale-weight specifications by baler size and type, with source dates and methodology.
  • Cardboard Baler Safety Checklist — A printable checklist based on OSHA, federal youth-labor, and manufacturer safety guidance, with source links beside the relevant items.

How this directory is maintained

Sources follow an official-first hierarchy: federal regulations and agency documents, then state and local government pages, then manufacturer manuals, then vendor program statements used only for each vendor’s own terms. Verification dates change only when a document is actually rechecked. The full policy, including the correction path, is in the editorial and source standards.