PART VIII MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT — Limitations on use of powder actuated tools
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(1) A powder-actuated tool fastener shall not be driven into very hard or brittle materials, including cast iron, glazed tile, hardened steel, glass block, natural rock, hollow tile, and most brick.
107(2)
A powder-actuated tool fastener may only be driven into easily penetrated or thin materials or materials of unknown resistance where the receiving material is backed by a material that prevents the fastener from passing completely through.
107(3)
A powder-actuated tool fastener shall not be driven into steel within 13 millimetres of an edge, or within 5 centimetres of a weld except for special applications permitted by the manufacturer.
107(4)
Except for special applications recommended by the manufacturer, a powder-actuated tool fastener may not be driven into masonry materials
107(a)
within 7.5 centimetres of an unsupported edge with a low velocity tool; or into concrete unless material thickness is at least 3 times the fastener shank penetration;
107(b)
within 15 centimetres of an unsupported edge with a medium or high velocity tool. into a spalled area; or
107(5)
A powder-actuated tool fastener shall not be driven
107(c)
through existing holes unless a specific guide means, recommended and supplied by the manufacturer, is used to assure positive alignment.
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