PART XXIV WOODWORKING AND WOOD PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING — Operator protection
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(1) Where material is manually fed to equipment which does not have a means to prevent workers' fingers entering the dangerous point of operation, a special hand tool shall be used.
472(2)
A template, jig, or pushstick shall be used where there is a risk of injury to a worker's hands when feeding woodworking machinery.
472(3)
Where the use of a guard on woodworking machinery is clearly impracticable for a specific operation, the guard may be removed, but an appropriate pushstick, jig, feather board or similar device shall be used to prevent the operator encroaching into the cutting area, and upon completion of the operation the guard shall be replaced.
472(4)
A guard may otherwise only be removed where the guard itself creates a hazard, or where its removal is necessary for maintenance.
472(5)
A machine requiring hand-fed or manual-fed operations shall be equipped with a device to hold the material being cut.
472(6)
Where a knife, saw, cutting head or other sharp-edged device is handled or transported, the cutting edge shall be guarded or other methods adopted to minimize the danger to a worker.
472(7)
Where loads of veneer are stacked in the vicinity of work areas or passage ways, they shall be rigidly supported and there shall be at least 3 spacing blocks between unit loads.
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