Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
Title 296. Labor and Industries, Department of |
Chapter 296-78. Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations. |
Section 296-78-625. Planers (stave and headings).
Latest version.
- (1) Each planer (stave and heading) shall have all cutting heads, and saws if used, covered by a solid metal guard.(2) Stave and heading planers shall be provided with exhaust fans, hoods and dust conveyors to remove the harmful dusts, etc., from the vicinity of the operator. Such hoods may be arranged to serve as guards for cutting heads.(3) Sectional feed rolls should be provided. Where solid feed rolls are used, a sectional finger device (or other means equally effective) shall be provided to prevent kickbacks.