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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 296. Labor and Industries, Department of |
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Chapter 296-78. Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations. |
Section 296-78-70501. Definitions—Terms, general.
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- (1) "Block(s)" - Those sections of a log cut in various lengths.(2) "Block(s)" and "bolt(s)" may be considered to be synonymous.(3) "Clipper saw" - A circular saw used to trim manufactured shingles.(4) "Groover" - A cylinder-type knife (knives) similar to a planer knife (knives), used to cut grooves into the face surface of shakes or shingles.(5) "Hip" and "ridge saw" - A circular saw used to cut various angles on the side edge of shakes or shingles.(6) "Johnson bar" - A shaft used to control the feed of the carriage.(7) "Knee bolter circular saw" - A stationary circular saw used to trim and debark blocks (the blocks are manually maneuvered onto a carriage and fed into a saw).(8) "Log haul" - A power conveyor used to move logs to mill.(9) "Packers" - Employees who pack the manufactured shakes or shingles into bundles.(10) "Panagraph power splitter" - A hydraulically operated wedge, manually positioned into place, used to split blocks.(11) "Power saw splitter" - A stationary circular saw used to split (saw) blocks, (the blocks are manually maneuvered onto a carriage and fed into the saw).(12) "Set works" - A component of the shingle machine, located on the machine frame, used to control the thickness of each shingle being manufactured.(13) "Shake machine" - A band saw used to cut shake blanks into manufactured shakes.(14) "Shake splitter" - A stationary hydraulically operated wedge, manually controlled, used to split shake blocks into shake blanks or boards.(15) "Shim saw" - A circular saw used to re-cut manufactured shingles into narrow widths.(16) "Shingle machine" - A machine used to manufacture shingles; composed of a feed, set works, and carriage system, all functioning in relation to a circular saw.(17) "Shingle saw" - A circular saw used to cut shingles from blocks.(18) "Spault" - The first and last section(s) of a block as it is cut into shingles.(19) "Spault catcher" - A device located on the shingle machine next to the solid feed rolls, used to hold the last section of each block being cut (called a spault), in place.(20) "Track or swing cutoff saw" - A circular saw used to cut blocks from a log.