Subchapter 7. General Industry Safety Orders
Group 8. Points of Operation and Other Hazardous Parts of Machinery
Article 59. Woodworking Machines and Equipment
§4297. Definitions.
Block. A short block of wood, provided with a handle similar to that of a plane and a shoulder at the rear end, which is used for pushing short stock over revolving cutters.
Crosscutting. A sawing operation through the thickness of the workpiece made across the grain in natural wood or across the shorter dimension on a rectangular workpiece of reconstituted wood.
Push stick. A narrow strip of wood or other soft material with a notch cut into one end which is used to push pieces of material through woodworking machines.
Ripping. A sawing operation made through the thickness of the workpiece with the grain of natural wood, along the long dimension of a rectangular workpiece, and usually parallel to that edge on reconstituted wood products.
Table Saw. A machine designed to use a circular saw blade mounted on an arbor below the work support means which can be stationary or moving or a combination of both. A guiding means is used for all operations when manually feeding the stock. The arbor or its support means can be fixed, or be capable of being tilted at an angle to the work support means of less than 90 degrees to each other. See Figure A.
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Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code. |
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HISTORY
1. New section filed 10-25-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No. 43).
2. Amendment and renumbering of Section 4299 to Section 4297 filed 4-27-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 17).
3. Amendment filed 8-15-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 41).
4. Amendment and new Figure A filed 6-30-2008; operative 7-30-2008 (Register 2008, No. 27).
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