Amend Section 4296 of Article 59 to read:
Article 59. Woodworking Machines and Equipment
§4296. General.
(a) Combs (featherboards) or suitable jigs shall be provided at the workplace
for use when a standard guard cannot be used, as in dadoing, grooving, jointing,
moulding, and rabbeting.
(b) An automatic cut-off saw which strokes continuously shall not be used if
the operator is exposed to the hazards of the saw and is not able to control
each stroke.
(c) Arbors and mandrels shall be constructed so as to have firm and secure bearing
and be free from play.
(d) Sharpening or tensioning of saw blades or cutters shall be done only by
persons with experience and skill in this kind of work.
(e) Saw frames or tables shall be constructed with lugs cast on the frame or
with an equivalent means to limit the size of the saw blade that can be mounted,
so as to avoid overspeed caused by mounting a saw blade larger than intended.
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(p) Each machine shall be designed, constructed and mounted in a manner that
will eliminate hazardous vibration at any operating speed while using any tool
designed for the machine.
(q) On machinery and equipment where injury might result if motors were to
automatically restart after power failures, provision shall be made to prevent
machines and equipment from automatically starting upon restoration of power.
EXCEPTION: Portable power tools intended to be handheld during use.
NOTE: For the purposes of subsection (q), the term "provision" means
electrical or mechanical device, or administrative procedures.
NOTE: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3,
Labor Code.