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Subchapter 13. Logging and Sawmill Safety Orders
Article 17. Lath, Shingle, and Shake Mills
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§6402. Bolters and Lath Machines, Appendix A

Safeguarding Requirements Edger Anti-kickback Device

Suggested Anti-Kickback Device Applied to Gang Edgers with Saw Arbors Mounted Below Feed Rolls.

A: Fingers shall extend across full length of rolls.

B: Fingers shall clear the bottom feed roll by 1/2-inch.

C: Fingers shall be spaced 3/8-inch maximum.

D: Finger shaft 1 13/16-inch diameter minimum (heavy duty, high powered edgers 1 15/16-inch diameter).

E: Fingers shall be installed so that they set at not more than 40 degrees to vertical on the maximum size stack the edger will cut.

F: Finger lift controls shall be mounted to the side of the edger and require constant pressure to hold the fingers up.


HIGHHEAD
MOBILE SHOVEL YARDER
RUNNING SKYLINE with chokers
LIVE SKYLINE-shotgun or flyer system
LIVE SKYLINE with mechanical carriage
SIDE MOUNT TOWER with mechanical slack pulling carriage
RUNNING SKYLINE

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