California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 13 - Logging and Sawmill Safety Orders
Appendix A
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.
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