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
Article 15 - Sawmills
Section 6350 - Band Saw Wheels

Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs 6350

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Every band wheel shall be carefully inspected at least once a month for defects; proper repairs shall be made, or the wheel removed from service.

(b) A band wheel in which a crack is found shall be immediately discontinued from service until properly repaired.

(c) Band wheels 7 inches or wider shall have a minimum rim thickness of 5/8 -inch if made of cast iron, or 1/2 -inch if of cast steel, or equivalent material, except for a distance no more than 1-inch from the edge of the wheel.

(d) No band wheel saw shall be run at a peripheral speed in excess of that recommended by the manufacturer.

1. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 2-6-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 6).

Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.

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