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 6352 - Circular Head Saws
Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs 6352
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Circular head saws shall not be operated at speeds in excess of 10,000 peripheral feet per minute, unless specially tensioned and recommended by the manufacturer for the higher speeds, in which case the saw shall be distinctively marked to indicate the higher speed.
(b) When saws are repaired, remanufactured, or retensioned to change their operating speeds, the saw shall be tagged, painted, marked, or otherwise flagged to indicate the new operating speed.
NOTE: The following table shows revolutions per minute of saws operated at the rim speed of 10,000 feet per minute:
| Diameter of saws, inches | R.P.M. |
| 8................................................................. | ..........................4,774 |
| 9................................................................. | ..........................4,244 |
| 10............................................................... | ..........................3,819 |
| 11............................................................... | ..........................3,472 |
| 12............................................................... | ..........................3,183 |
| 14............................................................... | ..........................2,728 |
| 16............................................................... | ..........................2,387 |
| 18............................................................... | ..........................2,122 |
| 20............................................................... | ..........................1,910 |
| 22............................................................... | ..........................1,736 |
| 24............................................................... | ..........................1,592 |
| 26............................................................... | ..........................1,469 |
| 28............................................................... | ..........................1,364 |
| 30............................................................... | ..........................1,273 |
| 32............................................................... | ..........................1,193 |
| 34............................................................... | ..........................1,123 |
| 36............................................................... | ..........................1,061 |
| 38............................................................... | ..........................1,005 |
| 40............................................................... | ..........................955 |
| 42............................................................... | ..........................910 |
| 44............................................................... | ..........................868 |
| 46............................................................... | ..........................830 |
| 48............................................................... | ..........................800 |
| 50............................................................... | ..........................764 |
| 52............................................................... | ..........................734 |
| 54............................................................... | ..........................707 |
| 56............................................................... | ..........................682 |
| 58............................................................... | ..........................658 |
| 60............................................................... | ..........................636 |
| 62............................................................... | ..........................616 |
| 64............................................................... | ..........................597 |
| 66............................................................... | ..........................579 |
| 68............................................................... | ..........................562 |
| 70............................................................... | ..........................546 |
| 72............................................................... | ..........................530 |
| 74............................................................... | ..........................516 |
| 76............................................................... | ..........................502 |
| 78............................................................... | ..........................490 |
| 80............................................................... | ..........................477 |
| 82............................................................... | ..........................465 |
| 84............................................................... | ..........................455 |
1. Amendment 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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