California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders
Group 3 - General Plant Equipment and Special Operations
Article 21 - Use, Care, and Protection of Abrasive Wheels
Table A-6 - Guide for Construction of Band Type Guards Maximum Wheel Speed 7000 Sfpm
Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs A-6
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
| Minimum Material Specifications | Diameter of Wheel | Minimum Thickness of Band A | Minimum Diameter of Rivets | Maximum Distance between Centers of Rivets |
| Inches | Inches | Inches | Inches | |
| Under 8 | 1/16 | 3/16 | 3/4 | |
| Hot Rolled Steel SAE 1008 | 8 to 24 | 1/8 | 1/4 | 1 |
| Over 24 to 30 | 1/4 | 3/8 | 1 1/4 |
1. New NOTE filed 11-22-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 48).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
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