New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Lab - Commissioner, Department of Labor
Chapter Lab 1400 - SAFETY AND HEALTH OF EMPLOYEES
Part Lab 1403 - RULES FOR EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND HEALTH
Section Lab 1403.44 - Portable Abrasive Wheel Machinery

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Lab 1403.44

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

The employer shall ensure compliance with the following requirements:

(a) Abrasive wheels shall be used only on machines provided with safety guards. ;

(b) The following shall be exempt from the safety guard requirement in (a) above:

(1) Wheels used while within the work being ground; and

(2) Mounted wheels, used in portable operations, 2 inches and smaller in diameter.

(c) A safety guard shall cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections. The safety guard shall be mounted so as to maintain proper alignment with the wheel;

(d) Safety guards used on right angle head or vertical portable grinders shall:

(1) Have a maximum exposure angle of 180 degrees; and

(2) Meet the following minimum requirements:
a.The above guard shall be so located so as to be between the operator and the wheel during use; and

b.Adjustment of the guard shall be such that pieces of an accidentally broken wheel shall be deflected away from the operator.

#4118 eff 8-22-86, EXPIRED: 8-22-92

New. #6684, eff 2-4-98, EXPIRED: 2-4-06

New. #8606, INTERIM, eff 4-12-06, EXPIRED: 10-09-06 (formerly Lab 1403.58)

New. #8796, eff 1-11-07

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