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 1403.54 - Saws

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Lab 1403.54

Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024

The employer shall ensure compliance with the following requirements:

(a) Band saws shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) All portions of band saw blades shall be enclosed or guarded except for the working portion of the blade between the bottom of the guide rolls and the table; and

(2) Band saw wheels shall be fully enclosed according to the following requirements:
a.The outside periphery of the enclosure shall be solid; and

b.The front and back shall be either, solid wire mesh or perforated metal;

(b) Portable circular saws shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) All portable power-driven circular saws having a blade diameter greater than 2 inches shall be equipped with guards above and below the base plate or shoe;

(2) The lower guards shall cover the saw to the depth of the teeth, except for the minimum area required to permit the base plate to be tilted for bevel cuts, and shall automatically return to the covering position when the blade is withdrawn from the work;

(c) The above provision shall not apply to circular saws used in the meat industry for meat cutting purposes;

(d) Radial saws shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) Radial saws shall have an upper guard which completely encloses the upper half of the saw blade;

(2) The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade shall be guarded by a device that shall automatically adjust to the thickness of the material and remain in contact with the material being cut;

(3) Radial saws used for ripping shall be equipped with a device which will prevent material from kicking back toward the operator and shall be properly adjusted;

(4) An adjustable stop shall be provided to prevent the forward travel of the blade beyond the table, or the position necessary to complete the cut in repetitive operations; and

(5) Radial saws shall be installed so that the cutting head shall return to the starting position when released by the operator;

(e) Swing or sliding cut-off saws shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) All swing or sliding cut-off saws shall be provided with a hood that shall completely enclose the upper half of the saw;

(2) Limit stops shall be provided to prevent swing or sliding type cut-off saws from extending beyond the front or back edges of the table;

(3) Each swing or sliding cut-off saw shall be provided with an effective device to return the saw automatically to the back of the table when released at any point of its travel; and

(4) Inverted cut-off saws shall be provided with a hood that shall cover the part of the saw that protrudes above the top of the table or material being cut; and

(f) Table saws shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) Circular table saws shall have a hood over the portion of the saw above the table, with the hood mounted so that it shall automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut;

(2) Circular table saws shall have a spreader aligned with the blade spaced no more than 1/2 inch behind the largest blade mounted in the saw. The provision of a spreader in connection with grooving, dadoing, or rabbeting shall not be required;

(3) Circular table saws used for ripping shall be equipped with a device which will prevent material from kicking back toward the operator and shall be properly adjusted; and

(4) Feed rolls and blades of self-feed circular saws shall be protected by a hood or guard to prevent the hand of the operator from coming in contact with the in-running rolls at any point.

#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 (from Lab 1403.58 )

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