Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 45 - WOODWORKING AND RELATED OPERATIONS
COOPERAGE MACHINERY
Section 45.111 - Saws
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) Heading bolters. Heading bolters shall enclose the saw. Log carriers shall be provided with a device which return the carrier automatically, when released at any point in its travel, to a position in front of the saw. The device shall not depend for its proper functioning on any rope, cord, or spring. If a counterweight is used, it shall be secured in accordance with § 45.86 (relating to counterweights). A limit chain or other positive stop shall be provided to prevent the carrier from swinging too far back.
(b) Swing cutoff saws. All swing cutoff saws shall be guarded in accordance with § 45.82(e) (relating to exceptions and special applications).
(c) Equalizers. The saws shall be encased by bolt, stave, and heading equalizers, except that portion immediately adjacent to the feeding device.
(d) Barrel stave saws. On barrel stave saws, the saw and the revolving part to which the saw blade is bolted shall be enclosed, except for that part of the saw immediately adjacent to the feeding device.
(e) Heading saws and the like. On heading saws, variable-feed ripsaws, flat stave saws, head rounders, and the like, the saws shall be enclosed. If a sprocket feed device is used, it shall be enclosed to prevent the fingers of the operator from getting between the feed sprocket and the stock. All counterweights used to actuate feed devices shall operate in a stationary casing.
(f) Saw guard provisions. In so far as the nature of the equipment and the operation performed will permit, all enclosures for saws necessitated by this section shall conform to the specifications for saw guards in this chapter.
