Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 45 - WOODWORKING AND RELATED OPERATIONS
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW INSTALLATIONS
Section 45.129 - Guarding devices for cutting heads

Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 45.129

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

(a) Subsection (b) applies to cutting head guards used on planing, molding, sticking, and matching machines and profile, swing-head and back-knife lathes.

(b) If such guard is constructed of sheet metal, the material used shall be not less than 1/8 inch, or approximately No. 11 gauge, in thickness. If cast metal is used, the thickness shall be not less than 3/16 inch for cast iron and 5/8 inch for aluminum. The hood of the exhaust system may form part or all of the guard. When so used, the hood shall be constructed of metal of a thickness not less than the above specifications.

This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 45.148 (relating to guarding devices for cutting heads).

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