### Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Woodworking Machinery) Regulations 《工廠及工業經營(木工機械)規例》

10. Fencing of circular saw
(1) The part of a circular saw below the bench table shall be protected by fencing it with 2 plates of metal or other suitable material, one on each side of the saw and such plates shall not be more than 150 millimetres apart and shall extend from the axis of the saw outwards to a distance of not less than 50 millimetres beyond the teeth of the saw.
(2) If metal plates are used for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (1), the plate shall—
(a) if not beaded, be of a thickness not less than 2 millimetres;
(b) if beaded, be of a thickness not less than 1 millimetre.
(3) Behind and in direct line with the circular saw there shall be a riving knife, which shall—
(a) have a smooth surface;
(b) be strong, rigid and easily adjustable;
(c) be so positioned that the edge of the knife nearer the saw shall form an arc of a circle having a radius not exceeding the radius of the largest saw used on the bench;
(d) be maintained as close as practicable to the saw, having regard to the nature of work being done at the time, and, at the level of the bench table, be so positioned that the distance between the front edge of the knife and the teeth of the saw does not exceed 15 millimetres;
(e) for a circular saw of a diameter of less than 600 millimetres, extend upwards from the bench table to within 25 millimetres of the top of the saw;
(f) for a circular saw of a diameter of 600 millimetres or more, extend upwards from the bench table to a height of not less than 250 millimetres.
(4) The top of a circular saw shall be covered by a strong and easily adjustable guard, with a flange at the side of the saw furthest from the fence; and such guard shall—
(a) be kept so adjusted that the flange shall extend below the roots of the teeth of the saw;
(b) extend from the top of the riving knife to a point as low as practicable at the cutting edge of the saw.
(L.N. 238 of 1984)

11. Push-sticks
A suitable push-stick shall be kept available for use at the bench of a circular saw that is fed by hand so as to enable the work to be carried on without unnecessary risk.

### Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Woodworking Machinery) Regulations 《工廠及工業經營(木工機械)規例》

12. Guarding of swing and pendulum saws
(1) A swing saw or pendulum saw shall be guarded so far as practicable and shall be so designed and maintained that it automatically returns to the back position when released at any point of its travel. (71 of 1989 s. 13)
(2) A swing saw or pendulum saw shall be provided with limit chains or other effective devices to prevent the front edge of the saw being pulled out in front of the work table; and such chains or devices shall be maintained in good working order.

13. Guarding of plain band saws
A plain band saw shall have—
(a) both sides of the bottom pulley completely encased by sheet metal or other suitable material;
(b) the front of the top pulley covered with sheet metal or other suitable material;
(c) all portions of the blade enclosed or securely guarded, except the portion of the blade between the bench table and the top guide.

14. Planing machines
(1) No planing machine, which is not mechanically fed, shall be used for overhand planing unless it is fitted with a cylindrical cutter block.
(2) A planing machine used for overhand planing shall be provided with a “bridge” guard capable of covering the full length and breadth of the cutting slot in the bench, and shall be so constructed as to be easily adjusted both in a vertical and horizontal direction.
(3) The feed roller of a planing machine used for thicknessing, except a machine used both for overhand planing and thicknessing, shall be provided with an efficient guard.

15. Vertical spindle moulding machine
(1) The cutter of a vertical spindle moulding machine shall, where practicable, be provided with the most efficient guard having regard to the nature of the work being performed. (71 of 1989 s. 13)
(2) For such work as cannot be performed with an efficient guard for the cutter, the wood being moulded at a vertical spindle moulding machine shall, where practicable, be held in a jig or holder of such construction as to reduce as far as possible the risk of accident to the person working the machine. (71 of 1989 s. 13)
(3) A suitable “spike” or push-stick shall be kept available for use at the bench of a vertical spindle moulding machine.

16. Chain mortising machine
The chain of a chain mortising machine shall be provided with a guard that shall enclose the cutters so far as practicable.
(71 of 1989 s. 13)

### Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Woodworking Machinery) Regulations 《工廠及工業經營(木工機械)規例》

17. Maintenance
(1) All tools, blades and cutting instruments of a woodworking machine and other machines operating on wood shall be—
(a) kept free from patent defect;
(b) properly maintained;
(c) kept clean;
(d) properly ground, sharpened and set.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), no saw that is cracked shall be used in a circular saw.
(3) The guards and other appliances required under these regulations shall be—
(a) maintained in an efficient state;
(b) constantly kept in position when the machine is in motion, except when, owing to the nature of the work being done, the use of the guards or appliances is rendered impracticable;
(c) so adjusted as to enable the work to be carried on without unnecessary risk.

18. Exclusion of certain regulations
Regulations 10, 13 and 14(2) and (3) shall not apply to a woodworking machine in respect of which it can be shown that other safeguards are provided and maintained, which render the machine equally safe as it would be if guarded in the manner specified in these regulations.
(E.R. 1 of 2021)

19. Woodworking machine
A person employed on a woodworking machine shall—
(a) use and maintain in proper adjustment the guards provided in accordance with these regulations;
(b) use the “spikes” or push-sticks and jigs or holders provided in compliance with regulations 11 and 15(2) and (3),
except when, owing to the nature of the work being done, the use of the guards or appliances is rendered impracticable.

20. Offences and penalties
(1) If regulation 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17 is contravened, the proprietor of the industrial undertaking in respect of which the contravention occurs commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6.
(2) A person employed on a woodworking machine who contravenes regulation 19 commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5.
(5 of 2023 s. 25)

### Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Work in Compressed Air) Regulations 《工廠及工業經營(在壓縮空氣中工作)規例》

1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Work in Compressed Air) Regulations.

2. Application
These regulations shall apply to—
(a) construction work carried out in compressed air;
(b) contractors engaged in such construction work; and
(c) persons employed in compressed air and their employers.