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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-595 - Jump saws

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Jump saws
			 must have guards below the top of the table or roll case. A guard must be
			 placed over the roll casing to prevent persons from walking into or over the
			 saw.
(2) Jump saws, underhung swing
			 saws, or bed trimmers must be arranged so the saws are fully enclosed when not
			 in actual use.
(3) A positive stop
			 must be installed to prevent the saw from passing the front edge of the roll
			 case or table. The throat in the table or roll case must be only wide enough to
			 permit unobstructed operation of the saw.
(4) Guards constructed of not less than two
			 inch wood material or of heavy wire mesh mounted in a steel frame must be
			 placed in front of jump saw trimmers. Stops must be installed to prevent timber
			 from being thrown off the roll case.
(5) Foot treadle operated saws must be
			 provided with safeguards to prevent accidental contact.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-595, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-600 - Trimmer and slasher saws

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
			 Trimmer and slasher saws must be guarded in front by a flat or round steel
			 framework with a rigid metal screen or light iron bars attached thereto, or by
			 wood baffles of not less than two inch wood material securely bolted to the
			 frame.
Maximum speed. Trimmer saws must not be run at peripheral
				speeds in excess of those recommended by the manufacturer.
(2) Front guards for a series of saws must be
			 set as close to the top of the feed table as is practical when considering the
			 type of machine in use and the material being cut. The end saws of a series
			 must be guarded or fenced off.
(3)
			 The rear of a series of saws must have a stationary or swinging guard of not
			 less than two inch wood material or equivalent the full width of the saws and
			 as much wider as is necessary to protect persons at the rear of the
			 trimmer.
(4) Safety stops.
			 Automatic trimmer saws must be provided with safety stops or hangers to prevent
			 saws from dropping on table.
(5)
			 Feed chains must be stopped while employees are on the feed table.
(6) Spotters for trimmers or slashers must be
			 provided with goggles or other eye protection when conditions so
			 warrant.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-600, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-605 - Swing saws

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Manually
			 operated swing cut-off saws of the following types must be set up, guarded and
			 operated in accordance with chapter 296-806 WAC, Machine safety:
(a) Saws into which materials to be cut are
			 fed or positioned and/or held in position by hand pressure during the cutting
			 stroke;
(b) Saws on which the
			 cutting stroke is propelled by hand pressure; and/or
(c) Saws on which the operator is within
			 arm's reach of the blade when the operator is standing at the operator's
			 control station and the blade is fully extended to the limit of operating
			 travel.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-610 - Circular saws, speeds, repairs

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(1) Circular saws must not be operated at
			 speeds in excess of that specified by the manufacturer. Speeds must be etched
			 on all new saws. When saws are repaired, remanufactured or retensioned in any
			 way to change their operating speeds, such change of speed must be etched on
			 the saw. These etched speeds must not be exceeded.
(2) Circular saws must be inspected for
			 cracks each time that the teeth are filed or set.
(3) A circular saw must be discontinued from
			 use until properly repaired when found to have developed a crack equal to the
			 length indicated in the following table:
Length of Crack
Diameter
1/2 - inch .............................
Up to 12"
1 - inch .............................
Over 12" to 24"
1-1/2 - inch .............................
Over 24" to 36"
2 - inch .............................
Over 36" to 48"
2-1/2 - inch .............................
Over 48" to 60"
3 - inch .............................
Over 60"
(4)
			 Welding or slotting of cracked saws must be done by a sawsmith under a
			 procedure recommended by the saw manufacturer. Holes must not be drilled in
			 saws as a means of arresting cracks. After saws are repaired they must be
			 retensioned. Unless a sawsmith is employed, saws must be returned to the
			 manufacturer for welding or tensioning.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-610, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-615 - Saw filing and grinding rooms and equipment

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Approaches to filing rooms must be kept
			 free from material and equipment at all times.
(2) Enclosed grinding and filing rooms must
			 be ventilated as specified in the general occupational health standard, WAC
			 296-62-110 through
			 296-62-11019.
(3) Each filing and grinding room must be
			 provided with two exits so arranged as to permit easy escape in case of
			 fire.
(4) Floors must be cleaned
			 regularly and must be kept free from oil, grease and other materials that might
			 cause employees to slip or fall.
(5) Flooring around machines must be kept in
			 good repair at all times.
(6) Saw
			 grinding machine belts must be provided with guards where these belts pass
			 through the frame of the machine.
(7) All grinding wheels on such machines must
			 be provided with a metal retaining hood which also covers the arbor ends if
			 they are exposed to contact.
(8)
			 Filing room employees must be provided with goggles, face shields, or other
			 necessary protective equipment and are required to wear the same.
(9) Guarding and mounting of abrasive wheels
			 must be in accordance with chapter 296-806 WAC, Machine safety.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-78-615, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-615, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-620 - Miscellaneous woodworking machines-Planers, stickers, molders, matchers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Each planing,
			 molding, sticking and matching machine must have all cutting heads, and saws if
			 used, covered by a solid metal guard. If such guard is constructed of sheet
			 metal, the material used must be not less than one-sixteenth inch in thickness,
			 and if cast iron is used, it must be not less than three-sixteenths inch in
			 thickness.
(2) Planers, stickers,
			 molding, sticking and matching machines must be provided with exhaust fans,
			 hoods and dust conveyors to remove the harmful dusts, etc., from the vicinity
			 of the operator. Such hoods may be arranged to serve as guards for cutting
			 heads.
(3) Planers and other
			 machinery or equipment must not be oiled while in motion, unless provided with
			 guards or other devices to permit oiling without any possibility of contact
			 with moving parts of machinery.
(4)
			 Feed rolls must be guarded by means of roll covers, bars or strips, attached to
			 the roll frame in such manner as to remain in adjustment for any thickness of
			 lumber.
(5) Levers or controls must
			 be arranged or guarded so as to prevent accidental operation of machines.
(a) Foot treadle operated machines must have
			 a treadle guard fastened over the treadle.
(b) Locks, blocks, or other devices must be
			 provided for positive immobilization of machine controls while repairs or
			 adjustments are being made.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-625 - Planers (stave and headings)

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(1) Each planer (stave and heading) must have
			 all cutting heads, and saws if used, covered by a solid metal guard.
(2) Stave and heading planers must be
			 provided with exhaust fans, hoods and dust conveyors to remove the harmful
			 dusts, etc., from the vicinity of the operator. Such hoods may be arranged to
			 serve as guards for cutting heads.
(3) Sectional feed rolls should be provided.
			 Where solid feed rolls are used, a sectional finger device (or other means
			 equally effective) must be provided to prevent kickbacks.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-625, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-630 - Stave croziers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
			 Stave croziers must have the heads guarded completely by the exhaust hood or
			 other device, except that portion which actually embeds itself in the
			 stock.
(2) Each stave crozier must
			 have all feed chains and sprockets completely enclosed.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-630, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-635 - Jointers

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(1) Each hand feed
			 jointer or buzz planer with horizontal head must be provided with an automatic
			 guard over the cutting head both in front of and in back of the
			 guide.
(2) Each jointer or buzz
			 planer with horizontal head must be equipped with a cylindrical cutting head,
			 the throat of which must not exceed three-eighths inch in depth or one-half
			 inch in width. The knife projection must not exceed one-eighth inch beyond the
			 cylindrical body of the head.
(3)
			 The opening in the table must be kept as small as possible. The clearance
			 between the edge of the rear table and the cutter head must be not more than
			 one-eighth inch. The table throat opening must be not more than two and
			 one-half inches when tables are set or aligned with each other for zero
			 cut.
(4) Each jointer or buzz
			 planer with vertical head must be guarded by an exhaust hood or other approved
			 device which completely encloses the revolving head except for a slot
			 sufficiently wide to permit the application of material. The guard must
			 effectively protect the operator's hand from coming in contact with the
			 revolving knives. The guard must automatically adjust itself to cover the
			 unused portion of the head and must remain in contact with the material at all
			 times.
(5) Push sticks must be
			 provided and used for feeding stock through hand operated jointers or buzz
			 planers.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 96-17-056, §
				  296-78-635, filed 8/20/96, effective 10/15/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-635, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-640 - Jointers (stave and heading)

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(1) Stave and heading jointers and matchers
			 must have the heads guarded completely by the exhaust hood or other device,
			 except that portion where the stock is applied.
(2) Foot power stave jointing machines must
			 have the knife effectively guarded to prevent the operator's fingers from
			 coming in contact with it.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-640, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-645 - Wood shapers

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(1) The cutting
			 head of each wood shaper, hand feed panel raiser, or other similar machine not
			 automatically fed, must be guarded with a cage or pulley guard or other device
			 so designed as to keep the operator's hands away from the cutting edge. In no
			 case will a warning device of leather or other material attached to the spindle
			 be acceptable. Cylindrical heads must be used wherever the nature of the work
			 permits. The diameter of circular shaper guards must be not less than the
			 greatest diameter of the cutter.
(2) All double spindle shapers must be
			 provided with a spindle starting and stopping device for each spindle or
			 provision must be made that only one spindle operate at any one time.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-645, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-650 - Boring and mortising machines

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(1) Boring and mortising machines must be
			 provided with safety bit chucks without projecting set screws. Automatic
			 machines must be provided with point of operation guards. When necessary to
			 prevent material from revolving with the bit, clamps or stops must be provided
			 and used to hold material firmly against the guides.
(2) The requirements of WAC
			 296-806-48048, Make sure boring
			 and mortising machines meet these requirements, must be applicable to boring
			 and mortising machines.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-78-650, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17
				  RCW. 96-17-056, § 296-78-650, filed 8/20/96, effective 10/15/96. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-650, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-655 - Tenoning machines

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(1)
			 Each tenoning machine must have all cutting heads, saws if used, and all
			 exposed moving parts guarded. In the case of cutting heads and saws, the guard
			 must be of solid metal.
(2) If
			 sheet metal is used, it must not be less than ten U.S. gauge in thickness. If
			 cast metal is used, it must not be less than three-sixteenths inch thick, or if
			 aluminum is used, it must not be less than five-eighths inch thick. The hood of
			 the exhaust system may form part or all of the guard. When so used, the hood
			 must be constructed of metal of a thickness not less than that specified
			 herein.
(3) Feed chains and
			 sprockets of all double end tenoning machines must be completely enclosed,
			 except that portion of chain used for conveying stock. At rear ends of frames
			 over which the feed conveyors run, sprockets and chains must be guarded at the
			 sides by plates projecting beyond the periphery of sprockets and ends of
			 lugs.
(4) The rear end of the frame
			 over which the feed conveyors run must be so extended that the material as it
			 leaves the machine will be guided to a point within easy reach of the person
			 removing stock at the rear of the tenoner.
(5) Single end tenoners, hand fed, must have
			 a piece of sheet metal placed so that the operator's hands cannot slip off the
			 lever handle into the tool in passing. Such guard must be fastened to the
			 lever.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-655, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-660 - Lathe (pail and barrel)

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(1)
			 Each profile, swing-head and back-knife lathe must have all cutting heads
			 covered by a solid metal guard.
(2)
			 If sheet metal is used, it must be not less than ten U.S. gauge in thickness.
			 If cast metal is used, it must be not less than three-sixteenths inch thick, or
			 if aluminum is used, it must not be less than five-eighths inch thick. The hood
			 of the exhaust system may form part or all of the guard. When so used, the hood
			 must be constructed of metal of a thickness not less than that specified
			 above.
(3) Pail and barrel lathes
			 must be guarded in accordance with the specifications for profile and
			 back-knife lathes insofar as they are applicable.
(4) The requirements of WAC
			 296-806-450, Lathes, must be
			 applicable to pail and barrel lathes.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-78-660, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17
				  RCW. 96-17-056, § 296-78-660, filed 8/20/96, effective 10/15/96. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-660, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-665 - Sanding machines

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(1)
			 Each belt sanding machine must have both pulleys enclosed in such a manner as
			 to guard the points where the belt runs onto the pulleys. The edges of the
			 unused run of belt must be enclosed or otherwise guarded from contact by
			 employees.
(2) Each drum sanding
			 machine must be provided with a guard so arranged as to completely enclose the
			 revolving drum except such portion required for the application of the material
			 to be finished. Guards with hinges to facilitate the insertion of sandpaper may
			 be installed. The exhaust hood may form part or all of this guard. When so
			 used, the hood must conform to the specifications as given under exhaust
			 systems in WAC
			 296-78-710.
(3) All standard stationary sanding machines
			 must be provided with exhaust systems in conformity with the section of this
			 code dealing with exhaust systems.
(4) All portable sanding machines must be
			 provided with means of removing excessive dust, or employees using equipment
			 must be provided with such necessary respiratory protective equipment as will
			 conform to the requirements of chapter 296-842 WAC, Respirators.
(5) The requirements of WAC
			 296-806-475, sanding machines,
			 must be applicable to sanding machines.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-20-055, §
				  296-78-665, filed 10/3/05, effective 12/1/05; 05-03-093, § 296-78-665,
				  filed 1/18/05, effective 3/1/05; 04-14-028, § 296-78-665, filed 6/29/04,
				  effective 1/1/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 99-10-071, §
				  296-78-665, filed 5/4/99, effective 9/1/99. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17
				  RCW. 96-17-056, § 296-78-665, filed 8/20/96, effective 10/15/96. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-665, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-670 - Glue machines

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(1)
			 Personal protective equipment as required by the safety and health core rules,
			 WAC 296-800-160, and the general
			 occupational health standard, WAC 296-62-11021, and proper washing facilities
			 with noncaustic soap and sterilizers, must be provided for all employees
			 handling glue. Rubber gloves and other personal equipment must be sterilized
			 when transferred from one person to another.
(2) Glue spreaders must be enclosed on the
			 in-running side, leaving only sufficient space to insert the stock.
(3) All glue spreaders must be equipped with
			 a panic bar or equivalent type device that can be reached from either the
			 infeed or outfeed side of the spreader to shut off the power in an emergency
			 situation. Such device must be installed on existing glue spreaders no later
			 than April 1, 1982, and be standard equipment on any glue spreader purchased
			 after January 1, 1982.
(4) All glue
			 mixing and handling rooms where located above work areas must have water tight
			 floors.
(5) All glue rooms must be
			 provided with ventilation in accordance with WAC 296-62-110 through
			 296-62-11013, of the general occupational health standard.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040, and
				  49.17.050. 01-11-038, §
				  296-78-670, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17
				  RCW. 94-20-057 (Order 94-16), § 296-78-670, filed 9/30/94, effective
				  11/20/94. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-670, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-675 - Lath mills

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(1) Lath mills
			 must be so arranged that stock pickers must be protected from slabs and blocks
			 from slasher and trimmers.
(2)
			 Bolters and lath machines must be provided with a wall or shield of not less
			 than two inch wood material or equivalent, constructed in front of the
			 machines, to protect stock pickers and passing employees from
			 kickbacks.
(3) Lath bolters and
			 lath mills must have all feed rolls, belts, gears and moving parts provided
			 with approved guards. Feed chains must be guarded to as low a point as the
			 maximum height of the stock will permit.
(4) Lath bolters and lath mill saws must be
			 provided with a sheet metal guard not less than one-eighth inch thick, or a
			 cast iron guard not less than three-sixteenths inch thick, or equivalent. These
			 hoods may be hinged so that they can be turned back to permit changing of the
			 saws.
(5) A metal plate baffle,
			 finger device or other device, must be installed to prevent
			 kickbacks.
(6) The feed rolls on
			 bolters or lath mills must not be raised while any employee is in line with the
			 saws.
(7) The stock must be pushed
			 through the saws with another piece of stock or push stick.
(8) The lath trimmer must be provided with
			 guards on the ends, the top and the rear so designed as to contain debris and
			 prevent employee contact with the saw. The belt drive must be provided with
			 guards as required by WAC
			 296-78-710.
(9) The entire top half of all trimmer saws
			 must be provided with guards. The guards must be so adjusted as to prevent
			 employees from accidentally contacting saws.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-675, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-680 - Veneer and plywood plants-Peeling and barking

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(1) Where peeling or barking pits are located
			 directly under the log cranes, logs must not be moved over workers.
(2) Single spiked hooks without a bell must
			 not be used for handling logs. Hooks must be equipped with hand holds and must
			 be maintained in condition to safely perform the job application.
(3) Mechanical barking devices must be
			 guarded so as to protect employees from flying chips, bark or other
			 matter.
(4) Logs must not be
			 removed from the barker until the barking head has ceased to revolve, unless
			 the barker is so designed and arranged that the barking head will not create or
			 constitute a hazard to employees.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-680, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-685 - Veneer lathe

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(1) The
			 elevating ramp (gate) must be provided with a safety chain and hook or other
			 positive means of suspension while employees are working underneath
			 same.
(2) The area under the tipple
			 from lathe to stock trays must be provided with railings or other suitable
			 means of preventing employees from entering this area, if access is not
			 prevented by the construction of the machine and employees can enter this
			 area.
(3) Catwalks must be provided
			 along stock trays so that employees will not have to climb on the sides of
			 trays to straighten stock.
(4) Any
			 section of stock trays must be locked out or must have an operator stationed at
			 starting controls while stock is being removed or adjusted.
(5) Guards which will cover the cutting edge
			 of veneer lathe and clipper blades must be provided and used while such blades
			 are being transported about premises.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-685, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-690 - Veneer slicer and cutter

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(1)
			 Each veneer slicer and each rotary veneer cutter must have all revolving and
			 other moving knives provided with guards.
(2) The requirements of chapter 296-806 WAC,
			 Machine safety, must be applicable to veneer slicers and cutters.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-78-690, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17
				  RCW. 96-17-056, § 296-78-690, filed 8/20/96, effective 10/15/96. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-690, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-695 - Veneer clipper

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(1) Each veneer
			 clipper must have either automatic feed or must be provided with a guard that
			 will make it impossible to place any portion of the hand under the knife while
			 feeding stock. Where practicable, such guard must be of the vertical finger
			 type.
(2) The rear of each manually
			 operated clipper must be guarded either by a screen or vertical finger guard
			 which must make it impossible for any portion of the hand to be placed under
			 the knife while removing clipped stock.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-695, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-700 - Veneer wringer (swede)

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The entry side of each veneer wringer other than glue spreader
				must be enclosed, leaving only sufficient space to insert stock. A guard must
				be provided to prevent the veneer from overriding the top roll and kicking
				back.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-700, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-705 - The shake and shingle industry

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The following terms and standards will apply only in the
				manufacturing of shakes and shingles and these requirements will take
				precedence over other sawmill and woodworking standards.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-705, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-70501 - Definitions-Terms, general

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Block(s). Those sections of a log cut in various lengths.
Block(s) and bolt(s). May be considered to be
				synonymous.
Clipper saw. A circular saw used to trim manufactured
				shingles.
Groover. A cylinder-type knife (knives) similar to a planer
				knife (knives), used to cut grooves into the face surface of shakes or
				shingles.
Hip and ridge saw. A circular saw used to cut various angles on
				the side edge of shakes or shingles.
Johnson bar. A shaft used to control the feed of the
				carriage.
Knee bolter circular saw. A stationary circular saw used to
				trim and debark blocks (the blocks are manually maneuvered onto a carriage and
				fed into a saw).
Log haul. A power conveyor used to move logs to mill.
Packers. Employees who pack the manufactured shakes or shingles
				into bundles.
Panagraph power splitter. A hydraulically operated wedge,
				manually positioned into place, used to split blocks.
Power saw splitter. A stationary circular saw used to split
				(saw) blocks, (the blocks are manually maneuvered onto a carriage and fed into
				the saw).
Set works. A component of the shingle machine, located on the
				machine frame, used to control the thickness of each shingle being
				manufactured.
Shake machine. A band saw used to cut shake blanks into
				manufactured shakes.
Shake splitter. A stationary hydraulically operated wedge,
				manually controlled, used to split shake blocks into shake blanks or
				boards.
Shim saw. A circular saw used to recut manufactured shingles
				into narrow widths.
Shingle machine. A machine used to manufacture shingles;
				composed of a feed, set works, and carriage system, all functioning in relation
				to a circular saw.
Shingle saw. A circular saw used to cut shingles from
				blocks.
Spault. The first and last section(s) of a block as it is cut
				into shingles.
Spault catcher. A device located on the shingle machine next to
				the solid feed rolls, used to hold the last section of each block being cut
				(called a spault), in place.
Track or swing cutoff saw. A circular saw used to cut blocks
				from a log.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-70501, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-70503 - Shake and shingle machinery- General

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(1) Track or swing cutoff circular saw.
(a) Manually operated track or swing circular
			 cutoff saws of the following types must be set up, guarded and operated in
			 accordance with chapter 296-806 WAC, Machine safety:
(i) Saws into which materials to be cut are
			 fed or positioned and/or held in position by hand pressure during the cutting
			 stroke;
(ii) Saws on which the
			 cutting stroke is propelled by manual (hand) pressure; and
(iii) Saws on which the operator is within
			 arm's reach of the blade when the blade is fully extended to the limit of
			 operating travel and the operator is standing at the operator's normal control
			 station/location.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-70505 - Shake machinery

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(1)
			 Shake splitters.
(a) A positive deenergizing
			 device must be provided within ready reach of each shake splitter
			 operator.
(b) Each shake splitter
			 must be provided with an adjustable stroke limiter to eliminate the splitting
			 blade from striking the table.
(c)
			 All splitters must have a maximum clearance of four inches, from the splitting
			 edge to the table surface, when the splitter is in the extended
			 position.
(d) All splitter tables
			 must have a friction surface to reduce kick out of the material being
			 split.
(e) Shake splitters must not
			 be operated at a speed that would cause chunks to be thrown in such a manner as
			 to create a hazard.
(f) The use of
			 foot pedal (treadle) mechanisms must be provided with protection to prevent
			 unintended operation from falling or moving objects or by accidental stepping
			 onto the pedal.
(i) The pedal must have a
			 nonslip surface.
(ii) The pedal
			 return spring must be of the compression type, operating on a rod or guided
			 within a hole or tube, or designed to prevent interleaving of spring coils in
			 event of breakage.
(iii) If pedal
			 counterweights are provided, the path of the travel of the weight must be
			 enclosed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-70507 - Upright shingle machine

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(1)
			 Upright shingle saw guard.
(a) Every shingle
			 machine carriage must be equipped with a hand guard which:
(i) Projects at least one inch beyond the
			 cutting edge of the saw.
(ii) Must
			 be located not more than one-half inch from the side of the saw
			 blade.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-70509 - Related shake and shingle sawing machinery

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(1) Flat or taper saw. A wood or metal guard
			 or its equivalent must be secured to the sliding table at the side nearest the
			 sawyer to protect him from contact with the cutting edge of the saw when a
			 block is not in the cut.
(2) Hip
			 and ridge saws. The hip and ridge saws must be guarded with a hood-like device.
			 This guard must cover that portion of the saw not needed to cut the material,
			 located above the cutting table.
(a) The
			 remaining portion of the saw, located below the table, must be guarded to
			 prevent contact by employees.
(b)
			 The hip and ridge guarding standard is applicable to both shake and shingle hip
			 and ridge saws.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-70511 - Safety rules

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(1) General.
(a) Workers must not leave shingle machines
			 unattended while the carriage is in motion.
(b) Shingle blocks must not be piled more
			 than one tier high on tables or roll cases. Chunks may be placed horizontally
			 one tier high on top of shingle blocks. Shingle blocks must be piled in a
			 stable manner, not more than seventy-two inches high, within the immediate
			 working area of the shingle sawyer or the area must be barricaded.
(c) Provisions must be made to prevent blocks
			 from falling into the packing area.
(d) On each machine operated by electric
			 motors, positive means must be provided for rendering such controls or devices
			 inoperative while repairs or adjustments are being made to the machines they
			 control.
(e) Workers must not stand
			 on top of blocks while in the process of splitting other blocks into
			 bolts.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-710 - Construction and isolated equipment

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-710, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-71001 - General

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(1) Construction
			 when not specifically covered in these standards, must be governed by such
			 other standards adopted by the department of labor and industries as may
			 apply.
(2) All buildings, docks,
			 tramways, walkways, log dumps and other structures must be designed,
			 constructed, and maintained to provide a safety factor of four. This means that
			 all members must be capable of supporting four times the maximum load to be
			 imposed. This provision refers to buildings, docks and so forth designed and
			 constructed subsequent to the effective date of these standards and also refers
			 in all cases where either complete or major changes or repairs are made to such
			 buildings, docks, tramways, walkways, log dumps and other structures.
(3) Basements on ground floors under mills
			 must be evenly surfaced, free from unnecessary obstructions and debris, and
			 provided with lighting facilities in compliance with the requirements of the
			 safety and health core rules, WAC
			 296-800-210.
(4) All engines, motors, transmission
			 machinery or operating equipment installed in mill basements or ground floors
			 must be equipped with standard safeguards for the protection of
			 workers.
(5) Flooring of buildings,
			 ramps and walkways not subject to supporting motive equipment must not be of
			 less than two-inch wood planking or material of equivalent structural
			 strength.
(6) Flooring of
			 buildings, ramps, docks, trestles and other structures required to support
			 motive equipment must not be of less than full two and one-half inch wood
			 planing or material of equivalent structural strength. However, where flooring
			 is covered by steel floor plates, two inch wood planking or material or
			 equivalent structural strength may be used. (7) Walkways, docks, and platforms.
(a) Walkways, docks and platforms must be
			 constructed and maintained in accordance with the requirements of WAC
			 296-24-735,
			 WAC
			 296-800-270, and in
			 accordance with chapter 296-880 WAC.
(b) Maintenance. Walkways must be evenly
			 floored and kept in good repair.
(c) Where elevated platforms are used, they
			 must be equipped with stairways or ladders in accordance with WAC
			 296-24-765
			 through 296-24-81013, WAC
			 296-800-250 and chapter
			 296-876 WAC, Ladders, portable and fixed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-71003 - Floor and wall openings

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(1)
			 All floor and wall openings, either temporary or permanent, must be protected
			 in accordance with chapter 296-880 WAC.
(2) The area under floor openings must, where
			 practical, be fenced off. When this is not practical, the areas must be plainly
			 marked with yellow lines and telltails must be installed to hang within five
			 and one-half feet of the ground or floor level.
(3) Where floor openings are used to drop
			 materials from one level to another, audible warning systems must be installed
			 and used to indicate to employees on the lower level that material is to be
			 dropped.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040, and
				  49.17.050. 01-11-038, §
				  296-78-71003, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory Authority: Chapter
				  49.17 RCW. 96-17-056, § 296-78-71003, filed 8/20/96, effective 10/15/96.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-71003, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-71005 - Floors, docks, platforms and runways

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(1) Faces of docks except on loading and
			 unloading sides of rail and truck loading platforms, and runways used for the
			 operation of lift trucks and other vehicles must have a guard or shear timber
			 eight by eight inches set over three inch blocks and securely fastened to the
			 floor by bolts of not less than five-eighths inch diameter.
(2) The flooring of buildings, docks and
			 passageways must be kept in good repair at all times. When a hazardous
			 condition develops that cannot be immediately repaired, the area shall be
			 fenced off and not used until adequate repairs are made.
(3) All working areas must be kept free from
			 unnecessary obstruction and debris.
(4) Floors around machines and other places
			 where workers are required to stand must be provided with effective means to
			 prevent slipping.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-71005, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-71007 - Footwalks and passageways

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(1)
			 All footwalks and passageways subject to slipping hazards due to peculiarities
			 of conditions or processes of the operation must be provided with nonslip
			 surfaces.
(2) Walkways in
			 accordance with WAC
			 296-78-71001(8)
			 must be provided over roll casings, transfer tables, conveyors or other moving
			 parts except when stepping over such equipment is not in connection with usual
			 and necessary traffic.
(3) Walkways
			 alongside of sorting tables must be of sufficient width to provide a safe
			 working area. Such walkways must be evenly floored and kept in good repair at
			 all times. They must be kept free from obstructions and debris.
(4) When employees are required to clear
			 plug-ups in veneer trays or lumber sorting trays, adequate walkways with
			 standard guardrails must be provided for access to the trays whenever possible.
			 When walkways are not provided, safety belts or harnesses with lanyards, tied
			 off to substantial anchorages, must be provided and used at all
			 times.
(5) Walkways and stairways
			 with standard hand rails must be provided wherever space will permit, for
			 oilers and other employees whose duties require them to go consistently to
			 elevated and hazardous locations.
(a) Where
			 such passageways are over walkways or work areas, standard toeboards must be
			 provided.
(b) Protection, as
			 required by chapter 296-806 WAC, Machine safety, must be provided against
			 contact with transmission machinery or moving conveyors.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-71009 - Stairways and ladders

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(1)
			 Stairways must be used in preference over ladders wherever possible. Stairways
			 or ladders, whichever is used, must be constructed and maintained in accordance
			 with the provisions of WAC 296-24-75009 through 296-24-81013, WAC
			 296-800-250 and chapter 296-876
			 WAC, Ladders, portable and fixed.
(2) Doors must not open directly on a flight
			 of stairs.
(3) Permanent ladders
			 must be fastened securely at both the top and the bottom.
(4) Portable ladders must not be used upon
			 footing other than a suitable type.
(5) Hooks or other means of securing portable
			 ladders when in use must be provided.
(6) Portable ladders must not be used for
			 oiling machinery which is in motion.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 06-16-020, §
				  296-78-71009, filed 7/24/06, effective 12/1/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040, and
				  49.17.050. 01-11-038, §
				  296-78-71009, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050 and
				  49.17.240. 81-18-029 (Order
				  81-21), § 296-78-71009, filed
				  8/27/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-78 - Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations › Section 296-78-71011 - Egress and exit

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(1) In all
			 enclosed buildings, means of egress must be provided in accordance with the
			 provisions of WAC
			 296-800-310.
(2) All swinging doors must be provided with
			 windows, the bottom of which must not be more than forty-eight inches above the
			 floor. One window must be provided for each section of double swinging doors.
			 All such windows must be of shatter proof or safety glass unless otherwise
			 protected against breakage.
(3)
			 Outside exits must open outward. When sliding doors are used as exits, an inner
			 door not less than two feet six inches by six feet must be cut inside each of
			 the main doors and arranged to open outward.
(4) At least two fire escapes or substantial
			 outside stair-ways must be provided for mill buildings where the floor level is
			 more than eight feet above the ground.
(a)
			 Buildings over one hundred fifty feet in length must have at least one
			 additional fire escape or substantial outside stairway for each additional one
			 hundred fifty feet of length or fraction thereof.
(b) Passageways to fire escapes or outside
			 stairways must be marked and kept free of obstructions at all times.
(c) Fire protection. The requirements of
			 chapter 296-24 WAC, Part G-3 of the general safety and health standard, and WAC
			 296-800-300 of the safety and
			 health core rules, and chapter 296-811 WAC, Fire brigades, must be complied
			 with in providing the necessary fire protection for sawmills.
(d) Fire drills must be held at least
			 quarterly and must be documented.