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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48002 - Protect employees using saws and cutting heads

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(1) You must provide safeguarding to protect
			 employees from the hazards of feed rolls.
(2) You must provide types and sizes of push
			 sticks or push blocks that are suitable for the work being done.
(3) You must use a comb (featherboard) or a
			 suitable jig to protect employees when a standard guard cannot be used.
Note:
Operations where you may need a comb or jig include:
1. Dadoing.
2. Grooving.
3. Jointing.
4. Moulding.
5. Rabbeting.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48002, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48004 - Make sure saws and cutting heads are sharpened and tensioned by qualified people

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You must make sure people who sharpen or tension saw blades or
				cutters have demonstrated skill in this area.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48004, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48006 - Make sure saws are safe to use

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(1) You must immediately remove from service
			 a saw that has
any of the following
problems:
(a) Cracked.
(b) Dull.
(c) Badly set.
(d) Improperly filed.
(e) Improperly tensioned.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48007 - Requirements for all circular saws

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Make sure all circular saws meet these requirements
WAC
						296-806-48008
Make sure circular saw gages meet these requirements
WAC
						296-806-48010
Guard hand-fed circular table saws
WAC
						296-806-48012
Provide kickback protection for employees using hand-fed
						circular table ripsaws when ripping wood products
WAC
						296-806-48014
Safeguard self-feed circular saws
WAC
						296-806-48016
Provide kickback protection for self-feed circular ripsaws
						when ripping wood products
WAC
						296-806-48018
Guard circular resaws
WAC
						296-806-48020
Provide spreaders for circular resaws
WAC
						296-806-48022
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48008 - Make sure all circular saws meet these requirements

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(1) You must protect employees from
			 contacting the portion of the saw beneath or behind the table by covering it
			 with either:
(a) An exhaust hood, if one is
			 required;
or
(b) A
			 guard.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48010 - Make sure circular saw gages meet these requirements

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You must make sure circular saw gages slide in grooves or
				tracks that are accurately machined to maintain exact alignment with the saw
				for all positions of the guide.
Note:
Circular saw gages are also referred to as miter or
						positioning gages.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48010, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48012 - Safeguard hand-fed circular table saws

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(1) You must guard each hand-fed circular saw
			 with a hood that completely encloses both the portion of the saw that is above
			 both:
(a) The table;
and
(b) The
			 material being cut.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48014 - Provide kickback protection for employees using hand-fed circular table ripsaws when ripping wood products

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(1) You must provide a spreader or riving
			 knife that is:
(a) Made of hard-tempered
			 steel or its equivalent.
(b)
			 Thinner than the saw kerf.
(c) Wide
			 enough to provide sufficient stiffness and rigidity to resist any reasonable
			 side thrust or blow that could bend or throw it out of position.
(d) Attached so it remains in true alignment
			 with the saw when the saw or table is tilted.
Note:
The spreader or riving knife should:
1. Prevent material from either squeezing the saw or being
						thrown back at the operator
2. Be placed so there is one-half inch or less space
						between it and the back of the saw when the largest saw is mounted in the
						machine.
EXEMPTION:
You do not have to provide a spreader or riving knife when
						grooving, dadoing, or rabbeting. When you finish these operations, replace the
						spreader immediately.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48016 - Safeguard self-feed circular saws

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(1) You must provide saws and feed rolls with
			 a hood or guard to protect the operator from contacting the in-running
			 rolls.
(2) You must make sure the
			 guard is constructed of heavy material, preferably metal.
(3) You must make sure the distance between
			 the bottom of the guard and the plane formed by the bottom or working surface
			 of the feed rolls meets the requirements of Table 200-1, Largest Allowable
			 Guard Opening, in WAC
			 296-806-20042.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48016, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48018 - Provide kickback protection for self-feed circular ripsaws when ripping wood products

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You must provide saws with sectional nonkickback fingers that
				meet
all
of the following requirements:
(1) They cover the full width of the feed
			 roll.
(2) They are located in front
			 of the saw.
(3) They are arranged
			 so they keep continuous contact with the material being fed.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48018, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48020 - Guard circular resaws

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You must provide each circular resaw with a metal hood or
				shield that is:
(1) Located above the
			 saw.
(2) Designed to protect the
			 operator from flying splinters or broken saw teeth.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48020, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48022 - Provide spreaders for circular resaws

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EXEMPTION:
This requirement does not apply to self-feed saws with a
						roller or wheel at the back of the saw.
You must provide a spreader that is
all
of the
				following:
(1) Securely fastened
			 behind the saw.
(2) Slightly
			 thirmer than the saw kerf.
(3)
			 Slightly thicker than the saw disk.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48022, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48023 - Requirements for specific circular saws

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Protect employees from automatic saw hazards
WAC
						296-806-48024
Guard inverted swing (jump) saws
WAC
						296-806-48026
Guard miter saws
WAC
						296-806-48028
Guard radial saws
WAC
						296-806-48030
Limit the travel of radial saws
WAC
						296-806-48032
Provide kickback protection for radial saws used for
						ripping wood products
WAC
						296-806-48034
Guard revolving double arbor saws
WAC
						296-806-48036
Guard swing saws
WAC
						296-806-48038
Limit the travel of swing saws
WAC
						296-806-48040
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48024 - Protect employees from automatic saw hazards

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You must make sure automatic saws that stroke continuously
				without the operator controlling each stroke are
not
used where
				employees could be exposed to saw hazards during operations such as loading,
				clamping, cutting, or unloading.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. WSR 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48024, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48026 - Guard inverted swing (jump) saws

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(1) You must guard jump saws with a hood that
			 both:
(a) Covers the part of the saw that is
			 exposed above the top of the table or above the material being cut;
			 and
(b) Automatically adjusts to
			 the thickness of the material being cut and remains in contact with
			 it.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48028 - Guard miter saws

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Important:
Miter saws include:
1.
			 Miter.
2. Compound miter.
3. Slide miter.
4. Compound slide miter.
(1) You must guard miter saws with an upper
			 hood that completely encloses the upper half of the blade.
(2) You must provide a method to protect
			 employees from contacting the blade underneath the table while in its
			 recommended carrying position.
(3)
			 You must guard the lower blade:
(a) By making
			 sure the teeth are guarded at least three-quarters of an inch beyond the root
			 of the teeth, toward the center of the blade, except for a maximum forty-five
			 degree exposure of quadrant C when in the full retract position. See
			 Illustration 480-1, Miter Saw Guarding.
(b) With a retractable guard that cannot be
			 locked in any position.
Illustration 480-1 Miter Saw Guarding
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This illustration shows miter saws in full retract position,
				and quadrant C, where 45 degrees, or half of quadrant C may be exposed when in
				the full retract position.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48030 - Guard radial saws

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(1)
			 You must make sure the radial saw has a hood that does of the following:
(a) Completely encloses the upper portion of
			 the blade down to a point that includes the end of the saw arbor.
(b) Protects the operator from flying
			 splinters and broken saw teeth.
(c)
			 Deflects sawdust away from the operator.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48032 - Limit the travel of radial saws

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(1) You must provide an adjustable stop that
			 prevents:
(a) Forward travel of the blade
			 beyond the position necessary to complete the cut;
and
(b) Any
			 part of the saw blade from extending beyond the front edge of the work support
			 table.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48034 - Provide kickback protection for radial saws used for ripping wood products

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(1)
			 You must provide nonkickback fingers or dogs that are both:
(a) Located on both sides of the saw to
			 resist the tendency of the saw to pick up material or throw it back toward the
			 operator;
and
(b)
			 Designed to hold any thickness of material being cut.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48036 - Guard revolving double arbor saws

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You must guard each revolving double arbor saw with a hood
				that completely encloses the portion of the saw that is above both:
(1) The table;
and
(2) The
			 material being cut.
Note:
Hoods should be made of material that:
1. Does not shatter when broken.
2. Is not explosive.
3. Is less combustible than wood.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48036, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48038 - Guard swing saws

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Important:
This section applies to swing saws mounted above the
				table.
(1) You must provide saws with
			 a hood that encloses
all
of the following:
(a) Upper half of the saw.
(b) Arbor end.
(c) Point of operation in all positions of
			 the saw.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48040 - Limit the travel of swing saws

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Important:
This section applies to swing saws that are mounted above the
				table.
(1) You must provide saws with
			 a device that:
(a) Automatically returns the
			 saw to the back of the table when the saw is released at any point in its
			 travel.
(b) Does not depend on a
			 rope, cord, or spring to function properly.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48041 - Requirements for band saws and drag saws

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Make sure band saws meet these requirements
WAC
						296-806-48042
Protect employees from drag saw hazards
WAC
						296-806-48044
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48042 - Make sure band saws meet these requirements

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(1) You must enclose or guard all portions of
			 the blade except for the working portion of the blade between the guide rolls
			 and the table.
(2) You must make
			 sure the guard for the portion of the blade between the sliding guide and the
			 wheel guard meets these requirements:
(a)
			 Protects the front and outer side of the blade.
(b) Is self-adjusting to move with the
			 guide.
(c) Adjusts so the gap
			 between the guide rolls and stock is as small as is practical.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48044 - Protect employees from drag saw hazards

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You must protect employees passing near a drag saw by
				either:
(1) Providing a four-foot
			 clearance when the saw is at the extreme end of the stroke;
or
(2)
			 Enclosing the saw and its driving mechanism, if you cannot provide a four-foot
			 clearance.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48044, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48046 - Maintain and balance knives and cutting heads

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(1) You must make sure knives and cutting
			 heads are kept:
(a) Sharp.
(b) Properly adjusted.
(c) Firmly secured.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48048 - Make sure boring and mortising machines meet these requirements

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EXEMPTION:
This section
						does not apply to drill presses, boring machines, or mortising machines if both
						of the following apply:
1. The downward stroke of the chuck and bit is controlled
						manually by the operator; and
2. The chuck and bit automatically rises to the start
						position when control is released.
(1) You must
			 completely enclose universal joints on spindles of boring machines to prevent
			 accidental contact by the operator.
(2) You must make sure you do not use safety
			 bit chucks that have projecting set screws.
(3) You must enclose the top of the cutting
			 chain and driving mechanism.
(4)
			 You must prevent a counterweight, when used, from dropping by securing it to a
			 bar by one of the following, or an equivalent method:
(a) A bolt passing through both the bar and
			 the counterweight.
(b) A bolt
			 through the extreme end of the bar.
(c) A safety chain to hold it to the bar if
			 the counterweight does not completely encircle the bar;
or
(d)
			 Suspending it by a chain or wire rope and having it travel in a pipe or other
			 suitable enclosure if it could fall and injure an employee.
Note:
Boring bits should be provided with a guard that
							 will enclose all portions of the bit and chuck above the material being
							 worked.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48049 - Chipper and hog mills

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Follow these requirements for chipper mills
WAC
						296-806-48050
Follow these requirements for hog mills
WAC
						296-806-48052
Protect employees from falling into chipper and hog mills
WAC
						296-806-48054
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48050 - Follow these requirements for chipper mills

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Exemption:
This section does not apply to mobile chippers.
Reference:
Safety requirements for mobile chippers can be found in,
						Pruning, Repairing, Maintaining and Removing Trees and Cutting Brush, section
						9.6, ANSI Z133.1-2000.
(1) You must
			 arrange the feed system so the operator does not stand in direct line with the
			 chipper blades or spout (hopper).
(2) You must protect the operator from chips
			 or chunks being thrown out while feeding the machine.
(3) You must enclose the chipper spout to a
			 height or distance of at least forty inches from the floor or the operator's
			 station, whichever is higher.
(4)
			 You must provide a mirror or other device to allow monitoring of material when
			 the operator cannot readily observe the material being fed into the
			 chipper.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48050, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48052 - Follow these requirements for hog mills

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(1) You must make sure that feed chutes are
			 at least forty inches from the knives or feed roll.
(2) You must provide baffles or other
			 suitable safeguards to prevent material from being thrown from the hog
			 mill.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48052, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48054 - Protect employees from falling into chipper and hog mills

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You must protect employees working near the feed openings of
				chipper and hog mills from falling into the openings by providing
at
				least one
of the following:
(1)
			 A safety belt (or harness) and a lifeline short enough to prevent workers from
			 falling into the mill.
(2) Barriers
			 or other types of protective guarding.
Reference:
See, Railing, toeboards and cover specifications for
						requirements on guardrails used as barriers, WAC
						296-24-75011.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48054, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48055 - Jointers

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Make sure jointers with horizontal cutting heads meet
						these requirements
WAC
						296-806-48056
Guard horizontal cutting heads on hand-fed jointers
WAC
						296-806-48058
Guard vertical cutting heads on jointers
WAC
						296-806-48060
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48056 - Make sure jointers with horizontal cutting heads meet these requirements

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(1)
			 You must make sure the cutting head on hand-fed jointers is
			 cylindrical:
(2) You must install
			 and adjust the knife blade so it does not protrude more than one-eighth inch
			 beyond the body of the head.
(3)
			 You must make sure the opening in the table meets
all
of the
			 following:
(a) Is kept as small as
			 possible.
(b) The clearance between
			 the edge of the rear table and the cutting head is not more than one-eighth
			 inch.
(c) The table throat opening
			 is not more than two and one-half inches when the tables are set or aligned
			 with each other for zero cut.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48058 - Guard horizontal cutting heads on hand-fed jointers

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(1) You must provide jointers with an
			 automatic guard on the working side of the fence or gage that does
all
of the following:
(a) Covers
			 all sections of the head.
(b)
			 Effectively keeps the operator's hand from contacting the revolving
			 knives.
(c) Automatically adjusts
			 to cover the unused portion of the head.
(d) Remains in contact with the material at
			 all times.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48060 - Guard vertical cutting heads on jointers

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You must provide each jointer that has a vertical cutting head
				with an exhaust hood or other type of guard that completely encloses the
				revolving head except for a slot that is wide enough for the material being
				jointed.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48060, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48061 - Molding, sticking and matching machines

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Make sure molding, sticking and matching machines meet
						these requirements
WAC
						296-806-48062
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48062 - Make sure molding, sticking and matching machines meet these requirements

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(1)
			 You must make sure all cutting heads, and saws if used, are covered by a guard
			 that:
(a) Is metal.
(b) Forms all or part of the exhaust hood if
			 an exhaust system is used.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48064 - Guard hand-fed panel raisers and other similar machines

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You must guard the cutting heads of hand-fed panel raisers and
				other similar machines by enclosing the cutting head with either:
(1) A fixed guard such as a cage;
or
(2) An
			 adjustable guard designed to keep the operator's hand away from the cutting
			 edge.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48064, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48065 - Planers

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Make sure planers with a horizontal cutting head meet
						these requirements
WAC
						296-806-48066
Guard planers
WAC
						296-806-48068
Guard planer feed rolls
WAC
						296-806-48070
Provide kickback protection on planers running stock of
						varied thicknesses
WAC
						296-806-48072
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48066 - Make sure planers with a horizontal cutting head meet these requirements

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(1)
			 You must make sure the cutting head on hand-fed planers is
			 cylindrical.
(2) You must install
			 and adjust the knife blade so it does not extend more than one-eighth inch
			 beyond the body of the head.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48066, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48068 - Guard planers

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(1) You must
			 make sure all cutting heads, and saws if used, are covered by a guard that:
(a) Is metal.
(b) Forms all or part of the exhaust hood if
			 an exhaust system is used.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48070 - Guard planer feed rolls

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You must make sure feed rolls are guarded by a hood or other
				suitable guard that:
(1) Prevents the
			 operator's hand from contacting the in-running rolls at any point.
(2) Is attached to the frame carrying the
			 rolls so it remains in adjustment for any thickness of stock.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48070, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48072 - Provide kickback protection on planers running stock of varied thicknesses

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You must provide kickback protection on planers running stock
				of varied thicknesses at the same time by providing either:
(1) Sectional feed rolls that provide feeding
			 contact pressure on the stock;
or
(2)
			 Suitable nonkickback fingers at the infeed end of each section.
Note:
The sectional feed rolls need to have sufficient yield in
						their construction to provide contact pressure on any thickness of stock the
						machine is capable of processing.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48072, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48074 - Make sure shapers meet these requirements

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(1) You must guard the cutting head of the
			 shaper by enclosing it with either:
(a) A
			 fixed guard, such as a cage; or
(b)
			 An adjustable guard designed to keep the operator's hand away from the cutting
			 edge.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48075 - Tenoning machines

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Guard tenoning machine feed chains and sprockets
WAC
						296-806-48076
Guard tenoning machines
WAC
						296-806-48078
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48076 - Guard tenoning machine feed chains and sprockets

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You must guard feed chains and sprockets of all double-end
				tenoning machines by completely enclosing both of the following:
(1) All sprockets;
and
(2)
			 Portions of the chain that are not used for conveying stock.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48076, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48078 - Guard tenoning machines

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(1)
			 You must make sure all cutting heads, and saws if used, are covered by a metal
			 guard that:
(a) Covers at least the unused
			 part of the periphery of the cutting head.
(b) Forms all or part of the exhaust hood if
			 an exhaust system is used.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48079 - Veneer machines

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You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Guard veneer cutters and wringer knives
WAC
						296-806-48080
Guard veneer clippers
WAC
						296-806-48082
Follow these requirements for guarding guillotine cutters
WAC
						296-806-48084
Provide mechanisms to stop power-driven guillotine cutters
WAC
						296-806-48086
Prohibit riders on veneer slicer carriages
WAC
						296-806-48088
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48080 - Guard veneer cutters and wringer knives

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You must provide guards to prevent accidental contact with the
				front or rear knife edge.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48080, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48082 - Guard veneer clippers

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You must make sure employees do not accidentally contact the
				knife edge of veneer clippers by providing either:
(1) An automatic feed; or
(2) Guarding at both the front and rear of
			 the clippers.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48082, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48084 - Follow these requirements for guarding guillotine cutters

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EXEMPTION:
These requirements do not apply to continuous-feed
						trimmers.
(1) You must
			 provide
one
of the following to hand and foot powered guillotine
			 cutters, so employees' hands cannot reach the cutting edge of the knife:
(a) Rods.
(b) Plates.
(c) Other satisfactory means of protection
			 such as those outlined in, Safeguarding methods, WAC
			 296-806-20042 through
			 296-806-20058.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48086 - Provide mechanisms to stop power-driven guillotine cutters

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EXEMPTION:
This requirement does not apply to continuous-feed
						trimmers.
You must provide power-driven guillotine cutters with
				both:
(1) Brakes or other stopping
			 mechanism;
and
(2) An
			 emergency device that will prevent the machine from operating if the brake
			 fails when the starting mechanism is in the nonstarting position.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48086, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48088 - Prohibit riders on veneer slicer carriages

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You must prohibit employees from riding on veneer slicer
				carriages.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48088, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-485 - Sewing machines

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Summary
(1) In addition to the requirements in this
			 section, you need to refer to the following sections of this chapter in order
			 to fully protect your employees from machine hazards:
Requirements for all machines, WAC
				296-806-200 and
				296-806-300.
(2) This
			 section applies to the hazards of needle injuries from domestic or light duty
			 sewing machines.
Your responsibility:
To protect employees from hazards associated with sewing
				machines.
You must meet the requirements&
in this section:
Guard sewing machine needles
WAC
						296-806-48502
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-485, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-48502 - Guard sewing machine needles

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EXEMPTION:
This section does not apply to domestic-type sewing
						machines having a presser-foot that is in the "down" position during operation
						of the machine.
You must provide a permanently attached guard on each sewing
				machine that:
(1) Prevents the
			 operator's fingers from passing under the needle.
(2) Allows the needle to be conveniently
			 threaded without removing the guard.
Reference:
For specific requirements about safeguarding sewing
						machine belts can be found in, Safeguard belt and rope drives, WAC
						296-806-30004.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-48502, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-806 - Machine safety › Section 296-806-500 - Definitions (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-14-028, §
				  296-806-500, filed 6/29/04, effective
				  1/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-807 - Portable power tools › Section 296-807-100 - Scope

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This chapter applies to the tools and equipment shown in Table
				1, Scope of this chapter.
Table 1
Scope of this Chapter
This section:
Applies to:
110 Switches (controls)
Hand-held portable power tools.
120 Portable circular saws
Hand-held portable circular saws.
130 Portable belt sanding machines
Hand-held portable belt sanding machines.
140 Compressed air tools
Hand-held portable compressed air powered tools. It also
						applies to airhose and plastic pipe used to supply compressed air to these
						tools.
150 Powder actuating fastening systems
Powder actuated fastening systems designed to use the
						expanding gases from a powder load to propel a stud, pin, fastener, or other
						object into hard structural material.
160 Power lawnmowers
Consumer and commercial power lawnmowers.
170 Jacks
Portable hand- or power-operated: "Hydraulic jacks
						"Mechanical ratchet jacks "Mechanical screw jacks.
180 Portable tools using abrasive wheels
Portable tools using abrasive wheels.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-03-163, §
				  296-807-100, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07; 03-09-009, § 296-807-100,
				  filed 4/4/03, effective 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-807 - Portable power tools › Section 296-807-110 - Switches (controls)

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Summary
Your responsibility:
Make sure hand-held portable power tools have safe switches
				(controls).
EXEMPTION:
WAC
				296-807-110 does not apply
				to:
Concrete vibrators
Powered tampers
Rock drills
Household and kitchen appliances
Medical or dental equipment
Concrete breakers
Jack hammers
Garden appliances
Personal care appliances
Fixed machinery
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010, [49.17].040,[49.17].050, and
				  [49.17].060. 03-09-009, § 296-807-110, filed 4/4/03, effective
				  8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-807 - Portable power tools › Section 296-807-11005 - Make sure switches are safe

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(1) You must make sure the operating switch
			 is located in a position that makes it difficult to accidentally operate the
			 tool.
(2) You must use the correct
			 operating switch.
(a) Make sure hand-held
			 gasoline-powered chain saws have a constant pressure throttle control that will
			 shut off power to the chain when the pressure is released.
(b) Use a constant pressure switch that will
			 shut off the power when the switch is released to turn on or operate any
			 hand-held power tool.
Exemptions:
Some tools can use a lock-on feature with the constant
				pressure switch if the lock-on feature can be turned off with a single motion
				of the same finger(s) that turned it on. You can use a lock-on feature with
				these hand-held tools:
1.
			 Drills;
2. Tappers;
3. Fastener drivers;
4. Grinders using a wheel greater than two
			 inches in diameter;
5. Disc
			 sanders;
6. Belt sanders;
7. Reciprocating saws;
8. Saber, scroll and jig saws using a blade
			 with a shank width greater than one-quarter inch;
9. Other similarly operating powered
			 tools.
Exemptions:
You can use a positive "on-off" switch with these handheld
				tools:
1. Platen sanders;
2. Grinders using a wheel two inches or less
			 in diameter;
3. Routers;
4. Planers;
5. Laminate trimmers;
6. Nibblers;
7. Shears;
8. Saber, scroll, and jig saws using a blade
			 with a shank width of one-quarter inch (± .05 inch) or less.
Note:
The shank width of saber, scroll and jig saw blades is
						  measured at the narrowest point on the blade shank.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-807 - Portable power tools › Section 296-807-120 - Portable circular saws

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Your responsibility:
Make sure portable circular saws are safe.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040,[49.17].050, and
				  [49.17].060. 03-09-009, § 296-807-120, filed 4/4/03, effective
				  8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-807 - Portable power tools › Section 296-807-12005 - Make sure portable circular saws are safe to use

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(1) You must use a constant pressure switch
			 to turn on or operate any circular saw using a blade that has a diameter
			 greater than two inches.
(2) You
			 must remove cracked saws and saw blades from service.
(3) You must make sure power driven circular
			 saws that have a blade diameter larger than two inches have guards above and
			 below the base plate (shoe) as listed in Table 2, Portable circular saw
			 guarding requirements.
Table 2
Portable Circular Saw Guarding
				Requirements
Upper Guard
Lower Guard
Covers the blade to the depth of the teeth, except for
						  the minimum arc necessary to allow the base to tilt for bevel cuts.
(1) Covers the blade to the depth of the teeth, except
						  for the minimum arc necessary to allow proper:
(a) Retraction of the guard;
(b) Contact with the work.
(2) Automatically and instantly returns to the position
						  covering the blade when the saw is withdrawn from contact with the
						  work.
EXEMPTION:
Guarding requirements in subsection (3) of this
						  section do not apply to saws used in the meat cutting industry to cut
						  meat.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010, [49.17].040,[49.17].050, and
				  [49.17].060. 03-09-009, § 296-807-12005, filed 4/4/03, effective
				  8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-807 - Portable power tools › Section 296-807-130 - Portable belt sanding machines

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Your responsibility:
Make sure portable belt sanding machines are
				safe.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040,[49.17].050, and
				  [49.17].060. 03-09-009, § 296-807-130, filed 4/4/03, effective
				  8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-807 - Portable power tools › Section 296-807-13005 - Guard portable belt sanding machines

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You must guard:
(1) Nip points where the sanding belt runs
			 onto a pulley;
(2) The unused run
			 of the sanding belt.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010, [49.17].040,[49.17].050, and
				  [49.17].060. 03-09-009, § 296-807-13005, filed 4/4/03, effective
				  8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-807 - Portable power tools › Section 296-807-140 - Compressed air tools

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Summary
This section applies to portable, hand-held compressed air
				powered tools. It also applies to airhose and plastic pipe used to supply
				compressed air to these tools.
Your responsibility:
Make sure compressed air and compressed air tools are used
				safely.
You must meet the requirements ...
in this section:
Follow the manufacturer's instructions
WAC
						296-807-14005
Prevent air tools from ejecting attachments
WAC
						296-807-14010
Protect employees from contact with compressed air
WAC
						296-807-14015
Make sure safeguards are used when cleaning with
						compressed air
WAC
						296-807-14020
Make sure airhose and plastic pipe supplying compressed
						air to portable air tools are safe
WAC
						296-807-14025
Make sure air tools are adequately designed and
						constructed
WAC
						296-807-14030
Use air tools safely
WAC
						296-807-14035
Make sure fastener driving air tools (nailers and
						staplers) are safe
WAC
						296-807-14040
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010, [49.17].040,[49.17].050, and
				  [49.17].060. 03-09-009, § 296-807-140, filed 4/4/03, effective
				  8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-807 - Portable power tools › Section 296-807-14005 - Follow the manufacturer's instructions

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You must follow the manufacturer's instructions for safe
				use of the tool.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010, [49.17].040,[49.17].050, and
				  [49.17].060. 03-09-009, § 296-807-14005, filed 4/4/03, effective
				  8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-807 - Portable power tools › Section 296-807-14010 - Prevent air tools from ejecting attachments

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You must make sure the tool cannot accidentally eject an
				attachment.
Note:
A retainer is needed if the tool does not have a
						  positive method of keeping the attachment in the tool.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010, [49.17].040,[49.17].050, and
				  [49.17].060. 03-09-009, § 296-807-14010, filed 4/4/03, effective
				  8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-807 - Portable power tools › Section 296-807-14015 - Protect employees from contact with compressed air

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You must make sure a tool nozzle or an airhose opening is
				not:
(1) Pointed at anyone;
(2) Allowed to contact a person's
			 body.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010, [49.17].040,[49.17].050, and
				  [49.17].060. 03-09-009, § 296-807-14015, filed 4/4/03, effective
				  8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-807 - Portable power tools › Section 296-807-14020 - Make sure safeguards are used when cleaning with compressed air

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You must use the following when cleaning with compressed
				air:
(1) Air pressure that has been
			 reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. static pressure at the nozzle;
(2) Effective chip guarding.
Note:
1. You may use air pressure greater than 30 p.s.i. if
						  you use a nozzle with vents, holes, flaps or slots that will direct the air
						  flow away from the tip of the nozzle and will reduce the air flow to less than
						  30 p.s.i if the nozzle becomes blocked.
2. Effective chip guarding means any method or
						  equipment that protects the eyes and skin of the cleaner and other workers from
						  flying chips or particles.
3. Examples include:
a. A protective cone around the nozzle to protect the
						  cleaner.
b. Barriers, baffles or screens to protect other
						  workers.
Reference:
Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) needs
						  to be worn when cleaning with compressed air. See WAC
						  296-800-160 in the safety and
						  health core rules.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   49.17.010, [49.17].040,[49.17].050, and
				  [49.17].060. 03-09-009, § 296-807-14020, filed 4/4/03, effective
				  8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-807 - Portable power tools › Section 296-807-14025 - Make sure airhose and plastic pipe supplying compressed air to portable air tools are safe

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(1) You must
			 make sure the airhose and hose connections are suitable for the:
(a) Air pressure;
(b) Use.