12. AVOID KICKBACKS.
Avoid kickbacks (work thrown back towards you)
by keeping the blade sharp, by keeping the rip
fence parallel to the saw blade, by keeping the
splitter and anti-kickback fingers and guard in place
and operating, by not releasing work before it is
pushed all the way past the saw blade, and by not
ripping work that is twisted or warped or does not
have a straight edge to guide along the fence;
13. AVOID AWKWARD OPERATIONS.
Avoid awkward operations and hand positions
where a sudden slip could cause your hand to
move into the spinning blade;
14. BLADE REQUIREMENTS.
Only
correctly
sharpened
saw
blades
manufactured in accordance with the requirements
of EN 847-1:2005 shall be used;
15. SPEED.
No saw blade shall be used where the maximum
marked speed is lower than the maximum
rotational speed of the saw spindle;
16. CHIP AND DUST.
The machine shall be connected to an external
chip and dust extraction system;
The dust extraction equipment is to be switched on
before commencing machining;
17. CHECK
Period check the brake function to make sure the
stop time of the saw blade is less than 10s.
4.3 Residual risks
1.
Take precautions to reduce the hazard of
inhalation of harmful dusts (e.g. wearing a dust
mask);
2.
Wear ear protection to prevent hearing loss;
3.
Always wear safety glasses. also use a face or
dust mask if cutting operation is dusty;
4.
Against the hazard of cutting when handling
saw
blades
into
the
machine
or
doing
maintenance;
5.
Not to try removing chips whilst the saw
blade(s) is (are) running and the saw unit(s) is (are)
not in the rest position;
6.
Not to try using the machine unless all of the
guards and other safety devices necessary for
machining are in good working order;
4.3 Safety equipment
A push block (
Fig.2
) and A push stick (
Fig.3
) must
be used
Fig.2
Fig.3
