1. Band saw safety WAC 296-806-48006 Welcome and Introductions
Welcome participants to the session and thank them for coming.
Program Overview:
The purpose of this session is to give a brief overview of hazardous machine actions and motions and various machine safeguarding methods.
Introduce the updated Machine Safety rule, WAC

2. Objectives
We will be reviewing parts of WISHA rules on Machine Safeguarding – WAC
You’ll learn:
hazards of operating a band saw
general machine safety rules
rules specific to saws and
rules specific to band saws
Explain how training is set up.
Then we go on to discuss the new rule.
It’s not called machine guarding anymore. Name of rule is Machine Safety.
Big difference between guarding and safeguarding. Guarding is only one method of protection. Light curtains, distance etc. are other methods of safeguarding and they are addressed in the rule.
At the end of the training, you will have been:
Review the updated WISHA standard.

3. Common Hazards Safety Hazards of Band Saws
• Point of operation - Contact with the moving blade may occur.
• In-running nip points - Clothing, hair, or hands may be caught by and pulled into feed rolls or the pulley mechanism.
• Kickbacks - Stock caught by the blade may be thrown back at the operator.
• Flying Chips - Wood chips and splinters may be thrown by the cutting action of the blade.
Struck by – Broken saw blades may fly out and strike employee.
The operator is required to hand-feed and manipulate the stock against the blade saw along a predetermined line. The operator must also keep the stock flat on the work table and exert the proper cutting pressure. This machine is usually considered a manual feed tool.

4. General machine safety
This section contains the general requirements for equipment including:
Securing machinery - Secure machines designed to
stay in one place.
Slipping hazards - Protect employees from
slipping hazards.
Arrange work areas to avoid creating hazards – Make sure there is adequate space around machinery so employees can clean and handle material without interference from other workers or machine, do not have to stand in the way of passing traffic and bring in and remove materials safely.

5. General machine safety
Operating controls – must be provided on each machine that stop the machine and that can be reached by the operator without leaving the operator’s position. Also make sure that the operator can easily reach all machine controls without reaching into a hazard area of the machine.
Unintentional machine operation - Protect employees by ensuring that foot-operated controls are located or guarded from being unintentionally moved to the “on” position. Also make sure that machines will not automatically restart when power is restored after a power failure (if restarting would create a hazard for employees).

6. General machine safety
Emergency stop controls – if required, must meet all of these criteria:
Be red in color
Be easily reachable from the operator’s normal work position
Be kept in good working order
Have to be manually reset before a machine can be restarted
Control machine vibration – prevent excessive machine vibration
Prevent overspeed conditions – Operate tools and equipment within their rated speed.

7. General machine safety
Hand feeding and retrieval tools – Make sure hand feeding and retrieval tools meet the following requirements:
are suitable for the work to be done
don’t create a hazard when used
are of a size and shape that will keep the operator’s hands outside the hazardous area
are constructed so that they won’t shatter if they come in contact with the machine tool
NOTE: Tools such as push sticks or push blocks can not be used instead of required safeguarding unless a specific machine requirement allows it.

8. General machine safety
Adjusting or repairing machinery – Make sure power-driven machinery is completely stopped before either making adjustments or repairs or removing material or refuse from the machine
Power transmission parts - inspect them and keep them in good condition
Protect employees lubricating moving machinery –
by providing tools such as oil can or grease guns to keep
employees’ hands out of hazardous areas and by requiring
employees to wear closely fitted clothing.

9. General requirements for all saws
Applies to all materials and to all employers.
No longer separated into wood and metal.
Now it also applies to plastics, composites and other materials.

10. General requirements for all saws
Make sure people who sharpen or tension saw blades have demonstrated skill in this area
Make sure saws are safe to use - This means removing from service a saw that has any of the following problems:
Cracked
Dull
Badly set
Improperly filed
Improperly tensioned
Clean any saw where gum has begun to stick on the sides
Eliminate unintended fence and table movement during use
Keep hinged tables and fences firmly secured and in true alignment for all positions

11. Specific to band saws WAC 296-806-48042
Fully enclose band saw wheels with wheel guards that meet both of the following requirements:
– The outside periphery of the wheel enclosure is solid
and
– The front and back of the wheels are enclosed by solid material, wire mesh, or perforated metal.

12. Specific to Bandsaws (continued)
WAC
Enclose or guard all portions of the blade except for the working portion of the blade between the guide rolls and the table.
Make sure the guard for the portion of the blade between the sliding guide and the wheel guard meets these requirements:
– Protects the front and outer side of the blade
– Is self-adjusting to move with the guide
– Adjusts so the gap between the guide rolls and stock is as small as is practical.

13. Sources of Help WAC 296-806 WAC 296-803, Lockout/Tagout
OSHA Machine Guarding eTool
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
L&I Machine Safeguarding Data Bank (available 02/2005)
Dept. of Labor & Industries
BE-SAFE
Provide information re sources of help.
Click on OSHA e-Tool and click on some links.
The Machine Safeguarding Ideas Bank will be launched in January. It contains ideas to help employers find different ways of safeguarding their equipment. For now, I can only show you the Noise Reduction Ideas Bank, but the machine safeguarding ideas bank will be very similar. Click on link and show them some examples.
Be sure to ask your supervisor for guidance if you have questions.
If he or she can’t help you, then there’s always Central Office and here is Lou Flores’ phone number and .

14. Web addresses www.lni.wa.gov/Safety www.IdeaBanks.lni.wa.gov
The Machine Safeguarding Ideas Bank was launched in February It contains ideas to help employers find different ways of safeguarding their equipment.
Provide information re sources of help.
Click on OSHA e-Tool and click on some links.
If he or she can’t help you, then there’s always Central Office and here is Lou Flores’ phone number and .

15. Thank you for taking the time interest to learn about safety and health and how to prevent injuries and illnesses.