Tools/Machinery Safety fact sheets

[nico.dejong.nz (Nico de Jong)]

Here are some fact sheets outlining the hazards and appropriate PPE needed for various pieces of equipment.

• Circular saws/Table saws

• Mitre Saws/Drop Saws

• Mortisers

• Overhand planing machines (buzzers, surface planers)

• Thicknessers (surfacers & thicknessers, under and over planers)

• Vertical spindle moulder machine guarding

• Woodworking CNC machines

• Bandsaws

• Jigsaws

• Fixed and hand-held grinders

• Metal turning lathes

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Additionally here is a link to help you identify, assess, control, document and monitor machine related hazards.

[nico.dejong.nz (Nico de Jong)]

Safe use of woodworking machinery - Approved Code of Practice and guidance

Approved Code of Practice and guidance.pdf (727.8 KB)

[Dermot (Dermot Jones)]

Hi Nico,

Nice work. We’ve prepared our own RAs for many tools, but still some important gaps:

https://discourse.southlondonmakerspace.org/t/risk-assessment-working-group/2358?u=dermot

Planer/Thicknesser is a notable one

[conomara]

good work