Factories (Woodworking) Regulations, 1974 (S.I. No. 51 of 1974)

Statutory Instrument No. 51 of 1974 FACTORIES ACT 1973FACTORIES ACT, 1973 31 of 1973 t-·AcTORIES (WOODWORKING) RF.GULATIONS, l!J7◄ l'uMi1/i,.d1111 th, I Ith .l/11,I, lllil RHll'I.,\ I Ill', I. ( :irari1111 .\RR.\:\(iE\IL'.\ I c ll RU;( '1..\1'1< >.\'~ :l . • \pplira!inn and ol1li1,!atin11 :\. l111npn-tatin11 I. ~Ltd1i1w (·11111r11h ;). \\'1)rki11~ ,p.11 r Ii, Fie Mll'-. 7. l.ightill~ n. \ '11dc·r~rrn11ul r11nrth 11. \\',·1 sawin~ IO. Tri1i11i11~ ;111d "t1pc1,i-.i1111 11. Cirr11lar "•"'" 12. P11,h-,ti<k to lw prm idc·d wi1h I in 11l.1r ... ;m, l:L Swi1\!o); ,aw, H. 1\,111cl .~aw ... I:,. Pl.min~ 111arhi111·, II>. O\l'rharl'tl pl.111i111.{ 17. Thirkrn•,o.;inl.( IH. \'1•11ical ,pirnlll' mouldin~ 111ad1i111.., ;1rnl mc-rlwad rn11ti111.t mad1i11r1, I!), \\'Mk pnf;•rnwtl without ~11;1nl 20. Pu-.h-stil'k to h,· pm\'id1·d :l I. ( :ha in nwrti ... i11~ mad1in,•,; :.?:!. Tnoh ;rnd hL,d,·s :.u. \ '. ,. nr ~lt.tnb, ilttd appli.1111·1•, :!I. Othn ,ati·~uanl-. 2:,. D11ti1·, ol' pcr~1111.; nnploHd IN EX F.RCISE of 1h1• powrr; nmlt·rr,·cl hy ""ct ion :°l'.'> i I 1 111' the Farloric-. .\(I, )!)7], the ~f iniq<'r 111' I lt·alth. Lalinur and ll11ntt· :\(fair-. lu·rdi, 111ak<·, the ltillowin~ Rq.::u lari1111.s Cirn1i11n .\ppJictt j, Ill .111<1 ohli1.t,1ti1111 l. Tlw,;r Rr1.!11latin11s; m;1y lw I i1t'tl .h tilt' Fal'tnri,·-. \\'n,\dwPrkin~ 1 Rn~11l,11 inns. I !171. 2. ( l I Tlw,1· R1'}..!11l.11iom ,;hall apph 10 all o.;;1wmill,. ;111d all otlwr t;\ctnri1•-. and li11ild1111.! npc·ration, ;\l\d ,,orks of' 1·11~i111·,·ri11~ l'tlli...(rndinn unrfnrak,·n 1,, w.i, of tra(I,· or liu,;inc·,, or for lht· vurposc uf am· iudusrrial mt f11mm1•rci.il unclc·r1aki11~ in ,,hkh any woodworking marhim· i-. u~rd. ', 2·, Thr pm\'l,tons or lf11•,1· Rt'~ttlatinns shall. ih lll<'ir applicatton to any !illl'h huildin~ operation" or works nf r11s;:inrrrini.t <'011,1 nu·t ion, h,n·r rffc•,·1 a-. if ;rny plan· whrn• sud, op(•ration, or works arr rarrird ou w,·n· a fo(·tc,ry anti any prr-.nn undt•r1;1ldn~ or r,n-r,111~ 11u ;111,· ,u,h npnatinn, nr work, w•·n· I lw <wrupier of a farrory. 1'.J\ A prin11•d rnpy of th,·,,· R1·g11latii,11 ... . h,,11 lw krpt P'"tc-rl in ,·,·t·n· fart11ry or plan· to whkh tlwy apph. 1. 111 tl11•:,· Rn,:11l.1ti1111,, unlc·,, ilw tilllt1·,1 111h,·n,i,,· rc·ctttt"" ,11,11l11 -,11\ 11w,1.11·- ., 111111L11 ·•,l\1·1,111~1,w.111,1 l,,11,li ,11,l11din~,11,11h lw111 h t .. , tlw puq11,-.1· ol 1ippillt!, d1·1·1'•t1111i111.: ur '''"'"' 11111111.: li111 cl11,•, 11111 i111l111k ., ,,,i11L! ···"' 111 ,,rlwr '·"' ,,111,h i, 11111,,·d ln\\,tnh 11 ... \\IHtd: ··~.1111:,·" llll'.111, tlll' I 111p,·1 i.,I S1,1111l.ml \\'in· ( ;.,11~•·; "pl.1i11 h.1ml ,.,,," 1111·,111·, ., l,,111cl ,aw. 111lwr tha11 a lc1c; ,.,w or hand It'• ,,l\,illt: 111;1d1i1w, rite· n11ti111.: p,11ti1111 111 \\hid, n111, i11 ., ,·1·r1i1,al tlirn tic111; "pl,111i11c; 111.11 hi11,··· i111 l11d1·, ,1 ltt,h hi1w li11 11\t·th.uul pl.111i11~ 111 !ill' thi, ~ llt'""'~ ; •·,,,ill~ ... ;\\\" 1111·,111, ,t l'I'\ uh ill~ ,,I\\ 11111111111,I in ,I frillllt', n1h111111 ctl' dt.""i' \\l111h i"""'l"''"ll'll l'rc1111a pi,111 ,il111,·1·,1 t.d1l1·, lw11d111rutltc'r,11pp11rt, , 111 \\ hid, 1111- ,1111 k i-. pl.11 n) ;111d which i, 11prr;11r1I Ii, lwin'-t pullc-d .11111, ... 1lw t.ililt-. lw111 h or 11tlt,·1 ,11pp11n 1111 which -.1111k i, plan·d ·. "1111clnc;r11111ul re111111·· 1111·,111, ,1 r1111111 any part 111 ,,hid1 i-. "'· ,i111alc'fl that h.tlf or 11111n• rfom Ii.di I lw "hnlc- lwi1.du I lwn·ol mr.1,11rt'tl l'r11111 llw lluor to the• n·ili11~ i, l11·l11\\ t\11' "lll'fan' of \\w ~ninm\ atlioiui11~ or tWiln·,t 111 t lu· 1011111 : "\ 11clwnrki11l! 111,\\ hi,w" 111,·.111, ,t , it, 11lar ,;1w. •m i11~ 'iii\\', pl.tin liarul ,aw. pl.min~ 111;1d1i1lt', \'t·r1i1 al ,pimllc• 11111111di11L{ 111;1d1ilw, o,·,·r·ht:'ad 1'11111i11~ 111.1d1i1w or , hai11 11111r1i,i11!,t m.1d1i111·. oprr·a1im~ 011 woo<I. 4. 1-'.,·,·ry ,,1111.!workim~ mad,iiw ,hall h,· \)\\W\th·d whh an c·tlkh·nt \Lwhin«' . 1,•ppi11~ .iml ,1.1r1i11~ .1pplia111T, a11cl the· c·ontrol of this applianc·r sh~,11 he· ,·0111r0 t~ i11 ,;11d1 a pmi1i1111 a, lo Ill' n·aclik and ,·on,·,·ni,·ntl~ oprratc·d h\' the· prrson in dian.w of tlw machi,w: ,uch t·untrnl ,hall ht' -.o arran~•·tl a, lo ,t\'oicl a,; far "" i, l't'ihona lily 111 ad i,·alil,· .1n iclc•nlal or imul\'c'rtc·nt opc•r,u ion. 5. ,\ dc•a r, u 110l ,,;11·1lt'h'rl ,pan· -.h,111 lw 111;1 in 1,tillt'fl fi,r ill lc•a,;t two m•·t n·s Wurkiu!( ;1m11rnl 1·\'t'I'~ ,,1111«lworki11L{ """ hi11•· whilt• in motion: 'I'·" r l'ro\'itlt-d ll1at thi, n·q11irc·nw111 ,hall 11111 ;1pply tu , i ;111\· sttuk 11e·n·,,aril) plan-.1 ,, i1hi11 1h.11 a1·1·a; ;111tl ii: tlw ha, k, of -.wing saw-. a11d tlll' ,icfc· 111' .111y m.1d1i1u· 1101 lwiu~ ;1 worki11!-t -.iclc•i .utjan·nt to ;i Willi. 6 : I, Tlw ll11111' of t'\TI'~ mill. room or pl,u·,· iu which timtwr or wood i-. H,nr, ,a \\'11 or \\'nrkt·cl I,~· mad, i uc•, -.h,lll , ,, lw linu. ,011ml awl I,·, d: .11111 /i, lw n,11~1r11c"l1'CI 111' \\ocl(I 11r 111' 1·111uTc'lt' 11r 111 .111, 111l11·r ma1111rr apprn,Til hy I Ill' 1 hid. i11,1w,·t11r: l'ru, itl,·d 1ho11 in ,irnmilh th.- n·q11irr1111·nb of thi, ,11hn•g11l.ttion ,hall apply 1111ly to any part nf th,· tlnor wllf'n• mc·11 work or p,,. , ,111cl to 1hm,t· pan, of 1lw llonr whic-h an· within two 1t11·1rc, 11l.1ny part ofa 111ad1i11t· ust·d li1r workin~ or n1tti11~ 1i111lwr 111··w,u,d ., 1\0,1111' Ill 111lw1 111\fl', 111' pit, .... ll"l'Udu·-. ,h.,n '1'' h·\'d wi\h tilt' aclj1,i11i11~ 1111111 ,111cl ,h;1II 1101 ,1,ili ell' nul\·c• whc•n tr11,ltlr11 11pn11. :~ .\uy hole·, in ,lw tlnnr wli1d1 i1 i-. imprar1i,·;1hlr 10 1·m l'I' ,,·nm·h ,II.di lw ~,·t·ul'i'h knnd ;1\1 rnnnct t11 ;1 hrit!ht nf al Ira,, ""'' nwtn· l '11d,·r1trnumt n111111, Tmi11i111{ ,mci ~IIJ>l'r\· j~j, Ill Cirrul.,r 1i1W1 , I· l'lw 1111111 ,11rr,11111di111.~ ,.,.,.,., ,,,1111h,11rl..i11~ 111,11 hi11,· ,t,,iil lw m.1i11• t,1i11n I ill ~·II"' .i11d ,,;, d I 11111fi1 i1111. r, ,.,. r, 11i11 I 1,il" 111· 11rlwr 11111-.1· ,n.111·1 i.d ,P, L1r,.1, I'"'' 1i1 it,li-.. 11,d ,It.di· 11111 l,,••,ill11,,,d 111 lw1111111· ,li1•111 I\ 7. 1 1 ·, TIii' li~h1i11~ al am ,,1111cl\\11r\.i11\! 111.11 hi,w ,h.1II \w ,uni, in,1 ;11111 ,11i1al,I,· h,I\ i11~ n·~anl 111 1lw 111,11 lii1w .11111 rill' 11,111111· 111' till' ""'"' " \\'ill111111 p.-.·j11cli11· 111 tlw .Lt• 1w1.d,1, 111 rlw li11n:11i11~ 11·q11in·t111'III. i11 ,Ill\' j11i111't'\', ,n111el\\111ki11~ 111 1 .1l1i1w1 111.1l..i11~ w111l..,h11p tlw le·,,·I 111 ilh1111i11ati1111 al tlw p11i111 ol' 11pn.11i,111 111' 1111' hl.ulc- 111' 111111 of ,111\ h;1111lli-d 111,11 liitw 11p1•1:.11i11~ 011 ,,1111CI ,ti.ill Ill' ,11tli1 i,·1111\ ,ult-q11,11t· 111 ,·1h11n· ,.iii· 11pt'l'alio11111' tlll' 111:id,int' l~lad•· "" 1 ... ,1 ; :1, \\'h,·n· 1hr 11.1111r;1I li~h• ;11 .1 ,,1111clw111li111..: 111.whi1w i, i11.ulc-q11.111· anti I a11 h,· i111pron-cl h, tlw pn,, i,11111 111 .ulcli1i1111al 111 111'111•1· windn,,, ""' in\t•h·im~ ,ni,111, ,true 111ral altnati11n, or II\ ,, hi1,·11i111' rlw wall, or the· in-;icf,· rrn,f ell' 1lw l:1ct11n. nr h, am 11tlwr n·a"111,1lile· 111,·an,, lhl' oc n1pi,-r ,hall 1ak1· -.11d1 ,tc·p, ii' 111,1\ hr n,·11·,,,11·, to imprm·c· tlw 1\,11\11':tl li~h1 ,'1 '"' h 111ad1i1w. t I, Tlw 1111·a11-; 111' artil11·i.d lii.thtiu~ li1r ,.,., ... y \\1111d,,orki11lt 111.1d1i1w ,h,dl lw ,Hl1•1111,\1t• .111tl ,h,1ll l1e· -.11 pl,1n·<I 111 ,lia,lt-11 .1, 111 P'""'·1·111 clinTt n1,, of lil:h1 from i111pim~i11~ 1111 tlw n1·-. of the· 11pnat11r ,,hilt· lw i-. op1•i-;11i111.! ,11d1 mad1i111·. 8. No w1111(lworki11lt mad,im· "hall Ill' \ rk,'11 in a11y 1111d1·1''-tl'C11tncl 1"1111111 whid, j,. rrrtifi«'tl hy tllC' d1irf i11,p1·1·tor to lw 111N1it;1hlc· fi1r tlw purpose·"" rc·garcl~ nms1rn1·tio11, fotht, ,·r111ila1i11n or i11 am· otlll'r n·spcel. 9. \\'hrn,·,·,·r watrr is applic·d to tlw c·11t1in~ hl'adc• nf a 111ad1i1U' 111 motion (,, \ tlw watc•r "hall lw applie'(I only l,y mrans 111' a fow ,;pray; and U, 1 all pr:u·1 kal ,ll'I"' ,hall he takc-11 hy m,·an, of11alll1•,. hood-. amt . ,·n·,·n, or othl'r IIIC'thrnl-. to prrvrnt tlw out-.pla,h of watc·r a11cl we·1 wa-.1c-, aml, in partintlar. the• floor i111111e·tlia1c·ly s111T11111ulin~ the· m;1d1i11e· ,h,tll nut hr ;1llm\'C'cl 10 lwnmw .. lippny. 10. t I l E\'l'ry pe·rson whilr lwi11'-t traitlC'cl to work a woPclworkin~ madnr shall hr fully and can·fully iu-.tnH"tc't( as 1t1 llw cla11~1•r,; ari,iu~ in e·o11111·xiot1 with surh rnad1i1w anti tllC' prrt·;111ti1111-. to he• ohsrn·c'(I. ('2: ~o prrson shall lw e·mployt'fl at a wcH,dworkin!,t machine- unlc•-.. lw has llC'e'II suflidc·llll\' lrainc'tl to work thi\1 da,. of 111.lt'hint• or unkss he work-. umlrr tlw ;u·l,·q11a1t· -.up1•r\'i,im1 of a pc·r-.t111 wl:o ha.; a thorou~l: knowl,•cfg«• of rht' workin~ of tlw 1t1ad1i11c•. 11. 1-:vc·ry drn1lar saw -;hall he- fi·nn·cl a-. li,11,-,,,., (,1l tlw part of thr 11aw hc•low tlw h1•11d1 talilr ,hall lw pr1111·rtrrl l,y two pl.11t'S of mrt,ll dwt•k platt-s or othrr s~1itahl1• matc·rial, om• on t•ad1 ;i<le• of thr ~aw: s11d1 platc'S shall not ·lw mon· than our lmmlrnl ancl filiy millinwrrrs apart and -.hall c•~1t·ml fr11111 the• axis of tlw "i"'' nutw;mt.. to a di'-1:ln•·c• of not I,·,-. than hit, 111illintrtrc-s hc·yoncl tlw trc-th of 1hr ~aw: nwlal platt~ if not lu·acfc'tl -.l1;1ll lw nf a thic·k111•1;.s at lr,hl e'q11al lei fourtc•c·n ~au~,·. or, if IH'acl,·d, ht• of .t tliic-knr,~ c·qual lo t\\'t'II I\ ~a 11~1•; /, 1..-ltind ,11111111d1n•11· lt111· ,, 11h 1lw "·'" ti,,.,,. -.Ii.ill Ill'., ,1111.tl,I,·, i, 1111~ ~nit; ,,In, 11 ,l1.dl t,, .. 1,,~1111, 1111, l-.,·1 1!1.111 1lw l,l.11k 111 tlu- ... m ,111,l ,li~l11h 1hi111w1 1h,111 1lw ,,1\, knl. .11111 wt.id, ,h.111 h,1\1' .1 ,111110111 ,11d'.1tl'. ·,h.111 111· .. 1,11111.~. 1i1~id. ,111d ,·a,ih .11li11-,1.1hk .• 11111 ,,hit h ,It.ill .11,11 n1uli1r111 lo 1111' lt,1111\\ '"l!, 11111liti1111, 1lw rt!~,· 111' till' l..11iti· 11,·,111·1 1111· '•"' ,hi1ll li1n11 ;111 .,n- 111 ,1 ,·in lc h.1\'i11i: ;1 ratli11, 11111 ,.,, 1·,·di11i.: tlw 1.11li1b ,,1 llll' la1i.:1··,1 ,.m w,,·cl 1111 rlw lw11d1; 11 rlw I.nil,· ,11.1II Ill' 111.1i111;1i1w1l .,, 1 lrnc• ii' p1,1cric .,1,11· 111 ,I.,. ,;I\\. 11,1\ ill\! n·1.:,111I 111 tlw 11.1 11111· ,,,- tlw ,,111k lll'ill~ cl111w al lht· 111111', ancl al tlw 11·,·1·1 11f ti ... f,..11d1 1.d1l1• 1lw tli,1a11n· 1,..1\\1·1·11 lhl' h,1111 c·d~•· 111' tlw kttili· .111cl I lu- ltTlh of tlw ,a,, ,h;11l 11111 c·,c 1·1·cl hlt1·1·n 111illi111i1n·,; 111 li1r ii ,aw 111' ;1 di,111w1n 111 In~ rh.111 ,;, h1111dn-rl 111iJli11w11·,·,. 1lw knili· ,h,1II 1•,11·11d 11p\\;ircl, fr111t1 tlw lw11d1 ,.,hie- 111 within 1w1·1tl\'•li,1· milli1111•111·, 11f 1lw t11p 111' 1lw ,aw. ;1rnl ti,r a ,;I\, 111' ., clia1111·t•·r nf ,i, l1111uhnl 111illi1111·tn·, or 11\1·r ,hall 1·,11•11d llfl· \\;1nl-- ln,111 tlu· lw11d1 ,.,lik 111 ;1 lll'ii,:111 11f .,1 lc•;1 .. 1 '"'' li11111l1rcl .111cl l\,1·111\ ,fi\'r milli11w1rn; tlw lnp ol lhl' -.aw -;hall lw n,,1·1..-cl Ii, .1 ,1r1111~ a11cl ra,il~ ,uli11,tahl1· g11.ml. with ., ll,1111.!;1' at 1111· -.icl,· nf tlw ,,I\\' l:1rtlw,1 Imm tlw l.!llidc• lt-1,n•·: ,11d1 1.?,11anl shall lw ~qll ... , ,ulj11,11·<l thill tlw "aid tl,111~•·· -.laall t·xtnnl lwluw the· root~ ol 1111· IITlh 111' thr tiiaw; a11d ,11d1 ~uanl ,hall C''11'111I from 1111' lop of tlw ri, i111.?, kn iii- 1,, a p11i111 •" low a, pr,u·1i,·ahlt• ,II tlu-11111i11~ 1·d~c· of tlw s,H,·: : ,/! 1hr lwnd, ol' ,., c·ry drn1l.11 ";"' ,h,1II 1)1' smt111th amt flat. 12 • • \ ,11i1alilc· p11,h . ,it-k -ihall lw lwpt ;n·ailahlc• ti,r" IN' at tlw hr11d1 uf l'\'t•ry l'irn1l.1r . a,,· whid1 i-i li'tl h, h.,rni. -..1 as io 1·nahl1· thr work hl hcJ t'illTirtl out without 11111wc·c•,;sary ri-.k. Pu,h ,, id, Ill Ill' ,,rmi1lc-d wi1h drntl,tr \,I\,. l'.J, Tlw li,llowin~ prn\'isi1111, ,;hall ;1ppl~- Ill c•\·c•ry ,win~ saw Swini: ,.iw, !ft! tlw lop h • .tr of 1111' hlacl,· shall 1,,. nu11plc·1t·ly a11d 'l'l'lll'C'ly l'O\"t'rt'd a, far as i. Jll'itt·ti1·;1hlt· ,, i1h11111 l~,uling 1lw ,;tcwk hc·irn~ workt•d: 1 /,' 1hr w11rk1.1hl1·, IH"nd, or ,11pp11rt ,hall Ill' firm. lt•,·,·l a11tl smooth, pro,·itlt'fl that 110 arnumt -.h;1II '"' 1;1k1·11 111' any rollrr. in any 1ahlr or lll'nd,; tlw ta hit". lu·urh ur ,upp11rt ,hall ht· at ri~ht atu?;lt, to tlw ,will!!; of the 'iii\\': a hal'k rail ill!;ilill'-l whid1 tht' ,tol'k m.,~ ht• t·c•,.tc·cl ,h.1ll lw titt1·tl al1111~ tlw ha,-k of thr llf'tH'h, t.ahlr or -.uppnrt: tlw rail shall IM· ilS bi~h as is pr;11·1it-ahlc· n1111pa1ihlc• with 11111 ti,uliu~ any p.,r1 of 1lw mad1i1u·; ,,-: tlwrt· ,h.ilt hr pruvidc·cl a11tl 111ai11tain1'tl a11 c·fft·rti\'I' tlt•,·il't· which a11lnltlillirnlh rc·111rns 1111' -.aw 111 1111' h;11 k po,i1i1111 wh,·11 n•l1-;"rtl al ,lily point 111' i1, 1ra\·t·l; -.11d1 «l1•,·ic1· ,Ii.ill 1101 tl«·Jwncl li,r i1-. prnpcr li11w1 io11i11~ 1111 ;111~· mp,·. C'onl nr -.p1i111! . tlw -.aw -ihall 11111 he• rl1·1·nwd 1t1 111• in th,· had; pmilion 11111il 1lw h11111 ,·cl~c· of th,· \\ii\\' i-. al h-.1,1 rwc·111y-fiH• mil!irrwrr,-s lwliirnl 1hc· froUI ,·d~•· of 1h,• J,,1,·k r,1il: jf till' tlc•vi,·1· indmlc.. a rm111t,·rwri~l111·ff1·c·1iw nw;1n; ,h.111 ltt· pnl\'iclt·d li1r prt'\'t'ntin~ tilt' fall of tlw c·111111h'rwru~l,1. n.11111 .m, l'la11i111{ 111.11 h in.-, I h1·1ha111I pl,111i111t Vrrtinil •pi11cflr n11111lclinl{ 111ad1i11r\ anrl "' 1·r- tw.1el t1111tilll{ m,1rhi111·, \\'nrk prtformrtl wi11i11111 ""·'"' Pu,h-,tkk 111 lw prnvicl1•1I Chain 111111 ti,imc 111.1d1i11r• Tool• ;11111 hl.1111•, ,I .,, 111111 It ,1·, pr,tc 111 .il,11· nl dw H·,·tlt 111 tlw '·"' ,It.di 111' ,l'c 1m·h 1.t1t,1nkrl \\l1t•111•,1·r tlw ,,I\\ i-, i11 tlir• l,.11~ p11,i1i,111 . . di f'I.I• 11, .ii ,r;·p .11.111 lw t 1~,-11 1,, rlt,· 11111\i-1,,11 .. t ,1111 li11llt-1 p.ut, 111 11tl11·1·,, i,c• 111 111 n c·111 tilt' '•"' 1rl1111111di1tl! fr11111 rlw ha«-k p11,i1 i1111; f limit 1h;,in, 111' 111h,·1 dln11,1· dl"\i11·, ,hall lw pro,iclc-cl .111cl main• 1ai1wd 111 prr•\ 1•111 tlll' 1111111 c·,h:,· 11f"tlw ,a,,· li-11111 lic•i111.~ p11ll1'tl lic•,1111d tlw lrn111 nl~•· ol tlw w11rk t.dil,· H. F, c·l\· pl.1i11 ha11cl,,1w ,li.111 lw t:11anl1·tl a, li1ll11w, · ,, · l,111lt ,i,lt-, 111' the• hot 111111 pullc·, ,h.,11 he· 1·11mplt-1c-t, ''"' ·"'•·-' h, ,h,•t•t nu-ta! 11r 11tlwr .. ui1.1t',l1· 111.11ni,tl; I, rlw frnnt 111' 1111' tnp pulll'\ ,11.tll l1t· n,,,·n·tl \\ith ..,h,•c·t mrt.,I oro\ht·\' ,11it;tl1lr- 111,11,·1 ial. ,,. all p11r1inth 111' tlw l,laclt· ,Ii.Ill '"' ,·udn,nl. Pl' otlu·rwi,,• ,1·.:t11·1•\y ~11anlc-d .•• ,, ,·pt 1111' p11ni1111 111" the· hl,111,· lll'tw,·,·11 tlw 111•111 h 1al,l1• and 11,c- 1,,p ~11idt· 15. '.\11 pla11i111.?. 111atl1i1w whid1 i, 11111 1111·d1a11ic-ally li·tl ... h;ill lw ""·ti li11· 11,·,·rh;1rnl pla11i111•. 111111·,, it i, littnl "ith a t ylimlc-rical n1\11'1' hltwk. 16. En·n pla11i111,:- mad1i111· 1bnl l11r c,wrhaml pla11i11~ ,h;1II 111· prn\'i<le•d witlt ;1 -.uh .. rantial nlt'lal l11·1d~,· l!tt,ml, apahl1• of 1"11\t'l"inl.!, tlu- fol\ lt•n~th and 1,n·aclth of tlw n11ti11~ sl,11 in tlll' lw11d1 and ,;11 n111,1rnt·1rtl a..; lo he· ra-.ih· adj,...,h'cl in a \'l'rtirnl ilnd hut i111ut.1I tlirt·1·tion 17. In t·w•~ pl.min~ m.u-hin,· tb1'tl li1r 1hi,·k111·,,in~. 1'\'..t'l'\ll a n1mhi1u·d 111ad1im· li1r 11Hrl1aml plauinq .111d 1hii-k1w .... i11L:, 1,11 lht• li.Td rull«-r ,hall ,,.. pro\'id,·,l with an t·tlidc•nt ~\I.mt: and · h; tilt' 1,1.ulc•,; ,;hall lw rtli·,·tivrl\' ~11;mlc-cl hy lu111d,, d1ip d111lt'" or otlwr 1·n,·l11,11n•,; ,;11, hownl'r, th,ll 110 n·~;ml ,hall ht· hat\ of any ,·xpo-.un· of the· Macl1"'i nrn•-;s;rry fi,r workin~ tlw stock or matt·rial. 18. Thr n111t·r nf t'V<'f)' \'t'rtical spindlt• monltlin~ mad1i1w mu\ of t'\'t't)' o,·e·r•llt';ul rnuti111,:t mad1im· shall. wtwrr prankahl,-. he• prnviclt'<l ,~dth an <·flidt·nl ~11arcl h,l\"in~ r<'J,t,mt to tlw natun· nf work llt'in~ 1wrfornwd. 19. For ,11d1 work a11 c-;1111101 hr 1wrfi,rrne'<I with an rl1ide•111 L:Uard for 1lw miter. tlw wouc.l l)t·iu~ m11111drd at a \'t•r1ic-al "'Jlindlt· mnuldini.t marhim· shall. jf pr;u-tit-ahlt·, hr lwlcl in a ji~ or hnltlt•r of ,;uch rnnstnu·tion i\'- lo rt·dt11 r a..; far •" ptMihl,· ltw ri..;k of ,1tTitl1•n1 In tlw workrr. 20. A suitahlt· -.pik,• or p11s)Hti1·k -.hitll ht• kt·p1 availahh· for u-.e• ill tht• lwnd1 of e·\'l'ry \'t'rri,·.al spindle· mould in~ machin,·. 21. Tlw l'hain of c·,·r11· rhain mnr1i11in~ nrnd1irn· -.hall ht• pro\'i;\"I with a gu;ml whirh shall ,·ndnse• ritr r11111·r- a..; far "" prartirahlt•. 22. All tool,, hladrs and rnt1i11~ i11,1n11111·11111 ol w11odworki11~ m:1.-l1inc·11 and nth,·r ma, hin,·s np,·ratin~ on wood ,;hall IM• frt•t· from (>.llt·nt ch·ti·,·t, prope·rly maintairwd. ·and kqu de•an, prnpt•rly ~round ;1ml sh;1rprnnl. and pmp,·rlv ~rt. Without prrjmtkr to th,· ~rtwralily of thi" rc-c1uir,·nwnt nn '1,1\\ whid1 i" n.,dit"<t shilll he· U1tnl in any ,-irnalur !lilW. 21. Thr guards ancl othrr appliann~ rc•tt uirt-d hy th«v Rraculat ion" "hall he• m.,intainc .. :l in an rnidrnt 'ltatr ,md !llhall hr ,·on!lltantl,· k«·pt in pmition whilt· thr mad1inrry i!II in motion. rxcr11t whrn, owinK to 1hr natun· of th~ work l)('ing don,•, thr U'IC" of thr g,mrd'I or appliiln«·c"' i11 rrtui«·r•-«l impr.u·ti<-•• ahl«·. Thr guard" !llhall hr ~, ac~jmtnl "" to rnahlr thr work to he· l·arric-cl on without u1111rrr'l'lary risk. 24. Rc•gula1ion!1111, 1:1, H, lbi1t1d 17 ufli1n4.· Rtl(u:.u,uu~ ,h;1U 11:·1 :,pr!~· to ,111\' wnoclwnrkin1,.t nrnd,inr in rc"'IJ>t'lt of whkh it ran hr !llhown that nthc·r 'lafi·~uarcl'I .trt• providNI and maintainm whid1 r,·mlc•r the• rnad,inc· Nl'tally 'I.tit· as it would ht• if guarcfrd in tlw m:rnau-r pn·st·rihrd hy thr,r Rr~uhation!II. 25. 1•:v,·ry p«·r'lon rmployrd on a woodworking m.whin«- ~hall 1,1) wit• ancl nmint;ain in proprr adjustmc·nt the Rtmnls pn>\ iclcd an at·t·nrcfanrr with tlwsr Rr,tulation~; and ( h; mr tht· !!pikr'I or p1111h-'lrkk!I and holdt·r.i pro\'idNI in t·ompliann· \\ ith r«•gula1ions 12, I!) and 20. r1<t·rpt wlwn, owing to thr n.llur,· of tht" work IH·in,t donr. thr u'IC' of thr gu;trd'I or appliann~ ill rrml,·rrti impractic·ahlt•. MADE thi!I !lixth day of March, 1974. M.T.M. Kooro, Ptrmnntnl SKrtlary • • \lini.rtry of Htalth, !Almu, and Jfnmt A/fain.