Guard horizontal cutting heads on hand-fed jointers.
(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.
(2) You must provide jointers with a guard that covers the section of the head behind the gage or fence.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050,
49.17.060. WSR 15-24-102, § 296-806-48058, filed 12/1/15, effective 1/5/16; WSR 04-14-028, § 296-806-48058, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05.]