Ohio Admin. Code 4123:1-5-08
All portions of the saw blade or band blade will be enclosed or guarded, except for the working portion of the blade between the bottom of the guide rolls and the table. Bandsaw wheels will be fully enclosed. The outside of periphery of the enclosure will be solid. The front and back of the band wheels will be either enclosed by solid material, or by wire mesh, or perforated metal. Such mesh or perforated metal will be not less than 0.037 inch (U.S. gage no. twenty), and the openings will be not greater than three-eighths inch.
All circular saws will have the exposed portion of the saw blade under the table guarded.
A hood-type guard will be provided that will cover the exposed portion of the saw blade. When in use the hood type guard will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut when the stock encounters the saw, or may be a fixed or manually adjusted guard, provided the space between the bottom of the guard and the material being cut does not exceed three-eighths inch at any time.
The hood-type guard will be so designed as to prevent a kickback, or a separate attachment that will prevent a kickback will be provided. Anti-kickback devices will be effective for all thicknesses of material that are cut.
A spreader will also be provided and securely fastened at the rear of the saw in alignment with the saw blade, except where a roller wheel is provided at the back of the saw. The spreader will be slightly thinner than the saw kerf and slightly thicker than the saw disc to prevent material from squeezing the saw.
A hood-type guard will be provided but need not rest upon the table nor upon the material being cut, but will extend to a line not more than three-eighths of an inch above the plane formed by the bottom of the top feed rolls. This distance (three-eighths inch) may be increased to three-fourths inch, provided the lead edge of the hood is extended to be not less than five and one-half inches in front of the nip point between the front roll and the work.
A spreader will be provided and fastened securely at the rear of the saw in alignment with the saw blade, except where a roller wheel is provided at the back of the saw. The spreader will be slightly thinner than the saw kerf and slightly thicker than the saw disc to prevent material from squeezing the saw.
A hood-type guard will be provided that will cover the exposed portion of the saw blade. When in use the hood-type will automatically adjust to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut when the stock encounters the saw, or may be a fixed or manually adjusted hood or guard, provided the space between the bottom of the guard and the material being cut does not exceed three-eighths of an inch at any time.
A device will be installed which will return the saw automatically to the back of the table when released at any point of its travel. A device will be installed which will be designed to prevent a rebound of the saw blade.
A hood-type guard will be provided that will cover the saw at all times, except where the material is being cut.
A spreader will be provided and securely fastened at the rear of the saw in alignment with the saw blade, except where a roller wheel is provided at the back of the saw. The spreader will be slightly thinner than the saw kerf and slightly thicker than the saw disc and will be placed not more than one-half inch from the ends of the saw teeth.
The specifications of this paragraph are also applicable to sliding cutoff saws mounted above the table.
Inverted swing cutoff saws will be provided with a hood that will cover the part of the saw that protrudes above the top of the table or above the material being cut. It will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with material being cut.
The upper hood will completely enclose the upper portion of the blade down to a point that will include the end of the saw arbor. The upper hood will be constructed in such a manner and of such material that it will protect the operator from flying splinters, broken saw teeth, etc., and will deflect sawdust away from the operator. The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade will be guarded to the full diameter of the blade by a device that will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of the stock and remain in contact with stock being cut to give maximum protection possible for the operation being performed.
Each radial saw used for ripping will be provided with an antiknocked device, which will be designed to provide adequate holding power for all the thicknesses of material being cut.
Ripping and ploughing will be against the direction in which the saw turns. The direction of the saw rotation will be conspicuously marked on the hood. In addition, a permanent label not less than one and one-half inches by three-fourths inch will be affixed to the rear of the guard at approximately the level of the arbor, reading as follows: "Danger: do not rip or plough from this end."
A device will be installed which shall return the saw automatically to the back of the table when released at any point of its travel. A device will be installed which shall be designed to prevent a rebound of the saw blade.
A positive stop will be installed which will prevent the saw from traveling beyond the front edge of the table.
All cracked saw blades will be removed from service.
Ohio Admin. Code 4123:1-5-08
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 11/1/2026
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4121.12, 4121.121, 4121.13
Rule Amplifies: 4121.47
Prior Effective Dates: 04/01/1964, 08/01/1977, 01/01/1986, 04/01/1999, 04/10/2011, 06/01/2016