Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 45.129 - Guarding devices for cutting heads(a) Subsection (b) applies to cutting head guards used on planing, molding, sticking, and matching machines and profile, swing-head and back-knife lathes.(b) If such guard is constructed of sheet metal, the material used shall be not less than 1/8 inch, or approximately No. 11 gauge, in thickness. If cast metal is used, the thickness shall be not less than 3/16 inch for cast iron and 5/8 inch for aluminum. The hood of the exhaust system may form part or all of the guard. When so used, the hood shall be constructed of metal of a thickness not less than the above specifications. This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 45.148 (relating to guarding devices for cutting heads).