DO NOT use this machine unless you have been instructed

in its safe use and operation and have been given permission

Description of Work:

Using a Table Saw

Potential hazards:

i Exposure to moving & rotating components

i Pinch and squash

i Manual handling

i Ejected waste

i Eye injury

i Wood dust

i Splinters

PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

PRE-OPERATION

ü Select the correct type of blade.  Check the sharpness, set and general condition

ü Ensure that all guards and safe devices are in position and secured

ü Adjust all guards to minimum practicable clearances for the timber to be cut

ü Lock the table securely after adjustments are made

ü Ensure that the riving knife is correctly adjusted and securely mounted

ü Check material to be sawn for defects, loose knots and foreign matter such as nails, etc.

ü Start the dust extraction unit before commencing the sawing process - if not interlocked

SAFE OPERATION

ü Stand to one side of the line of the saw when turning on the power

ü Ensure safe and correct manual handling of large or heavy sheet panel materials

ü Always allow the saw to reach the maximum revolutions before operating to avoid stalling the blade and overheating the motor

ü Feed material only as fast as the saw will cut freely

ü Sawing operations must be done slowly, smoothly and, whenever possible, without stopping

ü Use a suitable push stick for short or narrow timber and in removing off-cuts from the table

POST-OPERATION

ü On completion of the job, turn off the isolation switch and leave the panel saw and floor area in a safe, clean and tidy state

ü Make sure good housekeeping practices are in place to minimise any dust/waste build-up – including inside the saw cabinet & dust ports

DON’T

û Never remove off-cuts or waste materials while the saw is running

û Never leave the panel saw running while unattended