[SEL] The problem with NO FENCES!

[Paul Evans]

Fencing is not the problem, the following would apply to the operator in the UK:

 Sawdust (Licensing) Regulations 1983
 Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989 - "non-approved safety helmet"
 Control of Sawdust at Work Regulations 1987
 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) 1999  - "Section 10a, sawdust"
 Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 - "unguarded saw and engine"
 Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998 - "timber weight over 25 kilos
requires mechanical handling"
 Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
 Noise at Work Regulations 1989 - "engine requires acoustic cabinet."
 Personal Protective Equipment Regulations (PPEW) 1992 - "non-approved safety clothing"
 Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998
 Work in Compressed Air Regulations 1996 - "if engine air start."
 Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 - "use of unguarded saw."

If the proper safety guidelines above had been followed, a fence would not have been required here
in the UK.
The machine and operator would have been safely encased in a large metal box with no windows and a
dust filtration system and the public would have been completely safe.

Paul

http://www.internalfire.com
Internal Fire, Museum of Power
Tanygroes, Ceredigion, Wales
Tel: 01239 811212

Internal Fire is a Not-for-Profit company registered in the UK.

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