Search results Handheld Equipment Woodworking Machines Handheld equipment Chain saws All workers who use a chainsaw should be competent to do so. The operator should have received appropriate training and obtained a relevant certificate of competence unless they are undergoing such training... D4-handheld-equipment Markings Woodworking Machines Markings on equipment The safe working speed should, where possible, be displayed or marked on the machine and the tool. If is not possible to mark the safe working speed on the tool a table should be available showing the speed range or... D4-markings Feeders SPECIALIST/SPECIFIC PROCESSES, RISKS AND COMPONENTS Radio Frequency (RF) Fields Feeders Feeders are the physical connections between a transmitter and an antenna. The common types of feeder are elliptical waveguide and coaxial cable, but square, circular and... E24-feeders Identify all work hazards Noise How should noise assessments be completed? Identify all work activities/tasks where there is likely to be a noise hazard As a rough guide, noise is likely to be at hazardous levels wherever people have to shout or have difficulty being heard clearly by... C3-identify-all-work-hazards Assess who is at risk Vibration Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome Assess who is at risk The risk assessment needs to identify whether employees’ exposures are likely to be above the EAV or ELV, and to identify which work activities they need to control. The person who carries out... C4-assess-who-is-at-risk Riving knife Woodworking Machines Riving knife At Circular saw benches, the risk of kickback of the workpiece should be reduced by the provision and use of a properly designed and well-adjusted riving knife. The riving knife should: Be securely fixed below the machine... D4-riving-knife References Woodworking Machines References Legislation Noise at Work Regulations 1989 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999 Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 Workplace... D4-references On-tool Extraction The Control of Hazardous Substances On-tool Extraction On-tool extraction is a specialised type of local exhaust ventilation (LEV) system. It has similar parts to a fixed LEV system (i.e. captor hood, extraction unit and hoses). Unlike fixed LEV systems, however,... C2-on-tool-extraction Sources of ignition FIRE High Risk Works – Cladding Replacement Sources of ignition All projects should be no-smoking and be strictly enforced, other than in designated smoking areas. Sparks from a disc cutter may ignite clothing particularly if clothing is exposed to continuous... e3-sources-of-ignition Hot Works Fire Construction fire loading and process fire controls Hot Works Process Fire Precautions relate to controls in the workplace where processes or operations may have specific risks from ignition sources or fire loadings at particular times or places. The risks... e3-hot-works-process-fire-controls 1 2 3 4 5 6
