Working with machinery
Around two-thirds of all accidents occur on just three types of machine:
- circular saws
- vertical spindle moulders
- surface planers
Safety solutions
Braking and chip-limited tooling have helped to reduce the incidence and severity of machinery accidents.
Woodworking Information Sheets & Circular saw poster
The following Woodworking Information Sheets (WIS) and circular saw poster will help you to ensure safe work practices take place on the following machinery.
- Circular sawing machines poster
- Circular saw benches - safe working practices WIS16
- Safe use of vertical spindle moulding machines WIS18
- Safe use of hand-fed planing machines WIS17
- Safeguarding veneer guillotines WIS20
- Guarding CNC routers and machining centres WIS22
- Safeguarding board-edge processing machinery WIS27
- Rotary knife wood turning lathes – safeguarding and reducing risks to health WIS28
- Safety in the use of narrow band saws WIS31
- Safe use of power-operated cross-cut saws WIS35
- Safe use of manually operated cross-cut saws WIS36
- Selection for tooling for use with hand-fed woodworking machines - WIS37 PUWER 98
- Safe use of single-end tenoning machines WIS39
- Safe use of four-sided moulding machines WIS40