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1.2
1.3
1.3.1
Health and safety
Supply
of
Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992
A machine manufactured
in
accordance with the Essential Health
and
Safety
Requirements of
the
Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992, complies with the
EC
conformity requirements
and
can
thus have the
CE
mark appended (Harmonised
Standard PREN 12750: 1997) .
These regulations also impose legal requirements
on
both
the
employer
and
the user
of
the machine with regard
to
proper usage, user working conditions, risks of injury and
many more. These requirements are wide ranging,
and
in
some cases specific to only
certain types of machine or process. Some of
the
more general requirements which
apply to woodworking machinery are briefly detailed below.
1
An
employer shall ensure that the equipment
is
constructed/adapted
as
to
be suitable for the purpose that it
is
used.
2
3
In
selecting the equipment, the employer shall have due regard to the
working conditions
and
the risks
to
health
and
safety of persons which
exist
in
the premises
in
which
the
equipment
is
to
be
used.
The employer shall ensure that the equipment
is
used for the operations
for which,
and
under the conditions for which it
is
suitable.
Other requirements include provision of suitable training of users, provision of
suitable documentation (information
and
instructions),
and
declarations of any
specific risks.
Specific Information
Section 4 of this manual -Machine Usage
and
Controls identifies
and
details
general safe working practices
and
specific local practices which should
be
adopted when using the machine.
In
addition
to
this information two hazards,
specific
to
woodworking machinery should
be
considered
in
more detail.
Noise
Noise levels
can
vary widely depending upon the machine
and
the
conditions of
use.
Planing
and
moulding machines produce high noise levels, typically
in
the
region
of95dB
to
115dB when cutting.
The Noise at Work Regulations require that
an
operator
is
not subjected
to
continuous noise levels above 90dB over
an
8 hour period. Thus, some form of
noise protection
is
necessary.
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