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Health and Safety Guide for Sawmills and Planing Mills.

PB278033

Publication Date	1977
Page Count	134
Abstract	The guide assists in providing a safe and healthful workplace for sawmills and planing mills. It describes safe practices and helps correct some of the more frequently encountered violations of the safety and health standards. The main topics covered include: the hazards most commonly encountered in saw mills; health and safety guidelines and programs; tools and equipment; walking and working surfaces; standard guard rails; exits and exit markings; occupational health and environmental control; ventilation; noise exposure; hazardous materials, spray painting; personal protective equipment; respiratory protection; sanitation; medical and first-aid; fire protection; compressed air equipment; powered industrial trucks; hoisting equipment; machinery and machine guarding; electrical code.
Keywords	Safety engineering Sawmills Milling machines Guidelines Machine tools Planing Woodworking Workplace layout Requirements Standards Industrial hygiene Safety devices Ventilation Hazardous materials Personnel development Accident prevention Human factors engineering Protective equipment Fire safety Occupational safety and health
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94H - Industrial Safety Engineering 94D - Job Environment 94F - Tooling, Machinery, & Tools
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197812

Health and Safety Guide for Sawmills and Planing Mills.

Health and Safety Guide for Sawmills and Planing Mills.
PB278033

Publication Date	1977
Page Count	134
Abstract	The guide assists in providing a safe and healthful workplace for sawmills and planing mills. It describes safe practices and helps correct some of the more frequently encountered violations of the safety and health standards. The main topics covered include: the hazards most commonly encountered in saw mills; health and safety guidelines and programs; tools and equipment; walking and working surfaces; standard guard rails; exits and exit markings; occupational health and environmental control; ventilation; noise exposure; hazardous materials, spray painting; personal protective equipment; respiratory protection; sanitation; medical and first-aid; fire protection; compressed air equipment; powered industrial trucks; hoisting equipment; machinery and machine guarding; electrical code.
Keywords	Safety engineering Sawmills Milling machines Guidelines Machine tools Planing Woodworking Workplace layout Requirements Standards Industrial hygiene Safety devices Ventilation Hazardous materials Personnel development Accident prevention Human factors engineering Protective equipment Fire safety Occupational safety and health
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94H - Industrial Safety Engineering 94D - Job Environment 94F - Tooling, Machinery, & Tools
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197812