[SAFETY RULES for I. S. ROOM 122]

SAFETY FIRST

Remember that accidents usually don't just happen -- they are caused

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Section 1

GENERAL SAFE WORK PRACTICES
1. Avoid wearing loose clothing (including unfastened aprons and shop coats), long sleeves and ties which might be caught in moving machinery.
2. Never wear gloves of any kind nor rings or bracelets around moving machines.
3. Safety devices, guards, etc., must be used on machinery. (Work which cannot be accomplished with the guards in place must be supervised by the instructor).
4. All adjustments must be made and fasteners secured BEFORE power is turned on.
5. All "special set-ups" must be checked by instructor before power is turned on.
6. Wrenches and other tools must be removed form machines before power is turned on.
7. Students must not distract attention of those using machines, likewise students should not let their attention be diverted while they are operating any machine.
8. If a student finds a machine out of adjustment, he must immediately report it to the instructor.
9. Remove all loose stock, scraps of wood or other material from the floor where it might cause someone to trip and fall into a machine
10. Power should always be shut off after a machine has been used, and no student should start or stop a machine for another.
11. Great care must be taken to see that all lumber is free from nails, sand, paint or loose knots before being machined.
12. Stock must never be forced into a machine faster than it will cut.
13. Machines should not be used for trivial operations, especially on small pieces of lumber. Use hand tools.
14. Power must be turned off at the main electrical panel before cleaning machines; changing saw blades, shaper knives, or making major adjustments or repairs on any machine.
15. Electrical cords on all portable machines must be disconnected before changes or adjustments are made. Examples: Changing router cutters, sanding belts, drills, etc.
16. Dull hand tools, saw blades, cutter-head knives, shaper knives, router cutters, etc. are more hazardous to use than sharp ones, and should never be used.
17. All lumber and plywood must be returned and stored properly in racks so that it will not fall or be left on the floor for someone to trip over.
18. All clamps must be kept off the floor and returned to proper storage racks when not in use. When bar clamps extend beyond furniture, cabinets, etc., which have been assembled and clamped, rags must be hung over the ends of the extending clamps.
19. All hand tools, machine accessories, etc. must be kept off the floor and returned to proper storage holders when not in use.
20. Hand tools, portable machines, and other equipment, when temporarily not in use, must be kept on the benches at a safe distance from the edge.


Section 2

RADIAL SAW
1. The radial saw is intended for quantity cutting only, and must not be used for sawing short pieces of stock. Use hand saw.
2. Keep hands away from track of the saw at all times.
3. When operating the saw, do not force the saw through the stock faster than it will cut.
4. Students must never attempt to clear away scraps of stock from the track of the saw with their fingers. If necessary to remove them, push them away with a stick.
5. When sawing wide boards avoid warped lumber from pinching the saw. Warped stock should be cut slowly and saw kept cleared by pushing the saw back and forth until the cut is completed.


Section 3

JOINTER
1. Guards must be in working order and over the knives at all times while the jointer is being used for facing and jointing.
2. All adjustments of the fence must be made when the cutter head is not rotating.
3. The jointer must not be used for stock less than 12 inches long and 2 inches wide.
4. If it is necessary to joint stock less than 2 inches wide, feather boards must be clamped in place or other provision made to hold the work.
5. All special set-ups on the jointer must be inspected by instructor before power is turned on.
6. The end grain of a piece of stock narrower than 12 inches must never be run over the jointer.
7. When tailing-off long pieces from the jointer, the helper must not pull the stock.
8. The Oliver jointer must be stopped by applying brake.


Section 4

PLANER
1. Adjust the planer to take not more than 1/8 inch cut before stock is fed into it. Stock less than 1/4 inch thick must mot be planed unless supported by a heavy backing board.
2. Stock less than 18 inches long should not be run through the large Oliver planer
3. When operating the planer, do not allow hands to come near the feed rolls.
4. Do not attempt to shift boards after the boards have been gripped by the feed rolls. This is dangerous as loose clothing or fingers are apt to be caught between the board and the planner bed.
5. The hood must never be raised while the planer is running.
 


Section 5

CIRCULAR SAW
1. Ripping stock and cross cutting stock without using the ripping fence or the crosscutting gauge is extremely dangerous, and forbidden. This practice applies also when using the dado-head.
2. The saw guard and splitter must always be used when ripping stock.
3. The rip saw blade only should be used for ripping hardwood.
4. The combination saw blade must be used for cutting plywood.
5. The combination or crosscut saw blades must be used for crosscutting.
6. The height of the saw above the table should be just sufficient to cut cleanly through the stock. (Approximately 1/8 inch.)
7. A push stick must be used when ripping if there is less than three inches between the saw and the fence.
8. Do not rip stock less than 18 inches long.
9. Wait until the saw has completely stopped rotating to adjust the fence.
10. The rip fence must be clamped securely in place before ripping.
11. The operator must stand to one side of the stock when ripping.
12. A clearance block must always be used, and be securely attached to the rip fence, when using it as a gauge for cutting stock to length.
13. Never use fingers to clear away scraps close to the saw while the saw is in motion. To remove scraps, push away with a stick about two feet long.
14. Hands should never cross over the line of the saw and keep fingers clear.
15. The rolling table on the Oliver saw must be locked when not in use.
16. The person tailing-off should support the stock and not pull it. He should depend on the operator to push the stock through the saw.
17. Lowering pieces of stock over the circular saw requires a "stop block" to be clamped to the fence.
18. When parts to be machined are large, making it impossible to clamp a "stop block" to the fence, the fence must be extended by fastening a long piece of wood to it and then clamping the "stop block" to this piece.
19. All special set-ups and dado-heads must be inspected by instructor before power is turned on.
 


Section 6

BAND SAW
1. The saw guide must be adjusted within 1/4 inch of stock to be cut before power is turned on.
2. Do not allow fingers to come closer than two inches from the saw blade when cutting.
3. Do not stand at right hand side of band saw machine. A serious accident might result if saw blade should break.
4. To back the stock out of a long saw cut, power should first be turned off and the machine allowed to come to a dead stop.
5. A sharp curve of small radius should not be cut except with a very narrow band saw blade.
6. Cylindrical stock must never be cut on the band saw unless some type of holder is used.
7. The guide must not be adjusted while band saw is in motion.
8. Thin stock must not be cut on the band saw unless such material is firmly supported by the ripsaw fence against the downward thrust of the saw.
9. If the band saw blade should break while the machine is in operation, the operator will immediately shut off power, apply foot brake, keep clear of saw, and notify instructor.
 


Section 7

JIG SAW
1. The saw must be adjusted for proper cutting speed before starting the cut.
2. The hold-down foot must be adjusted to securely press the stock against the table before sawing begins.
 


Section 8

MORTISER
1. Adjust the downward travel of the hollow chisel and the height of the table before power is turned on, so that the bit at the bottom of its stroke will not strike the table.
2. Stock must be firmly clamped to the machine before being mortised.
3. The stock must be moved sideways the whole width of the chisel between each cut. End cuts of the mortise should be made first.
4. The stock must not be moved until bit is clear of the mortise.
5. When mortising hardwood, the hollow chisel must not be forced into the stock faster than it will cut.
 


Section 9

BELT SANDER (Wysong)
1. The table must be adjusted so that the belt just clears the stock to be sanded.
2. The stock to be sanded must be placed securely against the "stop"
3. The fingers must be kept a safe distance from the edge of the belt.
 


Section 10

BELT SANDER (Delta)
1. All adjustments must be properly locked before the power is turned on.
2. The operator should check the sanding belt to make certain it is tracking properly at the center of the pulleys.
3. Very small pieces of stock or irregular shaped pieces should not be sanded on the belt sander.
4. Keep fingers away from the belt.
 


Section 11

DISC SANDER
1. All adjustments must be properly locked, and the table set the correct distance from the disc before the power is turned on.
2. The operator should check the sandpaper before starting the machine to be sure it is fastened securely to the disc.
3. The work must be applied to that part of the disc that is traveling downward.
4. Very small pieces of stock or irregular shaped pieces should not be sanded on the disc sander.
5. Keep fingers away from the disc.
 


Section 12

SPINDLE SANDER
1. The largest spindle which will fit the curve to be sanded should be used.
2. Use the proper table insert, according to the diameter of the spindle.
3. In sanding, the stock must always be pushed against the rotation of the spindle.
 


Section 13

WOOD TURING LATHE
1. Never wear loose sleeves, clothing, or flowing neckties while working on a woodturning lathe.
2. Glued-up stock should set at least overnight before turning.
3. Before turning on the power, rotate every piece of work several times by hand to make certain it will clear the tool rest and bed.
4. Dead centers should be lubricated and tail stock securely locked for all work between centers. Live centers are not to be forced into the work by means of the screw. Use a mallet.
5. All stock over 2 inches square must have the comers chamfered before being turned.
6. Turning tools must be held securely with one hand at the extreme end of the handle.
7. All rough stock must be turned to a cylindrical form at lowest speed.
8. The switch must be turned off slowly to prevent throwing stock off on outside spindle or between centers.
9. Rough stock clamping must be done while work is stationary. When work is round and near the completed size, it may be clamped while rotating. Be careful not to catch the caliper between the rotating stock and tool rest.
10 The gouge should never be used for inside recessed work.
11. Center push rods must never be left in the spindle.
12. The live center should be removed and racked when not in use.
13. While sanding in the lathe, see that the tool rest is either removed or pushed entirely to one side to prevent the sandpaper from drawing the hand between the rest and the work.
14. Be extremely cautious in selecting the various operating speeds when turning to prevent the stock from flying apart.
15. A face shield or goggles must be worn while operating the lathe.
 


Section 14

SPINDLE SHAPER
1. All adjustments to the table, fence, guards, and spindle must be securely fastened before the machine is started.
2. Special permission must be secured from the instructor before any student may use the shaper.
3. All attachments, hold-down clamp, feather board, and stops must be securely fastened into position before the machine is started.
4. In shaping, the stock must always be pushed against the rotation of the cutters.
5. The stock must not be forced against the knives faster than they will easily cut away the waste material.
6. Each set-up on the shaper must be carefully inspected by the instructor before machine is started.
 


Section 15

DRILL PRESS
1. Before placing the drill or bit in the drill press chuck, check the speed by starting the motor.
  Use slow speed for large bits, medium speed for medium size bits, and a faster speed for small bits or drills..
2. Bits or drills must be securely fastened in the chuck.
3. Very small and very large parts to be drilled must be clamped securely to the drill press table
4. When boring holes at an angle, clamp the piece securely to the drill press table, and use a forstner bit or twist drill.
5. Keep hands clear of the line of travel of the bit or drill.
6. When setting up the drill press, make certain that the bit or drill does not strike the table. Use a scrap piece of wood to back-up the part to be drilled.
 


Section 16

HORIZONTAL BORING MACHINE
1. bits must be securely fastened in the machine.
2. The stock to be bored must be tightly held in place by the hold-down lever.
3. Keep hands clear of the line of travel of the bits.
 


Section 17

PORTABLE MACHINES
1. The switch on the machine must be on the "off" position before the cord is plugged into the electrical outlet.
2. All guards regularly provided must be in place.
3. Portable machines must be firmly held when turning on the power. If two handles are provided, both must be used while operating the machine.
4. Never force stock into the cutter faster than the machine will cut cleanly and without reducing its speed.
5. A face shield or goggles must be worn while operating the router.
 


Section 18

HIGH FREQUENCY WELDER
  This is a high frequency welder used for thermosetting of resin adhesives. It brings radio frequency energy in concentrated quantities form the frequency generator unit of the machine through a coaxial transmission line to the gun (hand piece).
  Energy is generated of sufficient force to completely polymerize (cure) glued joints in three or four seconds. The normal time for glued joints to cure (dry out) at room temperature is twelve hours.
  CONSEQUENTLY:
1. Keep hands away from electrodes when power is flowing.
2. Keep gun (hand piece) away from metal surfaced tables, clamps or other metal objects to prevent arcing.
3. It is well to be aware that radio frequency energy cause severe burns - originating internally and projecting outwardly. Therefore operate this machine with extreme caution.

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