Name:SandraVallensDate:13thOctober2011 BS4163Mainpoints. 11.6.4.1Hazard: Handscancomeintocontactwiththesaw. Thesawbladecanbecomeloose. Thebladecanmoveforwardinadvertentlyandnolongerbe properlysupportedbetweenguides. Inhala onofwooddust. Inadvertentlystar ngthemachine. Bluntordamagedsawblades. 10.6.2.

2Riskcontrolmeasures: Movingbladesshouldnotbele una ended. Fingersshouldnotbeplacedinthesawline. CLEAPSSMainpoints. 1.084Hazards: Fingersandmaterialcanbetrappedbetweenthebladeandthe fenceorguards. Workpiecescanbeejectedduetokickbackorthemachine star ngunexpectedly. Humancontactwiththebladecancauseseriouscutsandabra sions. Entanglement:Looseclothing/longhair/jewellerycanbecome entangledwithrota ngpartsdraggingtheoperatorintothema chine. Dustinhala on. Earprotec onshouldbeusedforlongperiodsofuse. Controlmeasures:Pushs cksshouldbeusedwhenngersareatrisk. Movingpartsshouldbeadequatelyguarded.Onlysucientbladetocleartheworkpieceshouldbeexposed. Setheightofblade Circularbladeand Rivingknife On/oswitch Commonmisconcep ons: Thebladehasstoppedmoving. Pushingtheworkpieceharderwillcut thematerialquicker. Dustextrac on Guard Fence Slidingextensiontable

Machine:CircularSaw

Suitablematerialsandprocesses: When edwiththeappropriateblades thesemachinesaresuitableforcu ng straightandcurvededgesonwood,man madeboards,sheetmetalandplas cs. CommonProblems: Experiencedusesmaynotholdthework pieceattothemachinebed. Usersmayputtheirngerstocloseto themovingbladeandbetemptednotto usepushs cks.Whenrequired.

PPE: Goggles,apron, ebacklonghair,ear protec onwithextendeduseandpro tec vefootwear.

Ihaveusedthismachine:regularlyoverthepastfourand ahalfyearstocutwood,MDF,plyandplas cstoavariety ofsizes.Icon nuedtousethismachineregularlyoverthe pastyeartocutso wood,hardwoodandply. Ialsousedittotrimtheassembledframeworkformyac v ityboard.