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- Title
BAND SAW SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES: Flesh-Sensing Mechanisms & Other Devices.
- Authors
Weaver III, Albert; Callahan, Grace; Hearn, Ashley; McCall, James
- Abstract
The article offers information on many safety mechanisms about the use of band saws. According to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), band saw injuries represent 11.5 percent of saw injuries during the period from 1984 to 2017. Potential hazards associated with band saws include unintentional contact with unguarded moving blades. Also presented are safeguards to avoid band saw incidents such as flesh-sensing mechanisms and blade-housing interlocks.
- Subjects
BAND saws; LAUNDRY machinery; WOODWORKING machinery; INDUSTRIAL safety; SAWING
- Publication
Professional Safety, 2019, Vol 64, Issue 12, p35
- ISSN
0099-0027
- Publication type
Article