Hazard/Solutions

Contact with saw blades may occur if proper safeguards are not in place.

• Swing saws on log decks must be equipped with a barricade and stops for protection of employees who may be on the opposite side of the log haul chute. 1910.265(d)(3)(v)

• Where reciprocating log cutoff saws (drag saws) are provided, they must not project into the walkway or aisle. 1910.265(d)(3)(vi)

• Circular log bucking or cutoff saws shall be so located and guarded as to allow safe entrance to and exit from the building. 1910.265(d)(3)(vii)

• Where the cutoff saw partially blocks the entrance from the log haul runway, the entrance must be guarded. 1910.265(d)(3)(viii)

Hazard/Solutions

Employees may be struck by logs, flying chips, bark, or other materials that come from rotary barking devices.

• Rotary barking devices must be guarded to protect employees from flying chips, bark, or other material. 1910.265(d)(4)(i)

• If an elevating ramp or gate is used, it must possess a safety chain, hook, or other means of suspension while employees are underneath. 1910.265(d)(4)(ii)

• The hazardous area around ring barkers and their conveyors must be fenced off or posted as a prohibited area. 1910.265(d)(4)(iii)

• Hydraulic barkers must be enclosed with strong baffles at the inlet and outlet. The operator must be protected by adequate safety glass or equivalent. 1910.265(d)(4)(iv)

• Holddown rolls must be installed at the infeed and outfeed sections of mechanical ring barkers to control the movement of logs. 1910.265(d)(4)(v)