Power-Feed Planers/Moulders

• Point of Operation—Contact with the cutter head may occur during blade adjustment or other maintenance activities.
• In-running rolls—Clothing, hair, or hands may be caught by and pulled into the automatic feed mechanism.
• Kickbacks—Stock may be thrown back at the operator after being caught by the cutter head.
• Flying objects—Workpiece, wood chips and splinters may be thrown by the cutting action.
• Vibration (and noise) may be produced if the machinery is not anchored to, and insulated from, a solid foundation

• Completely enclose belts and pulleys of line shaft with sheet metal or heavy mesh guards; guards must be used regardless of the location of the line shaft
• Cover cutting heads with a metal guard or cage. The exhaust system may be integrated with the guard
• Guard feed rolls with a wide metal strip or bar that will allow boards to pass but that will keep operators' fingers out.
• Provide barriers at the loading and unloading ends to keep hands out of point of operation.
• Install anti-kickback fingers on the in-feed side across the width of the machine.
• Use a barrier or guardrail when the machine is running.
• Stand back once the boards have been put through to avoid injuries from kickback and flying splinters.
• Do not feed boards of different thicknesses. Thinner boards will be kicked back.