AS 1473.

2—2001
AS 1473.2

Australian Standard™
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Wood processing machinery—Safety

Part 2: Finishing machinery—

Common requirements
 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee SF-007, Guarding of
Woodworking Machinery. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards
Australia on 30 November 2000 and published on 2 January 2001.

The following interests are represented on Committee SF-007:

Guarding of Woodworking
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Industry Group
Australian Woodworking Industry Suppliers Association
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union
Department for Administrative and Information Services South Australia
Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (Tasmania)
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Department of Labour, New Zealand

Department of Training and Industrial Relations, Qld
Furnishing Training, Australia
Metal Trades Industry Association
National Distribution Union New Zealand
National Safety Council of Australia
New Zealand Logging Industry Research Association
Safety Institute of Australia
Tasmanian Forest Industries Training Board
Timber Trade Industrial Association
Victorian Association of Forest Industries
Victorian WorkCover Authority
WorkCover New South Wales
WorkSafe Western Australia

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 AS 1473.2—2001

Australian Standard™
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Wood processing machinery—Safety

Part 2: Finishing machinery—

Common requirements

Originated as AS CZ10—1960.
Previous edition AS 1473—1991.
Revised and redesignated in part as AS 1473.2—2001.

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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee SF-007, Guarding of
Woodworking Machinery, as a revision (in part) of AS 1473—1991, Guarding and safe use
of woodworking machinery.
This Standard is one of a series dealing with the safety of woodworking machinery.
During its work, the Committee considered a number of draft Standards emanating from the
European Community and agreed to base this Standard upon those drafts. It is believed that
by maintaining consistency with the European Community drafts, the costs to purchasers of
new machinery will be minimized since there will be minimal differences between the
finished Standards in both Europe and Australia.
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This Standard has been written in a hierarchical manner with this Part of the Standard
dealing with those aspects of finishing machines which are common to all types of machine.
This leaves the unique requirements for a particular type of machine, for example circular
saws or moulding machines, to be covered in a Part of the Standard dealing with that class
of machine.
It is intended that the most commonly encountered machines will be covered by subsequent
Parts to this Standard. However, there will inevitably be some machines which will not be
included in a Standard. In these cases, the general principles in this Part should be followed.
The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ have been used in this Standard to define the
application of the appendix to which they apply. A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral part
of a Standard, whereas an ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and guidance.
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CONTENTS

Page

SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE......................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 OBJECTIVE ................................................................................................................ 5
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS................................................................................... 5
1.4 DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................. 6
1.5 CONSULTATION..................................................................................................... 14
1.6 NEW TECHNOLOGY .............................................................................................. 14

SECTION 2 RISK ASSESSMENT

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2.1 GENERAL................................................................................................................. 15
2.2 RISK ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................ 15
2.3 DOCUMENTATION................................................................................................. 17

SECTION 3 PLANT LAYOUT AND MACHINE INSTALLATION

3.1 FOUNDATIONS ....................................................................................................... 18
3.2 WORK PLACES AND MEANS OF ACCESS .......................................................... 18
3.3 MACHINE LAYOUT AND WORKING AREA ....................................................... 18
3.4 LIGHTING ................................................................................................................ 18
3.5 ELECTRICAL ........................................................................................................... 18
3.6 NOISE ....................................................................................................................... 18

SECTION 4 PLANT SAFETY, WORK SYSTEMS AND RISK CONTROL MEASURES

4.1 MACHINE GUARDING—GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS .................................. 19
4.2 CONTROLS .............................................................................................................. 19
4.3 CONTROL DEVICES ............................................................................................... 20
4.4 PROTECTION AGAINST MECHANICAL HAZARDS .......................................... 23
4.5 PROTECTION AGAINST NON-MECHANICAL HAZARDS................................. 45
4.6 ELECTRICITY.......................................................................................................... 56
4.7 ERGONOMICS AND HANDLING .......................................................................... 56
4.8 MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................................... 56
4.9 SIGNALS AND WARNING DEVICES .................................................................... 56
4.10 INFORMATION FOR USE....................................................................................... 57
4.11 ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION ................................................................ 57
4.12 BRAKING SYSTEMS............................................................................................... 59

SECTION 5 SAFE OPERATION AND OPERATOR TRAINING

5.1 GENERAL................................................................................................................. 61
5.2 TRAINING AND SUPERVISION ............................................................................ 61
5.3 MODEL INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................................................ 61
5.4 EDUCATION AND TRAINING ............................................................................... 62

SECTION 6 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION

6.1 GENERAL................................................................................................................. 63
6.2 MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS—ROUTINE................................................... 63
6.3 MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS—PERIODIC.................................................. 64
6.4 INSPECTION PROGRAM ........................................................................................ 64
6.5 REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS.............................................................................. 65
6.6 UNSERVICEABLE MACHINES.............................................................................. 65
6.7 DISCONNECTION OF POWER............................................................................... 65
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APPENDICES
A LIST OF HAZARDS ................................................................................................. 66
B REQUIREMENTS FOR TOOL BRAKING .............................................................. 69
C EXAMPLES OF METHODS OF NOISE REDUCTION ........................................... 73
D MODEL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF WOODWORKING
MACHINES—GENERAL......................................................................................... 76
E MODEL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF SPECIFIC
WOODWORKING MACHINES............................................................................... 78
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
Wood processing machinery—Safety

Part 2: Finishing machinery—Common requirements

S EC T ION 1 S C OP E AND GENER AL

1.1 SCOPE
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This Standard specifies requirements for the design, manufacture, guarding and use of wood
processing machinery (plant) for the processing of sawn, gauged and machined materials
used in the manufacture of components for joinery, furniture, second fixings and the like.
The Standard does not apply to machinery used for the primary milling of saw logs into
sawn green timber products which are dealt with in AS 1473.1, or seasoning and treatment
processes, nor does it apply to chainsaws, harvesting machinery and portable hand-held
tools.

1.2 OBJECTIVE
The objective of this Standard is to provide designers, manufacturers, suppliers and users of
wood processing machinery with the means of minimizing the risks to the health and safety
of persons working with or near wood processing machines.

1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

The following documents are referred to in this Standard:
AS
1470 Health and safety at work—Principles and practices
1473 Wood processing machinery—Safety
1473.1 Part 1: Primary timber milling machinery
1543 Electrical equipment of industrial machines
1657 Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders—Design, construction and
installation
1755 Conveyors—Design, construction, installation and operation—Safety require-
ments
1939 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment (IP Code)
4024 Safeguarding of machinery
4024.1 Part 1: General principles
AS/NZS
1269 Occupational noise management (series)
1337 Eye protectors for industrial applications
1680 Interior lighting
1680.2.4 Part 2.4: Industrial tasks and processes

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