| Document ID (ISN) | 102655 |
| CIS number |
03-1837 |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Woodworking Information Sheet No.24
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
LEV: Dust capture at sawing machines |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, Mar. 2003. 2p. Illus. 5 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wis24.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
This information sheet provides guidance for the design of local exhaust ventilation (LEV) fitted to sawing machines, and is aimed at machine designers and users, as well as at designers, installers and users of LEV systems. Contents: appropriate LEVs for circular bench saws, travelling cross-cut saws and band saws. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
local exhaust; woodworking industry; saws; United Kingdom |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
wood dust; band saws; circular saws; data sheet; limitation of exposure; design of equipment; premises |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Woodworking industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Lumber and the woodworking industry
Ventilation
Woodworking industry
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