CNC Woodworking Room/Precautions: Difference between revisions

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 *Noise - wear hearing protection. Note that it can be hard to tell if the tool has stopped when you're wearing hearing protection.
 *Projectiles: tools and workpieces can shatter. Use appropriate feeds and speeds, make sure the tool and spindle won't crash into the workpiece, fixtures/clamps. Clean the tool holder with compressed air so the tool doesn't slip.
+*Do not operate the CNC machinery unattended.
-{{Discuss |safety
-* [https://www.manitoba.ca/labour/safety/pdf/whs_workplace_safety_act_and_regs.pdf The law] 16.13 says that we can not leave a machine  unattended unless the machine or part has been (a) immobilized and secured against movement; or (b) enclosed by a safeguard to prevent access by any other worker to the machine or part
-** The Shopbots themselves are not enclosed. The [[CNC Woodworking Room]] contains tools in addition to the shopbots, and those tools may be used by other workers. This means we must not run our CNC machinery unattended.
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