DATA Health and Safety Courses
Specialist Extension Level Course
Wood Sawing Machines
Code : S1HS
This course will
consist of a presentation covering the DATA standards followed by practical experience in
the use of the circular saw, bandsaw and Mitre/Chop saw and scroll/fret
saw. Delegates will then demonstrate further competence by manufacturing the following items. Please
bring protective clothing and ear defenders to this course. Practical
experience on a radial arm saw cannot be offered at Frome
College.
Tool
Tray
Push stick
Wooden tulip
HSE Information
Sheets - Check HSE website for the most up to date versions of these information sheets.
No 16 - Circular Saw Benches - Safe Working
Practices
Narrow Band Saw - a more detailed on-line version
than the
paper version
No 15 -
Safe
Working at Woodworking machines
No 30 - Toxic Woods No 3 - Beam Panel
Saws No 14 - Selection of Respiratory
Protective Equipment No 1 - Wood Dust: hazards and Precautions No 13 - Noise at Woodworking Machines No 38 - PUWER98-Retrofitting of braking to woodworking machines
'Making the most of your Bandsaw and Scroll Saw' published
in 1937 (makes no reference to Health and Safety)
Different types of
circular saw blade
Minimum cutting radius for band saw
blades
Machine
Handbooks Startrite bandsaw Startrite Circular
Saw
Clarke Scroll
Saw Mitre
Saw
Videos
'Real Player' Download Site, which may be
needed to play the videos below
OR
'FLV Hosting' without any adverts but not as versatile
How to fold a bandsaw
blade
Basic
Bandsawing technique
Just a neat animation of a bandsaw
drawn using ProDeskTop
Axminster Tools - Panel Saw
Video
DfES Teachernet
Guidance Bandsaw Circular Saw
