Section 408.16385. Rotary cutter.  


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  • (1) A single knife rotary cutter shall be guarded to prevent contact with the blade.

    (2)    On duplex cutters, the protection required for single-knife machines shall be provided for the first knife, and a hood shall be provided for the second knife.

    (3)   Access to a blade of a rotary cutter shall be provided by means of a catwalk after the machine had been locked out as prescribed in R 408.16323(4).

    (4)   The nip point at the spreader or squeeze roll shall be guarded as prescribed in R 408.16374(1).

History: 1979 AC; 2014 AACS.