WAC 296-806-41002   Provide calender safety controls.  

Exemption:	These rules do not apply to calenders if the machinery is permanently set up so employees:
	• Cannot reach through, over, under, or around to come in contact with the roll bite;
	OR
	• Cannot be caught between a roll and nearby objects.

     You must:

     (1) Provide a safety trip control for the face of the calender that meets all of the following:

     • Provided in front and back of each calender.

     • Is accessible.

     • Operates readily upon contact.

     (2) Provide at least one of the following safety trip controls for the face of the calender:

     • Safety trip rods, tripwire cables or wire center cords that:

     – Are within reach of the operator and the bite (nip point).

     – Operate whether pushed or pulled.

     – Are located across each pair of in-running rolls extending the length of the face of the rolls.

     • Pressure sensitive body bars that:

     – Are approximately forty inches vertically above the working level.

     – Are horizontally at thirty-four inches from the in-running nip point.

     – Operate readily by pressure of the mill operator's body.

     (3) Include safety trip rods, cables or cords, in addition to the pressure sensitive body bars, if both of these apply:

     • In-running rolls are located below the bar;

     AND

     • The operator needs to duck under the bar.

     (4) Provide a safety cable or wire center cord on both sides of the calender that:

     • Operates readily when pushed or pulled.

     • Is connected to the safety trip.

Note:	• The center cord should be all of the following:
	– Twelve inches or less from the faces of the individual rolls.
	– At least two inches from the calender frame.
	– Anchored to the frame not more than six inches from the floor or operator's platform.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 04-14-028, § 296-806-41002, filed 6/29/04, effective 1/1/05.]