ansi 9standards0 code issues - standards for wood workin

huangyhg

ansi standards for wood workin
hi i posted this before in a different forum and didn't get a response. maybe this forum with all the expertise in standards may be able to comment. thanks
i am working as advisor to a school board. they have an industrial arts room where they want to use somwe wood working tools eg a 10" table saw, a planer , lathe etc.
does any one know of a guide or standard for layout of the room for safety purposes? is there a safety space envelope so students can use these tools without encroaching on each other danerously.
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newnorthman,
from what you are describing you may have to look to osha for help with that, if your in usa.
the standard would be osha 1910.  i was involved with this in my last job working on keeping the press room up to the required osha standards.
hth
alan m. etzkorn   
product engineer
nixon tool co.
i worked around a big machine shop years ago, but not much wood shop (except at home). we tried to keep approx 5-6 ft around the perimeter of the machines. this worked well for us. i don't know what the official std is. we had osha regular inspect, but i never knew of a problem. so we either were in spec or beyond, but were not told. i'm sure we would have known if it was wrong.