Schedule XXXIV

SHEARS SLITTERS AND GUILLOTINE MACHINES

1. Definitions:- For the purpose of this schedule:-

(a) "guillotine" means a machine ordinarily equipped with straight, bevel edged blade

operating Vertically against a stationery resisting edge and used for cutting metallic or non-

metallic or non-metallic substances;

(b) "Shears" or "shearing machine" means a machine ordinarily equipped with straight,

bevel edged blades operating vertically against resisting edged, or with rotary, overlapping

cutting wheels and used for shearing metals or non-metallic substances; and

(c) "Slitter" or slitting machine" means a machine ordinarily equipped with circular disc-

type knives, and used for trimming or cutting into metal or non- metallic substances or for

slitting them into narrow strips; for the purpose of this schedule, this term includes bread or

other food slices equipped with rotary knives or cutting discs.

2 Guillotine and Shears:-

(1) Where practicable, a barrier metal guard of adequate strength shall be provided at the front

of the knife, fastened to the machine frame and shall be so fixed as would prevent any part of

the operator's body to reach the descending blade from above, below or through the barrier

guard or from the sides:

Provided that in case of machines used in the paper printing and allied industries, where a fixed

barrier metal guard is not suitable on account of the height and volume of the material being

bed, there shall be provided suitable staring devices which require simultaneous action of both

the hands of the operator or an automatic device when will remove both the hands of the

operator from the danger zone at every descent of the blade.

(2) At the back of such machines, an inclined guard shall be provided over which the slit

pieces would slide and be collected at a safe distance in a manner as would prevent a person at

the back from reaching the descending bladed

(3) Power-driven guillotine cutters, except continuous feed trimmers, shall beequipped with:-

(a) starting devices which require the simultaneous action of both hands to start the

cutting motion and of at least one hand control during the complete stroke of the knife:

or

(b) an automatic guard will remove the hands of the operator from the danger zone at

every decent of the blade, used in conjunction with one hand starting devices which

require two distinct movements of the device to start the cutting motion, and so

designed as to return positively to the non-starting position after each complete cycle

of the knife.

(4) Where two or more workers are employed at the same time on the same power-driven

guillotine cutter equipped with two-hand control, the device shall be so arranged that each

worker shall be required to use

both hands simultaneously on the safety trip to start the cutting motion, and at least one hand

on a control to complete the cut.

(5) Power-driven guillotine cutters, other than continuous trimmer, shall be provided, in

addition to the brake or other stopping mechanism, with an emergency device which will

prevent the machine from operating in the event of failure of the brake when the starting

mechanism is in the non-starting position.

3. Slitting Machine:-

(1) Circular disc type knives on machines for cutting metal and leather, paper, rubber,

textile or other nonmetallic substances shall, if within reach of operators standing on the floor

of working level, be provided with guards enclosing the knife edges at all times as near as

practicable to the surface of the material, and which may either:-

(a) automatically adjust themselves to the thickness of the material; or

(b) be fixed or manually adjusted so that the space between the bottom ofthe guard

and the material will not exceed 6 mm (114inch) at any time.

(2) Portions of blades underneath the tables or benches of slitting machines shall be covered

by guards.

4. Index cutters and Vertical Paper Slotters:- Index cutter, and other machines for cutting

strips from the ends of books, and for similar operations, shall be provided with fixed guards,

so arranged the fingers of the operators cannot come between the blades and the tables.

5. Corner Cutters:-Corner cutters used in the manufacture of paper boxes,shall be

equipped with:-

(a) suitable guard, fastened to the machines in front of the knives and provided with slots or

perforations to afford visibility of the operations ;or

(b) other guards equally efficient for the protection of the fingers ofthe workers.

6. Band Knives:- Band Wheels on band knives, and all portions of the blades except the

working side between the sliding guide and the table on vertical machines, or between the

wheel guards on horizontal machines, shall be completely enclosed with hinged guards of sheet

metal not less than 1 mm (0.04 inch) in think-ness or of other material of equal strength.