Schedule XXXIV

(See rule 84)

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, over lapping cutting wheels and

used for shearing metals or nonmetallic 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 nonmetallic 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:-

a) 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.

b) 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

c) Power-driven guillotine cutters, except continuous feed trimmers, shall be equipped with:-

(i) 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

(ii) 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.

d) 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.

e) 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:-

a) Circular disc type knives on machines for cutting metal and leather, paper, rubber, textile or other

non metallic 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:-

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

(ii) be fixed or manually adjusted so that the space between the bottom of the guard and the

material will not exceed 6 mm (1/4inch) at anytime.

b) 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 of the 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.