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OSHA says a hand-fed jointer with a horizontal cutting head must have what on its working side?

An automatic guard covering the cutterhead.

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  1. An automatic guard ✔
  2. A foot brake
  3. A magnetic stop

Why: Under 29 CFR 1910.213(j), a hand-fed jointer needs an automatic guard over the working side of the cutting head. A second guard covers the head behind the fence.

Huh, didn't know that: OSHA says the jointer guard must adjust itself and stay in contact with the material at all times.

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Answer: An automatic guard. Under 29 CFR 1910.213(j), a hand-fed jointer needs an automatic guard over the working side of the cutting head. A second guard covers the head behind the fence.

  1. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.213 Woodworking machinery requirements www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.213
    Each hand-fed jointer with a horizontal cutting head shall have an automatic guard
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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