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OSHA requires woodworking machines to not do what when power returns after an outage?

Restart on their own where it could cause injury.

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  1. Turn off all lights
  2. Restart on their own ✔
  3. Run slower

Why: A machine that restarts by itself after a power cut can start while someone is clearing it or changing a blade. OSHA 1910.213(b)(3) requires that machines not auto-restart where injury could result.

Huh, didn't know that: OSHA 1910.213(a)(11) requires portable electric woodworking machines over 90 volts to ground to be grounded.

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Answer: Restart on their own. A machine that restarts by itself after a power cut can start while someone is clearing it or changing a blade. OSHA 1910.213(b)(3) requires that machines not auto-restart where injury could result.

  1. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.213 Woodworking machinery requirements www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.213
    provision shall be made to prevent machines from automatically restarting upon restoration of power
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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