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OSHA says a hand-fed circular ripsaw must be guarded by what?

A hood that completely encloses the part of the blade above the table.

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  1. A hood over the blade above the table ✔
  2. A rubber mat under the saw
  3. A light curtain around the shop

Why: OSHA's woodworking machinery rule (29 CFR 1910.213) requires a hood on hand-fed circular ripsaws. It covers the blade above the table so hands cannot touch it. Home saws call it the blade guard.

Huh, didn't know that: The same rule also requires a hood on circular crosscut table saws, paragraph 1910.213(d)(1).

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Answer: A hood over the blade above the table. OSHA's woodworking machinery rule (29 CFR 1910.213) requires a hood on hand-fed circular ripsaws. It covers the blade above the table so hands cannot touch it. Home saws call it the blade guard.

  1. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.213 Woodworking machinery requirements www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.213
    Each circular hand-fed ripsaw shall be guarded by a hood which shall completely enclose that portion of the saw above the table
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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