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Planer

SOP · SOP-60281

  • Version 3
  • Power Tools & Equipment
  • Reads on any phone

The Planer Safe Operating Procedure (SOP) is your guide for safely managing mechanical planers in the workplace.

It covers the hazards (noise, electricity, blades, moving parts/objects, dust/debris, manual handling and poor housekeeping), the PPE to wear, operator training and competency, a pre-operational inspection checklist, and maintenance under lockout/tagout and the manufacturer's instructions.

It also sets out step-by-step operation, from setting up the workpiece to shutdown, and a hazard checklist for powered non-mobile plant with Y, N and NA for each item.

Preview of the Planer SOP

Planer

SOPVersion 3

Acronyms

  • LOTO - Lockout/Tagout.

  • PPE - Personal Protective Equipment.

  • SOP - Safe Operating Procedure.

Hazards

What can cause harm?

  • Noise

  • Electricity

  • Moving parts/object

  • Blades

  • Dust/debris

  • Manual Handling

  • Poor housekeeping

Hand guiding a timber board into the planer

Personal protective equipment

  • Foot Protection
  • Disposable Respirator
  • Eye Protection
  • Protective Clothing
  • Hearing Protection

Pre-operational inspection

Follow the pre-operational checklist in the manufacturer's operational manual, check:

  • Holding screws are tight and correctly adjusted before starting the machine

  • Rollers are clean and free from wood chips etc. & no resin build-up

  • Blades are in good condition, sharp, with no damage (chips), secured & suitable to the material being cut

  • Blades are installed following the manufacturer's operation manual

  • No excess build-up of resin on blades. Clean or replace if necessary

  • Position leads to avoid trip hazards and damage to the lead

4 more sections, from Precautions to Hazard checklist (powered non-mobile plant)

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What it covers

8 sections

  1. Hazards
  2. Personal protective equipment
  3. Pre-operational inspection
  4. Precautions
  5. Operation
  6. Maintenance
  7. Hazard checklist (powered non-mobile plant)

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