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Thicknesser

SOP · SOP-60060

  • Version 4
  • Power Tools & Equipment
  • Reads on any phone

The Thicknesser Safe Operating Procedure (SOP) provides a structured approach to operating the equipment safely, helping to protect workers and streamline operations.

It covers the hazards (noise, electricity, moving objects, dust and debris, manual handling and poor housekeeping), the work area, PPE, operator training, a pre-operational inspection, maintenance, step-by-step operation and the steps on completion.

A hazard checklist for powered non-mobile plant helps monitor and mitigate the risks of the machine. A training quiz comes with the procedure.

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Thicknesser

SOPVersion 4

Acronyms

  • LOTO - Lockout/Tagout.

  • PPE - Personal Protective Equipment.

  • SOP - Safe Operating Procedure.

  • RCD - Residual Circuit Device.

Hazards

What can cause harm?

  • Noise

  • Electricity

  • Moving objects

  • Dust and debris

  • Manual Handling

  • Poor housekeeping

Portable thicknesser on a stand with its table extensions and handles

Work area

  • No trip or slip hazards

  • Adequate lighting

  • No flammables

PPE

  • Foot Protection
  • Eye Protection
  • Hearing Protection
  • Breathing Protection

Pre-operational inspection

Follow the pre-operational checklist in the manufacturer’s operational manual, ensure:

  • Holding screws are tight and correctly adjusted

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

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

  • Blades are installed as per the manufacturer’s operation manual

  • No excess build-up of resin on blades

  • Lead is tested and tagged – (RCD should be used if required)

  • Appropriate extraction is available and operational, if required.

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

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What it covers

9 sections

  1. Hazards
  2. PPE
  3. Pre-operational inspection
  4. Precautions
  5. Maintenance
  6. Operation
  7. On completion
  8. Hazard checklist (powered non-mobile plant)

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