Edinburgh Hacklab

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Hazards

  * Entanglement with the spindle, chuck, workpiece or feed mechanism.
  * Unsecured spinning things flying off - chuck key, loose work, things falling from the headstock onto the chuck.
  * Sharp/hot metal chips.
  * Entanglement in the belts/gearing behind the cover.
  * Collisions between chuck/workpiece & toolholder/cross-slide/tool.
  * Taking overly-heavy cuts and stalling the machine or breaking something.
  * Collisions due to power-feed/threading.
  * Damage to VFD from E-Stop overuse.
  * Damage to lathe gearing from starting the lathe out of gear, or adjusting gears during running.
  * Loose tool/toolholder/slides being pulled into workpiece.
  * Unintended use of power-feed/threading at startup.
  * Obstruction of brake lever.
  * Misconfiguration of VFD.
  * Oil or items on the floor causing slipping/tripping.
  * Burns - Hot tools / workpiece
  * Fire - hot oil / work / use of solvents (e.g. for marking) / machining plastics
  * Fumes - melting plastic workpieces
  * Oil spray - e.g. getting in eyes
  * Electric shock (if cables are damaged)
  * Lone working / how to get help

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