Circular Saw Safety Quiz

What is the primary purpose of a hand-fed circular rip saw?

• Cutting across the grain direction

• Cutting along the grain direction

• Cutting at an angle

• Cutting to thickness

What is the purpose of the riving knife on a circular saw?

• To control dust from the saw

• To guard the top of the saw blade

• To prevent the timber from binding during the cut

• To extend the table for large pieces of timber

What should be done if a circular saw is found to have missing or damaged guards?

• Report the faulty machine to the supervisor

• Ignore the issue and continue working

• Continue using the saw with caution

• Try to repair the guards yourself

What is the recommended action if the tooling on a circular saw is found to be damaged or blunt?

• Report the faulty machine to the supervisor

• Continue using the saw with caution

• Remove and fit correct size tooling

• Ignore the issue and continue working

What percentage of accidents at woodworking machines are accounted for by accidents at circular saw benches?

• 55%

• 25%

• 35%

• 45%

What is the purpose of the extension table on a circular saw?

• To prevent the timber from binding during the cut

• To guard the top of the saw blade

• To keep the person at the rear of the machine away from the saw blade

• To support large pieces of timber

What is the correct positioning of the riving knife for saw blades less than 600mm in diameter?

• 75mm above the table

• 100mm above the table

• 25mm above the table

• 50mm above the table

What is the purpose of the extraction pipe on a circular saw?

• To prevent the timber from binding during the cut

• To control dust from the saw

• To guard the top of the saw blade

• To extend the table for large pieces of timber

What is the recommended action if the guards on a circular saw are unable to be correctly positioned?

• Ignore the issue and continue working

• Try to repair the guards yourself

• Report the faulty machine to the supervisor

• Continue using the saw with caution

What is the purpose of the crown guard on a circular saw?

• To control dust from the saw

• To guard the top of the saw blade

• To prevent the timber from binding during the cut

• To extend the table for large pieces of timber