Electrical Equipment for Woodworking Machinery
Scope:
This Specification applies to electrical equipment used on, or in close connection with, woodworking* machinery for use in industrial applications and designed to be installed and employed in accordance with the rules of Part I of this Code.
It does not apply to
(a) small machines of the hobby type intended for use only in domestic or similar occupancies;
(b) miscellaneous portable tools such as saws, drills, sanders, etc., which are within the scope of the latest issue of CSA Specification C22.2 No. 71, Portable Electric Tools; and
(c) electrical equipment which, while intended for use in connection with woodworking machinery, is located or housed (as in dust-free rooms) where it will not be affected by dust or wood chips, and which complies with the requisite requirements of Part I of this Code.
*Machines used for working both wood and metal are required to comply with this Specification and also with the latest issue of CSA Specification No. C22.2 No. 73, Electrically-equipped Machine Tools.
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