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Archive photograph of cast-iron circular saw guide assemblies with a long shaft, on a plain ground — A sawmill circular saw guide, the clamped assembly that steadies a large blade as it cuts.Photo: South Australian government photographer · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page

A worker in camouflage uniform cutting timber on a mitre saw in a workshop, sawdust flying

Safety

Eyes, ears and trigger choice: the workshop rules with numbers attached

ANSI Z87.1 side protection, the OSHA noise duration table, and why a sequential trigger halves nail gun risk. The published figures, with their sources.

Updated 11/3/2026 · 9 min

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