What portable and fixed items of equipment are prohibited in schools?
A memo was sent to Principals in December 2003 outlining the changes to use of equipment in schools. The revised list of prohibited items is now as follows: • automotive hoist • nail/stapling machine, nail/staple > 20mm • automotive pit • powered sheetmetal machines • combination woodworking machines • router, radial arm • disc sander (angle grinder) > 115mm disc • router, table (fixed) • foundry equipment • saw, radial arm • grinder (fixed), fitted with wire brushes • spindle moulder Source: Memo to school principals 18th December 2003- DN 03/00604.