California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders
Group 6 - Power Transmission Equipment, Prime Movers, Machines and Machine Parts
Article 41 - Prime Movers and Machinery
Section 3998 - Belt Shifters
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Tight pulleys and loose pulleys shall be equipped with a permanent belt shifter accessible from the operator's working position at the machine and provided with mechanical means to prevent the belt from creeping from loose to tight pulley.
(b) Manual devices shall be so designed, constructed and installed that they will remain in the neutral position until intentionally actuated.
1. New section filed 10-9-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
