Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity
MIOSHA
General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards
General Industry Safety Standards
Part 14 - CONVEYORS
Section R. 408.11407 - Definitions; R to V

Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 408.11407

Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024

Rule 1407.

(1) "Rollback" means an uncontrolled run of a conveyor down an inclined slope opposite to the direction of intended travel.

(2) "Roller conveyor" means a series of rollers supported in a frame over which packages or objects are moved manually, by gravity or by power. See figure 8.

(3) "Runaway" means an uncontrolled run of a conveyor on a declined slope in the direction of intended travel.

(4) "Safety factor" means the ratio of the breaking strength of a piece of material or object to the maximum designed load or stress applied when in use.

(5) "Safety limit switch" means a final device used to disconnect power to a conveyor in case of control or operator failure.

(6) "Slat conveyor" means 1 or more endless chains to which non-overlapping, non-interlocking, spaced slats are attached to form a moving support for packages or objects being conveyed. See figure 9.

(7) "Suspended tray conveyor" means pendant trays or carriers attached to 1 or more endless chains which receive and deliver packages or objects at 1 or more locations. See figure 10.

(8) "Vertical reciprocating conveyor" means a conveyor with power or counterbalanced gravity actuated carriers which receive and discharge material to other elevations.

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