Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity
MIOSHA
General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards
General Industry Safety Standards
Part 17 - REFUSE PACKER UNITS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section R. 408.11717 - Hydraulic piping

(1) Hydraulic piping shall have a designed safety factor of not less than 4.

(2) A refuse packer unit with a leaking hydraulic system, in excess of normal seepage, which constitutes a hazard to an employee or potential malfunction of equipment, shall not be used until it is repaired.

(3) An employee shall be protected from contact with hydraulic piping capable of causing a burn. The hydraulic piping shall be located or guarded to prevent damage from being struck or by striking other objects.