Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity
MIOSHA
General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards
General Industry Safety Standards
Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS
MOVING TRUCKS
Section R. 408.12191 - Entering elevators

(1) An operator shall drive onto elevators only when authorized to do so.

(2) An elevator shall be entered squarely after it is leveled to the floor. Once on the elevator an operator shall neutralize the controls, set the brakes and shut off the power.

(3) Motorized hand trucks shall enter an elevator and other confined areas with the load end forward.

(4) A truck shall not enter an elevator if the combined weight of the load and truck exceeds the capacity of the elevator.