Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity
MIOSHA
General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards
General Industry Safety Standards
Part 27 - WOODWORKING MACHINERY
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section R. 408.12707 - Definitions; M to P
Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 2707.
(1) "Molding or sticker machine" means a machine equipped with revolving cutter heads and used to cut irregular contours on straight strips of wood.
(2) "Mortiser" means a boring machine used to cut square or rectangular holes.
(3) "Planer" means a machine with a revolving cutter head set above an adjustable table on which material is passed under the cutter head by powered rollers.
(4) "Point of operation" means the area of a machine where material is actually worked.
(5) "Profile or swing head lathe" means a machine with multiple fixed knives suspended from a carriage over revolving stock which shapes the stock to a predetermined design.
(6) "Push stick" means a narrow strip of wood or other soft material with a notch or sharp point on 1 end which is used to push material through a point of operation.