Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity
MIOSHA
General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards
General Industry Safety Standards
Part 52 - SAWMILLS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section R. 408.15207 - Definitions; S

Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 408.15207

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

Rule 5207.

(1) "Safety factor" means the ratio of the breaking strength of a piece of material or object to the actual safe load when in use.

(2) "Safety hook" means a hoisting hook with means to retain a hoisted object on the hook.

(3) "Saw guide" means a device for steadying a circular or band saw.

(4) "Sawmill carriage" means framework mounted on wheels which runs on tracks or in grooves in a direction parallel to the face of a saw and which contains apparatus to hold a log and advance it toward a saw.

(5) "Setworks" means a mechanism on a carriage used to move a log into position for another cut.

(6) "Splitter" means a knife-type, nonrotating spreader.

(7) "Spreader" means a wheel that separates a board from a log in back of a circular saw to prevent binding.

(8) "Sticker" means a strip of material used in stacking to separate courses of boards.

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