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
SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT
Section R. 408.15232 - Log deck

Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 408.15232

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

Rule 5232.

(1) A log deck shall be provided with a stop or other safeguard to prevent logs from inadvertently advancing onto the carriage of its runway.

(2) A barricade or other positive stop of such strength to hold back a log shall be erected between a log deck and a head sawyer.

(3) Drag, swing, circular cutoff saws, and spiked rolls shall be so located and guarded to allow access to and from the building without endangering passing employees.

(4) Loose chain from overhead equipment shall not hang over the log deck so as to be struck by an employee.

(5) Logs shall be arranged in a manner to prevent their accidental falling or rolling from the deck.

(6) Overhead protection shall be provided for an employee working below logs being moved to the log deck.

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