Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity
MIOSHA
General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards
General Industry Safety Standards
Part 7 - GUARDS FOR POWER TRANSMISSION
Section R. 408.10703 - Definitions; B to G
Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 703.
(1) "Belt" includes any power transmission belt, including, but not limited to, a flat belt, round belt, and V-belt, overhead chain and link belt. It does not include a conveyor belt.
(2) "Belt pole" means a device used in shifting belts on and off fixed pulleys on a line or countershaft if there are no loose pulleys.
(3) "Belt shifter" means a device for mechanically shifting belts from tight to loose idler pulleys or vice versa, or for shifting belts on cones of speed pulleys.
(4) "Exposed to contact" means that the location of an object is such that a person might come into contact with it and be injured.
(5) "Flywheel" includes a balance wheel and a flywheel pulley mounted and revolving on the crankshaft of an engine or other shafting.
(6) "Gears" means a set or train of wheels or parts that engages another part as by meshing teeth.
(7) "Guarded" or "enclosed" means that an object is covered, fenced, or surrounded so that it is not exposed to contact.