Michigan Administrative Code

R 408.12751 Wood shapers. Rule 2751. (1) The cutting heads of a wood shaper, hand fed panel raiser or a similar machine not automatically fed shall be enclosed with a cage or adjustable guard designed to prevent contact with cutter blades by the operator's hands. The diameter of …

R 408.12752 Double spindle shapers. Rule 2752. Double spindle shapers shall be provided with a spindle starting and stopping device for each spindle. History: 1979 AC.

R 408.12755 Planing, molding, sticking, and matching machines. Rule 2755. (1) Each planing, molding, sticking, and matching machine shall have all cutting heads and saws covered by a metal guard. If the guard is constructed of sheet metal, the material used shall be not less than…

R 408.12756 Feed rolls. Rule 2756. (1) A feed roll on a planing, molding, sticking, or matching machine shall be guarded by a hood or suitable guard to prevent the hands of the operator from coming in contact with the in-running rolls at any point. The guard shall be fastened to …

R 408.12759 Lathes. Rule 2759. (1) A profile or swing-head lathe shall have all cutting heads covered by a metal guard. If the guard is constructed of sheet metal, the material used shall be not less than 14 gauge in thickness or equivalent. If cast iron is used, it shall be not …

R 408.12761 Sanding machines. Rule 2761. Feed rolls of self-feed sanding machines shall be protected with a semi- cylindrical guard to prevent the hands of the operator from coming in contact with the in-running rolls at any point. The guard shall be constructed of not less than …

R 408.12762 Drum sanding machines. Rule 2762. A drum sanding machine shall have an exhaust hood, or other guard if an exhaust system is not required, arranged to enclose the revolving drum, except for that portion of the drum above the table. History: 1979 AC.

R 408.12763 Disk sanding machines. Rule 2763. A disk sanding machine shall have the exhaust hood, or other guard if an exhaust system is not required, arranged to enclose the revolving disk, except for that portion of the disk above the table. The distance between the disk and th…

R 408.12767 Combination or universal woodworking machines. Rule 2767. On combination or universal woodworking machines, each point of operation shall be guarded as specified in the rules of this standard for each separate machine. The machines shall have a separate stopping and s…

R 408.12768 Routers. Rule 2768. The pulleys, spindles and cutting tools on routers shall be guarded. Turn plates, jigs and fixtures requiring the operator's hands to be removed from the point of operation may be used as a point of operation guard. History: 1979 AC.

R 408.12769 Roll type glue spreaders. Rule 2769. (1) The feed rolls on a roll type glue spreader shall be guarded at all nip points. The bottom of the guard at the feed side shall come to within 3/8 inch of a plane formed by bottom or contact face of the feed roll where it touche…

R 408.12770 Other machines not excluded. Rule 2770. The mention of specific machines in R 408.12721 to R 408.12769 does not exclude other woodworking machines from the requirement that suitable guards and exhaust hoods be provided to reduce to a minimum the hazard due to the poin…

R 408.12773 Veneer steaming and soaking vats. Rule 2773. If the size of the stock handled permits, the size of the vat sections should be 9 feet or less. History: 1979 AC; 2013 AACS; 2018 AACS. R 408.12774. Vat loading and unloading. Rule 2774. Either or both of the following mea…

R 408.12776 Ventilation. Rule 2776. (1) Veneer steam and soaking vats should be located in buildings or in special sheds heated in cold weather to keep the amount of steam at a minimum. (2) Means shall be provided to ventilate buildings in which steam and soaking vats are located…

R 408.12784 Veneer cutters. Rule 2784. (1) Slicer knives shall be guarded at both front and rear to prevent accidental contact with the knife edge. (2) Veneer slicers and rotary veneer cutting lathes shall be shut off when logs are inserted or adjustments are made. (3) Operators …

R 408.12785 Veneer clippers. Rule 2785. (1) A veneer clipper shall have a guard to keep the fingers from the point of operation while feeding or removing the stock. (2) The sprockets on a chain or slat belt conveyor of a veneer clipper shall be enclosed. It is recommended that co…

R 408.12786 Veneer splicer. Rule 2786. A veneer splicer shall have a barrier at the feed end to keep fingers from the in-running pinch point. History: 1979 AC.

R 408.12787 Veneer jointers. Rule 2787. Saw blades and vertical heads on a veneer jointer shall be enclosed and 2-hand controls shall be provided for each operator and shall be held down until the cut is complete. Pinch points formed by a moveable bed shall be guarded. History: 1…

R 408.12792 Operating rules; selection of machines. Rule 2792. (1) Machines shall not be used for operations of such variety as to necessitate the removal of safeguards suitable for the usual service. (2) The specific operations involving special hazards shall be assigned to mach…

R 408.12793 Operating rules; saws. Rule 2793.(1) The practice of inserting wedges between the saw disk and the collar to form what is commonly known as a wobble saw is prohibited. (2) Tension on a band saw and re-saw should be released from the blade when not in use. (3) The back…

R 408.12795 Operating rules; jointers. Rule 2795. The minimum length of the piece jointed shall be not less than 4 times the distance between the 2 tables. Neither half of the jointer table should be adjusted horizontally so that the clearance between the edge of the table and th…

R 408.12796 Operating rules; lathes. Rule 2796. Material in a lathe shall be fastened securely to faceplates or between centers. History: 1979 AC.

R 408.12797 Guard substitutes. Rule 2797. Combs, featherboards, or suitable jigs shall be provided at the work place for use when a standard guard cannot be used, as in dadoing, grooving, jointing, moulding, and rabbeting, as prescribed in R 408.12722(6). History: 1979 AC.

R 408.12798 Clothing. Rule 2798. (1) Anti-kickback aprons shall be provided to the employee at no expense to the employee and shall be used where material can be kicked back. (2) Operators of machines shall not wear loose-flowing garments, sleeves, and neckties. (3) Operators of …

R 400.12801 Department authorization. Rule 801. (1) The department shall authorize an agency to evaluate applicants for inter-country adoption. (2) The department shall authorize an agency to assist with the adoption or placement of a child coming to the United States for the pur…

R 325.12801 Definitions. Rule 2801. As used in this part: (a) "Abandoned well" means any of the following which presents a threat to the groundwater resource and which no longer serves the purpose for which it was intended or has been taken out of service: (i) A water well. (ii) …

R 325.12802 Applicant qualifications. Rule 2802. (1) Community and not-for-profit, nontransient, noncommunity public water supplies that utilize groundwater or surface water as a source of water, exclusive of federally owned public water supplies, may qualify for grant assistance…

R 400.12802 Program statement. Rule 802. (1) An agency shall have and follow a current written program statement that includes all the following information: (a) Placement programs, by country. (b) Eligibility requirements for adoptive parents established by the agency and the sp…

R 400.12803 Policies and procedures. Rule 803. The agency shall have and follow written policies and procedures for inter-country adoption services, including the requirements in R 400.12604, R 400.12605, and R 400.12808. History: 2014 AACS; 2023 AACS.

R 325.12803 Submission of applications. Rule 2803. (1) An applicant for grant assistance shall apply to the department on a form prescribed and provided by the department. (2) The department shall establish a deadline for submission of applications in the grant application proces…

R 325.12804 Long-term commitment to source water protection. Rule 2804. (1) A grant applicant shall demonstrate a long-term commitment to the development, implementation, and maintenance of a source water protection program by providing both of the following: (a) A time line for …

R 400.12804 Adoptive family evaluation. Rule 804. (1) If an agency assists a family with an evaluation prepared specifically for the adoption of a child coming to the United States for the purpose of being adopted, then the agency shall complete adoptive evaluations as required i…

R 400.12805 Fees. Rule 805. An agency shall have a specific fee policy that covers the following: (a) That all fees are to be covered in a written agreement with applicants. (b) What specific services are covered by the fees. (c) Whether fees can change during an agreement. (d) F…

R 325.12806 Availability of grant funds. Rule 2806. (1) Grant assistance shall be provided to an eligible grant applicant to the extent that grant funds are available as determined by the department. (2) An eligible applicant denied grant assistance during the year a grant progra…

R 400.12806 Placement. Rule 806. (1) An agency shall require a social service supervisor or chief administrator, if the placement is recommended by a social service supervisor, to approve Page 48 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules or deny the recommendation for placement. …

R 400.12807 Supervision. Rule 807. (1) An agency shall provide post-placement supervision for the adoptive family at the adoptive parent's home as needed, but not less than once every month after the placement of a child and until the final order of adoption, or as required by th…

R 400.12808 Inter-country adoption record. Rule 808. (1) An agency shall permanently retain a case record for each adoptive child after adoptive placement. (2) The child record must contain all the following: (a) Orientation documentation as required by R 400.12604. (b) Evaluatio…

R 325.12808 Total wellhead protection grant assistance; supplemental grant assistance. Rule 2808. (1) The total grant assistance received by a public water supply in the wellhead protection grant program shall be based upon the total population served by the public water supply. …

R 325.12809 Total surface water intake protection grant assistance. Rule 2809. The total surface water intake protection grant assistance available to a public water supply shall be based on the susceptibility rating as follows: (a) A public water supply with a susceptibility rat…

R 325.12810 Distribution of available grant funds for groundwater public water supplies based upon population served and surface water public water supplies based on susceptibility. Rule 2810. (1) If the requests for grant assistance for groundwater public water supplies exceeds …

R 325.12811 Disbursement of grant assistance. Rule 2811. (1) The department shall disburse the grant assistance upon submittal of a project report demonstrating that the applicant has completed the grant- eligible activities identified in the grant application. (2) The department…

R 325.12812 Grant-eligible activities to support local source water protection programs; contact person; formation of local team; team responsibilities. Rule 2812. (1) Grant-eligible activities shall support the development or implementation of a local source water protection pro…

R 325.12813 Source water protection program elements. Rule 2813. (1) The following source water protection program elements include grant-eligible activities for which grant funds may be applied: (a) The establishment of roles and duties. (b) Either of the following program eleme…

R 325.12814 Grant-eligible activities; development and implementation of certain partnership agreements. Rule 2814. The development and implementation of partnership agreements between municipalities for the purpose of source water protection is grant-eligible. History: 1999 AACS…

R 325.12815 Grant-eligible delineation and designation activities. Rule 2815. (1) All of the following apply to grant-eligible wellhead protection area delineation activities: (a) Grant-eligible delineation activities shall be proposed, described, and completed under the wellhead…

R 325.12816 Grant-eligible contaminant source and land use inventory activities. Rule 2816. (1) Contaminant source and land use inventories to identify existing and potential threats to a public water supply are grant-eligible within the source water protection area or within a 1…

R 325.12817 Grant-eligible management activities. Rule 2817. (1) Grant-eligible management activities shall provide an elevated level of protection to the source water protection area or within a 1-mile radius of the well field for a low tritium public water supply well. (2) Gran…