Michigan Administrative Code

R 408.16308 Definitions; S. Rule 6308. (1) "Shredder" means a machine for reducing rags and paper into fine fibers. (2) "Slasher saw" means a circular saw through which logs are moved for cutting to length. (3) "Sole plate" means a base plate on which a machine is mounted. (4) "S…

R 408.16309 Definitions; T to V. Rule 6309. (1) "Tipple" means a device by which a loaded railcar or truck is emptied. Page 5 Courtesy of www.michigan.gov/orr (2) “Travel restraint system” means a combination of an anchorage, anchorage connector, lanyard or other means of connect…

R 408.16311 Employer responsibility. Rule 6311. An employer shall do all of the following: (a) Provide training to each employee regarding the hazards and safeguards before starting an assigned job. (b) Provide personal protective equipment that is necessary to protect an employe…

R 408.16312 Employee responsibility. Rule 6312. An employee shall do all of the following: (a) Use personal protective equipment furnished by the employer. (b) Report to his or her supervisor any machine or safeguard that is defective. (c) Not remove a guard except for authorized…

R 408.16313 Personal protective equipment. Rule 6313. (1) A deluge shower and eye fountain shall be provided within 25 feet of an area where caustics or acids are used or mixed at a strength that could cause injury to an exposed employee. (2) An approved life jacket shall be prov…

R 408.16318 Belt conveyors. Rule 6318. (1) When conveyors cross passageways or roadways, an employer shall provide a horizontal platform under the conveyor, extended out from the sides of the conveyor a distance equal to 1 1⁄2 times the length of the wood handled. (2) An employer…

R 408.16321 Illumination. Rule 6321. (1) An employer stall furnish natural or artificial lighting to provide the following: (a) A minimum of 25 foot candles intensity at the machine operator's work station. (b) A minimum of 5 foot candles along a means of egress. (c) A minimum of…

R 408.16322 Walking-working surfaces. Rule 6322. (1) An aisle or floor work area shall be free of protruding objects, holes, and loose boards. (2) An aisle shall be 3 feet wider than the widest load transported in the aisle and the outline of the aisle marked. (3) A slip-resistan…

R 408.16324 Machine installation. Rule 6324. (1) A machine installed on a bench, table or stand shall be fastened to prevent unintentional movement or tipping. (2) A machine shall be so placed that it will not be necessary for an employee to stand in an aisle. (3) An electrically…

R 408.16326 Hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Rule 6326. (1) A hydraulic or pneumatic system shall have a designed safety factor of at least 4. (2) When hydraulic, air or steam lines are bled, equipment supported by these systems shall be blocked or otherwise secured to provide fo…

R 408.16327 Maintenance. Rule 6327. Machinery and equipment in use shall be maintained in safe order. History: 1979 AC.

R 408.16328 Guarding. Rule 6328. (1) A lever carrying a weight shall have a bolt through the extreme end of the lever, a safety chain attached to it, or the weight shall be enclosed from its extended height to the floor or platform. (2) When material such as chunks or cants of wo…

R 408.16331 Material handling. Rule 6331. (1) A mechanical lifting device shall be provided and used to place and remove rolls of paper and paperboard from a machine. (2) An escape hatch shall be provided where doors on an enclosed cab provided on a powered industrial truck may b…

R 408.16332 Storage. Rule 6332. (1) Rolls of paper, finished material, baled paper, or rags stored inside a building shall have a desired clearance of 36 inches but not less than 18 inches from a sprinkler head. (2) Piles of wet-lap pulp, not palletized, shall be stepped back 1/2…

R 408.16333 Vessels, bin, and cooker entry. Rule 6333.(1) A lifeline and safety harness or safety belt shall be provided and used by an employee entering a vessel, tank, digester, bin, or cooker without an access door at ground or floor level, as prescribed in General Industry Sa…

R 408.16334 Flammable and hazardous substances. Rule 6334. (1) When transferring flammable liquids from 1 container to another, both containers shall be grounded or bonded to drain away any static electricity generated. (2) Flammable and hazardous substances shall be stored in an…

R 408.16335 Skip hoists. Rule 6335. An employer shall ensure that a skip hoist, unless completely enclosed, is equipped with all of the following: (a) A warning device to announce movement. (b) An interlocking gate across the bucket loading opening. (c) A standard barrier across …

R 408.16336 Chains; cables; wire ropes. Rule 6336. (1) A chain used for material handling and its component parts, other than alloy steel chain having a minimum tensile strength of 125,000 pounds per square inch, shall have a designed safety factor of not less than 5. Alloy chain…

R 408.16338 Blue flag warning. Rule 6338. (1) An employer shall ensure that a locomotive or locomotive crane uses a blue flag, blue light or derailer when either of the following occur: (a) An employee may be endangered by railcars being pushed into an area in which they are work…

R 408.16339 Chip and bark piles. Rule 6339. (1) Mechanical equipment, steam or compressed air lances shall be used to break down overhangs or arches caused by jamming of chips or bark. (2) Mobile equipment shall not mount a chip or bark pile unless the operator is protected by a …

R 408.16341 Woodyard unloading. Rule 6341. (1) Where it is necessary to cut stakes holding logs on railway cars and trucks, the stake on the unloading side shall be partially cut through first and then the binder wire cut on the opposite side. The wire cutters shall have long ext…

R 408.16342 Woodyard piling. Rule 6342. (1) Piling of pulpwood shall allow for a clearance of at least 24 inches between the pile and the crane cab turned at any working position. (2) Piling of pulpwood along a standard-gage track shall allow for a clearance of 8 1/2 feet from th…

R 408.16347 Chippers. Rule 6347. (1) An employer shall ensure that an employee feeding a chipper does not have a work station in direct line with the chipper hopper. (2) The in-feed conveyor shall be guarded for its entire length by an enclosure or guardrail system as prescribed …

R 408.16348 Splitter block. Rule 6348. (1) The block upon or against which the wood is rested shall have a corrugated surface or other means provided so that the wood will not slip. Wood to be split, and also the splitting block, shall be free of ice, snow, or chips. (2) A clear …

R 408.16349 Knot cleaner. Rule 6349. A knot cleaner of the woodpecker type shall have the operating area enclosed to protect an employee passing by. History: 1979 AC.

R 408.16350 Bleaching. Rule 6350.(1) An employer shall ensure that the bleach-mixing rooms in which the bleach powder is mixed is provided with adequate exhaust ventilation, located at the floor level, as prescribed in ANSI Standard Z9.1 “Open Surface Tanks-Ventilation and Operat…

R 408.16351 Acid rooms, acid towers, and acid tanks. Rule 6351. (1) An employer shall ensure that the employee is provided with eye protection, a supplied air respirator, and a personal fall protection system that meets the requirements of General Industry Safety and Health Stand…

R 408.16352 Chlorine, chlorine dioxide and sodium chlorate. Rule 6352. (1) Only a trained and authorized employee shall be permitted into a chlorine dioxide generating room. (2) A room used for storage or generating of chlorine gases shall have not less than 2 exits. (3) Storage …

R 408.16353 Sulfur burning and drying. Rule 6353.(1) A sulfur burning or drying house shall be safely and adequately provided with an exhaust system as prescribed by ANSI Standard Z9.2 “Fundamentals Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Ventilation Systems,” 1960 ed…

R 408.16354 Digesters and blow pits, general. Rule 6354. (1) An employer shall ensure that a means of egress is provided at each end of the room at every floor level of a digester building. (2) An employer shall ensure that a batch type digester has all of the following: (a) A bl…

R 408.16355 Blowing a batch type digester. Rule 6355. (1) A signal device such as a bell, horn, siren, or light shall be installed in a batch type digester or blow pit room and chip bin and used before and during blowing of the digester. (2) A signal shall be used to warn an empl…

R 408.16356 Safety valves. Rule 6356. (1) A safety valve shall be installed between the steam regulating valve and the vessel on a separate pipe line for each pressure vessel. The safety device shall conform to paragraph U-2 in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VI…

R 408.16357 Smelt tanks. Rule 6357. A smelt tank shall be equipped with a cover which will be kept closed except during sampling. A smelt tank shall be equipped with a vent stack explosion door. History: 1979 AC.

R 408.16358 Cutters, dusters, and shredders. Rule 6358. (1) A cutter, duster, or shredder for rags or old paper shall have the rotating heads or cylinders enclosed, except for an opening large enough only to permit feeding of stock. The enclosure shall extend over the top of the …

R 408.16359 Tools for rag cutting. Rule 6359. (1) A hand knife or sharpening steel shall be equipped with a guard between the handle and the blade. (2) A hand knife or scissors shall have rounded ends on the blade and shall be carried in a sheath or maintained on a table by a cor…

R 408.16360 Pulp grinding and shredding. Rule 6360. (1) A pulp grinder having a water wheel shall be equipped with a governor to limit the peripheral speed of the grinder to its rated speed. (2) The cutting heads of a pulp shredder shall be enclosed, except for an opening to perm…

R 408.16361 Pulpers and beaters. Rule 6361.(1) When beaters are fed from the floor above, the chute opening, if less than 42 inches (1.06 m) from the floor, shall be provided with a guardrail system that meets the requirements in General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2…

R 408.16362 Bleaching. Rule 6362. A bleaching engine, except the Bellmer type, shall have the top covered with the exception of an opening large enough to permit filling but too small to admit an employee. This opening shall be covered with a door. The opening and a platform conn…

R 408.16363 Guillotine type cutter. Rule 6363. (1) A guillotine type cutter shall be equipped with controls requiring each operator to use both hands throughout the cutting cycle to operate it. (2) A guillotine cutter shall be equipped with a nonrepeat device. (3) A carrier shall…

R 408.16364 Dust. Rule 6364. (1) Measures for the control of dust shall be provided, in accordance with General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 33 “Personal Protective Equipment” and Occupational Health Standard Part 451 “Respiratory Protection,” as referenced in R 408.1…

R 408.16371 Paper machine. Rule 6371. (1) An audible alarm shall be sounded 30 seconds before starting a section of a pulp or paper machine. (2) A disengaged doctor blade accessible to an employee shall be covered. The sharp edges shall be covered during transportation and storag…

R 408.16372 Dryer. Rule 6372. (1) A barrier guard or a guardrail system as prescribed in General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2 “Walking-Working Surfaces,” as referenced in R 408.16302, shall be installed in front of the first dryer of each section of a paper machine,…

R 408.16374 Nip points. Rule 6374. (1) An inrunning nip point on a roll-type embosser, drum winder or rewinder shall be guarded by a barrier interlocked with the drive mechanism in such a manner that the barrier can be raised only when the rolls have stopped. The interlock system…

R 408.16375 Broke hole. Rule 6375. (1) A guardrail that complies with General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2 “Walking-Working Surfaces,” as referenced in R 408.16302, shall be provided at broke holes. (2) Where a broke hole of such dimensions that an employee could fa…

R 408.16376 Rope carrying system. Rule 6376. The sheave and support brackets of a rope carrying system shall have a designed safety factor of not less than 3. History: 1979 AC. R 408.16377 Calenders and platers.

R 408.16377 Calenders and platers. Rule 6377. (1) A calender roll shall be cleaned on the outrunning side. An alloy steel scraper not less than 3 x 5 inches shall be used to remove deposits from the rolls. (2) Platers. A guard shall be arranged across the face of the rolls to ser…

R 408.16378 Reels. Rule 6378. (1) A reel shall not be lifted until it has stopped turning. (2) A reel shaft having a square block end shall have the end guarded against contact. History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS.