Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.12162 - Blocks and safety stands for maintenance
Rule 2162.
(1)
An employer shall provide the following:
(a)
Chock blocks, support blocks, or jack stands for the maintenance department's
use when repairing powered industrial trucks or their components.
(b) Blocks or safety stands as a means of
support for powered industrial trucks elevated from the floor by a hoist or
chain fall.
(2) When
repairing a powered industrial truck, an employee shall use chock blocks,
support blocks, or jack stands if there is a hazard from movement.
(3) An employee shall not place his or her
body under a powered industrial truck unless the powered industrial truck is
supported by properly arranged blocks or jack stands capable, in total, of
supporting a minimum of 1 1/2 times the weight of the component of the truck to
be repaired.
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