Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.12631 - Squaring shear
Rule 2631.
(1) An employer shall ensure that a squaring
shear, mechanical or manual, shall have 1 of the following:
(a) The blade and hold-down clamp guarded by
a fixed barrier set in accordance with Figure 1.
(b) Automatic clamps set within 1/4 inch of
the table or stock with the cutouts filled in so that the fingers of the
operator cannot enter the pinch point.
(c) A self-adjusting barrier with a limit of
not more than 1/4 inch above the table or material.
(2) Where small stock is being sheared, a
pusher stick must be provided and used.
(3) An employee tending the backside of a
squaring shear shall be separated from the moving parts by a table, rack or
chute, such as the back gauge, shear blade or work piece on which the sheared
stock shall fall before being handled, or the point of operation must be
guarded as prescribed in subdivision (a) of subrule (1). The table, rack or
chute must maintain the employee's position not less than 3 feet from the point
of operation or a hazardous moving part.
(4) An automatically fed squaring shear must
be guarded by a barrier so located to prevent access to the point of operation.
The guard may be swung aside for hand feeding, providing the control is on inch
setting.
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