Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.12642 - Powered benders

Rule 2642.

(1) An employer shall ensure that a powered bender has 1 of the following:
(a) A barrier or enclosure guard that is designed to protect the operator from the pinch points when clamping parts in the bender.
(b) A single-stroke hand control device that can be activated with 1 hand holding the workpiece, remote from the pinch points, when clamping parts in the bender, or a single-stroke foot control device where both hands hold the workpiece, remote from the clamping pinch point.
(c) A 2-hand, single-stroke control device.
(2) Where the sweep of the stock intrudes into the aisle or work area of another employee or endangers the operator or other employees, an employer must provide a guardrail system in compliance with General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2. "Walking-Working Surfaces," being R 408.10201 to R 408.10241 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.12642
1979 AC; 1991 AACS; 2019 MR 14, Eff. 7/25/2019

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