Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.15106 - Definitions; D to H
Rule 5106.
(1)
"Danger tree" means a standing tree that presents a hazard to an employee due
to conditions such as deterioration or physical damage to the root system,
trunk, stem, or limbs, and the direction and lean of the tree.
(2) "Debarker" means a machine that removes
bark from logs.
(3) "Decking" means
the act of piling logs or pulpwood on a skidway for temporary
storage.
(4) "Disabling injury" or
"lost time injury" means an injury which prevents a person from reporting for
the next scheduled work shift or which causes a permanent partial
impairment.
(5) "Designated person"
means an employee who has the requisite knowledge, training, and experience to
perform specific duties.
(6)
"Domino felling" means the partial cutting of multiple trees which are left
standing and which are then pushed over with a pusher tree.
(7) "Eye protection" means a device worn in
front of the eyes, the predominant function of which is to protect the eyes
from hazards.
(8) "Fell" or "fall"
means to cut down trees.
(9)
"Feller" or "faller" means a person who cuts a tree from its stump.
(10) "Felling" or "falling" means the act of
cutting a tree from its stump.
(11)
"Flammable liquid" means any liquid which has a flash point below 100 degrees
Fahrenheit and which has a vapor pressure of not more than 40 pounds per square
inch (absolute) at 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
(12) "Grapple" means a hinged clamping device
which is at the working end of a line or boom, and which is used to grasp and
release forest products during skidding, yarding, or loading.
(13) "Grounded" means the placement of a
component of a machine on the ground or on a device where it is firmly
supported.
(14) "Guarded" means
that an object is covered, fenced, or surrounded so that it is not exposed to
contact.
(15) "Guy line" means a
line which is used to stay or support spar trees or booms or which is used for
equipment that needs support.
(16)
"Health care provider" means a health care practitioner operating within the
scope of his or her license, certificate, registration, or legally authorized
practice.
(17) "Hinge wood" means
the portion of a tree which is left uncut and which controls the direction of
the fall. See figure 1 of
R 408.15156.
(18) "Hydraulic ram log splitter" means a
machine for splitting logs that uses pressurized fluid to cause a wedge to pass
through a log.
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