Rule 5125.
(1)
An employer shall assure that each employee wears foot protection, such as
heavy-duty logging boots which are waterproof or water-repellent and which
cover and provide support to the ankle. The employer shall assure that each
employee who operates a chain saw wears foot protection that is constructed
with cut-resistant material that will protect the employees foot against
contact with a running chain saw. The employer shall assure that each employee
wears sharp, calk-soled boots or other slip-resistant type boots where the
employer demonstrates that they are necessary for the employee's job, the
terrain, the timber type, and the weather conditions, provided that foot
protection otherwise required by this rule is met.
(2) The employer shall provide, at no cost to
the employee, and assure that each employee who operates a chain saw wears leg
protection made of cut-resistant material, such as ballistic nylon. The leg
protection shall cover the full length of the thigh to the top of the boot on
each leg to protect against contact with a moving chain saw.
Exception: This requirement does not apply when an
employee is working as a climber if the employer demonstrates that a greater
hazard is posed by wearing leg protection in the particular situation, or when
an employee is working from a vehicular mounted elevating and rotating work
platform meeting the requirements of General Industry Safety Standard Part 58
"Aerial Work Platforms," as referenced in
R
408.15102.
Notes
Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.15125
1979
AC; 1983 AACS; 1996 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2017
MR
4, Eff. 3/2/2017
