Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.16347 - Chippers
Rule 6347.
(1)
An employer shall ensure that an employee feeding a chipper does not have a
work station in direct line with the chipper hopper.
(2) The in-feed conveyor shall be guarded for
its entire length by an enclosure or guardrail system as prescribed in General
Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2 "Walking-Working Surfaces," as
referenced in
R
408.16302.
(3) The chipper hopper shall be enclosed not
less than 40 inches from the blades to the opening and be baffled to prevent
wood from being thrown from the hopper.
(4) An employee feeding a chipper within 42
inches of the hopper shall wear a safety belt and line designed to prevent
falling into the hopper.
(5) Where
jam-ups cannot be cleared, the in-feed equipment shall be stopped and locked
out. The employee clearing the jam shall wear a safety belt and line which will
prevent contact with the blades before additional clearing is done. If it is
necessary to remove or loosen a blade hood, the power must be shut off and
locked out.
(6) Chipper knives
shall be transported on a carrier.
(7) Hearing protection equipment shall be
worn by the operator and others in the immediate area if there is any
possibility that the noise level may be harmful and shall be in compliance with
Occupational Health Standard Part 380 "Occupational Noise Exposure in General
Industry," as referenced in
R
408.16302.
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