Current through Vol. 24-21, December 1, 2024
Section R. 408.12607 - Definitions; R, SRule 2607.
(1) "Remote" means that an operator or other assigned employee who is operating or attending a machine cannot, because of distance or location, place any part of his or her body within the point of operation when a hazard exists.(2) "Riveter" means a machine that consists of a ram with a tool attached so that, when pressed against a fixed part with a rivet or other fastener in between, it will cause pieces of material to be joined together.(3) "Roll form machine" means a machine with in-running rolls so arranged to form a desired shape of metal when the metal is fed through the rolls.(4) "Safety factor" means the ratio of the breaking strength of a piece of material or an object to the maximum designed load or stress applied when in use.(5) "Slitter" means a machine which has circular knives mounted on powered shafts with the cutting faces adjacent to each other in a manner that shears metal when it is fed through the knives.(6) "Squaring shear" means a machine that has a table which utilizes a driven ram with a blade for shearing action. The ram moves a nonrotary blade at a constant rate past the edge of a fixed blade at the table and cuts metal.Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.12607