Section R. 408.12751 - Wood shapersRule 2751.
(1) The cutting heads of a wood shaper, hand fed panel raiser or a similar machine not automatically fed shall be enclosed with a cage or adjustable guard designed to prevent contact with cutter blades by the operator's hands. The diameter of circular shaper guards shall be not less than the greatest diameter of the cutter. A warning device of leather or other material shall not be attached to the spindle. Prototype operations, involving a single item, where an unusual configuration precludes the use of a guard, is exempt from this rule.(2) Templates, jigs, and fixtures that remove the operator's hands from the point of operation shall be used when the nature of the work permits such use.Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.12751