Section R. 408.16331 - Material handlingRule 6331.
(1) A mechanical lifting device shall be provided and used to place and remove rolls of paper and paperboard from a machine.(2) An escape hatch shall be provided where doors on an enclosed cab provided on a powered industrial truck may be blocked by special equipment.(3) A crane, powered industrial truck, or other wood handling equipment, except over the road vehicles, having a cab with windows shall have all windows protected by a screen made of steel rods not less than 7/16 inch in diameter with openings not more than 4 by 4 inches or 2 by 6 inches.(4) Where a hooker or hatch tender is used, the operator of a cab style crane shall respond to the hooker's or hatch tender's signals. The signals for an overhead crane shall be as prescribed in Table 1 'Standard Hand Signals for Controlling Overhead and Gantry Cranes.' The signals for a boom type crane shall be as prescribed in Table 2 'Hand Signals for Boom-Type Cranes.' (5) A blower used to transport rags shall be provided a feed hopper with the opening not less than 48 inches from the fan. The blower outlet must not allow material to fall on an employee.(6) Railroad cars shall not be spotted on tracks adjacent to the locomotive cranes unless a 24-inch clearance is maintained, as prescribed in R 408.16342(1).(7) The handling and storage of other materials shall conform to R 408.16342(1) and (2) with respect to clearance.(8) Handles of wood hooks shall be locked to the shank to prevent them from rotating.(9) An employee shall not ride on a powered hand truck unless it is so designed by the manufacturer. A limit switch shall be on the operating handle 30 degrees each way from a 45-degree angle up and down beyond which the drive motor is electrically disconnected and braking action commences.(10) Whenever possible, all dust, fumes, and gases incident to handling materials shall be controlled at the source, in accordance with ANSI Standard Z9.2 "Fundamentals Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Ventilation Systems," 1960 edition, as adopted in R 408.16302. Where control at the source is not possible, an employer shall provide respirators with goggles or protective masks, and employees shall wear them when handling alum, clay, soda, ash, lime, bleach powder, sulfur, chlorine, and similar materials, and when opening rag bales.Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.16331
1979 AC; 2014 AACS; 2018 MR 7, Eff. 4/18/2018