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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16334 - Flammable and hazardous substances

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6334.
(1)
						When transferring flammable liquids from 1 container to another, both
						containers shall be grounded or bonded to drain away any static electricity
						generated.
(2) Flammable and
						hazardous substances shall be stored in an approved container at the point of
						usage only in quantities for not more than 1 day's usage.
(3) Chemicals which are not compatible with
						each other shall be effectively isolated by distance, curbing, or other
						means.
(4) Nonsparking tools and
						grounded hose shall be used when pumping out the turpentine tank. The tank
						shall be surrounded by a berm or moat.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16335 - Skip hoists

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6335.
An employer shall ensure that a skip hoist, unless
						  completely enclosed, is equipped with all of the following:
(a) A warning device to announce
						movement.
(b) An interlocking gate
						across the bucket loading opening.
(c) A standard barrier across any open
						side.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16336 - Chains; cables; wire ropes

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6336.
(1)
						A chain used for material handling and its component parts, other than alloy
						steel chain having a minimum tensile strength of 125,000 pounds per square
						inch, shall have a designed safety factor of not less than 5. Alloy chain shall
						not be used in excess of the working load in straight tension for its size as
						prescribed in Table 3 'Working Load.'
(2) Chain with bent, twisted, or elongated
						links, or a hook that has been opened more than 15% at the throat from the
						original set or twisted more than 10% from the plane of the unbent hook, shall
						not be used until the defective links or hook is replaced.
(3) Cable, wire rope, and wire rope slings
						shall have a designed safety factor of not less than 5.
(4) Wire rope or cable shall be inspected
						when installed, and not less than monthly thereafter, when in use.
(5) Wire rope shall not be used if, in any
						length of 8 diameters, the total number of visible broken wires exceeds 10% of
						the total number of wires, or if the rope shows other signs of excessive wear,
						corrosion, or defects.
TABLE 3
WORKING LOAD
Nominal Size, Chain Bar, inch
Work Load, lb. Max.
1/4
3,250
3/8
6,600
1/2
11,250
5/8
16,500
3/4
23,000
7/8
28.500
1
38,750
1 1/8
44,500
1 1/4
57,500
1 3/8
67,000
1 1/2
80,000
1 3/4
100,000
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16337 - Boom cranes

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6337.
(1)
						A boom crane shall bear a sign or tag in the cab and on the outside showing the
						maximum rated capacity in pounds or tons as related to the boom angle. The
						rated capacity shall not be exceeded.
(2) The designed safety factor for all boom
						crane parts shall be not less than 5.
(3) A boom crane shall be equipped with a
						warning device which shall be used during lifting and moving of a load if an
						employee other than the crane crew is in the loading or unloading
						path.
(4) A boom crane load shall
						not pass over the head of any employee.
(5) Only 1 member of a boom crane crew may
						give signals to the crane operator. The signals shall conform to Table 2 'Hand
						Signals for Boom-Type Cranes.'
(6)
						A crane boom shall not be operated within 10 feet of overhead power lines
						unless the power lines have been deenergized. The boom shall be painted a
						bright yellow from, and including, the head sheave to a point 6 feet down the
						boom towards the cab.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16338 - Blue flag warning

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6338.
(1)
						An employer shall ensure that a locomotive or locomotive crane uses a blue
						flag, blue light or derailer when either of the following occur:
(a) An employee may be endangered by railcars
						being pushed into an area in which they are working.
(b) Loading or unloading railcars, oiling or
						servicing a railcar, locomotive or locomotive crane.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16339 - Chip and bark piles

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6339.
(1)
						Mechanical equipment, steam or compressed air lances shall be used to break
						down overhangs or arches caused by jamming of chips or bark.
(2) Mobile equipment shall not mount a chip
						or bark pile unless the operator is protected by a rollover protection
						device.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16341 - Woodyard unloading

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6341.
(1)
						Where it is necessary to cut stakes holding logs on railway cars and trucks,
						the stake on the unloading side shall be partially cut through first and then
						the binder wire cut on the opposite side. The wire cutters shall have long
						extension handles. No employee shall be permitted on the unloading side after
						the stakes are cut.
(2) Where steel
						straps are used without stakes, employees shall stand in a safe area when the
						straps are cut.
(3) A railcar or
						truck, except a truck being unloaded or loaded by a locomotive crane, shall
						have the wheels chocked or the brake set during unloading or loading
						operations.
(4) Where binder chain
						and stakes are used, the binder chains shall be released and the stakes tripped
						from the opposite side of the load spillage.
(5) Where binder chain and crane slings are
						used, the crane sling shall be in place and taut before the binder chain is
						released. The hooker shall see that the helper is clear before signaling for
						the movement of the load.
(6)
						Before a railcar, truck, or trailer is unloaded by a tipple-type device, it
						shall be secured in place and all employees removed from the hazardous
						area.
(7) Where pulpwood is loaded
						on flatcars, stakes not less than 4 x 4 inches in dimensional nominal size
						shall be used to contain the load.
(8) A truck driver shall not remain in the
						truck during unloading operations.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16342 - Woodyard piling

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6342.
(1)
						Piling of pulpwood shall allow for a clearance of at least 24 inches between
						the pile and the crane cab turned at any working position.
(2) Piling of pulpwood along a standard-gage
						track shall allow for a clearance of 8 1/2 feet from the center line of the
						track to the pile.
(3) Logs shall
						not project from a pile into a walkway or roadway.
(4) Ends of a woodpile shall be sloped or
						crosstiered into the pile.
(5)
						Mechanical equipment shall be used to knock down wood from a
						woodpile.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16343 - Flumes, runways and jack ladders

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6343.
(1)
						A flume or water runway used to transport logs shall have a guardrail system
						along the exposed sides. The height of the sides of a flume or runway extending
						above ground, floor, or platform level may be counted as part of the 42 inches
						as prescribed for a guardrail system in General Industry Safety and Health
						Standard Part 2 "Walking-Working Surfaces," as referenced in
						R
						408.16302.
(2) An inclined walkway along an inclined
						portion of a jack ladder and the inclined portion of a runway to the jack
						ladder shall have cleats or a slip-resistant surface that complies with General
						Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2 "Walking-Working Surfaces." The
						walkway shall be equipped with a stair rail on both sides as prescribed in
						General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2 "Walking-Working
						Surfaces."
(3) For a runway to the
						jack ladder, the runway from the pond or unloading dock to the table shall be
						protected with standard handrails and toeboards.
(4) On a runway to the jack ladder, an
						employer shall provide protective equipment for persons working over
						water.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16344 - Log jams

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6344. Where it is necessary for an employee to
						  stand on a conveyor for the purpose of clearing a log jam, the conveyor shall
						  be stopped and locked out as prescribed in
						  R
						  408.16323(4) before the work is
						  started.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16345 - Saws

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6345.
(1)
						A guard shall be provided in front of a slasher saw to protect an employee from
						thrown pieces.
(2) An employee
						shall not mount a slasher saw table unless the machine is stopped and locked
						out as prescribed in
						R
						408.16323(4).
(3) The exposed portion of a slasher saw
						blade below the table shall be enclosed.
(4) A saw and other equipment more commonly
						found in a sawmill shall be guarded and used as prescribed in General Industry
						Safety and Health Standard Part 52 "Sawmills," as referenced in
						R
						408.16302.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16346 - Barkers

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6346.
(1)
						An employee shall not hold or have physical contact with the pulpwood during
						the barking operation.
(2) An
						employer shall provide barrier guards or enclosures to protect an employee in
						the area from flying particles from the barker.
(3) Two or more continuous barking drums
						installed side by side shall be provided with a walkway between each set with a
						guardrail system as prescribed in General Industry Safety and Health Standard
						Part 2 "Walking-Working Surfaces," as referenced in
						R
						408.16302.
(4) When a platform or floor allows access to
						the sides of a drum barker, a guardrail system shall be installed as prescribed
						in General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2 "Walking-Working
						Surfaces," as referenced in
						R
						408.16302.
(5) In-running nip points exposed to contact
						of trunnion rollers on a drum barker shall be guarded.
(6) An intermittent barking drum shall be
						equipped with a device that locks the drum while being loaded or
						unloaded.
(7) The loading and
						unloading ends of a hydraulic barker shall be equipped with baffles. The
						operator shall be protected by a barrier of 1/2 inch plexiglas or material of
						equivalent strength. A high pressure hose to a hydraulic barker shall be
						secured at the hose connection ends to prevent whipping if a connection
						fails.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16347 - Chippers

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
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.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16348 - Splitter block

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6348.
(1)
						The block upon or against which the wood is rested shall have a corrugated
						surface or other means provided so that the wood will not slip. Wood to be
						split, and also the splitting block, shall be free of ice, snow, or
						chips.
(2) A clear and unobstructed
						view shall be maintained between equipment and workers around the block and the
						workers' help area.
(3) Power to
						activate the splitter shall be controlled by a clutch or valve and shall be
						designed for single stroke operation only.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16349 - Knot cleaner

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6349. A knot cleaner of the woodpecker type shall
						  have the operating area enclosed to protect an employee passing
						  by.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16350 - Bleaching

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6350.
(1)
						An employer shall ensure that the bleach-mixing rooms in which the bleach
						powder is mixed is provided with adequate exhaust ventilation, located at the
						floor level, as prescribed in ANSI Standard Z9.1 "Open Surface
						Tanks-Ventilation and Operations," 1951 edition, as adopted in
						R
						408.16302
(2) Chlorine gas shall be carried away from
						the work place and breathing area by an exhaust system. The gas shall be
						rendered neutral or harmless before being discharged into the atmosphere as
						prescribed in ANSI Standard Z9.2 "Fundamentals Governing the Design and
						Operation of Local Exhaust Ventilation Systems," 1960 edition, as adopted in
						R
						408.16302.
(3) For emergency and rescue operations, the
						employer must provide employees with self-contained breathing apparatuses or
						supplied-air respirators and ensure that employees use these respirators as
						prescribed in Occupational Health Standard Part 451 "Respiratory Protection,"
						as referenced in
						R
						408.16302.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16351 - Acid rooms, acid towers, and acid tanks

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6351.
(1)
						An employer shall ensure that the employee is provided with eye protection, a
						supplied air respirator, and a personal fall protection system that meets the
						requirements of General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 33 "Personal
						Protective Equipment," as referenced in
						R
						408.16302, during inspection, repairs or maintenance
						of acid towers. The line shall be extended to an attendant stationed outside
						the tower opening.
(2) Walkways,
						stairs, and other equipment in acid rooms, acid towers, and acid tanks shall be
						inspected monthly for corrosion and replaced or repaired where any part shows a
						defect affecting employee safety.
(3) Where hoops are used on acid tanks, the
						hoops must be made of rods rather than flat strip stock and be inspected and
						maintained as prescribed in subrule (2) of this rule.
(4) Pressure tanks-accumulators shall be
						inspected semiannually as prescribed in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel
						Code, Section VIII, "Unfired Pressure Vessels," 1989 with addenda, as adopted
						in
						R
						408.16302.
(5) An employer shall ensure that when lead
						burning is performed within tanks, fresh air is forced into the tanks so that
						fresh air will reach the face of the employee first and the direction of the
						current will never be from the source of the fumes toward the face of the
						employees. Supplied air respirators, such as constant-flow type, shall be
						provided as required in Occupational Health Standard Part 451 "Respiratory
						Protection," as referenced in
						R
						408.16302.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16352 - Chlorine, chlorine dioxide and sodium chlorate

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6352.
(1)
						Only a trained and authorized employee shall be permitted into a chlorine
						dioxide generating room.
(2) A room
						used for storage or generating of chlorine gases shall have not less than 2
						exits.
(3) Storage facilities and
						handling operations shall eliminate possible contact of sodium chlorate and
						chlorine dioxide with wood or other materials that would cause a fire,
						explosion, or other chemical reaction.
(4) Smoking and other sources of fire and
						spark producing equipment shall not be permitted in a chlorine dioxide
						generating room when it is in operation. Warning signs shall be
						posted.
(5) Tanks of liquid
						chlorine, when stored inside, shall be stored in an unoccupied adequately
						ventilated room, where their possible leakage cannot affect workers, and the
						exhaust pickup shall be at floor level.
(6) A water hose and supply shall be
						available where spills of chlorine and chlorine dioxide may occur.
(7) A tank car containing chlorine and
						connected to a pipe or hose line shall be protected by a derail device and the
						blue flag as prescribed in
						R
						408.16338.
(8) A pipe or hose line carrying chlorine,
						caustic or acid, shall be identified by a sign at each valve and yellow color
						banding.
(9) Gas masks capable of
						absorbing chlorine shall be supplied, conveniently placed, and regularly
						inspected, and employees who may be exposed to chlorine gas shall be instructed
						in their use.
(10) For emergency
						and rescue work, independent self-contained oxygen-type masks or supplied-air
						equipment shall be provided.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16353 - Sulfur burning and drying

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6353.
(1)
						A sulfur burning or drying house shall be safely and adequately provided with
						an exhaust system as prescribed by ANSI Standard Z9.2 "Fundamentals Governing
						the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Ventilation Systems," 1960 edition,
						as adopted in
						R
						408.16302, to reduce the chance of dust explosion
						hazards and fires.
(2) Pipes,
						beams, and other overhead objects shall be cleaned off not less than once a
						month to remove dust accumulations.
(3) Sulfur storage bins shall be kept free of
						sulfur dust accumulation, 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.
(4) Exhaust ventilation shall be provided
						where niter cake is fed into a rotary furnace and shall be so designed and
						maintained as to keep the concentration of hydrogen sulfide gas below the parts
						per million listed in Occupational Health Standard Part 301 "Air Contaminants
						for General Industry," as referenced in
						R
						408.16302.
(5) Non-sparking tools and equipment shall be
						used in handling dry sulfur. Smoking shall be prohibited and "No Smoking" signs
						shall be posted.
(6) Sulfur melting
						equipment shall not be located in the burner room.
(7) Explosion-proof electric equipment shall
						be used where dry sulfur burning is done.
(8) Supplied-air respirators shall be
						strategically located for emergency and rescue use.
(9) Gas masks shall be available. These masks
						shall furnish adequate protection against sulfurous acid and chlorine gases,
						and shall be inspected and repaired in accordance with Occupational Health
						Standard Part 451 "Respiratory Protection," as referenced in
						R
						408.16302.
(10) Where as the processes of the sulfate
						and soda operations are similar to those of the sulfite processes, subrules (8)
						and (9) of this rule apply.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16354 - Digesters and blow pits, general

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6354.
(1)
						An employer shall ensure that a means of egress is provided at each end of the
						room at every floor level of a digester building.
(2) An employer shall ensure that a batch
						type digester has all of the following:
(a) A
						blowoff valve located so it can be operated from another room, remote from
						safety valve.
(b) Blow valves on
						rotary digesters pinned or locked in a closed position during the cooking
						period.
(c) Pipes, valves, and
						fittings classified as heavy duty between the digester and blow pit. These
						pipes, valves, and fittings shall be inspected at least semiannually to
						determine the degree of deterioration and shall be replaced when
						necessary.
(d) Through bolts
						instead of cap bolts on pipe joints.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16355 - Blowing a batch type digester

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6355.
(1)
						A signal device such as a bell, horn, siren, or light shall be installed in a
						batch type digester or blow pit room and chip bin and used before and during
						blowing of the digester.
(2) A
						signal shall be used to warn an employee in a chip bin before loading the batch
						type digester.
(3) A blow-off valve
						shall be opened slowly, and the valve shall be left open until the digester
						cook signals the blow is completed.
(4) A digester cover shall not be removed
						until the blow has been completed. An employee removing a digester cover shall
						wear protective equipment to guard against burns from hot stock and
						steam.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16356 - Safety valves

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6356.
(1)
						A safety valve shall be installed between the steam regulating valve and the
						vessel on a separate pipe line for each pressure vessel. The safety device
						shall conform to paragraph U-2 in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,
						Section VIII, "Unfired Pressure Vessels," 1989, with addenda, as referenced in
						R
						408.16302. Also see Rule
						R
						408.4025 of the Michigan Boiler Rules, at web-site:
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(2) A safety valve shall be checked between
						each cook to ensure it has not become plugged or corroded to the point of being
						inoperative.
(3) A safety valve
						shall be inspected not less than annually and repaired if necessary to ensure
						its ability to operate, and shall be set at not more than the rated capacity of
						the pressure vessel.
(4) The vent
						for a safety valve shall discharge into an area that does not create a hazard
						for an employee.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16357 - Smelt tanks

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6357. A smelt tank shall be equipped with a cover
						  which will be kept closed except during sampling. A smelt tank shall be
						  equipped with a vent stack explosion door.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16358 - Cutters, dusters, and shredders

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6358.
(1)
						A cutter, duster, or shredder for rags or old paper shall have the rotating
						heads or cylinders enclosed, except for an opening large enough only to permit
						feeding of stock. The enclosure shall extend over the top of the feed rolls and
						prevent contact with moving parts. The enclosure shall be bolted or locked into
						place.
(2) An employee shall stand
						not less than 36 inches from feed rolls on a cutter, duster, or shredder for
						rags or old paper, or be protected by a smooth pivoted idler roll resting on
						the stock or feed table, or be restrained by a safety belt and lanyard from
						placing any part of the body in the opening.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16359 - Tools for rag cutting

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6359.
(1)
						A hand knife or sharpening steel shall be equipped with a guard between the
						handle and the blade.
(2) A hand
						knife or scissors shall have rounded ends on the blade and shall be carried in
						a sheath or maintained on a table by a cord or chain.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16360 - Pulp grinding and shredding

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6360.
(1)
						A pulp grinder having a water wheel shall be equipped with a governor to limit
						the peripheral speed of the grinder to its rated speed.
(2) The cutting heads of a pulp shredder
						shall be enclosed, except for an opening to permit only the entry of stock. The
						enclosure shall be made of solid material or mesh with openings not more than
						1/2 inch. The shredder shall be fed from a table extending not less than 36
						inches from the opening, or an automatic feeding device shall be used. The
						enclosure shall be bolted or locked in place.
(3) Doors of pocket grinders shall be
						arranged so as to keep them from closing accidentally.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16361 - Pulpers and beaters

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6361.
(1)
						When beaters are fed from the floor above, the chute opening, if less than 42
						inches (1.06 m) from the floor, shall be provided with a guardrail system that
						meets the requirements in General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2
						"Walking-Working Surfaces," as referenced in
						R
						408.16302, or other equivalent enclosures.
(2) All pulpers having the top or any other
						opening of a vessel less than 42 inches (107 cm) from the floor or work
						platform shall have such openings guarded by guardrail systems that meet the
						requirements in General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2
						"Walking-Working Surfaces," as referenced in
						R
						408.16302, or other equivalent enclosures
(3) When beaters have openings for manual
						feeding or with pulpers have openings for manual changings, openings shall be
						sufficient only to permit the entry of stock, and shall be provided with at
						least 2 permanently secured crossrails or other fall protection system that
						meet the requirements in in General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2
						"Walking-Working Surfaces," as referenced in
						R
						408.16302,
(4) Beater rolls shall be provided with
						covers.
(5) The floor around a
						beater shall be provided with sufficient drainage to remove wastes.
(6) When cleaning, inspecting, or other work
						requires that employees enter the pulpers, they shall be equipped with safety
						belt and lifeline, and 1 employee shall be stationed outside at a position to
						observe and assist in case of emergency.
(7) When cleaning, inspecting, or other work
						requires that employees enter pulpers, all steam, water, or other control
						devices shall be locked or tagged out. Blank flanging and tagging of pipe lines
						is acceptable in place of closed and locked or tagged valves. Blank flanging of
						steam and water lines is acceptable in place of valve locks.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16362 - Bleaching

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6362.
A bleaching engine, except the Bellmer type, shall
						  have the top covered with the exception of an opening large enough to permit
						  filling but too small to admit an employee. This opening shall be covered with
						  a door. The opening and a platform connecting 1 engine with another shall have
						  standard guardrails that meet the requirements in General Industry Safety and
						  Health Standard Part 2 "Walking-Working Surfaces," as referenced in
						  R
						  408.16302.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16363 - Guillotine type cutter

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6363.
(1)
						A guillotine type cutter shall be equipped with controls requiring each
						operator to use both hands throughout the cutting cycle to operate
						it.
(2) A guillotine cutter shall
						be equipped with a nonrepeat device.
(3) A carrier shall be used when transporting
						a guillotine type cutter knife.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16364 - Dust

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6364.
(1)
						Measures for the control of dust shall be provided, in accordance with General
						Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 33 "Personal Protective Equipment" and
						Occupational Health Standard Part 451 "Respiratory Protection," as referenced
						in
						R
						408.16302.
(2) Installation of blower and exhaust
						systems for dust, stock, and vapor removal or conveying, shall be provided, in
						accordance with NFPA 91 "Blower and Exhaust Systems for Dust, Stock, and Vapor
						Removal or Conveying," 1961 edition, as adopted in
						R
						408.16302.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16371 - Paper machine

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6371.
(1)
						An audible alarm shall be sounded 30 seconds before starting a section of a
						pulp or paper machine.
(2) A
						disengaged doctor blade accessible to an employee shall be covered. The sharp
						edges shall be covered during transportation and storage.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16372 - Dryer

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6372.
(1)
						A barrier guard or a guardrail system as prescribed in General Industry Safety
						and Health Standard Part 2 "Walking-Working Surfaces," as referenced in
						R
						408.16302, shall be installed in front of the first
						dryer of each section of a paper machine, if the area is accessible to an
						employee.
(2) In starting a dryer
						section, steam to heat the drums shall be introduced slowly while the drums are
						turning.
(3) A broken carrier rope
						shall not be removed from a dryer while the section is running at operating
						speed.
(4) The end of a "yankee"
						type dryer exposed to contact shall be guarded by a barrier to prevent entry to
						the turning drum.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16374 - Nip points

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6374.
(1)
						An inrunning nip point on a roll-type embosser, drum winder or rewinder shall
						be guarded by a barrier interlocked with the drive mechanism in such a manner
						that the barrier can be raised only when the rolls have stopped. The interlock
						system may allow the use of a jog switch when the barrier is open. The barrier
						shall be constructed so that an employee cannot reach over or around it into
						the nip point.
(2) A nip point,
						which is not a feeding point, created at calender or dryer rolls shall be
						guarded by a barrier.
(3) A nip
						point, which is a feeding point, shall be fed by a device, such as but not
						limited to a rope carrier, air jet or a tool, or guarded by a barrier which
						will keep the employee's fingers from the nip point while feeding. A hand-held
						device capable of going through the nip point shall not be used.
(4) An employee shall be cautioned as to an
						unguarded nip point by a warning sign.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16375 - Broke hole

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6375.
(1)
						A guardrail that complies with General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part
						2 "Walking-Working Surfaces," as referenced in
						R
						408.16302, shall be provided at broke holes.
(2) Where a broke hole of such dimensions
						that an employee could fall through is located over a pulper or pulper conveyor
						system which is manually fed, the employee feeding into the hole shall wear a
						travel restraint system that will restrict the employee from falling through
						the hole.
(3) A warning device
						shall be used to alert an employee working below a broke hole when broke is
						discharged into the hole.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16376 - Rope carrying system

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6376. The sheave and support brackets of a rope
						  carrying system shall have a designed safety factor of not less than
						  3.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16377 - Calenders and platers. Rule 6377

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
(1) A calender roll
						shall be cleaned on the outrunning side. An alloy steel scraper not less than 3
						x 5 inches shall be used to remove deposits from the rolls.
(2) Platers. A guard shall be arranged across
						the face of the rolls to serve as a warning that the operator's hand is
						approaching the danger zone.
(3) An
						employer shall provide steps or ladders that comply with General Industry
						Safety and Health Standard Part 2 "Walking-Working Surfaces," as referenced in
						R
						408.16302, and tread with nonslip surfaces at each
						calendar stack.
(4) Handrails and
						hand grips complying with General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2
						"Walking-Working Surfaces," as referenced in
						R
						408.16302, shall be provided at each calendar
						stack.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16378 - Reels

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6378.
(1)
						A reel shall not be lifted until it has stopped turning.
(2) A reel shaft having a square block end
						shall have the end guarded against contact.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16381 - Winder

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6381.
(1)
						A winder shall have a guide to align the shaft for entrance into the opened
						rewind bearing housing.
(2) The
						crane operator shall ascertain that the reel is properly seated at the winder
						stand or at the reel arm before he disengages the hooks.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16382 - Rider roll

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6382. A rider roll shall be pinned or secured when
						  it is in the raised position.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16383 - Powered roll ejector

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6383. A powered roll ejector shall be interlocked
						  to prevent accidental activation until the receiving platform or lowering table
						  is in position to receive a roll.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16384 - Roll splitter

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6384.
(1)
						A roll splitter shall have an interlocked barrier which will cover the point of
						operation before the blade will descend.
(2) The blade shall be maintained in the down
						position when not in use.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16385 - Rotary cutter

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6385.
(1)
						A single knife rotary cutter shall be guarded to prevent contact with the
						blade.
(2) On duplex cutters, the
						protection required for single-knife machines shall be provided for the first
						knife, and a hood shall be provided for the second knife.
(3) Access to a blade of a rotary cutter
						shall be provided by means of a catwalk after the machine had been locked out
						as prescribed in
						R
						408.16323(4).
(4) The nip point at the spreader or squeeze
						roll shall be guarded as prescribed in
						R
						408.16374(1).
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16386 - Slitter knives

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6386. A slitter knife shall be guarded to prevent
						  unintentional contact. A carrier shall be used when transporting a slitter
						  knife.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16387 - Cores

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6387.
(1)
						A core notcher shall be guarded pursuant to General Industry Safety Standard
						Part 23 "Hydraulic Power Presses," as referenced in
						R
						408.16302.
(2) A core cutter shall be guarded pursuant
						to General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 27 "Woodworking Machinery,"
						as referenced in
						R
						408.16302.
(3) A set screw for securing a core collar to
						winding and unwinding shafts shall not protrude above the face of the collar.
						Sharp corners on the collar shall be beveled.
(4) A core shaft weighing more than 50 pounds
						shall have a mechanical device such as a dolly to support all or part of the
						weight when removing the shaft from the set of paper and placing it in the
						dressing brackets on the winder.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 63 - PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS › SPECIFIC PROVISIONS › Section R. 408.16391 - Carton stitcher

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6391. A carton stitcher shall be guarded to
						  prevent contact by the operator with the stitching head.