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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 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EQUIPMENT › Section R. 408.12137 - Steering control

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2137.
(1)
						An employer shall assure that, except on a motorized hand and motorized hand or
						rider truck, the steering control of a powered industrial truck is contained
						within the outlines of the planes of the truck, or guarded to prevent injury to
						the operator during movement of the controls when passing an obstacle such as a
						wall, post, equipment, box, or other truck.
(2) An employer shall assure that on a
						motorized hand and motorized hand or rider truck, the steering handle is
						provided with a guard or device to protect the operator's hands from injury
						when passing an obstacle such as a wall, post, equipment, box, or another
						truck.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EQUIPMENT › Section R. 408.12138 - Load handling controls, general

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2138. All of the following apply to a load
						  handling control on a truck:
(a) Is
						preferably located for right hand operation.
(b) Is a single lever used to perform more
						than one function. Push button or preselected controls shall be properly
						identified.
(c) Is clearly and
						durably identified to indicate function and direction of motion of load or
						equipment.
(d) Is
						self-centering.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EQUIPMENT › Section R. 408.12139 - Load handling controls; direction of motion and guards

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2139.
(1)
						A lever or handle type control, including a toggle switch, shall be in
						accordance with Table 1 "Direction of Motion."
(2) Moving parts that represent a hazard from
						the operator's position shall be protected by suitable guards.
TABLE 1 DIRECTION OF MOTION
Function
Of Load Or Equipment
Of the Operators Hand When Actuating The
										Control Handle While Facing The Load
Hoist
up
rearward or up
down
forward or down
Tilt
rearward
*rearward or up
forward
forward or down
Reach
retract
*rearward
extend
forward
Clamp
clamp
rearward or up
release
forward or down
Side Shift
right
rearward or up
left
forward or down
Rotate Laterally
clockwise
rearward or up
counterclockwise
forward or down
Rotate Longitudinally
rearward
*rearward or up
forward
forward or down
*The sense of rotation of the control handle
										is intended to be in the same direction as the desired motion of the mast or
										load.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EQUIPMENT › Section R. 408.12143 - Overhead guard on high-lift truck

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2143.
(1)
						Except as provided in subrule (2) of this rule, a high-lift truck shall be
						fitted with an overhead guard. The overhead guard shall be capable of
						supporting a uniformly distributed static load in accordance with the following
						table. The overhead guard is not intended to withstand the impact of a falling
						capacity load.
(2) Table 2
						"Overhead Guard Test" reads as follows:
TABLE 2 OVERHEAD GUARD TEST
Truck Capacity Rating (in pounds)
Static Test Load as a% of Truck capacity
										Rating
Through 5,000
200% of truck rating
Over 5,000 through 10, 000
10,000 pounds plus 100% of increment rating
										over 5,000 pounds
Over 10,000 through 20,000
15,000 pounds plus 50% increment rating over
										10,000 pounds
(3) An overhead guard may be omitted from a
						high-lift truck if the truck is never used to lift or raise material or objects
						more than 72 inches measured from the floor to the forks and if all of the
						following are complied with:
(a) The load is
						limited to a single rack or pallet.
(b) The truck is not operated in an area
						where material or objects are stacked above the operator's head.
(c) A sign with lettering not less than
						1/2-inch high is securely attached in the area of the operator's controls
						stating, "This truck shall not be used to lift materials above the operator's
						head or in an area where materials are stacked above the operator's
						head."
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12151 - Operator selection

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2151. An employer shall be able to demonstrate
						  that an employee is trained and qualified to operate a powered industrial truck
						  prior to authorizing the employee to operate a powered industrial
						  truck.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12152 - Training

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2152.
(1)
						An employer shall provide training to the employee before the employee's
						assignment as an operator of a powered industrial truck. Instruction shall
						include all of the following:
(a) Capacities
						of the equipment and attachments.
(b) Purpose, use, and limitations of
						controls.
(c) How to make daily
						checks.
(d) Practice and operating
						assigned vehicles through the mechanical functions necessary to perform the
						required job.
(e) The requirements
						contained in
						R
						408.12171 to
						R
						408.12193.
(f) Hazards associated with exhaust gases
						produced by fossil fuel powered industrial trucks such as carbon monoxide, or
						components of diesel exhaust, and hazards associated with the handling of
						electrolyte chemicals used for battery operated trucks such as sulphuric acid,
						shall be provided in accordance with General Industry Safety Standard Part 92
						"Hazard Communication," as referenced in
						R
						408.12111.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12153 - Testing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2153.
(1)
						An employer shall test an employee before authorizing the employee to operate a
						powered industrial truck, except a motorized hand truck. The test shall check
						the employees on the following:
(a) Operating
						ability.
(b) Knowledge of the
						equipment.
(c) Knowledge of the
						requirements contained in
						R
						408.12171 to
						R
						408.12193.
(d) Knowledge of daily checks.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12154 - Permits

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2154.
(1)
						An employer shall provide the employee with a permit to operate a powered
						industrial truck only after meeting the requirements prescribed in R 408.12151,
						R 408.12152, and R 408.12153. A permit is optional for operators of motorized
						hand low lift trucks.
(2) An
						employee being trained is exempt from the permit requirement of subrule (1) of
						this rule for a period of not more than 30 days, provided the employee is under
						the supervision of an individual who is authorized by the employer and who has
						the knowledge, training, and experience to train operators and to evaluate
						their competence, and that the training period does not endanger the trainee or
						other employees.
(3) A permit shall
						be carried by the operator or be available upon request by a department
						representative at all times during working hours.
(4) A permit shall indicate the type of truck
						an operator has been trained on and is qualified to operate.
(5) A permit to operate a powered industrial
						truck is valid only with the employer who issued the permit, and the permit
						shall be issued for a period of not more than 3 years. An employee may continue
						to operate a powered industrial truck if the employee's handicaps or
						inabilities do not prove detrimental to his or her task.
(6) A permit shall contain all of the
						following information (see sample permit):
(a) Firm name.
(b) Operator's name.
(c) Operator I.D. number, if any.
(d) Name of issuing authority.
(e) Type of truck authorized to
						operate.
(f) Operator restrictions,
						if any. The permit shall state the nature of the restriction.
(g) Date issued.
(h) Date expiring.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12155 - Restriction of use

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2155. A powered industrial truck used in an
						  environment containing the following substances shall be equipped as prescribed
						  in NFPA standard 505 "Fire Safety Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks
						  Including Type Designations, Areas of Use, Conversions, Maintenance, and
						  Operations," 1996 edition, as adopted in
						  R
						  408.12111.
(a) Gases or vapors, such as, but not limited
						to, acetylene, hydrogen, oxygen, ether, gasoline, naphtha, or acetone, which
						may be present in quantities sufficient to produce an explosive or ignitable
						mixture.
(b) Combustible mixtures
						of dusts such as, but not limited to, metal dust, coal dust, coke dust, grain
						dust, flour dust, or organic dust.
(c) Ignitable fibres such as, but not limited
						to, baled waste, cocoa fibre, cotton, excelsior, kapok, or oakum.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12161 - Mechanical condition and maintenance

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2161.
(1)
						An employer shall not permit a powered industrial truck to be used if:
(a) The service and parking brakes do not
						perform their intended function.
(b) The fuel system leaks.
(c) A lift cylinder of a load engaging means
						allows a downward drift of the load engaging means loaded or unloaded in excess
						of 5 inches in 5 minutes.
(d) A
						tilt cylinder of a mast allows a forward drift of the mast in excess of 2
						degrees in 5 minutes with the mast in a vertical position and a capacity load
						on the fork or load engaging means.
(e) The steering mechanism allows free play
						of the steering wheel of more than 1/4 turn on trucks capable of speeds up to 8
						miles per hour and more than 1/8 turn on trucks capable of speeds over 8 miles
						per hour.
(f) A hydraulic system
						leaks and creates a hazard for an employee and equipment in the area.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12162 - Blocks and safety stands for maintenance

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2162.
(1)
						An employer shall provide the following:
(a)
						Chock blocks, support blocks, or jack stands for the maintenance department's
						use when repairing powered industrial trucks or their components.
(b) Blocks or safety stands as a means of
						support for powered industrial trucks elevated from the floor by a hoist or
						chain fall.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12163 - Fuel

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2163.
(1)
						An employer shall provide safety fuel cans where trucks are refueled with
						gasoline at other than a gas pump area.
(2) An employer shall provide a special area
						for refueling that is not less than 25 feet from a source of open flame or
						spark and the area shall be posted to this effect.
(3) Use and storage of LP gas shall be as
						specified by General Industry Safety Standard Part 56 "Storage and Handling of
						Liquefied Petroleum Gases," as referenced in
						R
						408.12111.
(4) Handling and storage of fuel, such as
						gasoline and diesel fuel, shall be as prescribed in General Industry Safety
						Standard Part 75 "Flammable and Combustible Liquids," as referenced in
						R
						408.12111.
(5) Smoking while refueling is
						prohibited.
(6) Fuel level shall
						not be checked by use of an open flame.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12164 - Electric trucks

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2164.
(1)
						Where electric trucks are used, an employer shall provide a designated area for
						battery changing, charging, or both, which shall be performed by a trained and
						authorized employee.
(2) An
						employer shall ensure that provisions are made in a battery charging area where
						batteries are removed from the truck for flushing and neutralization of
						spillage, for fire protection, and for air movement sufficient to disperse
						fumes from gassing batteries.
(3)
						Smoking and other sources of ignition is prohibited in these areas.
(4) An employer shall assure that an employee
						is trained to position the truck and apply the brake before changing or
						charging a battery and to position and secure a reinstalled battery before
						releasing the truck for use.
(5)
						Material handling equipment, such as, but not limited to, a conveyor or
						overhead hoist, shall be used for removing and replacing a battery. A spreader
						bar or an equivalent device shall be used with any overhead battery hoist so
						that the lifting stresses are vertical. A chain type powered battery hoist
						shall have a container to accumulate the excess lifting chain. When a hand
						hoist is used, an uncovered battery shall be covered to prevent the hand chain
						from shorting on cell connectors or terminals. Tools and other metallic objects
						shall be kept away from the terminals.
(6) When mixing electrolyte for a battery, an
						employer shall ensure the use of a carboy tilter or siphon for handling
						electrolyte. Acid concentrate shall be poured into water. Water shall not be
						poured into acid concentrate.
(7)
						The following apply to charging a battery:
(a) The vent cap shall be kept in place and
						functioning.
(b) The battery or
						compartment covers where provided shall be kept open to dissipate heat and
						gases.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12165 - Dockboards and plates

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2165.
(1)
						The carrying capacity shall be marked on a dockboard or plate purchased after
						April 17, 1979.
(2) Where a fork
						truck is used, fork loops, pockets, or lugs shall be provided for safe
						handling.
(3) A dockboard or plate
						shall have a slip-resistant surface, such as, but not limited to, a tread
						plate, designed to reduce the possibility of slipping by an employee or
						truck.
(4) For dockboards, see
						General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2 "Walking-Working Surfaces,"
						as referenced in
						R
						408.12111, for additional requirements.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12166 - Order picker trucks; high-lift platforms

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2166. Whenever an order picker truck, high-lift is
						  equipped with vertical only or vertical and horizontal controls traveling with
						  the lifting carriage or forks for lifting an employee, an employer shall assure
						  that the following is provided:
(a) A
						platform equipped with railing or other limiting device, including but not
						limited to a chain, strap or tether.
(b) A control device whereby the employee on
						the platform can shut off the power to the truck.
(c) Protection from falling objects as
						indicated necessary by the operating conditions.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12167 - Fork lift truck platforms

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2167.
(1)
						An employee shall not be lifted or transported, except when a platform is
						attached to the forks by enclosed sleeves, a safety chain, or a mechanical
						device in such a manner that the platform cannot tip or slip.
(2) A platform shall be equipped with a
						railing not less than 36 inches or more than 42 inches high and a toeboard. The
						railing shall consist of 1 of the following materials:
(a) Wood posts of at least 2 x 4 inch nominal
						stock; the top rail shall be made of 2 right angle pieces of not less than 1 x
						4 inch nominal stock and an intermediate rail of 1 x 4 inch nominal
						stock.
(b) Steel or aluminum pipe
						posts and rails of not less than 1 inch inside diameter and an intermediate
						rail of 3/4 inch inside diameter pipe.
(c) Structural steel or aluminum posts, rails
						and intermediate rail of angle iron of not less than 1 x 1 x 3/16 inch size or
						other shapes of equal strength.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12168 - Load backrest extensions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2168. A load backrest extension, manufactured in
						  accordance with
						  R
						  408.12111, shall be used whenever necessary to
						  minimize the possibility of a load, or part of it, falling
						  rearward.
An obvious
						  error in R 408.12168 was corrected at the request of the promulgating agency,
						  pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256.
						  The rule containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 1979 AC. The
						  memorandum requesting the correction was published in Michigan Register, 2006
						  MR 4
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12169 - Spinner knobs

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2169. A spinner knob shall not be attached to a
						  steering hand-wheel of a truck unless originally equipped with such; the truck
						  is equipped with power steering; or the truck is equipped with an anti-kickback
						  device on the steering mechanism. The knob shall be installed within the
						  periphery of the handwheel.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12171 - Daily checks

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2171.
(1)
						At the start of each shift, the operator of a powered industrial truck or a
						qualified employee shall perform daily checks of the equipment as required by
						the employer. See Appendix B for suggested inspection checklist.
(2) An employer shall ensure that any defects
						that would affect the safe operation of the equipment are repaired before
						use.
(3) An operator shall promptly
						report any defect on the powered industrial truck to the employer.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12172 - General operating rules

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2172.
(1)
						An operator shall safeguard other employees at all times.
(2) An operator shall not drive a truck up to
						anyone who is standing in front of a fixed object.
(3) An operator shall not allow anyone to
						stand or pass under the elevated portion of any powered industrial truck,
						whether loaded or empty.
(4) No
						employee, except the operator, shall ride on a powered industrial truck unless
						the truck is provided with a passenger seat. Passenger seats on a fork lift
						truck shall be under the overhead guard.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12173 - Position of arms and legs

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2173. An employee shall not place his or her arms
						  or legs in either of the following positions:
(a) Between the uprights of the
						mast.
(b) Outside the running lines
						of a moving truck.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12174 - Parking

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2174.
(1)
						When leaving a powered industrial truck unattended, an operator shall fully
						lower the forks flat to the floor, neutralize the controls, set the brakes, and
						shut the power off.
(2) Whenever it
						is necessary to leave a truck on an incline, the truck wheels shall be blocked
						and the steering wheels turned toward the curbing, wall or railing.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12175 - Towing and pushing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2175. A truck shall not be used to tow or push
						  railroad cars, unless it is specifically designed for that purpose. Freight car
						  doors shall not be opened or closed by using a powered industrial truck, unless
						  it is equipped with attachments designed for that purpose.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12176 - Loading trucks, trailers, and railcars

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2176.
(1)
						An employer shall ensure that a highway truck and trailer are not boarded by a
						powered industrial truck before the highway truck and trailer has its brakes
						set and not less than 2 wheels blocked or be restrained by other mechanical
						means installed in a manner that will hold the trailer from movement.
(2) An employer shall ensure that wheel
						stops, hand brakes, or other approved positive protection to prevent railroad
						cars from moving during loading or unloading operations are provided, and
						before and while dockboards or bridge-plates are in position.
(3) An employer shall ensure that provisions
						are made to isolate rail cars during switching operations as required by
						General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 1 "General Provisions," as
						referenced in
						R
						408.12111.
(4) An employer shall ensure that the landing
						gear of all semi-trailers are visually inspected immediately before the trailer
						is uncoupled from the tractor to assure ability of the landing gear to support
						the imposed load.
(5) A semitrailer
						less than 30 feet in length, when not coupled to a tractor and being loaded or
						unloaded with a powered industrial truck, shall be provided a support capable
						of sustaining the load at the front.
(6) An employer shall ensure that the
						flooring of trucks, trailers, and railroad cars are checked for breaks and
						weakness before they are driven onto.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12177 - Surveying path of travel

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2177. Before moving or stacking, an operator shall
						  survey the path of travel in order to avoid obstacles, such as, but not limited
						  to, pipes, light fixtures, and sprinkler systems. A safe distance shall be
						  maintained from the edge of ramps or platforms while on an elevated
						  dock.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12178 - Operations in hazardous areas

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2178. When operating a powered industrial truck in
						  a hazardous area, only a truck specifically equipped for such operation shall
						  be used. See
						  R
						  408.12155.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12179 - Reporting accidents

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2179. A powered industrial truck operator shall
						  report all accidents involving injury to an employee or damage to buildings and
						  equipment to the employer.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12180 - Clear access

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2180. An operator shall maintain clear access of
						  fire aisles, to stairways and fire equipment when depositing
						  loads.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12181 - Making repairs

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2181. Operators shall not make any repairs or
						  adjustments unless specifically authorized to do so.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES › Section R. 408.12182 - Flammables

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2182. A fuel tank shall not be filled while the
						  engine is running. Spilled fuel shall be carefully washed away or completely
						  evaporated, and the fuel tank cap replaced before restarting the engine.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › MOVING TRUCKS › Section R. 408.12183 - Operation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2183.
(1)
						An operator shall operate a powered industrial truck according to the rules of
						this part and in accordance with local traffic rules when on a public
						road.
(2) When following another
						truck, a safe distance shall be maintained approximately 3 truck lengths from
						the vehicle ahead and the vehicle shall be kept under control at all
						times.
(3) An operator shall give
						the right of way to ambulances, fire trucks, or other emergency
						vehicles.
(4) An operator of a
						rider-type powered industrial truck shall not pass another truck traveling in
						the same direction at intersections, blind spots, or other dangerous
						locations.
(5) An operator shall
						cross railroad tracks diagonally whenever possible and shall not park closer
						than 8 1/2 feet from the center of a railroad track.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › MOVING TRUCKS › Section R. 408.12184 - Slow down at crossings and obstructions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2184. An operator shall slow down and sound the
						  warning device at cross aisles and other locations where the operator's vision
						  is obstructed by fixed objects.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › MOVING TRUCKS › Section R. 408.12185 - Clear view

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2185. An operator shall look in the direction of
						  and keep a clear view of the direction of travel. When moving loads blocking
						  the forward visibility, for safe handling an operator shall drive the truck
						  with the load trailing.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › MOVING TRUCKS › Section R. 408.12186 - Ascending and descending grades

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2186.
(1)
						An operator shall ascend and descend grades of 10% or more at a speed of not
						more than 2 miles per hour.
(2)
						When ascending or descending a grade that exceeds the back-tilt of the mast,
						the load shall be facing upgrade.
(3) On all grades, unloaded trucks shall be
						driven with the load engaging means downgrade, tilted back, and raised only as
						far as necessary to clear the floor or road surface.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › MOVING TRUCKS › Section R. 408.12187 - Traveling

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2187. In level areas an operator shall travel with
						  the load engaging means elevated only sufficiently to clear obstacles on floor
						  or roadway.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › MOVING TRUCKS › Section R. 408.12188 - Starts, stops, and turns

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2188. Starts, stops, and turns shall be made in a
						  manner which will prevent a load from shifting or overturning the
						  truck.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › MOVING TRUCKS › Section R. 408.12189 - Horseplay

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2189. Stunt driving and horseplay shall not be
						  permitted.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › MOVING TRUCKS › Section R. 408.12190 - Wet floors, dockboards, and bridge-plates

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2190.
(1)
						An operator shall drive at a slow speed over wet or slippery floors.
(2) Before driving over a dockboard or
						bridge-plate, an operator shall observe that the dockboard or bridge-plate is
						secured.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › MOVING TRUCKS › Section R. 408.12191 - Entering elevators

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2191.
(1)
						An operator shall drive onto elevators only when authorized to do so.
(2) An elevator shall be entered squarely
						after it is leveled to the floor. Once on the elevator an operator shall
						neutralize the controls, set the brakes and shut off the power.
(3) Motorized hand trucks shall enter an
						elevator and other confined areas with the load end forward.
(4) A truck shall not enter an elevator if
						the combined weight of the load and truck exceeds the capacity of the
						elevator.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › MOVING TRUCKS › Section R. 408.12192 - Running over loose objects

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2192. An operator of a truck shall avoid running
						  over loose objects.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 21 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS › LOADING SAFETY › Section R. 408.12193 - Operators; loading

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2193. An operator shall:
(a) Operate a truck equipped with attachments
						as a partially loaded truck when not transporting a load.
(b) When loading a fork lift truck, place the
						load engaging means under the load as far as possible and tilt the mast
						backwards to cradle the load.
(c)
						Exercise caution when tilting loads especially when they are
						segmented.
(d) Lift or transport
						only a load that is within the rated capacity of the truck.
(e) Lift or transport only a load that cannot
						fall out of a basket or container, or off the load engaging means during the
						normal movements of the truck.
(f)
						Tilt an elevated load forward only when in a deposit position over a rack or
						stack.
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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 22 - TRACTORS › Section R. 408.12201 - Scope

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2201. This part provides for the safe care and use
						of tractors as defined in this part and used in nonagricultural
						operations.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 22 - TRACTORS › Section R. 408.12202 - Adoption of standards by reference

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2202.
(1)
					 The following standards are adopted by reference in these rules and are
					 available from SAE World Headquarters, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale,
					 Pennsylvania, 15096-001, USA, telephone number: 1-877.606.7323 or via the
					 internet at website:
www.sae.org
; at a cost as
					 of the time of adoption of these rules, as stated in this subrule.
(a) Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE)
					 standard SAE J4C "Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Assemblies," 1965 edition. Cost
					 $66.00.,
(b) SAE J167A "Overhead
					 Protection for Agricultural Tractors Standard." Cost: $ 66.00.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 22 - TRACTORS › Section R. 408.12203 - Definitions; A to F

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2203.
(1)
					 "Attachment" means a removable or permanently mounted device on a tractor, such
					 as, but not limited to, sweepers, mowers, blades, forks, front-end loaders, and
					 post-hole diggers.
(2) "Drift"
					 means to move without control.
(3)
					 "Fork-lift tractor" means a high-lift, self-loading tractor equipped with load
					 carriage and forks for transporting and tiering loads.
(4) "Free play" means an uncontrolled
					 movement.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 22 - TRACTORS › Section R. 408.12205 - Definitions; L

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2205.
(1)
					 "Load-axle" means the tractor axle nearest the load.
(2) "Load backrest extension" means a device
					 extending vertically from the fork carriage frame.
(3) "Load-engaging means" means a
					 load-handling device attached to a tractor for the purpose of handling a
					 load.
(4) "Low-profile tractor"
					 means a wheeled tractor possessing all of the following characteristics:
(a) The front wheel spacing is generally
					 equal to the rear wheel spacing, as measured from the centerline of each right
					 wheel to the centerline of the corresponding left wheel.
(b) The clearance from the bottom of the
					 tractor chassis to the ground is not more than 18 inches.
(c) The highest point of the hood is not more
					 than 60 inches.
(d) The tractor is
					 designed so that the operator, when seated, straddles the
					 transmission.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 22 - TRACTORS › Section R. 408.12206 - Definitions; M to P

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2206.
(1)
					 "Mast" means a support member providing the guideways permitting vertical
					 movement of the carriage. It is usually constructed in the form of channels or
					 similar sections and provides the supporting pathway for the carriage
					 rollers.
(2) "Nonagricultural
					 operations" means work activity other than that designated in major groups 01
					 and 02, that is, agricultural production of crops and livestock of the standard
					 industrial classification manual, United States bureau of the budget, 1972
					 edition, and includes any practices other than those performed by a farmer, or
					 on a farm, as an incident to, or in conjunction with, such farming operations.
					 Examples of nonagricultural operations are landscaping, groundskeeping, roadway
					 maintenance, construction services, loading, and digging.
(3) "Operator" means an employee who has been
					 trained and authorized by the employer or his designated representative to
					 operate a tractor.
(4) "Overhead
					 guard" means a framework fitted to a tractor over the head of a riding operator
					 to protect the operator from falling objects.
(5) "Parking brake" means a device to prevent
					 the movement of a parked tractor.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 22 - TRACTORS › Section R. 408.12207 - Definitions; R to T

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2207.
(1)
					 "ROPS" means a rollover protective structure. ROPS may be a protective frame or
					 a protective enclosure mounted to a tractor.
(2) "Self-loading" means the capability of a
					 tractor to pick up, carry, set down, and, in case of high-lift types, to stack
					 or tier its load without the aid of external means.
(3) "Service brake" means a device designed
					 to bring a moving tractor to a halt.
(4) "Tractor" means 1 of the following:
(a) "Agricultural-type tractor" means a 2- or
					 4-wheel-drive vehicle of more than 20 engine horsepower and designed to furnish
					 the power to pull, carry, propel, or drive attachments primarily intended for
					 use in agricultural operations.
(b)
					 "Industrial tractor" means a 2- or 4-wheel-drive vehicle of more than 20 engine
					 horsepower designated as an industrial tractor by the manufacturer, but having
					 the appearance of an agricultural tractor, and designed to furnish the power to
					 pull, carry, propel, or drive attachments primarily intended for industrial
					 use.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 22 - TRACTORS › Section R. 408.12211 - Labels

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2211. Painted or affixed information necessary for
						the safe operation of a tractor and an attachment, when in use, shall be in a
						legible condition.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 22 - TRACTORS › Section R. 408.12212 - Modifications

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2212.
(1)
					 An additional counterweight, excluding wheelweights, or other counterweights
					 supplied by the manufacturer and used as recommended, shall not be installed on
					 a tractor by the employer without written assurance from the manufacturer of
					 the tractor that the stability of the tractor is maintained.
(2) Other modifications affecting the
					 tractor's capacity or safety shall not be made without written approval of the
					 manufacturer, the special equipment manufacturer, or an engineer knowledgeable
					 on the subject. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags,
					 or decals shall be changed accordingly.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 22 - TRACTORS › Section R. 408.12213 - Parking brakes

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2213. A tractor shall be equipped with a parking
						brake or parking lock capable of holding the tractor on the maximum grade that
						the tractor can negotiate with rated load, or on a 15% grade, whichever is
						lesser. The parking brake or parking lock shall be manually or automatically
						applied and shall remain applied until released by the
						operator.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 22 - TRACTORS › Section R. 408.12214 - Backhoe-equipped tractors

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2214. If a tractor is equipped with a backhoe,
						outriggers shall be provided and used, when necessary, to maintain
						stability.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 22 - TRACTORS › Section R. 408.12215 - Load-handling controls; identification; single lever

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2215.
(1) A
					 load-handling control on a tractor shall be identified to indicate its function
					 and the direction of the motion of the load or equipment.
(2) A single lever may be used to perform
					 more than 1 function. Push-button or pre-selected controls shall be properly
					 identified.