R 408.10124
R 408.10124 Guarding cup wheels.
Cite as Mich. Admin. Code R 408.10124
Rule 124. (1) A cup wheel on a portable grinder shall be protected by a band-type
guard.
(2) A band-type guard shall be constructed as prescribed in figures 6 and 7 of R
408.10198 and tables 4 and 5 of R 408.10199 and adjusted within 1/2 inch of the
working surface of the abrasive wheel.
(3) A revolving cup guard shall not be used as a method of safeguarding.
(4) A guard for a tool and cutter grinder cup wheel shall be not less than 180
degrees of the periphery and the back side of the wheel shall be guarded. The spindle
end and nut and front of the wheel need not be guarded if the spindle end and nut
are inside the plane of the working face of the wheel. See figure 5 of R 408.10198.