R 408.11422 Counterweights.

Rule 1422. (1) A counterweight and its pulleys shall be enclosed pursuant to General Industry Safety Standard Part 7 “Guards for Power Transmission,” as referenced in R 408.11402. (2) A counterweight and its pulleys suspended more than 7 feet above the floor or ground, in an area where an employee could walk, shall have an enclosure around the area of impact or a catch pan under the counterweight of such strength and design to hold the counterweight and pulley from dropping to the ground, floor, or platform. (3) A counterweight attached to an arm shall have a bolt fastened near the end of the arm or a cable or chain attached to the counterweight to prevent its dropping off the arm. Editor's Note: An obvious error in R 408.11412 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, 2017 MR 4. The memorandum requesting the correction was published in Michigan Register, 2017 MR 6.