R 408.11461
R 408.11461 Clothing, jewelry and fire precautions.
Cite as Mich. Admin. Code R 408.11461
Rule 1461. (1) Loose clothing and jewelry, including, but not limited to, long or
floppy sleeves or pants with large pantlegs or cuffs, rings, wrist watches, bracelets, ties,
and scarves shall not be worn around conveyors where they constitute a hazard to an
employee.
(2) Where combustibles, such as, but not limited to, coal or grain, are conveyed or
stored, and where a fire caused by slippage between a drive pulley and a belt would
create a hazard, the conveyor shall be equipped with a device so adjusted that a 5% loss
of full load rated speed of the belt shall shut down the belt drive.