R 408.15149 Machines generally.

Rule 5149. (1) An employer shall assure that each machine, including any machine provided by an employee, is maintained in serviceable condition. An employer shall assure that each machine, including any machine provided by an employee, is inspected before initial use during each work shift. Defects or damage shall be repaired or the unserviceable machine shall be replaced before work is commenced. (2) An employer shall assure that operating and maintenance instructions are available on the machine or in the area where the machine is being operated. To maintain stability, the machine shall be operated within the limitations imposed by the manufacturer as described in the operating and maintenance instructions. Each machine operator and maintenance employee shall comply with the operating and maintenance instructions. (3) A stationary logging machine and its components shall be anchored or otherwise stabilized to prevent movement during operations. (4) An employee shall not ride on any load. (5) After a machine engine is shut down, pressure or stored energy from hydraulic and pneumatic storage devices shall be discharged if the storage device can move the moving elements. Each moving element, such as blades, buckets, saws, or shears, shall be lowered to the ground or otherwise secured. The machine’s transmission shall be placed in the manufacturer’s specified park position and the brake or brake locks shall be applied. (6) A machine shall be loaded, secured, and unloaded so that it will not create a hazard for an employee. (7) Brakes shall be sufficient to hold each machine and its rated load capacity on the slopes over which it is being operated. (8) Each machine placed into initial service on or after September 8, 1995, shall be equipped with a secondary braking system, which shall be effective in stopping the machine and maintaining parking performance regardless of the direction of travel or whether the engine is running and parking brakes that are capable of holding a stopped machine stationary are employed. (9) Each machine shall be equipped with guarding to protect employees from exposed moving elements, such as shafts, pulleys, belts on conveyors, and gears, in accordance with the requirements of General Industry Safety Standard Part 7 “Guards for Power Transmission,” as referenced in R 408.15102. (10) Each machine used for debarking, limbing, and chipping shall be equipped with guarding to protect employees from flying wood chunks, logs, chips, bark, limbs, and other material. (11) The guarding on each machine shall be in place when the machine is in operation.