R 408.15232
R 408.15232 Log deck.
Cite as Mich. Admin. Code R 408.15232
Rule 5232. (1) A log deck shall be provided with a stop or other safeguard to
prevent logs from inadvertently advancing onto the carriage of its runway.
(2) A barricade or other positive stop of such strength to hold back a log shall be
erected between a log deck and a head sawyer.
(3) Drag, swing, circular cutoff saws, and spiked rolls shall be so located and
guarded to allow access to and from the building without endangering passing
employees.
(4) Loose chain from overhead equipment shall not hang over the log deck so as to
be struck by an employee.
(5) Logs shall be arranged in a manner to prevent their accidental falling or
rolling from the deck.
(6) Overhead protection shall be provided for an employee working below logs
being moved to the log deck.