R 408.15233 Debarkers.

Rule 5233. (1) A debarker shall be guarded by an enclosure or by location so as to protect an employee from flying bark and other debris. The enclosure shall have a window between the operator and debarker of 3/8- inch plexiglass or material of equivalent or greater strength. (2) Hold-down rolls shall be used at the in-feed and out-feed sections of mechanical ring debarkers to control the movement of a log. (3) Where an elevating ramp or gate is used, a means such as a chain or blocking shall be used to insure its suspension when an employee is required to work under it. (4) A bumper pillar or post of adequate strength to contain a log when passing through a stationary debarker head shall be in place.