Section 408.18136. Manually fed dough brakes .

Rule 8136. (1) The in-running roll of a manually fed dough brake shall be enclosed by a guard of not less than 11 gauge metal or  material of equivalent strength extending to within 6 inches of the hopper  bottom board and at a horizontal  distance   from  the nip point of the rolls sufficient to prevent an employee's hand from being caught. The enclosure may be expanded metal for visual observation .

(2) An emergency stop bar shall be provided on a manually fed dough brake so located, that if the operator slips and falls toward the rolls, or if the operator's hand is caught in the rolls, the body pressure opens a circuit which deenergizes the drive motor and a magnetic spring-set brake stops the rolls immediately. This device shall be maintained operable .

History: 1979 AC .