Section 408.18151. Slicing machines .

(1) A slicing machine shall be equipped with a   device  which shall be used to push the last loaf through the knives without contacting the moving knives .

(2)    A slicing machine with reciprocating knives     shall    have    the    knife frames guarded by an interlocked cover .

(3)   A slicing machine with endless band knives shall have:

(a)   The drive motor equipped with an  automatic  brake  which   shall  be applied when the motor is not energized .

(b)   An interlocked cover  or  door  over   each  point  of   access  which deenergizes the drive motor when the cover or door is opened .

(c)   A safety device which deenergizes the drive motor when a knife breaks .

(d)  A honing or sharpening device  for  the  knife  which   shall  be  so designed as to protect the employee from the knife while doing the work .

(e)   Any transparent inspection ports made of shatter-proof material .

(4)   An automatically fed slicing machine used in conjunction with  a wrapping or bag loading machine shall have starting controls for both machines at 1 location and a stop device at each point of operation .

(5)    Where pusher fingers attached to the feed chain enter the bed    plate of the crossfeed, the end guard shall be extended to cover the pinch point .

History: 1979 AC .