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Montana · Through Montana Code Annotated 2025

50-30-213: Mechanical hazards.

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  1. TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY
  2. CHAPTER 30. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT
  3. Part 2. Hazardous Substances

An article may be determined to present a mechanical hazard if, in normal use or when subjected to reasonably foreseeable damage or abuse, its design or manufacture presents an unreasonable risk of personal injury or illness:

(1) from fracture, fragmentation, or disassembly of the article;

(2) from propulsion of the article (or a part or accessory thereof);

(3) from points or other protrusions, surfaces, edges, openings, or closures;

(4) from moving parts;

(5) from lack or insufficiency of controls to reduce or stop motion;

(6) as a result of self-adhering characteristics of the article;

(7) because the article (or a part or accessory thereof) may be aspirated or ingested;

(8) because of instability; or

(9) because of any other aspect of the article's design or manufacture.

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