DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
AND REGULATORY AFFAIRSLABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
CONSTRUCTION
SAFETYAND
HEALTH
STANDARDS
Filed with the secretary of state on
These rules take effect immediately upon filing with the secretary of state unless adopted under section 33, 44, or 45a(6) of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.233, 24.244, or 24.245a. Rules adopted under these sections become effective 7 days after filing with the secretary of state.
By authority conferred on the director of
the department of licensing and regulatory affairslabor and economic
opportunity
by sections 19 and 21 of the Michigan occupational safety and health act, 1974
PA 154, MCL
408.1019 and 408.1021, and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1996-2, 2003-1,
2008-4, and 2011-4, and 2019-3, MCL 445.2001, 445.2011, 445.2025, and
445.2030,
and 125.1998)
R 408.40105 and R 408.40132 of the Michigan Administrative Code are amended, as follows:
PART 1. GENERAL RULES
R 408.40105. Adopted and referenced standards.
Rule 105. (1) The following standards are adopted by reference in these rules and are available from IHS Global, 15 Inverness Way East, Englewood, Colorado, 80112, USA, telephone number: 1-800-854-7179 or via the internet at website: www.global.ihs.com; at a cost as of the time of adoption of these rules, as stated in this subrule.
(a) American National Standards Institute Standard ANSI A11.1 “Industrial lighting,” 1965 edition. Cost: $156.00.
(b) American Society of Mechanical Engineers Standard ASME “Boiler and pressure vessel code,” Section viii on “Unfired pressure vessels,” 1989 edition. Cost: $514.00.
(2) The standards adopted in these rules
are available for inspection at the Department of Licensing and Regulatory
AffairsLabor
and Economic Opportunity, MIOSHA, Standards and FOIA Section, 7150
Harris Drive530
W. Allegan Street,
P.O. Box 3064330645, Lansing,
Michigan, 48909-814348909-8145.
(3) Copies of the standards adopted in
these rules may be obtained from the publisher or may be obtained from the
Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsLabor and Economic
Opportunity,
MIOSHA, Standards and
FOIA
Section, 7150 Harris Drive530 W. Allegan Street, P.O. Box 3064330645, Lansing, Michigan,
48909-814348909-8145, at the cost
charged in this rule, plus $20.00 for shipping and handling.
(4) The following Michigan occupational
safety and health standards (MIOSHA) are referenced in these rules. Up to 5
copies of these standards may be obtained at no charge from the Michigan
Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsLabor and Economic
Opportunity,
MIOSHA, Regulatory ServicesStandards and FOIA section, 7150
Harris Drive530
W. Allegan Street,
P.O. Box 3064330645, Lansing, Michigan, 48909-814348909-8145 or via the internet
at website: www.michigan.gov/mioshastandards. For
quantities greater than 5, the cost, at the time of adoption of these rules, is
4 cents per page.
(a) Construction Safety Standard Part 16. “Power Transmission and Distribution,” R 408.41601 to R 408.41658.
(b) Construction Safety Standard Part 17. “Electrical Installations,” R 408.41701 to R 408.41734.
(c) Construction Safety Standard Part 22. “Signals, Signs, Tags, and Barricades,” R 408.42201 to R 408.42243.
(c)(d) Construction Safety
and
Health
Standard Part 30.
“Telecommunications for
Construction,”
R 408.43001 to R 408.43006.
(d)(e) Construction
Safety and
Health
Standard Part 35. “Confined Space
in Construction,” R 408.43501 to R 408.43510.
(e)(f) Construction Safety
Standard Part 45. “Fall
Protection,” R 408.44501 to R 408.44502.
(f)(g) General Industry
Safety
and Health
Standard Part 7. “Guards for Power
Transmission,” R 408.10701 to R 408.10765.
R 408.40132. Medical services and first aid.
Rule 132. (1) An employer shall ensure the availability of medical personnel for advice and consultation on matters of occupational health.
(2) Before beginning a project, provision shall be made for prompt medical attention in case of serious injury.
(3) A person who has a valid certificate in first aid training shall be present at the worksite to render first aid. A certificate is valid if the requirements necessary to obtain the certificate for first aid training meet or exceed the requirements of the United States bureau of mines, the American red cross, the guidelines for basic first aid training programs, or equivalent training.
(4) Where a remote location or a single employee worksite exists, an employer shall provide a written plan that includes alternate methods of assuring available treatment for employees at a remote location or single-employee worksite. The plan shall be communicated to all affected employees.
(5) An employer shall assure that there are first aid supplies at each jobsite and that the supplies are readily accessible.
(6) The contents of a first aid kit shall be sealed in individual packages, stored in a weatherproof container, and checked by an employer or designated person before being sent out on each job and at least weekly on each job to ensure that expended items are replaced.
(7) An employer shall provide proper
equipment for the prompt transportation of an injured person to a physician or
hospital and a communication system for contacting the necessary emergency service.
In areas where 911 is not available, the telephone numbers of a physician,
hospital, or emergency service shall be conspicuously posted at the jobsite.In areas where 911
emergency dispatch services are not available, the telephone numbers of the
physicians, hospitals, or ambulances shall be conspicuously posted.
(a) Ensure that the communication system is effective in contacting the emergency-medical service; and
(b) When using a communication system in an area that does not automatically supply the caller’s latitude and longitude information to the 911 emergency dispatcher, the employer must post in a conspicuous location at the worksite either:
(1) The latitude and longitude of the worksite; or
(2) Other location-identification information that communicates effectively to employees the location of the worksite.
(c) The requirement specified in paragraph (8)(b) of this section does not apply to worksites with a readily available telephone that has 911 emergency service that automatically identifies the location of the caller.
(8)(9) Where the eyes or
body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, the
employer shall provide suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of
the eyes and body within the work area for immediate emergency use.