408.1001 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Michigan occupational safety and health act”. History: 1974, Act 154, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975 Compiler’s Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of the division of occupational health in the bureau of environmental and occupational health, with the exception […]
408.1002 Scope of act; effect on statutory or common law. Sec. 2. (1) This act shall apply to all places of employment in the state, except in domestic employment and in mines as defined in section 4. (2) Nothing in this act shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect any workers’ compensation […]
408.1003 Meanings of words and phrases. Sec. 3. The words and phrases defined in sections 4 to 6 have the meanings respectively ascribed to them for the purposes of this act. History: 1974, Act 154, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975
408.1004 Definitions; A to M. Sec. 4. (1) “Agricultural operations” means the work activity designated in major groups 01 and 02 of the standard industrial classification manual, United States bureau of the budget, 1972 edition. Agricultural operations include any practices performed by a farmer or on a farm as an incident to or in conjunction […]
408.1005 Definitions; E to I. Sec. 5. (1) “Employee” means a person permitted to work by an employer. (2) “Employer” means an individual or organization, including this state or a political subdivision, that employs 1 or more persons. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the franchise agreement, as between a franchisee and franchisor, the franchisee […]
408.1006 Definitions; P to W. Sec. 6. (1) “Place of employment” means a factory, plant, establishment, construction site or other similar area, workplace, or environment where an employee is permitted to work. (2) “Political subdivision” means a city, village, township, county, school district, intermediate school district, or state or local government authorized or supported agency, […]
408.1009 Legislative declaration. Sec. 9. The safety, health, and general welfare of employees are primary public concerns. The legislature hereby declares that all employees shall be provided safe and healthful work environments free of recognized hazards. History: 1974, Act 154, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975
408.1011 Duties of employer. Sec. 11. An employer shall: (a) Furnish to each employee, employment and a place of employment that is free from recognized hazards that are causing, or are likely to cause, death or serious physical harm to the employee. (b) Comply with this act and with the rules and standards promulgated and […]
408.1012 Duties of employee. Sec. 12. An employee shall: (a) Comply with rules and standards promulgated, and with orders issued pursuant to this act. (b) Not remove, displace, damage, destroy, or carry off a safeguard furnished or provided for use in a place of employment, or interfere in any way with the use thereof by […]
408.1013 Administration and enforcement; reports. Sec. 13. (1) The department of labor shall administer and enforce the provisions of this act relative to occupational safety. (2) The department of public health shall administer and enforce the provisions of this act relative to occupational health. (3) The department of labor and department of public health shall […]
408.1014 Federal standards incorporated by reference; force and effect; conflicts; copies of standard; processing proposed rule substantially similar to federal standard; clear and convincing need for standard; compliance with administrative procedures act of 1969; inapplicability to MCL 408.1014r. Sec. 14. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), the occupational safety and health standards that […]
408.1014a Occupational safety and health hazard communication standard; incorporation by reference; applicability of standard; conflicting provisions; administration and enforcement of standards; duties of employers. Sec. 14a. (1) The occupational safety and health hazard communication standard that has been adopted or promulgated by the United States department of labor and has been codified at 29 CFR […]
408.1014b Disclosure of specific chemical identity, percentage composition, or both. Sec. 14b. In nonemergency situations, a chemical manufacturer, importer, or employer claiming a trade secret, upon request, shall disclose a specific chemical identity, percentage composition, or both, otherwise permitted to be withheld under the standard incorporated by reference in section 14a, in addition to a […]
408.1014c Identification of pipes and piping systems in workplace; establishment of pipe and stationary process container entry procedure; applicable provisions. Sec. 14c. Pipes or piping systems in a workplace that contain a hazardous chemical shall be identified to an employee by a label or by a sign, placard, written operating instructions, process sheet, batch ticket, […]
408.1014d Trade secret claims; petition; review; confidentiality; determination; final order; revocation of order; hearing; exemption of records and information from disclosure under freedom of information act; providing director with specific chemical identity and percentage composition of hazardous chemical. Sec. 14d. (1) Upon request of the director, an employer who claims a trade secret under the […]
408.1014e Public service announcements. Sec. 14e. In order to educate employers, employees, and the public about the hazards of exposure to hazardous chemicals and the requirements of the occupational safety and health hazard communication standard incorporated by reference in section 14a and the requirements of sections 14b to 14l, the department of licensing and regulatory […]
408.1014f Employer engaged in agricultural operations; certifying list of chemicals. Sec. 14f. (1) An employer engaged in agricultural operations is not required to comply with the standard incorporated by reference in section 14a or sections 14b to 14l for a hazardous chemical that is regulated under the federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act, chapter 125, […]
408.1014g Chemical in sealed package in transit by common carrier. Sec. 14g. An employer is not required to comply with the standard incorporated by reference in section 14a or with sections 14b to 14l with respect to a chemical in a sealed package and in transit by a common carrier if the seal remains intact […]
408.1014h Employer engaged in construction operations. Sec. 14h. An employer engaged in construction operations may satisfy the requirements of the standard incorporated in section 14a and sections 14b to 14l that a safety data sheet be maintained for each hazardous chemical in the workplace by maintaining safety data sheets in 1 or more central locations […]
408.1014i Plan for executing responsibilities of organized fire department. Sec. 14i. The chief of each organized fire department shall prepare and disseminate to each fire fighting employee of the organized fire department a plan for executing the department’s responsibilities with respect to each site within the organized fire department’s jurisdiction where hazardous chemicals are used […]
