Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.59001 - Scope, application, adoption, and availability of standards
Rule 59001.
(1)
This standard applies to all occupational exposures to respirable crystalline
silica, except as follows:
(a) Construction
work as covered by Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 690. "Silica in
Construction."
(b) Agricultural
operations covered under Occupational Health Standard Part 700.
"Agriculture."
(c) Exposures that
result from the processing of sorptive clays.
(2) This standard does not apply where the
employer has objective data demonstrating that employee exposure to respirable
crystalline silica will remain below 25 micrograms per cubic meter of air (25
µg/m3) as an 8-hour time-weighted average
(TWA) under any foreseeable conditions.
(3) This standard does not apply if the
employer complies with Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 690.
"Silica in Construction" and both of the following apply:
(a) The task performed is indistinguishable
from a construction task listed on Table 1 in
29 CFR
1926.1153(c) of Construction
Safety and Health Standard Part 690. "Silica in Construction."
(b) The task will not be performed regularly
in the same environment and conditions.
(4) The following federal Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations are adopted by reference in these
rules:
(a)
29 CFR
1910.1053 "Respirable crystalline silica," as
amended May 14, 2019.
(b)
29 CFR
1910.1053, appendix A "Methods of Sample
Analysis," as amended March 25, 2016.
(c)
29 CFR
1910.1053, appendix B "Medical Surveillance
Guidelines," as amended March 25, 2016.
(5) A reference to
29
CFR 1910.94 means Occupational Health
Standard Part 520. "Ventilation Control."
(6) A reference to
29 CFR
1910.134 means General Industry and
Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 451. "Respiratory
Protection."
(7) A reference to
29 CFR
1910.1020 means General Industry and
Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 470. "Employee Medical Records and
Trade Secrets."
(8) A reference to
29 CFR
1910.1200 means Occupational Health Standard
Part 430. "Hazard Communication."
(9) The adopted federal regulations have the
same force and effect as a rule promulgated under the Michigan occupational
safety and health act, 1974 PA 154, MCL 408.1001 to 408.1094.
(10) The OSHA regulations adopted in these
rules are available from the United States Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration website, www.osha.gov, at no charge, as of the time of
adoption of these rules.
(11) The
regulations adopted in these rules are available for inspection at the
Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, MIOSHA, Standards and FOIA
Section, 530 West Allegan Street, P.O. Box 30643, Lansing, Michigan,
48909-8143.
(12) The regulations
adopted in these rules may be obtained from the publisher or the Department of
Labor and Economic Opportunity, MIOSHA, Standards and FOIA Section, 530 West
Allegan Street, P.O. Box 30643, Lansing, Michigan, 48909-8143, at the cost
charged in this rule, plus $20.00 for shipping and handling.
(13) The following Michigan occupational
safety and health administration (MIOSHA) standards are referenced in these
rules. Up to 5 copies of these standards may be obtained at no charge from the
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, MIOSHA, Standards and
FOIA Section, 530 West Allegan Street, P.O. Box 30643, Lansing, Michigan,
48909-8143 or via the internet at the following website:
www.michigan.gov/mioshastandards.
For quantities greater than 5, the cost, as of the time of adoption of these
rules, is 4 cents per page.
(b) General Industry and Construction Safety
and Health Standard Part 451. "Respiratory Protection,"
R
325.60051 to
R 325.60052.
(c) General Industry and Construction Safety
and Health Standard Part 470. "Employee Medical Records and Trade Secrets,"
R 325.3451 to
R
325.3476.
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