Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.41462 - Safety generally
Rule 1462.
(1)
The employer shall inform oncoming shifts of any hazardous occurrences or
conditions that have affected or might affect employee safety, including
liberation of gas, equipment failures, earth or rock slides, cave-ins,
floodings, fires, or explosions.
(2) A safe means of egress and access to all
work areas shall be provided and maintained free of hazards.
(3) When work is not being performed, access
to an underground opening shall be covered, bulkheaded, fenced off, or
restricted by gates or doors and appropriately posted.
(4) Any section of tunnel that is not in use
shall be barricaded to prevent ingress by an unauthorized employee.
(5) Construction of a trench, manhole, or
other opening for use in a tunnel or shaft operation shall be as prescribed in
construction safety standard Part 9. Excavation, Trenching, and Shoring and
construction safety standard Part 45. Fall Protection, which is referenced in
R
408.41410.
(6) An area subject to subsidence that is
hazardous to an employee shall be fenced and appropriately posted.
(7) Each operation shall have a check-in and
check-out system that will provide positive identification of an employee by
number or name and will identify the location of each employee who is
underground. An accurate record shall be kept on the surface. However, a
check-in and check-out system is not required when the construction of
underground facilities that are designed for human occupancy has been completed
so that the permanent environmental controls are effective and the remaining
construction activity will not cause any environmental hazard or structural
failure within the facilities.
(8)
All employees shall be instructed in the recognition and avoidance of hazards
that are associated with all of the following underground construction
activities:
(a) Air monitoring.
(b) Ventilation.
(c) Illumination.
(d) Communications.
(e) Flood control.
(f) Mechanical equipment.
(g) Personal protective equipment.
(h) Explosives.
(i) Fire prevention and protection.
(j) Emergency procedures, including
evacuation plans and check-in and check-out systems.
(9) The employer shall issue each employee a
copy of the projects general safety rules before the employee commences work at
the project.
(10) Each employer
shall designate a qualified person who is responsible for administering the
safety program. A written record shall be maintained of the safety training
program.
(11) Before an employee
enters a tunnel where the atmosphere may be hazardous due to a condition such
as a deficiency of oxygen, or may be toxic in excess of the maximum allowable
limits, the tunnel shall be tested and the results shall be recorded as
prescribed in occupational health standard Part 665. Underground Construction,
Caissons, Cofferdams, and Compressed Air, which is referenced in
R
408.41410. The records shall be maintained at the
jobsite. If the atmosphere is hazardous, either sufficient ventilation to
eliminate the hazard shall be provided or respiratory equipment as prescribed
by the department of licensing and regulatory affairs shall be worn.
(12) If an atmosphere is found to be
explosive, then sparks, flame, and other sources of ignition shall be
prohibited and ventilation shall be provided until the hazard has been reduced
and maintained at or below the maximum allowable limits as prescribed by the
department of licensing and regulatory affairs.
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