2 ADMINISTRATIVE RULES  

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    LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

     

    DIRECTOR’S OFFICE

     

    GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY STANDARDS

     

    Filed with the Secretary of State on October 8, 2012

     

    These rules become effective immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State unless adopted under sections 33, 44, or 45a(6) of 1969 PA 306.  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 affairs by sections 16 and 21 of 1974 PA 154, MCL 408.1016 and 408.1021, and Executive Reorganization Order Nos.

    1996-2, 2003-1, 2008-4, and 2011-4, MCL 445.2001, 445,2011, 445.2025, and 445.2030)

     

    R 408.16902 of the Michigan Administrative Code is amended as follows:

     

    PART 69. COMPRESSED GASES: ACETYLENE, HYDROGEN, OXYGEN, AND NITROUS OXIDE

     

    R 408.16902 Adoption of standards by reference.

    Rule 6902. (1) The following federal occupational safety and health administration’s regulations promulgated by the United States department of labor are adopted by reference in this rule:

    (a)                          The provisions of 29 C.F.R. §1910.101, “Compressed Gases, general requirements.” as amended on March 7, 1996.

    (b)   The provisions of 29 C.F.R. §1910.102, “Acetylene,” as amended on March 5, 2012.

    (c)   The provisions of 29 C.F.R. §1910.103, “Hydrogen,” as amended on December 14, 2007.  The specifications for electrical equipment are contained and referenced in the following:

    (i)   General Industry Safety Standard Part 39 “Design Safety Standards For Electrical Systems,” R 408.13901 to 1910.399.

    (ii)   General Industry Safety Standard Part 40 “Electrical Safety-related Work Practices,” R 408.14001 to R 408.14009.

    (d)  The provisions of 29 C.F.R. §1910.104, “Oxygen,” as amended on March 7, 1996.

    (e)   The provisions of 29 C.F.R. §1910.105, “Nitrous Oxide,” as amended on March 7, 1996.

    (2)   The OSHA adopted regulations are available from the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 315 West Allegan, Room 315, Lansing, Michigan, 48917, or via the internet at website www.osha.gov, at no charge as of the time of adoption of these rules.

    (3)   The MIOSHA referenced standards are available from the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, MIOSHA Standards Section, 7150 Harris Drive, P.O. Box 30643, Lansing, Michigan, 48909-8143, or via the internet at website: www.michigan.gov/mioshastandards, at no charge

     

     

    as of the time of adoption of these rules. For quantities greater than 5, the cost, as of the time of adoption of these rules, is 4 cents per page.