DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

DIRECTOR’S OFFICE

CONSTRUCTION SAFETY STANDARDS

(By authority conferred on the director of the department of licensing and regulatory

affairs by sections 19 and 21 of 1974 PA 154, MCL 408.1019 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)

PART 45. Fall Protection

R 408.44501 Scope

Rule 4501. (1) The rules in this part set forth the minimum requirements and criteria

for fall protection in construction workplaces, their applications, and definitions that are

applicable to these rules.

(2) These rules do not apply where an employee is making an inspection, an

investigation, or an assessment of workplace conditions before the actual start of

construction work or after all construction work has been completed.

(3) The following provisions of the occupational safety and health administration

(OSHA) regulations, except as amended in these rules, are adopted by reference in these

rules:

(a) 29 C.F.R. § 1926.500 “Scope, Application, and definitions applicable to this

subpart.”

(b) 29 C.F.R. § 1926.501 “Duty to have fall protection.”

(d) 29 C.F.R. § 1926.503 “Training requirements.”

(4) All of the following provisions are amendments to the OSHA regulations

adopted by reference in these rules and are referenced in R 408.44502:

(a) Additional performance requirements for personal climbing equipment,

lineman's body belts, safety straps, and lanyards are contained in Construction Safety

Standard Part 16. “Power Transmission and Distribution.”

(b) The specifications for fall protection requirements for an employee working on

certain types of derricks are contained in Construction Safety Standard Part 10. “Lifting

and Digging Equipment,” and Construction Safety Standard Part 32. “Aerial Work

Platforms.”

ladders and the performance requirements for stairways, stair rail systems, and handrails

are contained in Construction Safety Standard Part 11. “Fixed and Portable Ladders” and

Construction Safety Standard Part 21 “Guarding of Walking and Working Areas.”

(d) The specifications for fall protection requirements for an employee working on a

scaffold; performance requirements for a guardrail system; or for the performance

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requirements for falling object protection used on scaffolds are contained in Construction

Safety Standard Part 12. “Scaffolds and Scaffold Platforms.”

(e) The specifications for fall protection requirements for an employee working on

or in certain types of equipment used in tunneling operations are contained in

Construction Safety Standard Part 14. “Tunnels, Shafts, Caissons, and Cofferdams.”

(f) The specifications for fall protection requirements for an employee working from

aerial lifts, on poles, towers, or similar structures while engaged in the construction of

electric transmission or distribution lines or equipment are contained in Construction

Safety Standard Part 32. “Aerial Work Platforms.”

(g) The specifications for fall protection requirements for an employee performing

steel erection work on buildings are contained in Construction Safety Standard Part 26.

“Steel Erection.”

History: 1996 AACS; 2015 AACS.

R 408.44502. Adopted and referenced standards.

Rule 4502. (1) The following federal occupational safety and health administration

(OSHA) regulations are adopted by reference in these rules:

(a) 29 C.F.R. § 1926.500 “Scope, Application, and definitions applicable to this

subpart,” effective July 10, 2014.

(b) 29 C.F.R. § 1926.501 “Duty to have fall protection,” effective January 26, 1995.

January 26, 1995.

(d) 29 C.F.R. § 1926.503 “Training requirements,” effective January 26, 1995.

(2) The standards adopted in subrule (1) of this rule 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.

(3) The standards adopted in these rules are available for inspection at the

Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, MIOSHA Regulatory Services Section,

7150 Harris Drive, Lansing, Michigan, 48909-8143.

(4) The standards adopted in these rules may be obtained from the publisher or may be

obtained from the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, MIOSHA Regulatory

Services Section, 7150 Harris Drive, P.O. Box 30643, Lansing, Michigan, 48909-8143,

plus $20.00 for shipping and handling.

(5) The following Michigan occupational safety and health (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 Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, MIOSHA

Regulatory Services Section, 7150 Harris Drive, P.O. Box 30643, Lansing, Michigan,

48909-8143 or via the internet at 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.

(a) Construction Safety Standard Part 10. “Lifting and Digging Equipment,”

R 408.41001 to R 408.41099a.

(b) Construction Safety Standard Part 11. “Fixed and Portable Ladders,”

R 408.41101 to R 408.41140.

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R 408.41201 to R 408.41264.

(d) Construction Safety Standard Part 14. “Tunnels, Shafts, Caissons, and

Cofferdams,” R 408.41401 to R 408.41483.

(e) Construction Safety Standard Part 16. “Power Transmission and Distribution,”

R 408.41601 to R 408.41658.

(f) Construction Safety Standard Part 21. “Guarding of Walking and Working

Areas,” R 408.42101 to R 408.42160.

(g) Construction Safety Standard Part 26. “Steel Erection,” R 408.42601 to

R 408.42656.

(h) Construction Safety Standard Part 32. “Aerial Work Platforms,” R 408.43201 to

R 408.43220.

History: 1996 AACS; 2015 AACS.

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