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.
(c) 29 C.F.R. § 1926.502 “Fall protection systems criteria and practices,” effective
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:
(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,
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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