DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
GENERAL INDUSTRY AND CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND HEALTH
STANDARD
(By authority conferred on the director of the department of labor and economic
opportunity by sections 14, 16, 19, 21, and 24 of the Michigan occupational safety and
health act, 1974 PA 154, MCL 408.1014, 408.1016, 408.1019, 408.1021, and 408.1024,
and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1996-1, 1996-2, 2003-1, 2008-4, 2011-4, and
2019-3, MCL 330.3101, 445.2001, 445.2011, 445.2025, 445.2030, and 125.1998)
PART 308. INORGANIC ARSENIC
R 325.51601 Scope, applicability, adoption, and availability of standards.
Rule 601. (1) These rules apply to all occupational exposures to inorganic arsenic,
except that they do not apply to employee exposures in agriculture or resulting from
pesticide application, the treatment of wood with preservatives, or the utilization of
arsenically preserved wood.
(2) The following federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
regulations are adopted by reference in these rules:
(a) 29 CFR 1910.1018 “Inorganic arsenic,” as amended May 14, 2019.
(b) 29 CFR 1910.1018, appendix A “Inorganic arsenic substance information
sheet,” as amended May 14, 2019.
(c) 29 CFR 1910.1018, appendix B “Substance technical guidelines,” as in effect as
of the effective date of these rules.
(d) 29 CFR 1910.1018, appendix C “Medical surveillance guidelines,” as amended
May 14, 2019.
(3) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.133 means General Industry Safety and Health
Standard Part 33. “Personal Protective Equipment,” R 408.13301 to R 408.13398.
(4) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.134 means General Industry and Construction
Safety and Health Standard Part 451. “Respiratory Protection,” R 325.60051 to
R325.60052.
(5) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.141 means General Industry Safety and Health
Standard Part 474. “Sanitation,” R 325.47401 to 325.47425.
(6) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.1020 means General Industry and Construction
Safety and Health Standard Part 470. “Employee Medical Records and Trade Secrets,” R
325.3451 to R 325.3476.
(7) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.1200 means Occupational Health Standard Part 430.
“Hazard Communication,” R 325.77001 to R 325.77004.
(8) 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.
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