DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD
(By authority conferred on the director of the department of labor and economic
opportunity by sections 14r, 16, and 21 of the Michigan occupational safety and health
act, 1974 PA 154, MCL 408.1014r, 408.1016, and 408.1021, and Executive
Reorganization Order Nos. 1996-2, 2003-1, 2008-4, 2011-4, and 2019-3, MCL 445.2001,
445.2011, 445.2025, 445.2030, and 125.1998)
PART 73. FIRE BRIGADES
R 408.17301 Scope, adoption, and referenced standards.
Rule 7301. (1) This standard is applicable to fire brigades, industrial fire
departments, and private or contractual-type fire departments when established by an
employer, and provides for the organization, training, and personal protective equipment
to be used. This standard does not apply to airport crash rescue operations or forest
firefighting operations.
(2) The following National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards are
adopted by reference in these rules and are available from the National Fire Protection
Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, Massachusetts, 02169-7471,
or via the internet at the following website: www.nfpa.org, at a cost as of the time of
adoption of these amendments, as stated in these rules:
(a) NFPA 1971: “Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting
and Proximity Fire Fighting,” 1997 edition. Cost: $79.50.
(b) NFPA 1971: “Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting
and Proximity Fire Fighting,” 2013 edition. Cost: $74.00.
(c) NFPA 1981: “Standard on Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
(SCBA) for Emergency Services,” 2007 edition. Cost: $63.50.
(d) NFPA 1982: “Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS),” 2007
edition. Cost: $68.50.
(3) The standards adopted in these rules are also available for inspection at the
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, MIOSHA Standards and
FOIA Section, 530 W. Allegan Street, P.O. Box 30643, Lansing, Michigan, 48909-8143.
(4) Copies of the standards adopted in these rules may be obtained from the
publisher or may be obtained from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic
Opportunity, MIOSHA Standards and FOIA Section, 530 W. Allegan Street, P.O. Box
30643, Lansing, Michigan, 48909-8143, at the cost charged in this rule, plus $20.00 for
shipping and handling.
History: 1984 AACS; 2023 MR 20, Eff. Oct. 23, 2023.
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