DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
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 6. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
R 408.40601 Scope, adoption, and availability.
Rule 601. (1) This standard provides specifications for personal protective
equipment and prescribes the use, selection, and maintenance of this equipment for the
protection of the employee’s head, face, eyes, hands, feet, and body during construction
operations.
(2) Hearing protection must be in compliance with Occupational Health Standard
Part 680. “Occupational Noise Exposure.”
(3) Respiratory protection must be in compliance with General Industry and
Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 451. “Respiratory Protection.”
(4) Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face,
head, hands, feet, and body, protective clothing, and protective shields and barriers, must
be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is
necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards,
radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing
injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption,
inhalation, or physical contact.
(5) The following federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
regulations are adopted by reference in these rules:
(a) 29 CFR 1926.28 “Personal protective equipment,” as in effect as of the effective
date of these rules.
(b) 29 CFR 1926.100 “Head protection,” as amended July 23, 2012.
(c) 29 CFR 1926.102 “Eye and face protection,” as amended March 25, 2016.
(d) 29 CFR 1926.97 “Electrical protective equipment,” as amended July 10, 2014.
(e) 29 CFR 1926.105 “Safety nets,” as amended August 2, 1995.
(6) A reference to 29 CFR part 1926, subpart E “Personal Protective and Life Saving
Equipment,” means the following standards:
(a) Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 6. “Personal Protective
Equipment.”
(b) Occupational Health Standard Part 680. “Occupational Noise Exposure.”
(c) General Industry and Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 451.
“Respiratory Protection.”
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