DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY  
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE  
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY STANDARDS  
(By authority conferred on the director of the department of labor and economic  
opportunity by sections 19 and 21 of the Michigan occupational safety and health act,  
1974 PA 154, MCL 408.1019 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 42. HAZARD COMMUNICATION  
R 408.44201 Scope and application.  
Rule 4201. (1) These rules establish requirements to ensure that the hazards of all  
chemicals produced or imported by chemical manufacturers or importers are evaluated  
and that information concerning the hazards is transmitted to affected employers and  
communicated to employees. These rules establish requirements to ensure that markings,  
placards, and labels required on hazardous materials and explosives, both in  
transportation and at stationary facilities, are retained until the materials have been  
removed to the extent that the materials do not pose a hazard.  
(2) The regulations adopted by R 408.44202 apply to all chemical manufacturers,  
chemical importers, and employers pursuant to the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.1200 and  
29 CFR 1926.59.  
(3) The regulations adopted by R 408.44203 apply to workplaces pursuant to the  
provisions of 29 CFR 1910.1201, 29 CFR 1926.61, and 29 CFR 1928.21.  
(4) Section 14a(1) of the Michigan occupational safety and health act, 1974 PA 154,  
MCL 408.1014, adopted the original federal standard by reference. In addition, sections  
14b to 14l of the Michigan occupational safety and health act, 1974 PA 154, MCL  
408.1014b to 408.1014l, set forth additional requirements for employers in this state. The  
regulations adopted by R 408.44202 have the force and effect of law, but only to the  
extent they are consistent with section 14a(1) of the Michigan occupational safety and  
health act, 1974 PA 154, MCL 408.1014a. If there is inconsistency, section 14a(1) of the  
Michigan occupational safety and health act, 1974 PA 154, MCL 408.1014a, controls.  
History: 1995 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2025 MR 15, Eff. Aug. 12, 2025.  
R 408.44202 Hazard communication; adoption by reference.  
Rule 4202. (1) The following federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration  
(OSHA) regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations are adopted by reference in  
these rules:  
29 CFR 1910.1200 “Hazard Communication,” July 19, 2024.  
(b) 29 CFR 1910.1200 “Hazard Communication,” February 8, 2013.  
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(c) 29 CFR1926.59 “Hazard Communication,” June 20, 1996.  
(2) The adopted federal regulations shall 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.  
History: 1995 AACS; 2012 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2025 MR 15, Eff. Aug. 12, 2025.  
R 408.44203 Retention of department of transportation markings, placards, and  
labels; adoption by reference.  
Rule 4203. (1) The following federal OSHA regulations from the Code of Federal  
Regulations are adopted by reference in these rules:  
(a) 29 CFR 1910.1201 “Retention of DOT markings, placards and labels,” July 19,  
1994.  
(b) 29 CFR 1926.61 “Retention of DOT markings, placards and labels,” June 20,  
1996.  
(c) 29 CFR 1928.21 “Applicability of Standards in 29 CFR Part 1910,” March 7,  
1996.  
(2) The adopted federal regulations shall have the force and effect as a rule  
promulgated under the Michigan occupational safety and health act, 1974 PA 154, MCL  
408.1001 to 408.1094.  
History: 1995 AACS; 2012 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2025 MR 15, Eff. Aug. 12, 2025.  
R 408.44204 Availability of adopted rules.  
Rule 4204. (1) The standards adopted in these rules are available from the United  
States Department of Labor, OSHA website: www.osha.gov, at no charge, as of the time  
of adoption of these rules.  
(2) The standards adopted in these rules are also available for inspection at the  
Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, MIOSHA Standards Section, 530 West  
Allegan Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
(3) The standards adopted in these rules may be obtained from the publisher or may  
also be obtained from the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, MIOSHA  
Standards Section, 530 West Allegan Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933 at the cost  
charged in this rule, plus $20.00 for shipping and handling.  
History: 2014 AACS; 2025 MR 15, Eff. Aug. 12, 2025.  
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