DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY  
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE  
GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD  
Filed with the secretary of state on March 24, 2021  
These rules take effect immediately upon filing with the secretary of state unless adopted  
under section 33, 44, or 45a(6) of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA  
306, MCL 24.233, 24.244, or 24.245a. Rules adopted under these sections become  
effective 7 days after filing with the secretary of state.  
(By authority conferred on the director of the department of labor and economic  
opportunity by sections 14 and 24 of the Michigan occupational safety and health act,  
1974 PA 154, MCL 408.1014 and 408.1024, and Executive Reorganization Orders 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)  
R 325.34001 of the Michigan Administrative Code is amended, and R 325.34005 and R  
325.34010 are rescinded, as follows:  
PART 340. BERYLLIUM  
R 325.34001 Scope, application, adoption, and availability of standards.  
Rule 4001. (1) This standard applies to occupational exposure to beryllium in all forms,  
compounds, and mixtures in general industry, except those articles and materials exempted  
by subrules (2) and (3) of this rule.  
(2) This standard does not apply to articles, as defined in General Industry Standard Part  
92. “Hazard Communication,” that contain beryllium and that the employer does not  
process.  
(3) This standard does not apply to materials containing less than 0.1% beryllium by  
weight where the employer has objective data demonstrating that employee exposure to  
beryllium will remain below the action level as an 8 hour TWA under any foreseeable  
conditions.  
(4) The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation 29  
CFR 1910.1024, “Beryllium,” as amended September 14, 2020, is adopted by reference in  
these rules.  
(5) The adopted federal regulations have the same force and effect as a rule promulgated  
under the Michigan occupational safety and health act (MIOSHA), 1974 PA 154, MCL  
408.1001 to 408.1094.  
(6) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.1020, “Access to employee exposure and medical  
records,” means General Industry and Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 470.  
“Employee Medical Records and Trade Secrets.”  
(7) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.134, “Respiratory Protection,” means General Industry  
and Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 451. “Respiratory Protection.”  
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(8) A reference to 29 CFR part 1910, subpart I, “Personal Protective Equipment,” means  
General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 33. “Personal Protective Equipment” or  
General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 433. “Personal Protective Equipment.”  
(9) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.1200, “Hazard communication,” means Occupational  
Health Standard Part 430. “Hazard Communication.”  
(10) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.141, “Sanitation,” means General Industry Safety and  
Health Standard Part 474. “Sanitation.”  
(11) The OSHA regulation adopted in these rules is available from the United States  
Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration website:  
www.osha.gov, at no charge, as of the time of adoption of these rules.  
(12) The regulations adopted in these rules are available for inspection at the  
Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, MIOSHA Standards and FOIA Section,  
530 West Allegan Street, P.O. Box 30643, Lansing, Michigan, 48909-8143.  
(13) The regulations adopted in these rules may be obtained from the publisher or may  
be obtained from the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, MIOSHA  
Standards and FOIA, 530 West Allegan Street, P.O. Box 30643, Lansing, Michigan,  
48909-8143, at the cost charged in this rule, plus $20.00 for shipping and handling.  
(14) The following Michigan occupational safety and health administration (MIOSHA)  
standards are referenced in these rules. Up to 5 copies of these standards may be obtained  
at no charge from the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, MIOSHA  
Standards and FOIA Section, 530 West Allegan Street, P.O. Box 30643, Lansing,  
Michigan, 48909-8143 or via the internet at website: www.michigan.gov/mioshastandards.  
For quantities greater than 5, the cost, as of the time of adoption of these rules, is 4 cents  
per page.  
(a) General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 33. “Personal Protective  
Equipment,” R 408.13301 to R 408.13398.  
(b) Occupational Health Standard Part 430. “Hazard Communication,” R 325.77001  
to R 325.77004.  
(c) General Industry and Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 451.  
“Respiratory Protection,” R 325.60051 to R 325.60052.  
(d) General Industry and Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 470.  
“Employee Medical Records and Trade Secrets,” R 325.3451 to R 325.3476.  
(e) General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 474. “Sanitation,” R 325.47401  
to R 325.47425.  
(f) General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 433. "Personal Protective  
Equipment," R 325.60001 to R 325.60013.  
R 325.34005 Rescinded.  
R 325.34010 Rescinded.  
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