DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD
Filed with the secretary of state on April 20, 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, 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)
R 325.51401 of the Michigan Administrative Code is amended, as follows:
PART 302. VINYL CHLORIDE
R 325.51401 Scope, application, adoption, and availability of standards.
Rule 1. (1) These rules specify the requirements for the control of employee
exposure to vinyl chloride (chloroethene), Chemical Abstracts Service Registry No.
75014.
(2) These rules apply to the manufacture, reaction, packaging, repackaging, storage,
handling, or use of vinyl chloride or polyvinyl chloride, but do not apply to the handling
or use of fabricated products made of polyvinyl chloride.
(3) These rules apply to the transportation of vinyl chloride or polyvinyl chloride,
except to the extent that the United States Department of Transportation regulates the
hazards covered by these rules.
(4) The following federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
regulations are adopted by reference in these rules:
(a) 29 CFR 1910.1017 “Vinyl chloride,” as amended May 14, 2019.
(b) 29 CFR 1910.1017, appendix A “Supplemental medical information,” as
amended February 13, 1996.
(5) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.134 means General Industry and Construction
Safety and Health Standard Part 451. “Respiratory Protection.”
(6) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.1200 means Occupational Health Standard Part 430.
“Hazard Communication.”
(7) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.1020 means General Industry and Construction
Safety and Health Standard Part 470. “Employee Medical Records and Trade Secrets.”
January 25, 2021