DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY  
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE  
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD  
Filed with the secretary of state on March 22, 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 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 325.51983 of the Michigan Administrative Code is amended, and R 325.51984 and R  
325.51985 are rescinded, as follows:  
PART 603. LEAD EXPOSURE IN CONSTRUCTION  
R 325.51983 Scope, application, adoption, and availability of standards.  
Rule 83. (1) These rules apply to all construction work as defined by the Michigan  
occupational safety and health act (MIOSHA), 1974 PA 154, MCL 408.1001 to  
408.1094. Construction work includes all of the following:  
(a) Demolition or salvage of structures where lead or materials containing lead are  
present.  
(b) Removal or encapsulation of materials containing lead.  
(c) New construction, alteration, repair, painting, decorating, or renovation of structures,  
substrates, or portions thereof that contain lead or materials containing lead.  
(d) Installation of products containing lead.  
(e) Lead contamination or emergency cleanup.  
(f) Transportation, disposal, storage, or containment of lead or materials containing lead  
on the site or location at which construction activities are performed.  
(g) Maintenance operations associated with the construction activities described in this  
rule.  
(2) The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation 29  
CFR 1926.62, “Lead,” as amended on February 18, 2020, is adopted by reference in these  
rules.  
January 6, 2021  
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(3) 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.  
(4) The following provisions of the OSHA regulation adopted in these rules are not  
adopted by reference:  
(a) 1926.62(d)(2)(v) is replaced by R 325.51986.  
(b) 1926.62(j)(1) is replaced by R 325.51987.  
(c) 1926.62(j)(2)(i) is replaced by R 325.51988.  
(d) 1926.62(j)(2)(iv) is replaced by R 325.51989.  
(e) 1926.62(j)(3)(i) is replaced by R 325.51990.  
(f) 1926.62(j)(3)(ii) is replaced by R 325.51991.  
(g) 1926.62(k)(1)(i) is replaced by R 325.51992.  
(h) 1926.62(k)(1)(iii) is replaced by R 325.51993.  
(5) A reference to 1926.51 “Sanitation,” means Construction Safety and Health  
Standard Part 1. “General Rules,” R 408.40101 to R 408.40134.  
(6) A reference to 1910.133 “Eye and face protection,” means Construction Safety and  
Health Standard Part 6. “Personal Protective Equipment,” R 408.40601 to R 408.40660.  
(7) A reference to 1910.134 “Respiratory Protection,” means General Industry and  
Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 451. “Respiratory Protection,” R  
325.60051 to R 325.60052.  
(8) A reference to 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,” R 325.3451 to R 325.3476.  
(9) A reference to 1910.1025 “Lead,” means General Industry Safety and Health  
Standard Part 310. “Lead in General Industry,” R 325.51901 to 325.51958.  
(10) A reference to 1910.1200 “Hazard Communication,” means Construction Safety  
and Health Standard Part 42. “Hazard Communication,” R 408.44201 to R 408.44204.  
(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 regulation adopted in these rules is 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 regulation 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 Section, 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) Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 1. “General Rules,” R 408.40101 to  
R 408.40134.  
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(b) Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 6. “Personal Protective Equipment,”  
R 408.40601 to R 408.40660.  
(c) Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 42. “Hazard Communication,”  
R 408.44201 to R 408.44204.  
(d) General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 310. “Lead in General Industry,”  
R 325.51901 to R 325.51958.  
(e) General Industry and Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 451.  
“Respiratory Protection,” R 325.60051 to R 325.60052.  
(f) General Industry and Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 470. “Employee  
Medical Records and Trade Secrets,” R 325.3451 to R 325.3476.  
R 325.51984 Rescinded.  
R 325.51985 Rescinded.  
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