DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY  
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE  
GENERAL INDUSTRY AND CONSTRUCTION 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, 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 325.51601 of the Michigan Administrative Code is amended, as follows:  
PART 308. INORGANIC ARSENIC  
R 325.51601 Scope, applicability, adoption, and availability of standards.  
Rule 601. (1) These rules apply to all occupational exposures to inorganic arsenic,  
except that they do not apply to employee exposures in agriculture or resulting from  
pesticide application, the treatment of wood with preservatives, or the utilization of  
arsenically preserved wood.  
(2) The following federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)  
regulations are adopted by reference in these rules:  
(a) 29 CFR 1910.1018 “Inorganic arsenic,” as amended May 14, 2019.  
(b) 29 CFR 1910.1018, appendix A “Inorganic arsenic substance information  
sheet,” as amended May 14, 2019.  
(c) 29 CFR 1910.1018, appendix B “Substance technical guidelines,” as in effect as  
of the effective date of these rules.  
(d) 29 CFR 1910.1018, appendix C “Medical surveillance guidelines,” as amended  
May 14, 2019.  
(3) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.133 means General Industry Safety and Health  
Standard Part 33. “Personal Protective Equipment,” R 408.13301 to R 408.13398.  
(4) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.134 means General Industry and Construction  
Safety and Health Standard Part 451. “Respiratory Protection,” R 325.60051 to  
R325.60052.  
(5) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.141 means General Industry Safety and Health  
Standard Part 474. “Sanitation,” R 325.47401 to 325.47425.  
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(6) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.1020 means General Industry and Construction  
Safety and Health Standard Part 470. “Employee Medical Records and Trade Secrets,” R  
325.3451 to R 325.3476.  
(7) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.1200 means Occupational Health Standard Part 430.  
“Hazard Communication,” R 325.77001 to R 325.77004.  
(8) The adopted federal regulations 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.  
(9) The OSHA regulations adopted in these rules are 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.  
(10) 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.  
(11) The regulations adopted in these rules may be obtained from the publisher or  
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.  
(12) 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 the following website:  
www.michigan.gov/mioshastandards. For quantities greater than 5, the cost, at the time  
of adoption of these rules, is 4 cents per page.  
(a) Occupational Health Standard Part 430. “Hazard Communication,”  
R 325.77001 to R 325.77004.  
(b) General Industry and Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 451.  
“Respiratory Protection,” R 325.60051 to R 325.60052.  
(c) General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 33. “Personal Protective  
Equipment,” R 408.13301 to R 408.13398.  
(d) General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 474. “Sanitation,”  
R 325.47401 to R 325.47425.  
(e) General Industry and Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 470.  
“Employee Medical Records and Trade Secrets,” R 325.3451 to R 325.3476.  
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