Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules

Administrative Rules Division (ARD)

MOAHR-Rules@michigan.gov

AGENCY REPORT TO THE

JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)

AGENCY INFORMATION:

Agency name:

Labor and Economic Opportunity

Division/Bureau/Office:

MIOSHA

Name of person completing this form:

Heather Albert

Phone number of person completing this form:

517-284-7738

Email of person completing this form:

AlbertH@michigan.gov

Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:

Dawn Gray

RULE SET INFORMATION:

MOAHR assigned rule set number:

2024-51 LE

Title of the proposed rule set:

Part 25. Concrete Construction

1. Purpose of the proposed rules and background:

Construction Safety Standard Part 25, Concrete Construction, sets forth requirements to protect employees from the

hazards associated with concrete construction activities in the reinforcing, pouring, stressing, lifting, and floating of

concrete.

These rules are being amended to increase protections of employees from the hazards associated with concrete

construction activities in the reinforcing, pouring, stressing, lifting, and floating of concrete.

2. Summary of the proposed rules:

These rules are being amended to increase employee protection from hazards associated with concrete construction

activities including the reinforcing, pouring, stressing, lifting, and floating of concrete; the construction of forms and

shoring used in connection with concrete construction; tendon tensioning operations; and precast, tilt-up, and lift-slab

operations and to provide protection for the employees working in the vicinity of the hazards. Rules are being added

to address site access and layout and training requirements related to the associated work-related hazards.

3. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and publication

dates:

The Mining Journal - February 2, 2026.

The Oakland Press - February 2, 2026.

The Lansing State Journal - February 2, 2026.

4. Date of publication of the proposed rules and notice of public hearing in the Michigan Register:

2/15/2026

5. Date, time, and location of the public hearing:

MCL 24.242 and 24.245

Agency Report to JCAR -Page 2

3/4/2026 10:00 AM at The Michigan Library and History Center, 1st Floor Forum, 702 W. Kalamazoo Street, Lansing,

MI 48915

6. Provide the link the agency used to post the regulatory impact statement and cost-benefit analysis

on its website:

https://ARS.apps.lara.state.mi.us/Transaction/RFRTransaction?TransactionID=1558

7. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) who attended the public hearing:

Heather Albert-Standards Analyst, Amber Sweeney-Standards and FOIA Manager, Bart Pickelman-MIOSHA Director,

Krysta Robbennolt-Unit Secretary, Toscha Klopp-FOIA Coordinator, Tara Kyle-Continuing Education and Training

Director, Dan Maki-Construction Safety and Health Division Director.

8. Persons submitting comments of support:

Richard Marshall.

9. Persons submitting comments of opposition:

None.

10. Persons submitting other comments:

Richard Marshall, Eric Medley, and Kathleen Dobson.

11. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the public