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9. Please describe the extent to which the rules conflict with or duplicate similar rules,
compliance requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.
MIOSHA is not aware of any conflict or duplication.
10. Is the subject matter of the rules currently contained in any guideline, handbook, manual,
instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda?
None that MIOSHA is aware of.
11. Are the rules listed on the department’s annual regulatory plan as rules to be processed
for the current year?
Yes
12. Will the proposed rules be promulgated under Section 44 of the Administrative Procedures
Act, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.244, or under the full rulemaking process?
Full Process
13. Please describe the extent to which the rules exceed similar regulations, compliance
requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.
By creating state specific versions of federal regulations, we are being "at least as effective as"
OSHA, but going beyond OSHA regulations. Therefore, these rules are being promulgated under
the full rulemaking process as specified in the Administrative Procedures Act.
14. Do the rules incorporate the recommendations received from the public regarding any
complaints or comments regarding the rules? If yes, please explain.
Yes, The Plastic Industry Association initiated the opening of these rules to update the guarding
requirements.
15. If amending an existing rule set, please provide the date of the last evaluation of the rules
and the degree, if any, to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed
the regulatory activity covered by the rules since the last evaluation.
June 12, 2019, the rules were amended due to the recently revised Federal regulations 1910 Part D
in order to be as effective as the Federal OSHA standards.
16. Are there any changes or developments since implementation that demonstrate there is no
continued need for the rules, or any portion of the rules?
MIOSHA is not aware of any.
17. Is there an applicable decision record (as defined in MCL 24.203(6) and required by MCL
24.239(2))? If so, please attach the decision record.
No
MCL 24.239