Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules
Administrative Rules Division (ARD)
611 W. Ottawa Street
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-335-8658 Fax: 517-335-9512
REQUEST FOR RULEMAKING (RFR)
1. Department:
Labor and Economic Opportunity
2. Bureau:
MIOSHA
3. Promulgation type:
MCL 24.244 (2)
4. Title of proposed rule set:
General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 302. Vinyl Chloride
5. Rule numbers or rule set range of numbers:
R 325.51401 to R325.51414
6. Estimated time frame:
6 months
Name of person filling out RFR:
Daniela Garza
E-mail of person filling out RFR:
Phone number of person filling out RFR:
517-284-7738
Address of person filling out RFR:
530 West Allegan Street, Lansing MI, 48933
7. Describe the general purpose of these rules, including any problems the changes are intended
to address.
These rules, GI Part 302. Vinyl Chloride give direction to employers and employees on protecting
Michigan employees from safety and health hazards in the workplace on a variety of subjects.
These rules are being amended in order to be as effective as the federal Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) standard 29 CFR 1910.1017 “Vinyl chloride.”
In addition, this rule set is being amended in order to make editorial and administrative revisions
and required under the standard improvement project issued by federal OSHA
8. Please cite the specific promulgation authority for the rules (i.e. department director,
commission, board, etc.).
The director of the department has the specific promulgation authority for the rules.
A. Please list all applicable statutory references (MCLs, Executive Orders, etc.).
The Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires MIOSHA to
promulgate standards that are at least as effective as those promulgated under Section 6 of the Act;
Sections 19 and 21 of 1974 PA 154, and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1996-2, 2003-1,
2008-4, 2011-4, and 2019-3, MCL 445.2001, 445.2011, 445.2025, 445.2030, and 125.1998.
MCL 24.239