Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.43501

Current through Vol. 24-21, December 1, 2024

Section R. 408.43501 - Scope

Rule 3501.

(1) This standard sets forth requirements for practices and procedures to protect employees engaged in construction activities at a worksite with 1 or more confined spaces, subject to the exceptions in subrule (2) of this rule. Examples of locations where confined spaces may occur include, but are not limited to, those listed in table 1:

TABLE 1 EXAMPLES OF LOCATIONS WHERE CONFINED SPACES MAY OCCUR

Bins

Boilers

Pits, such as elevator, escalator, pump, valve or other equipment

Manholes, such as sewer, storm drain, electrical, communication, or other utility

Tanks, such as fuel, chemical, water, or other liquid, solid or gas

Incinerators

Scrubbers

Concrete pier columns

Sewers

Transformer vaults

Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) ducts

Storm drains

Water mains

Precast concrete and other pre-formed manhole units

Drilled shafts

Enclosed beams

Vessels

Digesters

Lift Stations

Cesspools

Silos

Air receivers

Sludge gates

Air preheaters

Step up transformers

Turbines

Chillers

Bag houses

Mixers, such as reactors

(2) This standard does not apply to any of the following:

(a) Construction work regulated by Construction Safety Standard Part 9 "Excavation, Trenching, and Shoring."

(b) Construction work regulated by Construction Safety Standard Part 14 "Tunnels, Shafts, Caissons, and Cofferdams."

(c) Construction work regulated by Occupational Health Standard Part 504 "Diving Operations."

(d) Construction work regulated by Occupational Health Standard Part 665 "Underground Construction, Caissons, Cofferdams, and Compressed Air."

(3) When this standard applies and there is a provision that addresses a confined space hazard in another applicable standard, the employer shall comply with both that requirement and the applicable provisions of this standard.

(4) The following provisions of the occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) regulations, except as amended in these rules, are adopted by reference in these rules:

(a) 1926.1202 "Definitions."

(b) 1926.1203 "General requirements."

(c) 1926.1204 "Permit-required confined space program."

(d) 1926.1205 "Permitting process."

(e) 1926.1206 "Entry permit."

(f) 1926.1207 "Training."

(g) 1926.1208 "Duties of authorized entrants."

(h) 1926.1209 "Duties of attendants."

(i) 1926.1210 "Duties of entry supervisors."

(j) 1926.1211 "Rescue and emergency services."

(k) 1926.1212 "Employee participation."

Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.43501

2015 MR 20, Eff. 10/29/2015