R 408.11211 Employer and employee responsibilities.

Rule 1211. (1) An employer shall do all of the following: (a) Give each employee training or a test before allowing him or her to use equipment for arc and gas welding and cutting. (b) Provide face and eye protection and foot protection as prescribed in general industry safety standard Part 33 “Personal Protective Equipment,” as referenced in R 408.11202. (c) Provide other personal protective clothing or equipment, such as gloves, aprons, hearing protection devices, respirators, lifelines, safety belts, and lanyards required to protect the employee from injury likely to be caused by the assigned task of welding and cutting. Except for long sleeve shirts required to protect the employee from ultraviolet rays to the arms and ankle length trousers, the personal protective clothing and equipment shall be provided without expense to the employee. (d) Provide to an employee, at no expense to the employee, protective devices such as, but not limited to, curtains, safety glasses, or face shields to reduce the risk of flash burn, sparks, and foreign bodies to all employees in the area. (e) Provide ventilation where necessary to protect an employee against toxic materials as prescribed by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) standards. (2) An employee shall comply with all of the following: (a) Use welding and cutting equipment as trained and authorized. (b) Use the protective equipment required by the employer or the hazard. (c) Not tamper with safety devices. (3) An employee in charge of the operation of oxygen or fuel-gas supply equipment, of oxygen or fuel-gas systems, including generators, shall be instructed and judged competent by the employer for this work before being left in charge. Rules and instructions covering the operation and maintenance of oxygen or fuel-gas supply equipment, including generators, and oxygen or fuel-gas distribution piping systems shall be readily available. Editor's Note: An obvious error in R 408.11211 was corrected at the request of the promulgating agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2013 MR 11. The memorandum requesting the correction was published in Michigan Register, 2013 MR 21.