R 408.22305 Definitions; A to C.

Rule 2305. (1) "Act" means the Michigan occupational safety and health act, 1974 PA 154, MCL 408.1001 to 408.1094. (2) "Authorized employee representative" or "representative of employee" means a person designated by a labor organization certified by the national labor relations board or employment relations commission as created in section 3 of 1939 PA 176, MCL 423.3, as the bargaining representative for the affected employees. In the absence of certification, it shall be a person designated by the organization having a collective bargaining relationship with the employer and designated as having a collective bargaining relationship with the employer by the affected employees. If a labor organization is not certified or if no organization has a collective bargaining relationship with the employer, "authorized employee representative" or "representative of employee" means a person designated by the affected employees to represent them for the purpose of proceedings under the act. (3) "Board" means the board of health and safety compliance and appeals created in section 46 of the act, MCL 408.1046. (4) "Citation" means a written communication issued by the department to an employer pursuant to section 33 of the act, MCL 408.1033.