R 325.60901
R 325.60901 Scope, adoption, and availability of standards.
Cite as Mich. Admin. Code R 325.60901
Rule 901. (1) These rules apply to all occupational exposures to cadmium and cadmium
compounds, in all forms, in all construction work where an employee may potentially be
exposed to cadmium.
(2) Construction work is defined as work involving construction, alteration, or repair,
including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Wrecking, demolition, or salvage of structures where cadmium or materials
containing cadmium are present.
(b) Use of cadmium containing-paints and cutting, brazing, burning, grinding, or
welding on surfaces that were painted with cadmium-containing paints.
(c) Construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, or renovation of structures, substrates,
or portions thereof, that contain cadmium, or materials containing cadmium.
(d) Cadmium welding, cutting and welding cadmium-plated steel, or brazing or
welding with cadmium alloys.
(e) Installation of products containing cadmium.
(f) Electrical grounding with cadmium welding, or electrical work using
cadmium-coated conduit.
(g) Maintaining or retrofitting cadmium-coated equipment.
(h) Cadmium contamination or emergency cleanup, or both.
(i) Transportation, disposal, storage, or containment of cadmium or materials
containing cadmium on the site or location at which construction activities are performed.
(3) The following federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
regulations are adopted by reference in these rules:
(a) 29 CFR 1926.1127 “Cadmium,” as amended May 14, 2019.
(b) 29 CFR 1926.1127, appendix A “Substance Safety Data Sheet – Cadmium,” as
amended June 20, 1996.
(c) 29 CFR 1926.1127, appendix B “Substance Technical Guidelines for Cadmium,” as
amended June 20, 1996.
(d) 29 CFR 1926.1127, appendix D “Occupational Health History Interview With
Reference to Cadmium Exposure,” as amended June 20, 1996.
(e) 29 CFR 1926.1127, appendix E “Cadmium in Workplace Atmospheres,” as
amended June 20, 1996.
(f) 29 CFR 1926.1127, appendix F “Nonmandatory Protocol for Biological
Monitoring,” as amended June 20, 1996.
(4) A reference to 29 CFR 1926.51 means Construction Safety and Health Standard Part
1. “General Rules.”
(5) A reference to 29 CFR 1926.353 and 1926.354 means Construction Safety Standard
Part 7. “Welding and Cutting.”
(6) A reference to 29 CFR 1926.59 and 1910.1200 means Construction Safety Standard
Part 42. “Hazard Communication.”
(7) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.133 means Construction Safety and Health Standard
Part 6. “Personal Protective Equipment.”
(8) A reference to 29 CFR 1926.33 and 1910.1020 means General Industry and
Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 470. “Employee Medical Records and
Trade Secrets.”
(9) A reference to 29 CFR 1910.134 “Respiratory Protection,” means General Industry
and Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 451. “Respiratory Protection.”
(10) The adopted federal regulations have the same force and effect as a rule
promulgated under the Michigan occupational safety and health act, 1974 PA 154, MCL
408.1001 to 408.1094.
(11) The OSHA regulations adopted in these rules are available from the United States
Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration website,
www.osha.gov, at no charge, as of the time of adoption of these rules.
(12) The regulations adopted in these rules are available for inspection at the
Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, MIOSHA, Standards and FOIA
Section, 530 West Allegan Street, P.O. Box 30643, Lansing, Michigan, 48909-8143.
(13) The regulations adopted in these rules may be obtained from the publisher or the
Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, MIOSHA, Standards and FOIA
Section, 530 West Allegan Street, P.O. Box 30643, Lansing, Michigan, 48909-8143, at
the cost charged in this rule, plus $20.00 for shipping and handling.
(14) The following Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(MIOSHA) standards are referenced in these rules. Up to 5 copies of these standards
may be obtained at no charge from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic
Opportunity, MIOSHA, Standards and FOIA Section, 530 West Allegan Street, P.O. Box
30643, Lansing, Michigan, 48909-8143 or via the internet at the following website:
www.michigan.gov/mioshastandards. For quantities greater than 5, the cost, as of the
time of adoption of these rules, is 4 cents per page.
(a) Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 1. “General Rules,” R 408.40101 to
R 408.40134.
(b) Construction Safety Standard Part 7. “Welding and Cutting,” R 408.40701 to
R 408.40762.
(c) Construction Safety Standard Part 42. “Hazard Communication,” R 408.44201 to
R 408.44204.
(d) Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 6. “Personal Protective Equipment,”
R 408.40601 to R 408.40660.
(e) General Industry and Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 470.
“Employee Medical Records and Trade Secrets,” R 325.3451 to R 325.3476.
(f) General Industry and Construction Safety and Health Standard Part 451.
“Respiratory Protection,” R 325.60051 to R 325.60052.