1MIOSHA-STD-1228(01/19)8PagesForfurtherinformationPh:517-284-7740www.michigan.gov/mioshastandardsDEPARTMENTOFLICENSINGANDREGULATORYAFFAIRSDIRECTOR'SOFFICEGENERALINDUSTRYSAFETYANDHEALTHSTANDARDFiledwiththeSecretaryofStateonJanuary1,1975(asamendedAugust23,2012)(asamendedDecember15,2015)(asamendedDecember12,2018)Theserulesbecomeeffectiveimmediatelyuponfilingwiththesecretaryofstateunlessadoptedundersection33,44,or45a(6)oftheadministrativeproceduresactof1969,1969PA306,MCL24.233,24.244,or24.245a.Rulesadoptedunderthesesectionsbecomeeffective7daysafterfilingwiththesecretaryofstate.(Byauthorityconferredonthedirectorofthedepartmentoflicensingandregulatoryaffairsbysections14,16,19,21,and24oftheMichiganoccupationalsafetyandhealthact,1974PA154,MCL408.1014,408.1016,408.1019,408.1021,and408.1024,andExecutiveReorganizationOrderNos.1996-1,1996-2,2003-1,2008-4,and2011-4,MCL330.3101,445.2001,445.2011,445.2025,and445.2030)R325.52901oftheMichiganAdministrativeCodeisamended,andR325.52902,R325.52904,R325.52905,R325.52906,R325.52907,R325.52909,R325.52910,R325.52911,R325.52912,R325.52913,R325.52920,R325.52921,R325.52922,R325.52923,R325.52924,R325.52925,R325.52926,R325.52927,R325.52930,andR325.52931arerescinded,asfollows:GENERALINDUSTRYSAFETYANDHEALTHSTANDARDPART529.WELDING,CUTTING,ANDBRAZINGTableofContentsR325.52901Scope,adoptionandavailabilityofstandards.........................................................2WELDING,CUTTING,ANDBRAZING.......................31910.252GENERALREQUIREMENTS.....................31910.252(b)(4)Workinconfinedspaces..............31910.252(c)(1)General.........................................31910.252(c)(2)Ventilationforgeneralweldingandcutting..............................................................41910.252(c)(3)Localexhausthoodsandbooths..41910.252(c)(4)Ventilationinconfinedspaces......51910.252(c)(5)Fluorinecompounds.....................51910.252(c)(6)Zinc...............................................51910.252(c)(7)Lead..............................................51910.252(c)(8)Beryllium.......................................51910.252(c)(9)Cadmium......................................61910.252(c)(10)Mercury.......................................61910.252(c)(11)Cleaningcompounds..................61910.252(c)(12)Cuttingofstainlesssteels...........61910.252(c)(13)First-aidequipment.....................61910.252(d)(1)Industrialapplications...................61910.252(d)(1)(vii)X-rayinspection......................61910.252(d)(2)Mechanicalpipingsystems..........61910.254ARCWELDINGANDCUTTING..................71910.254(d)Operationandmaintenance..............71910.255RESISTANCEWELDING............................71910.255(d)(1)Ventilationandflashguard...........72R325.52901Scope,adoptionandavailabilityofstandards.Rule1.(1)Theserulesareintendedtoprovide,in,aboutoraroundplacesofemployment,reasonablesafetyandhealthtopersonsinvolvedinwelding,cutting,brazing,solderingandacetylenegeneratingandtothoseexposedtotheseprocessesandtheequipmentandcompressedgasesused.(2)ThefederalOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA)regulations29CFR1910.251(a)“Welderandweldingoperator”asamendedDecember14,2007,areadoptedbyreferenceintheserules.(3)ThefollowingrulescontainedinfederalOSHAregulations29CFR1910.252“Welding,Cutting,andBrazing,Generalrequirements,”asamendedMarch26,2012,areado...