While Michigan incorporates by reference the federal regulations for hazard communication, the state adds further requirements.
Click the link(s) below to view the federal requirements.
Citations
Michigan: Occupational Health Standards, Part 92. Hazard Communication
Federal: 29 CFR 1910.1200 Hazard communication
A summary of some of the additional requirements includes the following:
• Pipes or piping systems in a workplace that contain a hazardous chemical must be identified by a label or by a sign, placard, written operating instructions, process sheet, batch ticket, or a substance identification system that conveys the same information required by 1910.1200.
• In non-emergency situations, you may be required to disclose a specific chemical identity, otherwise permitted to be withheld under 1910.1200, to the person(s) providing medical or other occupational health services to exposed employees, to an authorized employee representative of an exposed employee, and to an exposed employee.
• If the chemicals in question are in a sealed package, are in transit by a common carrier, and the seal remains intact while in transit, you are not required to comply with the standard.