Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity
MIOSHA
General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards
Construction Safety and Health Standard
Part 11 - FIXED AND PORTABLE LADDERS
Section R. 408.41112 - Training requirements

Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 408.41112

Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024

Rule 1112.

(1) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who uses a ladder. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to the ladder and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards .

(2) An employer shall ensure that each employee has been trained by a competent person in all of the following areas, as applicable:

(a) The nature of fall hazards in the work area .

(b) The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems to be used .

(c) The proper construction, use, and placement of, and care in handling, ladders .

(d) The maximum intended load-carrying capacities of ladders that are used .

(e) The rules contained in this part .

(3) Retraining shall be provided for each employee as necessary so that the employee maintains the understanding and knowledge acquired through compliance with these rules .

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