Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity
MIOSHA
General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards
General Industry Safety Standards
Part 8 - PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Section R. 408.10801 - Scope, application, adoption, and availability of standards

(1) The rules apply to the placement, use, maintenance, and testing of portable fire extinguishers provided for the use of employees. 29 CFR 1910.157(d) does not apply to extinguishers provided for employee use on the outside of workplace buildings or structures. Where extinguishers are provided but are not intended for employee use and the employer has an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan that meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.38 and 29 CFR 1910.39, respectively, then only the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157(e) and (f) apply. The provisions of this part are the minimum requirements for portable fire extinguishers. A specific rule may be set forth in other general industry safety standards where, due to process hazards, additional portable fire extinguishers may be required.

Exemptions. Where the employer has established and implemented a written fire safety policy which requires the immediate and total evacuation of employees from the workplace upon the sounding of a fire alarm signal and which includes an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan which meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.38 and 29 CFR 1910.39 respectively, and when extinguishers are not available in the workplace, the employer is exempt from all requirements of this section unless a specific General Industry Safety and Health standard requires that a portable fire extinguisher be provided. Where the employer has an emergency action plan meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.38, which designates certain employees to be the only employees authorized to use the available portable fire extinguishers, and which requires all other employees in the fire area to immediately evacuate the affected work area upon the sounding of the fire alarm, the employer is exempt from the distribution requirements in 29 CFR 1910.157(d).

(2) The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations 29 CFR 1910.155(c), "Definitions applicable to this subpart," as amended April 12, 1998, are adopted by reference in these rules, except for the following:

(3) The following federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations 29 CFR 1910.157, "Portable fire extinguishers," as amended November 7, 2002, are adopted by reference in these rules:

(4) 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.

(5) 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.

(6) The standards adopted in these rules are available for inspection at the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA), Standards and FOIA Section, 530 West Allegan Street, P.O. Box 30643, Lansing, Michigan, 48909-8143.

(7) The following MIOSHA standards are referenced in these rules:

(8) Up to 5 copies of the standards listed in subrule (2) of this rule may be obtained at no charge from the 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.