A bill to amend 1974 PA 154, entitled “Michigan occupational safety and health act,” by amending the title and sections 4, 13, 14, 14a, 14e, 14f, 14j, 14n, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 36, 37, 41, 45, 46, 52, 54, 55, 56, 63, 65, and 91 (MCL 408.1004, 408.1013, 408.1014, 408.1014a, 408.1014e, 408.1014f, 408.1014j, 408.1014n, 408.1024, 408.1027, 408.1028, 408.1029, 408.1030, 408.1031, 408.1033, 408.1035, 408.1036, 408.1037, 408.1041, 408.1045, 408.1046, 408.1052, 408.1054, 408.1055, 408.1056, 408.1063, 408.1065, and 408.1091), the title as amended by 1986 PA 147, sections 4, 35, and 36 as amended by 2024 PA 17, section 14 as amended by 2020 PA 143, sections 14a, 14e, 14f, 14j, 24, 31, 54, and 63 as amended by 2012 PA 447, section 14n as amended by 1991 PA 105, section 33 as amended by 1996 PA 87, and section 55 as amended by 1993 PA 197; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The bill mandates the incorporation of federal occupational safety and health standards as of January 1, 1975, and requires the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity to adopt similar state rules within ten working days of any new federal standards. Employers must comply with these standards and are required to distribute public service announcements to educate stakeholders about hazardous chemicals and safety requirements. The bill also includes provisions for penalties, including civil penalties equivalent to federal penalties for serious, willful, or repeated violations, and criminal penalties for violations causing employee deaths. Additionally, it criminalizes unauthorized advance notice of inspections and assaults on department representatives.
Introduced
by
Referred to the Committee on Labor
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
1. Amend page 36, following line 5, by inserting:
“Sec. 44a. If a court, in reviewing an order under section 44(3), determines that a penalty was wrongfully assessed against an employer, this state shall pay to the employer all of the attorney fees associated with the penalty that the employer incurred beginning on the date of the alleged violation that resulted in the penalty.”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Labor
Reported without amendment
