Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.22107

Current through Vol. 24-21, December 1, 2024
Section R. 408.22107 - Definitions; O to Y

Rule 1107.

(1) "Occupational injury or illness" means an abnormal condition or disorder. Occupational injury is a result of a work accident or from an exposure involving a single incident in the work environment and includes, but is not limited to, a cut, fracture, sprain, or amputation. Occupational illnesses include both acute and chronic illnesses, including, but not limited to, a skin disease, respiratory disorder, or poisoning. Injuries and illnesses are recordable only if they are new, work-related cases that meet 1 or more of the recording criteria of these rules.
(2) "Other potentially infectious material" means other potentially infectious material as defined in General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 554. "Bloodborne Infectious Diseases," as referenced in R 408.22102a. These materials include the following:
(a) Human bodily fluids, tissues, and organs.
(b) Other materials infected with the HIV or hepatitis B (HBV) virus, such as laboratory cultures or tissues from experimental animals.
(3) "Physician or other licensed health care professional" means a physician or other licensed health care professional who is an individual and whose legally permitted scope of practice, that is, license, registration, or certification, allows him or her to independently perform, or be delegated the responsibility to perform, the activities described by these rules.
(4) "Recordable injuries and illness" means an injury or illness that meets the general recording criteria, and therefore is recordable, if it results in any of the following:
(a) Death.
(b) Days away from work.
(c) Restricted work or transfer to another job.
(d) Medical treatment beyond first-aid.
(e) Loss of consciousness.

An employer must also consider a case as meeting the general recording criteria if it involves a significant injury or illness diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care professional, even if it does not result in death, days away from work, restricted work or job transfer, medical treatment beyond first-aid, or loss of consciousness.

(5) "Standard threshold shift" means a change in the hearing threshold relative to the baseline audiogram of an average of 10 dB or more at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz in either ear.
(6) "You" means an employer as defined in section 5 of the act, MCL 408.1005.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.22107

1979 AC; 2001 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2015 AACS; 2021 MR 17, Eff. 9/16/2021