Current through Vol. 24-21, December 1, 2024
Section R. 408.22311 - Posting of notice; availability of the act, rules, and applicable standardsRule 1311.
(1) Each employer shall post a notice to be furnished by the department, informing employees of the protections and obligations provided for in the act, and informing them that, for assistance and information, including copies of the act and of specific safety and health standards, employees may contact the department. The notice shall be posted by the employer in each establishment in a conspicuous place where notices to employees are customarily posted. Each employer shall take steps to insure that the notice is readable and is not altered or defaced.(2) A separate notice shall be posted in each establishment. Where employers are engaged in activities which are physically dispersed (such as agriculture, construction, transportation, communications, and electric, gas, and sanitary services) the notice required by this rule shall be posted at the location to which employees report each day. Where employees do not usually work at, or report to, a single establishment (such as traveling salesmen, technicians, engineers, etc.), such notice shall be posted at the location from which the employees operate to carry out their activities. In all cases, the notice shall be posted pursuant to subrule (1) of this rule.(3) Copies of the act, all procedural rules promulgated pursuant to the act, and all applicable standards shall be available from the department. If an employer has obtained copies of these materials, he shall make them available upon request to an employee or his authorized representative for review in the establishment where the employee is employed at the earliest time mutually convenient to the employee or his authorized representative and the employer.
(4) An employer failing to comply with the provisions of this rule shall be subject to citation and penalty pursuant to section 35 of the act.(5) Reproductions or facsimiles of the state poster shall constitute compliance with the posting requirements of this rule where the reproductions or facsimiles are at least 8-1/2 inches by 14 inches and the printing size is at least 10 point. The caption or heading on the poster shall be in large type, not less than 36 point.Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.22311