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MI SB1161

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/9/2016

Primary Sponsor

Steven Bieda

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Origin

Senate

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act to require employers to retain records and reports of amputations or fatalities for 50 years.

  • Maintains existing employer requirements to make accurate, timely records of work illnesses and injuries and report them to the appropriate department in forms prescribed by department rules.

  • Requires employers to maintain accurate records of employee exposures to toxic substances or harmful physical agents that are monitored under state standards, with employees having access to their own exposure records.

  • Mandates employers promptly notify employees exposed to toxic materials or harmful agents at levels exceeding prescribed standards and inform them of corrective actions being taken.

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment; does not negate federal Occupational Safety and Health Act record-keeping requirements under Public Law 91-596.

Legislative Description

Labor; health and safety; MIOSHA records retention and disposal schedule; require fatality and amputation summaries, reports, and files to be held for 50 years. Amends sec. 61 of 1974 PA 154 (MCL 408.1061).

Records: death

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Regulatory Reform

11/9/2016

Committee Referrals

Regulatory Reform11/9/2016

Full Bill Text

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