Michigan Administrative Code

R 792.10510 Exhibits; forms; submission. Rule 510. (1) Evidence to be presented, consisting of matters so complex as to make the presentation difficult to follow, may be presented in exhibit form and supplemented and explained but not duplicated by oral testimony. (2) Documentary…

R 792.10511 Arguments and decisions. Rule 511. (1) After all of the evidence is entered in the record, the aggrieved relocatee and the department may summarize their arguments and the hearing shall be closed. (2) Within 30 days after the hearing, the administrative law judge shal…

R 400.10511 Facilities with sleeping rooms above second floor. Rule 511. All facilities with sleeping rooms above the second floor shall comply with the requirements of a secure facility, except for the requirements of R 400.10523(c). History: 1992 AACS.

R 792.10512 Requests for hearing. Rule 512. (1) A person aggrieved by any action or inaction of the department under the act, other than the amount of compensation to be paid pursuant to the act, is entitled to a hearing before an administrative law judge. The request shall be fi…

R 400.10513 Combustible materials and decorations. Rule 513. (1) A resident-occupied facility shall be kept free of all accumulations of combustible materials that are unnecessary for the immediate operation of the institution. (2) Easily ignited or rapidly burning combustible de…

R 400.10515 Basement as sleeping room prohibited. Rule 515. A basement shall not be used as a sleeping room. History: 1992 AACS.

R 400.10517 Electrical installations. Rule 517. (1) In a newly constructed, converted, or remodeled facility, the electrical wiring and equipment shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of the national fire protection association pamphlet no. 70, entitled "National E…

R 408.10518 Assurance. Rule 518. Building owners of all installations, new and existing, shall inform the employer in writing that the installation has been inspected, tested, and maintained in compliance with the requirements of R 408.10574(2), R 408.10578 to R 408.10582, and R …

R 400.10519 Facility construction. Rule 519. (1) A new, substantially remodeled, or converted large or secure facility shall be 1 of the following types of construction as specified in the national fire protection association pamphlet no. 220, entitled "Standard on Types of Build…

R 400.10521 Interior finish. Rule 521. (1) The following alphabetical classification of finished materials for flame spread and smoke development, as determined by the tunnel test in accordance with the national fire protection association pamphlet no. 255, 1979; American society…

R 400.10523 Fire protection. Rule 523. Fire protection shall be provided in all facilities as follows: (a) In a small facility any of the following: (i) An attendant shall be on duty 24 hours a day and shall be awake and fully dressed. (ii) Complete sprinkler protection shall be …

R 400.10525 Fire detection; small facilities. Rule 525. (1) A newly constructed, remodeled, or converted small facility that elects to provide fire protection through fire detection shall be protected by approved fire detection equipment that consists, at a minimum, of battery-op…

R 400.10527 Fire detection; large facilities. Rule 527. (1) A newly constructed, remodeled, or converted large facility that elects to provide fire protection through fire detection shall be equipped with a 100% coverage fire detection system which is tested and listed by a natio…

R 400.10529 Sprinkler systems. Rule 529. (1) A sprinkler system in a new or converted facility shall comply with the provisions of the national fire protection association pamphlet no. 13, 1980, entitled "Installation of Sprinkler Systems." Where there is no adequate water from a…

R 400.10531 Fire extinguishers. Rule 531. (1) All required fire extinguishers shall be subjected to a maintenance check at least once a year. Each fire extinguisher shall have a tag or label attached that indicates the month and year maintenance was performed and identifies the p…

R 400.10533 Fire alarm. Rule 533. (1) All new and converted large and secure facilities shall have a fire alarm with fire alarm pull stations at each exit on each floor. (2) All new and converted small facilities that have resident sleeping on only 1 floor shall have at least a f…

R 400.10535 Means of egress. Rule 535. (1) Means of egress shall be considered the entire way and method of passage to free and safe ground outside a facility. All required means of egress shall be maintained in an unobstructed, well-defined, easily traveled condition at all time…

R 400.10537 Stairways, halls, corridors, and aisles. Rule 537. (1) In existing and small facilities, all stairways and other vertical openings shall be enclosed with materials equal in fire resistance to the standard partition construction of the building, if such partition const…

R 400.10539 Doors. Rule 539. (1) Doors to required means of egress shall comply with all of the following provisions: (a) Be side-hinged and installed at floor level. (b) Be not less than 36 inches wide in new and converted large and secure facilities and new small facilities, an…

R 400.10541 Partition construction; large and secure facilities. Rule 541. In new, remodeled, or converted large and secure facilities, rooms shall be separated from corridors used as means of egress with partition construction which extends to the floor or deck above and which a…

R 400.10543 Hall, stairways, and means of egress lighting; emergency lighting; large and secure facilities. Rule 543. (1) In large and secure facilities, all halls, stairways, and means of egress shall be constantly lighted. Approved exit signs shall be installed over each requir…

R 400.10545 Elevators and dumbwaiters. Rule 545. Elevator and dumbwaiter shafts shall be completely enclosed by noncombustible materials with a fire-resistance rating of not less than 1 hour. An opening shall not be permitted through the side wall enclosure for ventilation or for…

R 400.10549 Air-handling equipment. Rule 549. (1) In newly constructed or converted large or secure facilities, air conditioning, warm-air heating, air cooling, and ventilating systems shall comply with the provisions of the national fire protection association pamphlet no. 90A, …

R 400.10551 Smoke barriers. Rule 551. (1) Smoke barriers with a 1-hour-fire-resistance rating shall be provided on each floor that is used for sleeping rooms for more than 24 residents and shall be located so as to form an area of refuge on either side that is served with an appr…

R 400.10553 Storage rooms. Rule 553. Storage rooms which are larger than 100 square feet and which are used for the storage of combustible materials shall be separated from the remainder of the facility by construction which has at least a 1-hour-fire-resistance rating. History: …

R 400.10555 Combustible storage. Rule 555. (1) In a new, remodeled, or converted large facility, hazardous areas and rooms for storing combustible materials, including all janitor rooms and closets, except as provided by subrule (2) of this rule; linen rooms, except as provided b…

R 400.10557 Cooking appliances. Rule 557. (1) Cooking appliances shall be suitably installed in accordance with approved safety practices. (2) If metal hoods or canopies are provided over domestic cooking appliances, they shall be equipped with filters. Filters shall be maintaine…

R 400.10559 Rubbish handling and incinerators. Rule 559. (1) In a newly constructed, remodeled, or converted large or secure facility, rubbish handling and incinerators shall be in compliance with the provisions of the national fire protection association pamphlet no. 82, entitle…

R 400.10561 Laundries. Rule 561. (1) In a newly constructed, remodeled, or converted large or secure facility with a laundry, the laundry shall be in compliance with all of the following requirements: (a) Be located in a room that is constructed of materials which have a 1-hour-f…

R 408.10561 Installations. Rule 561. (1) A powered platform installed, or that part of a powered platform modified, after August 27, 1971, shall be in compliance with the design and manufacturing requirements prescribed in ANSI A120.1, “Safety Requirements for Powered Platforms f…

R 408.10562 Intermittent stabilization systems. Rule 562. (1) An intermittent stabilization system shall keep equipment in continuous contact with the building facade and shall prevent sudden horizontal movement of the platform. The system may be used together with continuous pos…

R 408.10563 Button guide stabilization systems. Rule 563. (1) Guide buttons shall be coordinated with platform-mounted equipment. (2) Guide buttons shall be located horizontally on the building face to allow engagement of each of the guide tracks mounted on the platform. (3) Guid…

R 400.10563 Motor vehicle housing. Rule 563. A motor vehicle or gasoline-powered equipment or devices which may cause or communicate fire and which are not necessary for the personal care of residents shall not be stored within a facility, unless the area that houses such equipme…

R 408.10564 Design of installation; equipment. Rule 564. (1) The requirements of this rule apply to equipment that is part of a powered platform installation, such as any of the following: (a) Platforms. (b) Stabilizing components. (c) Carriages. (d) Outriggers. (e) Hoisting mach…

R 408.10565 Roof cars; carriages; suspension methods. Rule 565. (1) A roof car shall be used when it is necessary to move a working platform horizontally to a work or storage position. (2) Movements of a roof car shall be restricted to a designated path of travel. Mechanical stop…

R 408.10566 Outriggers. Rule 566. (1) Outriggers may be used as a method of suspension for ground- rigged working platforms where the point of suspension is not more than 300 feet (91.5 m) above a safe surface. A tie-in guide system or systems shall be provided and shall be in co…

R 408.10567 Davits. Rule 567. (1) Every davit installation, whether fixed or portable or rotatable or non-rotatable, shall be designed and installed to ensure that it has a stability factor against overturning of not less than 4. (2) Both of the following requirements apply to ro…

R 408.10568 Roof guarding. Rule 568. (1) Employees who work on roofs while performing building maintenance shall be protected by a perimeter guarding system that meets the requirements of General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2 “Walking-Working Surfaces,” as referenced…

R 408.10569 Electrical requirements. Rule 569. The following electrical requirements apply to buildings that utilize working platforms for building maintenance: (a) General building electrical installations shall be in compliance with the provisions of General Industry Safety Sta…

R 408.10571 Safety factors. Rule 571. All of the parts of a powered platform that are subject to stress, except for the wire rope, shall have a design safety factor of not less than 5. Wire rope shall have a design safety factor of not less than 10. History: 1979 AC; 1992 AACS.

R 408.10572 Working platforms. Rule 572. A working platform that is used on the exterior of a building shall be equipped with rollers which will be in contact with the building face. Where the vertical working travel of a working platform is more than 130 feet, the platform shall…

R 408.10573 Inspections and tests. Rule 573. (1) An employer that has a powered platform under the employer's control shall do all of the following: (a) Provide operating instructions and a checklist for a visual inspection which shall be used by the operator before each daily us…

R 408.10574 Maintenance. Rule 574. (1) The following maintenance shall be performed, when required, during the 30-day inspection: (a) Replacement of any worn or defective parts noted during the inspections prescribed in R 408.10572. (b) Electrical connections shall be tightened a…

R 408.10575 Hoisting machines. Rule 575. (1) The raising and lowering of suspended or supported equipment shall be performed only by a hoisting machine. (2) Each hoisting machine shall be capable of arresting any overspeed descent of the load. (3) Each hoisting machine shall be p…

R 408.10576 Tags. Rule 576. (1) A corrosion-resistant tag shall be securely attached to 1 of the wire rope fastenings when a suspension wire rope is to be used at a specific location and will remain in that location. This tag shall bear all of the following wire rope data: (a) Th…

R 408.10577 Control circuits; power circuits; components. Rule 577. (1) Electrical wiring and equipment shall be in compliance with the requirements specified in General Industry Safety Standard Part 39 “Design Safety Page 26 Courtesy of www.michigan.gov/orr Standards for Electri…

R 408.10578 Inspection and tests. Rule 578. (1) All completed building maintenance equipment installations shall be inspected and tested in the field before being placed in initial service to determine that all parts of the installation are in compliance with applicable requireme…