Michigan Administrative Code

R 408.10633 Permissible exits and exit components. Rule 633. (1) Approved exits for all occupancies regulated by this part shall be restricted to the following permissible types: doors, inside or outside stairs, horizontal exits, ramps, escalators, and fire escapes for existing o…

R 400.10633 Heating devices and flame-producing devices. Rule 633. (1) Flame-producing-type heating devices and incinerator devices on any story of a residential group home facility that is used by residents shall be in an enclosure that provides at least 1 hour of resistance to …

R 408.10634 Number of exits. Rule 634. (1) An employer shall ensure that there are an adequate number of exit routes. (2) Where the contents of a building are classified as high hazard, there shall be not less than 2 exits which are accessible in different directions. All doors s…

R 408.10635 Travel distance to exits. Rule 635. (1) The total number of exits in a building shall be sufficient so that the maximum travel distance from any occupied space to at least 1 exit shall not exceed the limits specified in R 408.10636. (2) The distance to an exit shall b…

R 400.10635 Storage rooms. Rule 635. Residential group home facility storage rooms which are more 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 that has at least a 1-hour- fir…

R 400.10637 Cooking appliances. Rule 637. (1) Cooking appliances that are used in residential group home facilities shall be of the domestic type and shall be installed in accordance with approved safety practices. (2) If hoods or canopies are provided over the cooking appliances…

R 400.10639 Garages. Rule 639. (1) A garage that is located beneath a residential group home facility shall have walls, partitions, floors, and ceilings that separate the garage from the rest of the facility by construction that has at least a 1-hour-fire-resistance rating. (2) A…

R 408.10639 Capacity as affected by population. Rule 639. (1) The capacity of a means of egress from a building, floor, balcony, tier, or other occupied space shall be sufficient for the population thereof. The population for industrial and storage occupancies shall be based on t…

R 408.10641 Exit access and discharge. Rule 641. (1) An exit access must not be through a room subject to locking. (2) An exit access must be so arranged that it will not be necessary to travel through any area of high hazard occupancy to reach the nearest exit. (3) The minimum w…

R 408.10643 Doors; general provisions. Rule 643. (1) A door assembly, including the doorway, frame, door, and necessary hardware, may be used as a component in a means of egress when it conforms to the requirements of this part. As such, the assembly is designated as an exit door…

R 408.10644 Door swing. Rule 644. (1) A side-hinged exit door shall be used. The force required to fully open any door in the means of egress shall not be more than 5 pounds applied to the latch side of the door. The door shall swing with exit travel when serving an area of high …

R 408.10645 Locks, fastening devices, and closing mechanism. Rule 645. (1) Employees shall be able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge. A device such as a panic bar that locks only from the outside is permitted on exit…

R 408.10646 Power operated doors. Rule 646. An exit door, wholly or partly power operated, shall be so designed that in case of power failure it can be manually operated. A power operated door shall not be counted as a required exit unless it swings with the exit travel. History:…

R 408.10647 Revolving doors. Rule 647. (1) A revolving door shall be considered an approved exit door only if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The door shall be installed before the prohibition listed in subrule (2) of this rule. (b) The number of revolving door…

R 408.10651 Stairs. Rule 651. (1) Stairs serving as a required exit shall comply with the requirements of this part as to construction specifications and details, and of table 3. **** INSERT MISSING TABLE OR CHART - SEE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT **** Page 19 Courtesy of Michigan Admini…

R 408.10661 Horizontal exits. Rule 661. (1) A fire area or area of refuge with a horizontal exit shall have, in addition to the horizontal exit or exits, at least 1 means of egress leading to the outside, or have access to an adjacent fire area containing an outside means of egre…

R 408.10664 Ramps. Rule 664. (1) A ramp may be a component in a means of egress when it conforms to the requirements of this part. A ramp which is constructed after June 15, 1990, and which Page 20 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules is less than the minimum measurements pr…

R 408.10667 Escalators. Rule 667. An escalator, to be considered a component of means of egress, shall be fully enclosed above the ground floor and equipped with fire doors containing fusible links to protect the escalator area against the passage of flame, smoke, and gases in th…

R 408.10671 Fire escape stairs. Rule 671. (1) Fire escape stairs may be used as a required exit only in existing buildings. Fire escape stairs shall not constitute more than 50% of the required exit capacity. Fire escape stairs shall not constitute any part of the required exits …

R 408.10672 Stair construction and load. Rule 672. (1) Iron, steel, concrete, or other approved noncombustible material shall be used for the construction of fire escape stairs, balconies, railings, and other features appurtenant thereto. (2) Balconies and stairs shall be designe…

R 408.10673 Exposure to fire escape stairs. Rule 673. Fire escape stairs shall be so arranged that they will be subject to exposure by the smallest possible number of window and door openings. Every opening, any portion of which is within the following limits, shall be completely…

R 408.10674 Access to fire escape stairs. Rule 674. (1) Access to fire escape stairs shall be by doors or casement windows whose minimum dimensions are 24 inches by 6 feet 6 inches, or by double hung windows 30 by 36 inches clear opening. Double hung windows shall be so counterba…

R 408.10675 Swinging stairs. Rule 675. (1) A swinging stair section shall not be used for a fire escape stairs, except where termination is over a sidewalk, alley, or driveway. (2) A swinging stair section shall not be located over doors, over the path of travel from another exit…

R 408.10677 Ladders. Rule 677. No form of ladder shall be used as a fire escape except that a ladder conforming to General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2. “Walking-Working Surfaces,” as referenced in R 408.10606, may be used to provide a means of escape from a boiler …

R 408.10680 Lighting. Rule 680. (1) Lighting and marking shall be adequate and appropriate. (2) Each exit route shall be adequately lighted so that an employee with normal vision can see along the exit route. History: 2015 AACS.

R 408.10681 Artificial lighting. Rule 681. (1) A means of egress shall be illuminated by artificial lighting at places and for periods of time required to maintain the illumination to values not less than 1.0 footcandles measured at the floor. Illumination shall be so arranged th…

R 408.10682 Emergency illumination. Rule 682. In a building with natural lighting subject to occupancy by more than 300 persons, and in a building for which no natural lighting is provided and subject to occupancy by more than 100 persons, approved emergency lighting facilities s…

R 408.10686 Sign illumination and letter size. Rule 686. (1) An exit sign shall be illuminated to a surface value of at least 5 foot- candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color. Self-luminous or electroluminescent signs that have a minimum luminance s…

R 408.10691 Vehicles. Rule 691. A house trailer or similar vehicle, railroad car, street car, truck, or bus from which the wheels have been removed and a permanent-type foundation provided, or otherwise fixed so that it is no longer mobile, is considered a building and is subject…

R 408.10692 Vessels. Rule 692. A ship, barge, or other vessel permanently moored or aground and occupied for purposes other than navigation is subject to the requirements of this part. Page 25 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules History: 1979 AC.

R 408.10693 Open buildings. Rule 693. An open building includes all operations conducted in the open air where equipment is in the open with platforms used for necessary access, sometimes with roofs or canopies to provide shelter, but without walls as distinguished from an enclos…

R 408.10694 Aircraft hangars. Rule 694. (1) An exit from an aircraft storage or servicing area shall be provided at intervals of not more than 150 feet on all exterior walls of the aircraft hangar. A minimum of 2 exits shall serve each aircraft storage or servicing area. Horizont…

R 408.10695 Storage elevators for combustible commodities. Rule 695. (1) In a storage elevator for combustible commodities there must be at least 1 stairway from the basement to the first floor and from the first floor to the top floor of the working house that is enclosed in a d…

R 408.10696 Towers. Rule 696. (1) A tower occupied for purposes such as observation or signaling, either an independent structure or on top of a building, shall be permitted with a single stairway or ramp exit if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The tower is of such s…

R 408.10697 Piers and water-surrounded buildings. Rule 697. (1) A pier used for any purpose other than for mooring of vessels and handling of cargo shall be provided with a means of egress from any building thereon to the pier and from the pier to the mainland appropriate to the …

R 792.10701 Definitions. Rule 701. As used in these rules: (a) "Allegation" means a document filed by a person or governmental entity which alleges conduct that may be in violation of the code or a rule. (b) "Applicant" means a person seeking an initial license or registration un…

R 408.10701 Scope. Rule 701. This part applies to all equipment used in the transmission of power, excluding the point of operation. History: 1979 AC.

R 418.10701 Scope. Rule 701. (1) Dental services, related to, or resulting from, a covered work-related injury are covered under these rules. Incidental dental services are not covered. (2) A dental provider shall bill services on a standard American dental claim form. The worker…

R 338.10701 Definitions. Rule 701. "Nurse professional fund” means the fund established under section 16315(6) of the code, MCL 333.16315(6). History: 1998-2000 AACS; 2017 AACS. R 338.10702 Board determination of categories and areas of need for designating awards; department sha…

R 792.10702 Petition to dissolve suspension order; hearing; record. Rule 702. (1) A person whose license or registration has been summarily suspended shall petition for dissolution of the order before seeking judicial review. Upon receiving a petition the bureau shall immediately…

R 325.10702 Evaluation of adequacy and condition of public water supplies; sanitary surveys. Rule 702. (1) Under section 3 of the act, the department shall make sanitary surveys, onsite inspections, surveillance observations, or special purpose investigations for the purpose of e…

R 408.10702 Referenced standard. Rule 702. The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) standard General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2. “Walking-Working Surfaces,” R 408.10201 to R 408.10241, is referenced in these rules. Up to 5 copies of this…

R 408.10703 Definitions; B to G. Rule 703. (1) "Belt" includes any power transmission belt, including, but not limited to, a flat belt, round belt, and V-belt, overhead chain and link belt. It does not include a conveyor belt. (2) "Belt pole" means a device used in shifting belts…

R 338.10703 Eligibility of and allocation to nursing education programs. Rule 703. (1) To be eligible for a scholarship award, a school shall meet 1 of the following criteria: (a) Provide a prelicensure nursing program that complies with all the following: (i) Is approved by the …

R 325.10703 On-site inspections and surveillance observations. Rule 703. On-site inspections and surveillance observations of public water supplies may include, but are not necessarily limited to, a review of all of the following: (a) Waterworks system physical facilities and equ…

R 792.10703 Compulsory mental or physical examination; objection. Rule 703. (1) In a hearing or investigation in which mental or physical inability is alleged, a disciplinary subcommittee, administrative law judge, or the bureau with the approval of the disciplinary subcommittee …

R 325.10704 Coliform sampling. Rule 704. (1) Until March 31, 2016, community and noncommunity water systems shall collect samples and cause analyses to be made for coliform bacteria to determine compliance with the state drinking water standards. Beginning April 1, 2016, the tota…