Sec. 16. The director may promulgate standards in accordance with this act to prevent accidents in places of employment and to protect the life and safety of employees. If another state agency has rules promulgated before the effective date of this act that regulate a place of employment relative to the safety of the public, the rules of the other state agency apply only to the safety of the public. If practicable, the standards promulgated shall be expressed in terms of objective criteria and of the performance desired.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.1016
Promulgation, expression, and adoption of standards by director
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 98 Mich. App. 214 - Beals v. Walker (1980)
Most recently applied in 209 Mich. App. 495 - Parcher v. Detroit Edison Co. (March 1995)
1974, Act 154, Eff
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