Office of Regulatory Reinvention (ORR) Standards Changes

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1 Office of Regulatory Reinvention (ORR) Standards Changes Presented By: Daniel Dykstra, Manager MIOSHA Standards Section (517)

2 Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) 2

3 Spring of 2011 The Beginning The Workplace Safety ARC (ARC) was created by the Office of Regulatory Reinvention (ORR) in accordance with Executive Order

4 Purpose The purpose of the ARC was to evaluate and make recommendations for changes to Michigan s workplace safety regulations, including existing administrative rules, non rule regulatory actions, regulatory processes, and as necessary, statutes. 4

5 Seven Factors 1. Health or safety benefits of the rules. 2. Whether the rules are mandated by any applicable constitutional or statutory provision. 3. The cost of compliance with the rules, taking into account their complexity, reporting requirements and other factors. 4. The extent to which the rules conflict with or duplicate similar rules or regulations adopted by the state or federal government. 5

6 5. Extent to which the regulations exceed national or regional compliance requirements or other standards. 6. Date of last evaluation of the rules and the degree, if any, to which technology, economic conditions or other factors have changed regulatory activity covered by the rules since the last evaluation. 7. Other changes or developments since implementation that demonstrate there is no continued need for the rules. 6

7 Timeline June 20, 2011 first meeting. November 29, 2011 final meeting 12 meetings held January 27, 2012 final report issued 7

8 Findings 9 Recommendations 1. Eliminate Construction Safety, General Industry Safety, and Occupational Health Safety Standards Commissions. 2. Clear and convincing need for exceeding federal standards. 3. Facilitate OSHA Standards Improvement Project. 8

9 Findings 9 Recommendations 4. Requirements for qualifications, training and permits should be revised to performance based requirements. 5. Confined spaces in Agriculture. 6. Pursue a review of state rules, once the federal government has completed its review. 9

10 Findings 9 Recommendations 7. Retract currently proposed rules which exceed Federal requirements. 8. Several current rules formally adopted into the Michigan Administrative Code. 9. Combine current diving standards into one standard not to exceed Federal standard. 10

11 Findings Construction 22 Construction Safety standards were affected. 2,238 individual rules, or paragraphs within a rule, were affected. 693 individual rules, or paragraphs within a rule, were eliminated. 11

12 Findings General Industry 46 General Industry standards were affected. 4,051 individual rules, or paragraphs within a rule, were affected. 168 individual rules, or paragraphs within a rule, were eliminated. 12

13 Findings Occupational Health 39 Occupational Health standards were affected. 498 individual rules, or paragraphs within a rule, were affected. 166 individual rules, or paragraphs within a rule, were eliminated. 13

14 Significant Changes Elimination of all three Commissions Clear and Convincing need Rule numbering 14

15 ORR Final Report Available for viewing at MIOSHA Standards Web Page 15

16 Status of ORR Changes MIOSHA main web page 16

17 Questions? Comments? 17

18 Thank You Michigan Occupational Safety & Health Administration 7150 Harris Drive, P.O. Box Lansing, Michigan (517) or visit our website at Like Us On Facebook At: 18