Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › MIOSHA › General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards › General Industry Safety Standards › Part 73 - FIRE BRIGADES › Section R. 408.17310 - Employer responsibilities

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 7310.
(1)
					 The employer having a fire brigade shall prepare and maintain a statement or
					 written policy that establishes the existence of a fire brigade; and the basic
					 organizational structure; the type, amount, and frequency of training to be
					 provided to fire brigade members; the expected number of members in the fire
					 brigade; and the functions that the fire brigade is to perform at the
					 workplace. The statement or written policy shall be available for inspection by
					 the director of the department of labor and economic opportunity or his or her
					 authorized representative and by employees or his or her authorized
					 representatives.
(2) The employer
					 shall ensure that employees who are expected to do structural firefighting are
					 physically capable of performing duties that may be assigned to them during
					 emergencies. The employer shall not permit employees with known heart disease,
					 epilepsy, or emphysema to participate in fire brigade emergency activities
					 unless a physician's certificate of the employees" fitness to participate in
					 such activities is provided.
(3)
					 The employer shall provide training and education for all fire brigade members
					 commensurate with those duties and functions that fire brigade members are
					 expected to perform. Such training and education shall be provided to fire
					 brigade members before they perform fire brigade emergency activities. Fire
					 brigade leaders and instructors shall be provided with training and education
					 that is more comprehensive than that provided to the general membership of the
					 fire brigade. Training and education records must be maintained and be made
					 available for inspection by the director of the department of labor and
					 economic opportunity or his or her authorized representative and by an employee
					 or his or her authorized representative.
(4) An employer shall ensure that training
					 and education is conducted frequently enough to ensure that each member of the
					 fire brigade is able to perform the member's assigned duties and functions
					 satisfactorily and in a safe manner so as not to endanger fire brigade members
					 or other employees. All fire brigade members shall be provided with training at
					 least annually. In addition, fire brigade members who are expected to perform
					 interior structural firefighting shall be provided with an education session or
					 training at least quarterly.
(5) An
					 employer shall inform fire brigade members about hazards, such as the storage
					 and use of flammable liquids and gases, toxic chemicals, radioactive sources,
					 and water reactive substances, to which they may be exposed during a fire and
					 other emergencies. The fire brigade members shall also be advised of any
					 changes that occur in relation to the hazards.
(6) An employer shall develop written
					 procedures that describe the actions to be taken in situations involving
					 hazards and shall include these written procedures in the training and
					 education program. An employer shall make the procedures available for
					 inspection by fire brigade members.