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We encourage all farmers to become aware of any occupational hazards and voluntarily adopt safety programs. We support appropriate safety regulations. We oppose MI-OSHA regulations that exceed federal OSHA standards and enforcement action against a owner/operator resulting from a self-imposed accidental injury.
As MI-OSHA continues as a policy-making body, it is essential that representation be provided for agriculture on applicable agency commissions.
We support including construction standards and health standards in the agricultural exemption in MI-OSHA under agricultural operations as defined in MI. R325.50171.
We favor educational programs and no-penalty first-time inspections. We urge that a portion of the Consultation, Education and Training funding, derived from Workers' Compensation premiums, be used for agricultural safety training.
We support legislation allowing employers to provide employee safety information, such as material safety data sheets, in an electronic format.
