Published: October 2015 Variances Granted- Construction

Published: October 2015
Variances Granted- Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested R408.40115,
Rule 115 (4) & (5) and R408.41113, Rule 1113 (5) (6) (8) & (14), and R408.41140, Rule 1140
PART 1 – General Rules, and STANDARD PART 11 – Fixed & Portable Ladders
Summary of employer's request for variance To allow employee to paint steel lattice and pole
towers ranging from 120 kV to 345 kV in the International Transmission Company territory located in
Michigan. The work would commence immediately following the variance approvals and continue until
the end of the 2015 painting season.
Name and address of employer
Morris Painting
Location for which variance is requested
various locations in the Internation Transmission
Company territory located in Michigan
Published: October 2014
Variances Granted- Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested Part 13 – Mobile
Equipment, Rules 1926.602 & 1926.1000
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to operate a Komatsu PC27 and John Deere 27D without the Roll Over
Protection System (ROPS) in the lower level of the building, for the removal of concrete slabs,
backfill and replacement of concrete provided the following stipulations are adhered to:
Name and address of employer
Hardman Construction
Location for which variance is requested
U of M West Quad Hall, Ann Arbor
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 1 - General Rules: R408.40115, Rule 115 (4) & (5) and
Part 11 – Fixed and Portable Ladders: R408.41113, Rule 1113 (5) (6) (8) & (14), and
R408.41140, Rule 1140
Summary of employer's request for variance To allow employee to paint steel lattice and pole
towers ranging from 120 kV to 345 kV in the International Transmission Company territory
located in Michigan. The work would commence immediately following the variance approvals
and continue until the end of the 2014 painting season.
Name and address of employer
Morris Painting Inc
Location for which variance is requested
Various locations in the International Transmission
Territory located in Michigan
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested Part 13 – Mobile
Equipment, 1926.602
Summary of employer's request for variance To allow employer to operate a CAT
304C and 303C without the Roll Over Protection System (ROPS) in the lower level of the
building, for the removal of concrete slabs, backfill and replacement of concrete provided
the following stipulations are adhered to:
Name and address of employer
Eagle Excavation
Location for which variance is requested
U of M West Quad Hall, Ann Arbor
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested Part 10 – Lifting and
Digging Equipment, R408.41065a(1), R408.41065a(2) and R408.41072a(15)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow the use of a temporary personnel hoist systems to transport workers, tools, and materials to and
from elevated worksites in a personnel cage during chimney construction work provided employer comply
with all the requirements set forth in the OSHA chimney-related permanent variance published in the
Federal Register as Number 2013-23625 on October 2, 2013 and all the requirements of Construction Safety
Standard, Part 10, Lifting and Digging Equipment except for Rules 1065a (1), 1065a (2) and 1072a (15)
which are met as follows:
Name and address of employer
International Chimney Corp
Monroe
Location for which variance is requested
DTE Energy, Monroe Power Plant, 3500 Front St,
Published: July 2014
Variances Granted- Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested 32-Aerial Work
Platforms, R408.43216, Rule 3216(3) & Rule 3216(4)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled elevating work platform for use in areas only where the aerial lift
cannot reach
Name and address of employer
Conti Fire Protection
Conti Mechanical
Motor City Electric Co
Pontiac Ceiling & Partition Co LLC
Rival Insulation LLC
Superior Electric Great Lakes Co
Location for which variance is requested
GM Powertrain Center, Pontiac
GM Powertrain Center, Pontiac
GM Powertrain Center Pontiac
Cobo Hall, Detroit
Cobo Center Phase II, Detroit
GM Proving Grounds, Milford
Published: April 2014
Variances Granted- Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
32-Aerial Work Platforms, R408.43216, Rule 3216(3) & Rule 3216(4)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled elevating work platform for use in areas only where the aerial lift
cannot reach
Name and address of employer
Carrier Construction Co
Conti Corporation
Motor City Electric Co
Location for which variance is requested
WMU, School of Medicine, Kalamazoo
Consumers Energy,Karn Weadock Power Plant,
Essexville
GM Warren Technical Center Campus, Warren
Published: December 2013
Variances Granted – Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part I – General Rules: R408.40115, Rule 115 (4) & (5) and
Part II – Fixed and Portable Ladders: R408.41113, Rule 1113 (5) (6) (8) & (14), and
R408.41115, Rule 1115 (8)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employee to paint steel lattice and pole towers ranging from 120 kV to 345 kV in the
International Transmission Company territory (See Exhibit A) located in Michigan. The work
would commence immediately following the variance approvals and continue until the end of
the 2010 painting season.
Name and address of employer
MORRIS PAINTING, INC.
Location for which variance is requested
Various Locations in the
International Transmission Company Territory
Located in Michigan
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds & Scaffold Platforms: R408.41213; Rule 1213 (1)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use a warning line system in addition to the designed guardrail
(which does not comply with the requirements of Part 12) of a SafeSpan scaffold under
controlled conditions and according to the following stipulations.
Name and address of employer
SEAWAY PAINTING, LLC
Location for which variance is requested
Mackinac Bridge, Mackinaw City
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 13 – Mobile Equipment: R1926.602; Rule 1926.1000
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to operate a CAT 304C and 303C without the Roll over Protection
System (ROPS) in the lower level of the building, for the removal of concrete slabs,
backfill and replacement of concrete provided certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name and address of employer
Location for which variance is requested
EAGLE EXCAVATION
U of M south quad Hall Renovation Project, Ann
Arbor
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (6) & Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled elevating work platform for use in areas only where the aerial lift
cannot reach due to overhead obstructions
Name and address of employer
BARTON MALOW COMPANY
BARTON MALOW COMPANY
BARTON MALOW COMPANY
BARTON MALOW COMPANY
DEE CRAMER
DEE CRAMER
DENN-CO CONSTRUCTION INC.
EDWARDS GLASS CO.
JOHN E. GREEN COMPANY
LIMBACH COMPANY LLC
SCI/STEELCON
URS CORPORATION
WESTERN MECHANICAL
CONTRS, INC.
Location for which variance is requested
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital – Campus
Regeneration Project, Pontiac
Crittenton Hospital – Cornerstone South Tower
Project, Rochester Hills
University of Michigan Institute for Social Research
Addition, Ann Arbor
Consumers Energy D.E. Karn, Essexville
U of M South Quad, Ann Arbor
Consumers Energy De-Karn Plantm Essexville
Detroit Medical Center Cardiovascular Institute,
Detroit
University of Michigan Institute for Social Research
Addition
Ann Arbor
Michigan Automotive Compressor Inc., Parma
Western Michigan University School of Medicine,
Kalamazoo
WMU Medical School, Kalamazoo
DTE Monroe Power Plant FGD and SCR Projects,
Monroe
Cobo Center, Phase II Southside Renovations,
Detroit
WESTERN MECHANICAL
CONTRS, INC.
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, South Patient tower &
Regeneration, Pontiac
Published: April 2013
Variances Granted – Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds & Scaffold Platforms: R408.41212; Rule 1221 (1) (c)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stilts at a maximum height of 36 inches, under controlled conditions,
with stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Barton Malow Company
Varsity Ann Arbor Project, Ann Arbor
North American Construction Enterprises McKinley Elementary School, Warren
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (6) & Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled elevating work platform for use in areas only where the aerial lift
cannot reach, due to overhead obstructions provided certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Hoyt, Brumm & Link Inc.
General Motors Power Train Facility, Pontiac
Ventcon, Inc.
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Campus Regeneration
Project, Pontiac
Published: October 30, 2012
Variances Granted – Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds & Scaffold Platforms: R408.41212; Rule 1221 (1) (c)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stilts at a maximum height of 36 inches under controlled conditions,
with stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Acoustic Ceiling & Partition, Inc.
University of Michigan East Quad, Ann Arbor
Barton Malow Company
Chrysler GLBC, Detroit
University of Michigan Crisler Arena Project, Ann Arbor
Ritsema Associates
Spectrum Health United Memorial Hospital, Greenville
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (6) & Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled elevating work platform for use in areas only where the aerial lift
cannot reach, due to overhead obstructions provided certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Barton Malow Company
DTE GO – 9th Floor Auditorium Restoration Project,
Detroit
University of Michigan Crisler Arena Project, Ann Arbor
Dee Cramer, Inc.
Crittenton Hospital Medical Center, Rochester Hills
John E. Green Company
Crittenton Hospital, Rochester Hills
Moote Electrical, Inc.
Crittenton Hospital Cornerstone Tower Addition, Rochester
Shaw Electric Company
University of Michigan Chrysler Arena Expansion, Ann
Arbor
Published: July 27, 2012
Variances Granted– Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 10 – Lifting & Digging Equipment: Rule 1015a (2) (d)(f)(g)(h)(i), 1015a (3), 1015a (4);
1018a (1)(2)(21); 1019a (1); and 1021a (4)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow the use of a suspended work platform to hoist or suspend personnel or to provide access
to elevate work areas in a manner that exposed employees to the least hazard practicable. All
requirements of Construction Safety Standard, Part 10. Lifting and Digging Equipment except
Rule 1015a (2) (d)(f)(g)(h)(i), 1015a (3), 1015a (4); 1018a (1)(2)(21); 1019a (1); and 1021a (4)
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Pullman Power LLC
St. Clair Power Plant, East China Twp.
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds & Scaffold Platforms: R408.41213, Rule 1213 (1)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use a warning line system in addition to the designed guardrail of a
SafeSpan scaffold under controlled conditions and according to certain stipulations. The
SafeSpan guardrail does not meet the requirements of Part 12.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Seaway Painting, LLC
Ambassador Bridge over the Detroit River, Detroit
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds & Scaffold Platforms: R408.41212; Rule 1221 (1) (c)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stilts at a maximum height of 36 inches under controlled conditions,
with stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Acoustic Ceiling & Partition, Inc.
Chelsea Community Hospital Addition, Chelsea
Sterling Contracting, Inc.
Broderick Tower, Detroit
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (6) & Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled elevating work platform for use in areas only where the aerial lift
cannot reach, due to overhead obstructions provided certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Dee Cramer, Inc.
Lincoln High School Performing Arts, Ypsilanti
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (21)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to operate an aerial work platform from the deck of a floating vessel provided
certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Davis Construction
Lansing Board of Water and Light, Lansing, MI
Milbocker & Sons, Inc.
M-223 over the Raisin River, Lenawee County
Published: April 27, 2012
Variances Granted
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds & Scaffold Platforms: R408.41212; Rule 1221 (1) (c)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stilts at a maximum height of 36 inches under controlled conditions,
with stipulations.
Name of employer
Acoustic Ceiling & Partition Co.
Barton Malow Co.
Brinker Team Interiors
Jasman Construction Inc.
Ritsema Associates
Turner Brooks
Location for which variance is requested
Oakland University Campus, Rochester
BLUnite Project, Detroit
Children’s Specialty Ctr., Detroit Medical Ctr., Detroit
St. Mary Mercy Hospital, Southwest Addition, Livonia
Finney Crockett High School, Detroit
First National Building, Detroit
Greenleaf Trust Building, Birmingham
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (6) & Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled elevating work platform for use in areas only where the aerial lift
cannot reach, due to overhead obstructions, provided certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Conti
DMC Pediatric Specialty, Sterling Heights
John E. Green Company
Chelsea Hospital Project, Chelsea
Published: February 3, 2012
Construction Variances Granted
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds & Scaffold Platforms: R408.41212; Rule 1221 (1) (c)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stilts at a maximum height of 36 inches under controlled conditions,
with stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Brinker Team Interiors
Children’s Specialty Center, Detroit Medical Center,
Detroit
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (6) & Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled elevating work platform for use in areas only where the aerial lift
cannot reach, due to overhead obstructions. The platform shall only be used to install Metal
Studs, Drywall and finish drywall, provided certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Brinker Team Interiors
Children’s Pediatric Specialty Center, Detroit Medical
Center, Detroit
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (21)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to operate an aerial work platform from the deck of a floating vessel provided
certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
C. A. Hull Co., Inc.
I-94/I-96, Port Huron
Milbocker & Sons, Inc.
M-222, Allegan
Dixie Highway at Cass River, Saginaw County
Published: October 24, 2011
Variances Granted
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds & Scaffold Platforms: RULE R408.41221; Rule 1221 (1) (c)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stilts at a maximum height of 36 inches, under controlled conditions
with stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Acoustic Ceiling & Partition Co Inc EMU Mark Jefferson Building, Ypsilanti
U of M Alice Lloyd Hall, Ann Arbor
Barton Malow Co.
McLaren Proton Treatment Center Project – McLaren Hospital,
Flint
Brinker Team Construction Co
Chase Building, Detroit
Northwestern High School, Detroit
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (6) and Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled aerial lift for use as a work platform provided stipulations are adhered
to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Barton Malow Company
McLaren Proton Treatment Center Project – McLaren
Hospital, Flint
Bouma Corporation
Midland Battery Park, Midland
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (21)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to operate an aerial work platform from the deck of a floating vessel provided
certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
C. A. Hull Co., Inc.
M-3 Gratiot Ave. over the Clinton River in
Clinton Township, Macomb County
Published: July 26, 2011
Variances Granted - Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds & Scaffold Platforms: RULE R408.41221; Rule 1221 (1) (c)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stilts at a maximum height of 30 inches, under controlled conditions
with stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Barton Malow Co.
Urban Science Office Suites – Renovation Project, Detroit
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds & Scaffold Platforms: RULE R408.41221; Rule 1221 (1) (c)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stilts at a maximum height of 36 inches, under controlled conditions
with stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Acoustic Ceiling & Partition Co Inc Pray-Harrold Building, Ypsilanti
St. Joe Hospital, Ypsilanti
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (6) and Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled aerial lift for use as a work platform provided stipulations are adhered
to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
John Darr Mechanical Inc.
University of Michigan North Campus Chiller
Replacement, Ann Arbor
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (21)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to operate an aerial work platform from the deck of a floating vessel provided
certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Hardman Construction
M-21 over the Grand River, Ada
Zenith Tech Inc.
US-141 over Menominee River, Dickinson County
Published: April 15, 2011
Variances Granted - Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 10 – Lifting and Digging Equipment: RULE R408.41015; Rule 1015a (2) (d)(f)(g)(h)(i),
1015a (3), 1015a (4); 1018a (1)(2)(21); 1019a (1); and 1021a (4)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow the use of a suspended work platform to hoist or suspend personnel or to provide access
to elevated work areas in a manner that exposes employees to the least hazard practicable. All
requirements of Construction Safety Standard, Part 10. Lifting and Digging Equipment except
Rule 1015a (2) (d)(f)(g)(h)(i), 1015a (3), 1015a (4); 1018a (1)(2)(21); 1019a (1); and 1021a (4)
are met under certain stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Pullman Power
Monroe Power Plant, Monroe
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (6) and Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled aerial lift for use as a work platform provided stipulations are adhered
to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Buist Electric
CS Facility Washington Remodel Project, Coopersville
John E. Green Company
BPSC Facility, Midland
Limbach Company LLC
CS Mott Hospital Children’s & Women’s Hospital Shell
Space Completion Project, Ann Arbor
Published: January 21, 2011
Variances Granted - Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (6) and Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled aerial lift for use as a work platform provided stipulations are adhered
to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
American Erectors, Inc.
Midland Battery Park, Midland
American Erectors, Inc.
Maybury K-8 School, Detroit
American Erectors, Inc.
Brightmoor K-8 School, Detroit
American Erectors, Inc.
Martin Luther King Jr. High School, Detroit
Brigade Fire Protection, Inc.
Summit Contractors
New Accident Fund Insurance Headquarters, Lansing
New Accident Fund Insurance Headquarters, Lansing
Published: October 29, 2010
Variances Granted - Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 10 – Lifting and Digging Equipment: RULE R408.41015; Rule 1015a (2) (d)(f)(g)(h)(i),
1015a (3), 1015a (4); 1018a (1)(2)(21); 1019a (1); and 1021a (4)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow the use of a suspended work platform to hoist or suspend personnel or to provide access
to elevated work areas in a manner that exposes employees to the least hazard practicable. All
requirements of Construction Safety Standard, Part 10. Lifting and Digging Equipment except
Rule 1015a (2) (d)(f)(g)(h)(i), 1015a (3), 1015a (4); 1018a (1)(2)(21); 1019a (1); and 1021a (4)
are met under certain stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Hamon Custodis, Inc.
Monroe Power Plant, Monroe
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds and Scaffold Platforms: R408.41221; Rule 1221 (1) (c)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stilts at a maximum height of 36 inches under controlled conditions
and according to certain stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Acoustic Ceiling & Partition Co. Inc. University of Michigan Law Quad, Ann Arbor
Brinker Group
Univ. of Michigan Couzens Hall Renovation, Ann Arbor
Madias Brothers
Mott Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor
Published: July 26, 2010
Variances Granted - Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part I – General Rules: R408.40115, Rule 115 (4) & (5) and
Part II – Fixed and Portable Ladders: R408.41113, Rule 1113 (5) (6) (8) & (14) and
R408.41115, Rule 1115 (8)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employee to paint steel lattice and pole towers ranging from 120 kV to 345 kV in the
International Transmission Company territory (See Exhibit A) located in Michigan. The work
would commence immediately following the variance approvals and continue until the end of the
2010 painting season.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Morris Painting, Inc.
Various Locations in the International Transmission Co
Territory located in Michigan
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds and Scaffold Platforms: R408.41221; Rule 1221 (1) (c)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stilts at a maximum height, under controlled conditions and according
to certain stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Acoustic Ceiling & Partition Co Inc. Ann Arbor City Municipal Center
Acoustic Ceiling & Partition Co Inc. Detroit Arsenal, Warren
Barton Malow Company
C. S. Mott Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor
Rajala & Sons Finishes
Michigan Tech University Student Apartments, Houghton
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (6) and Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled aerial lift for use as a work platform provided stipulations are adhered
to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Barton Malow Company
A 123 Systems, Livonia
Ferndale Electric Co Inc.
A 123 Systems, Livonia
Published: April 26, 2010
Variances Granted - Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds and Scaffold Platforms: R408.41221; Rule 1221 (1) (c)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stilts at a maximum height under controlled conditions and according
to certain stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Barton Malow Co.
A123 Systems, Livonia
Brinker Team Construction Co.
Mott Hospital, Ann Arbor
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (6) and Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled aerial lift for use as a work platform provided stipulations are adhered
to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Brunt Associates Inc.
U of M North Quad Dormitory
Dee Cramer
General Motors Corporation, Flint
Limbach Co LLC
Dearborn Town Center, Dearborn
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216, Rule 3216 (21)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to operate an aerial work platform from the deck of a floating vessel provided
certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Posen Construction Inc.
Bridgeview Bridge, Harrison Twp.
Published: January 29, 2010
Variances Granted - Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds and Scaffold Platforms: R408.41221; Rule 1221 (1) (c)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stilts at a maximum height under controlled conditions and according
to certain stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Acoustic Ceiling & Partition Co.
St. Joe hospital, Ypsilanti
Acoustic Ceiling & Partition Co.
U of M CS Mott Children & Womens Hospital, Ann Arbor
Denn-Co Construction Inc.
University of Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (6) and Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled aerial lift for use as a work platform provided stipulations are adhered
to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Ideal Contracting
Univ. of MI Mott Childrens & Womens Hospital
Ram Construction Services
U of M CS Mott Women & Childrens Hospital, Ann Arbor
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216, Rule 3216 (21)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to operate an aerial work platform from the deck of a floating vessel provided
certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Milbocker & Sons Inc.
US 131 over Manistee River, Wexford County
Published: October 26, 2009
Variances Granted - Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 11 – Fixed and Portable Ladders: R408.41132; Rule 1132 (2)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stepladders as defined in the ANSI A14.5-1982 with the side rails
painted with opaque material for identification purposed, provided certain stipulations are
adhered tol.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Soule & Co.
Hemlock Semiconductor, Hemlock
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds and Scaffold Platforms: R408.41221; Rule 1221
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stilts at a maximum height under controlled conditions and according
to certain stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Barton Malow Co.
Crittenton Karmanos Cancer Center, Rochester
Brinker Team Construction Co.
St. Joseph Hospital, Pontiac
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 13 – Mobile Equipment: 1926.602, Rule 1926.1000
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to operate a Kubota R420 without the Roll Over Protection System (ROPS)
in the parking garage to remove concrete forms and transport concrete, provided certain
stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Burgess Concrete Construction Inc. Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, East Grand Rapids
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (6) and Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled aerial lift for use as a work platform provided stipulations are adhered
to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
R. L. Bondy
C. S. Mott Children’s & Women’s Hospital, Ann Arbor
Center Line Electric, Inc.
U of M Mott Children’s & Women’s Hospital, Ann Arbor
Dynalectric of Michigan
U of M Mott Children’s & Women’s Hospital, Ann Arbor
Michigan Mechanical Insulation
U of M Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor
Shaw Electric Co.
C. S. Mott Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216, Rule 3216 (21)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to operate an aerial work platform from the deck of a floating vessel provided
certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Posen Construction Inc.
Sanford Lake, Sanford
Published: July 24, 2009
Variances Granted - Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part I – General Rules: R408.40115; Rule 115 (4) & (5) and
Part II – Fixed and Portable Ladders: R408.41113; Rule 1113 (5) (6) (8) & (14), and
R408.41115; Rule 1115 (8)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employee to paint steel lattice and pole towers ranging from 120 kV to 345 kV in the
International Transmission Company territory located in Southeastern Michigan. The work
would commence immediately following the variance approvals and continue until the end of the
2009 painting season.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Morris Painting, Inc.
Various Locations in the International Transmission Co,
Flint & Saginaw Area
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds & Platforms: R408.41221; Rule 11221 (1) (c)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stilts at a maximum height of 24 inches under controlled conditions
and according to certain stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Brinker Team Construction Co.
University of Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (6), Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled aerial lift for use as a work platform, provided certain stipulations are
adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Ann Arbor Ceiling & Partition Co. University of Michigan North Quad Building, Ann Arbor
R. L. Bondy
University of Michigan North Quad Complex, Ann Arbor
R. L. Bondy
BASF Wyandotte/JPP Project, Wyandotte
Center Line Electric, Inc.
Conti Electric
Dee Cramer
Dependent Insulation Co. Inc.
John E. Green Co.
Limbach Co., LLC
Mechanical Heat & Frost Insulation
W. J. O’Neil Co.
Ventcon, Inc.
Ventcon, Inc.
Wolverine Fire Protection Co.
BASF Wyandotte, Wyandotte
University of Michigan North Quad Complex, Ann Arbor
U of M Women’s & Children Hospital, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan North Quad Project, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan North Quad Complex, Ann Arbor
U of M North Quad, Ann Arbor
U of M North Quad, Ann Arbor
BASF, Wyandotte
U of M C.S. Mott Women’s & Children Hosp, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan North Quad Project, Ann Arbor
C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor
Published: April 15, 2009
Variances Granted - Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (6) and Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled aerial lift for use as a work platform, in areas where a self-propelled
elevating work platform cannot reach due to mechanical obstruction, provided certain
stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Superior Electric Great Lakes Co. General Motors Technical Center, Warren
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216; Rule 3216 (21)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to operate an aerial work platform from the deck of a floating vessel,
provided certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Posen Construction, Inc.
Sanford Lake, Sanford
Published: January 26, 2009
Variances Granted - Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.41221, Rule 1221
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stilts at a maximum height of 24 inches, under controlled conditions,
and according to certain stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
B. R. D. INC.
Oakwood Rd., Brandon Twp.
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43205, Rule 3205.1 (a)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to operate a vehicle mounted elevating and rotating aerial device as defined
in ANSI Standard A92.2-202 without the manufacturer’s operator manual available for the aerial
device used to elevate employees, and catch material during bridge construction provided certain
stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Walter Toebe Construction Co.
Gateway Project, Detroit
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216, Rule 3216 (6) and Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled aerial lift for use as a work platform, in areas where a self-propelled
elevating work platform cannot reach due to mechanical obstruction, provided certain
stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Barton Malow Company
William Beaumont Hospital, Sterling Heights
R. L. Bondy
William Beaumont Hospital, Sterling Heights
Brinker Team Construction Co.
Mott Hospital, Ann Arbor
Ferndale Electric
William Beaumont Hospital, Troy
John E. Green Company
Troy Beaumont Hospital, Sterling Heights
John E. Green Company
University of Michigan Mott Children’s & Women’s
Hospital, Ann Arbor
John E. Green Company
Hemlock Semiconductor Plant, Hemlock
Western Mechanical Contractors
William Beaumont Hospital EC/CCT, Sterling Heights
Published: October 24, 2008
Variances Granted - Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part I – General Rules: R408.40115, Rule 115 (4) & (5) and
Part II – Fixed and Portable Ladders: R408.41113, Rule 1113 (5) (6) (8) & (14), and
R408.41115, Rule 1115 (8)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employee to paint steel lattice and pole towers ranging from 120 kV to 345 kV in the
International Transmission Company territory located in Southeastern Michigan. The work
would commence immediately following the variance approvals and continue until the end of the
2008 painting season.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Morris Painting, Inc.
Various Locations in the
International Transmission Company territory located in
The Flint & Saginaw area
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 10 – Lifting and Digging Equipment: R408.41021, Rule 1021 (a)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to rig certain loads to the load line of the crane above the overhaul weight in
accordance with certain stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
W. J. O’Neil Company
BASF, Wyandotte
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds & Scaffold Platforms: R408.41212, Rule 1212 (5) & Rule 1212 (6)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to erect a scaffold closer to 110/220 volt insulated service conductors than
the clearances prescribed, provided certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Davenport Masonry, Inc.
Zaragon Place, Ann Arbor
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds & Scaffold Platforms: R408.41221, Rule 1221
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer use stilts at a maximum height of 24 inches under controlled conditions and
according to certain stipulations.
Name of employer
Barton Malow Co.
Location for which variance is requested
William Beaumont Hospital, Sterling Heights
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216, Rule 3216 (6); Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled elevating work platform, provided certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
J. B. Cain Co.
St. John Hospital, Detroit
W. J. O’Neil Company
BASF, Wyandotte
Pipe Systems, Inc.
University of MI Eye Center Expansion, Ann Arbor
Ventcon
William Beaumont Hospital, Troy
Ventilation Systems, Inc.
St. John Hospital, Detroit
Published: July 31, 2008
Variances Granted - Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 10 – Lifting and Digging Equipment: R408.41021, Rule 1021 (a)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to rig certain loads to the load line of a crane above the overhaul weight in
accordance with certain stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
W. J. O’Neil Company
Chrysler – Trenton Plant, Trenton
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 12 – Scaffolds & Scaffold Platforms: R408.41221, Rule 1221
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to use stilts at a maximum height of 24 inches, under controlled conditions,
and according to certain stipulations.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Barton Malow Company
St. John Hospital, Detroit
Rajala & Sons Finishes
University of Michigan, Flint
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43216, Rule 3216 (6) and Rule 3216 (7)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the intermediate rail of the guardrail
system of a self-propelled aerial lift for use as a work platform, in areas where a self-propelled
elevating work platform cannot reach due to mechanical obstruction, provided certain
stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Barton Malow Company
St. John Hospital, Detroit
Michigan Metal Walls, Inc.
GM Powertrain Engineering Consolidation Project, Pontiac
Pontiac Ceiling & Partition Co. LLC Henry Ford Hospital, West Bloomfield
Published: February 29, 2008
Variances Granted - Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43209, Rule 3209 (8) (b), and Rule 3209 (9)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the top of the intermediate rail of the
guardrail system for use as a work platform, in areas where a self-propelled elevating work
platform cannot reach due to mechanical obstruction, provided certain stipulations are adhered
to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Michigan Mechanical Insulation
General Motors Powertrain Lab Consolidation, Pontiac
Hoyt, Brumm, & Link, Inc.
General Motors Power Train Facility, Pontiac
Shambaugh & Son L.P.
General Motors Powertrain Lab Consolidation, Pontiac
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43209, Rule 3209 (29)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to operate an aerial work platform from the deck of a floating vessel,
provided certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Anlaan Corporation
7th Street over Black River, Port Huron
Published: November 27, 2007
Variances Granted: Construction
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 1 – General Rules: R408.40115, Rule 115 (4) & (5) and
Part 11 – Fixed & Portable Ladders: R408.41113, Rule 1113 (5) (6) (8) & (14)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employee to paint steel lattice and pole towers ranging from 120 kV to 345 kV in the
International Transmission Company territory located in Southeastern Michigan. The work
would commence immediately following the variance approvals and continue until the end of the
2007 painting season.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Morris Painting, Inc.
Various Locations in the International Transmission
Company territory located in Southeastern
Michigan
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 10 – Lifting and Digging Equipment: R408.41025, Rule 1025a (12)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to make Multi-Lifts of up to four bundles of re-steel at one time, provided
certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Colasanti Specialty Services, Inc.
Greektown Expansion Project
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43209, Rule 3209, Rule 3209 (8) (b), Rule 3209 (8) (c),
and Rule 3209 (9)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to firmly secure scaffold planks to the top of the intermediate rail of the
guardrail system for use as a work platform, in areas where a self-propelled elevated work
platform cannot reach due to mechanical obstruction, provided certain stipulations are adhered
to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Allied Ventilation, Inc
General Motors Powertrain Lab Consolidation,
Pontiac
Bristol Steel & Conveyor Corp.
2010 MY Phoenix Engine Program ChryslerTrenton Plant, Trenton
Conti Electric
GM Powertrain Engineering Consolidation Project,
Pontiac
De-Cal Mechanical Inc.
GM Powertrain Engineering Consolidation Project,
Pontiac
Denn-Co Construction, Inc.
GM Powertrain One Lab, Pontiac
Denn-Co Construction, Inc.
J P Morgan Chase Data Center, Belleville
Dependent Insulation Company, Inc.
St. John Hospital, Detroit
Pace Mechanical Services, Inc.
General Motors Powertrain Lab Consolidation,
Pontiac
Pontiac Ceiling & Partition Co.
LLC United States Postal Service NE Metro P&DC,
Pontiac
Part number and rule number from which variance is requested
Part 32 – Aerial Work Platforms: R408.43209, Rule 3209 (29)
Summary of employer's request for variance
To allow employer to operate an aerial work platform from the deck of a floating vessel provided
certain stipulations are adhered to.
Name of employer
Location for which variance is requested
Milbocker & Sons, Inc.
Lincoln Bridge over the Cheboygan River,
Cheboygan