29 CFR 1910.120 · Michigan · FY2025
HAZWOPER in Michigan: FY2025 OSHA citations
2 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.120 at inspected sites in Michigan, from 1 inspection.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 2 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.120 at inspected sites in Michigan, in 1 inspection. Among the 78 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Michigan that year (3,994 citation items in all), this one ranks 65th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.120 cited in Michigan
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.120(q)(1) | 1 | 50% |
| 1910.120(q)(6) | 1 | 50% |
“(1) Emergency response plan. An emergency response plan shall be developed and implemented to handle anticipated emergencies prior to the commencement of emergency response operations. The plan shall be in writing and available for inspection and copying by employees, their representatives and OSHA personnel. Employers who will evacuate their employees from the danger area when an emergency occurs, and who do not permit any of their employees to assist in handling the emergency, are exempt from the requirements of this paragraph if they provide an emergency action plan in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.38.”
“(6) Training. Training shall be based on the duties and function to be performed by each responder of an emergency response organization. The skill and knowledge levels required for all new responders, those hired after the effective date of this standard, shall be conveyed to them through training before they are permitted to take part in actual emergency operations on an incident. Employees who participate, or are expected to participate, in emergency response, shall be given training in accordance with the following paragraphs: (i) First responder awareness level. First responders at the awareness level are individuals who are likely to …”
The paragraph continues in the standard. Read 29 CFR 1910.120
How the Michigan citations were classified
Of the 2 citation items: 2 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 0 other-than-serious (100% serious).
Who was inspected in Michigan
100% of the 1 inspection with a recorded headcount were at sites with 26 to 100 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 26 to 100 | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 2 |
| Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | 2 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 0; Jan to Mar 2025: 0; Apr to Jun 2025: 2; Jul to Sep 2025: 0.
Who enforced in Michigan
Michigan has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 2 of the items were recorded by the State Plan's office. A State Plan may have standards of its own. The paragraphs on this page are the federal 29 CFR numbers recorded in OSHA's data, and this page does not say which Michigan rule applies to a given workplace. OSHA's page on the Michigan State Plan, with its coverage.
Michigan against the other states
Michigan ranks 14th of the 21 states and territories with items under 29 CFR 1910.120 in this data. The most items: New York 26; Maine 23; Alaska 12; Illinois 11; Connecticut 11. In all, the data record 133 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.120; the 2 in Michigan are 1.5% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Michigan.
Next steps for a Michigan employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1910.120, HAZWOPER
- Free tool: Chemical Compatibility Matrix
- Free tool: Chemical Inventory Template
- Free tool: HazCom Program Generator
- Software: HazComFast EHS software
Counts by HazComFast from the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data, extracted Oct 13, 2026; deleted items left out, 29 CFR numbers only. They are not figures OSHA publishes for the state, and the live database can change them. Same data source and method as our HazCom enforcement study. Not legal advice.