Section R. 408.22204 - Definitions; I to TRule 1204.
(1) "Interim order" means a written order issued by the department authorizing an employer to continue to operate equipment, or to carry on processes, procedures, or practices which do not meet the requirements of a standard pending a determination on the merits of a variance application.(2) "Party" means a person admitted to participate in a hearing conducted pursuant to these rules. An applicant for relief and any affected employee shall be entitled to be named parties. A department shall be deemed to be a party without the necessity of being named.(3) "Permanent variance" means a written order issued by a department authorizing an employer to deviate from the requirements of an occupational safety or health standard when protection is provided to employees equal to that which would be provided by compliance with the requirements of the standard.(4) "Person" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, legal representative, or organized group of individuals, or an agency, authority, or instrumentality of the state or a political subdivision thereof.(5) "Temporary variance" means a written order issued by a department authorizing an employer to deviate from the requirements of an occupational safety or health standard prior to the effective date of the standard for the specific period of time necessary for the employer to achieve compliance with the standard.Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.22204