Section R. 408.22305 - Definitions; A to CRule 1305.
(1) "Act" means the Michigan occupational safety and health act, Act No. 154 of the Public Acts of 1974, as amended, being S408.1001 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.(2) "Authorized employee representative" or "representative of employee" means a person designated by a labor organization certified by the national labor relations board or employment relations commission as defined in section 2(c) of Act No. 176 of the Public Acts of 1938, being S423.2 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, as the bargaining representative for the affected employees. In the absence of certification, it shall be a person designated by the organization having a collective bargaining relationship with the employer and designated as having a collective bargaining relationship with the employer by the affected employees. If a labor organization is not certified or if no organization has a collective bargaining relationship with the employer, "authorized employee representative" or "representative of employee" means a person designated by the affected employees to represent them for the purpose of proceedings under this act.(3) "Board" means the board of health and safety compliance and appeals created in section 46 of the act.(4) "Citation" means a written communication issued by the department to an employer pursuant to section 33 of the act.Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.22305