§ 5-309. Requirements for standards
West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and Employment
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 5-309
§ 5-309. Requirements for standards
(a) The Board shall propose or recommend occupational safety and health standards that:
(1) are or will be at least as effective in providing safe and healthful employment and places of employment as any standard adopted under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970;1 and
(b) The Board shall include in each occupational safety and health standard that it proposes or recommends:
(c)(1) To develop occupational safety and health standards about toxic materials or harmful physical agents, the Board shall propose or recommend occupational safety and health standards that most adequately ensure, to the extent feasible on the basis of the best available evidence, that no employee, including an employee who has regular exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical agents during the working life of the employee will suffer material impairment of health or functional capacity.
Credits
Added by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1991, c. 21, § 4; Acts 1992, c. 22, § 1.
Formerly Art. 89, § 31.
Footnotes
Pub.L. 91-596, Dec. 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1590, codified at 29 U.S.C.A. § 651 et seq.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 5-309, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 5-309
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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