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§ 5-325. Order

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and Employment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Labor and Employment
Title 5. Occupational Safety and Health (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Regulations (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Variances (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 5-325
§ 5-325. Order
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(a)(1) The Commissioner shall pass an order that grants an employer a temporary variance if:
(i) the employer submits an application in accordance with §§ 5-319 and 5-320 of this subtitle;
(ii) the employer gives notice to employees in accordance with § 5-321(a) of this subtitle;
(iii) the Commissioner holds any hearing required under § 5-322(a) of this subtitle; and
(iv) the Commissioner determines that the employer has met the requirements of § 5-323(a) of this subtitle.
(2) The Commissioner shall pass an order that grants an employer a permanent variance if:
(i) the employer submits an appropriate application;
(ii) the employer gives notice to employees in accordance with § 5-321(b) of this subtitle;
(iii) the Commissioner holds a hearing and conducts an appropriate inspection under § 5-322(b) of this subtitle; and
(iv) the Commissioner determines that the employer has met the requirements of § 5-323(b) of this subtitle.
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(b)(1) Each order for a temporary or permanent variance shall specify the conditions the employer must maintain and the means, methods, practices, procedures, and operations to the extent that they differ from those required under the regulation or part of a regulation from which the variance is granted.
(2) Each order for a temporary variance shall state, in detail, the program that the employer is to follow to come into compliance with the regulation or part from which the temporary variance is granted.

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Added by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.
Formerly Art. 89, § 34.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 5-325, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 5-325
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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