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§ 5-503. Responsibilities of employer

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 5. Training of Power Equipment Operators (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 5-503
§ 5-503. Responsibilities of employer
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Training program
(a) Each employer that hires employees to operate power equipment shall develop and carry out an employee safety training program designed to inform employees of and train employees in applicable standards for safe operation of power equipment including:
(1) limitations and use;
(2) rated load capacities; and
(3) special hazards.
Copy of training program for Commissioner
(b) On request by the Commissioner, an employer shall give the Commissioner a copy of its safety training program.
Information for files; information on operation of power equipment
(c) Each employer that hires employees to operate power equipment shall:
(1) keep on file for inspection:
(i) a written description of its employee training program; and
(ii) a notation of where an employee received safety training, if the employer did not provide the employee with safety training;
(2) assure that specifications of a manufacturer applicable to operation of a piece of power equipment are available to each operator; and
(3) post operating instructions as required by occupational safety and health standards.

Credits

Added as Labor and Employment § 5-505 by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2. Renumbered as Labor and Employment § 5-503 by Acts 2003, c. 316, § 3, eff. July 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, c. 316, § 3, eff. July 1, 2003.
Formerly Art. 89, § 33A.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 5-503, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 5-503
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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