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§ 5-601. Asbestos protective clothing

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 6. Miscellaneous Provisions (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 5-601
§ 5-601. Asbestos protective clothing
Currentness
Legislative policy
(a) The General Assembly finds that:
(1) exposure to asbestos, a known carcinogenic agent, creates a significant hazard to the health of the people of the State;
(2) asbestos protective clothing that is used improperly or that is not maintained properly exposes a worker to this hazard;
(3) protective materials have been developed as substitutes for asbestos; and
(4) it is in the public interest to protect workers from this hazard by eliminating the use of asbestos protective clothing.
Prohibitions
(b)(1) A person may not sell in the State any item of new or used asbestos protective clothing.
(2) An employer may not:
(i) buy, for use by an employee, any item of new or used asbestos protective clothing;
(ii) ask or require an employee to use any item of new or used asbestos protective clothing; or
(iii) keep or otherwise possess any item of new or used asbestos protective clothing at a place of employment.

Credits

Added by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.
Formerly Art. 89, § 49D.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 5-601, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 5-601
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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