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§ 5-701. Toxic material and harmful agents

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 7. Records and Reports (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 5-701
§ 5-701. Toxic material and harmful agents
Currentness
Duty of monitor and keep records
(a) The Commissioner may require, by regulation, that an employer:
(1) measure or monitor employee exposure to a potentially toxic material or harmful physical agent; and
(2) keep an accurate record of employee exposure to a toxic material or harmful physical agent that the employer is required to measure or monitor.
Observation
(b) An employer shall give an employee or representative of an employee an opportunity to observe each measurement or monitoring under this section.
Notice about exposure
(c) If an employee is exposed to a potentially toxic material or harmful physical agent in a concentration or level that exceeds the level allowed under an applicable occupational safety and health standard, the employer of the employee:
(1) promptly shall give the employee notice; and
(2) shall inform the employee of each corrective action being taken.
Access to records
(d)(1) Each employee or former employee shall have access to each record that indicates exposure of the employee or former employee to a toxic material or harmful agent.
(2) Each employee or representative of an employee shall have access to each record kept under subsection (a) of this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.
Formerly Art. 89, § 33.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 5-701, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 5-701
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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