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Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 5-401

Known as the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act

The act spans §§ 5–5 (113 sections).

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) (1) “Employee” means an employee (as defined in § 5-101 of this title) or former employee when the individual may be exposed under normal operating conditions or foreseeable emergencies.

(2) “Employee” includes:

(i) a line supervisor;

(ii) a maintenance worker;

(iii) a member or former member of a volunteer fire, ambulance, or rescue company;

(iv) operating personnel; and

(v) a production worker.

(c) (1) “Employer” means an employer (as defined in § 5-101 of this title) and includes a volunteer fire, ambulance, or rescue company.

(2) “Employer” does not include a farmer who:

(i) uses a hazardous chemical in farming; and

(ii) complies with the applicable requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.