Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 5-308
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 5-308, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§5–308.
Official statutory text
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Board shall advise, consult with, propose, and recommend to the Commissioner reasonable regulations:
(1) to prevent conditions that are detrimental to safety and health in each employment or place of employment in the State; and
(2) that the Board finds are necessary to protect and to improve the safety and health of employees on the basis of circumstantial evidence and information that:
(i) is developed by the Commissioner;
(ii) is available to the Commissioner; or
(iii) is submitted by an interested person to the Board at a public hearing held under § 5–310(d) of this subtitle.
(b) To carry out the requirements of subsection (a) of this section with respect to public bodies, the Board shall:
(1) give specific consideration to the workplace conditions and safety and health concerns of employees; and
(2) recommend higher standards, if warranted.
(1) to prevent conditions that are detrimental to safety and health in each employment or place of employment in the State; and
(2) that the Board finds are necessary to protect and to improve the safety and health of employees on the basis of circumstantial evidence and information that:
(i) is developed by the Commissioner;
(ii) is available to the Commissioner; or
(iii) is submitted by an interested person to the Board at a public hearing held under § 5–310(d) of this subtitle.
(b) To carry out the requirements of subsection (a) of this section with respect to public bodies, the Board shall:
(1) give specific consideration to the workplace conditions and safety and health concerns of employees; and
(2) recommend higher standards, if warranted.
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