reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-214 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 2 - Administration and Enforcement|Section 5-214 - Hearings

    (a)    The Commissioner shall grant a hearing, if practicable, within 30 days after receipt of a notice that an employer or employee or representative of an employee submits under § 5-213 of this subtitle.    (b)    An employee whom a hearing under this section affects or a representative of the employee may participate as a party in a hearing under this section.    (c)    The Commissioner shall give notice and hold a hearing under this subtitle in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.    (d)    (1)    An employer may choose whether a hearing under this section is to be held in:            (i)    Baltimore City;            (ii)    the county where the violation allegedly occurred, in an office that the county provides; or            (iii)    an office that the Commissioner has designated as a regional office.        (2)    The employer shall indicate the choice in the request for a hearing.    (e)    (1)    When the Commissioner appoints a hearing examiner to hold a hearing under this section, the examiner shall prepare a record that includes testimony.        (2)    A report that a hearing examiner submits shall become a final order of the Commissioner unless, within 15 work days after submission of the report:            (i)    the Commissioner orders a review of the proceeding; or            (ii)    an employee, representative of an employee, or employer whom the report affects submits to the Commissioner a written request for a review of the proceeding.    (f)    (1)    After review of a proceeding under subsection (e) of this section, with or without a hearing, the Commissioner shall pass an order that, on the bases of findings of fact, affirms, modifies, or vacates the citation or proposed penalty or directs other appropriate relief.        (2)    An order of the Commissioner under paragraph (1) of this subsection is final 15 days after passage of the order.    (g)    After an opportunity for a hearing under this section, the Commissioner may pass an order that affirms or modifies a requirement of a citation for abatement of a violation if an employer shows that the employer:        (1)    made a good faith effort to comply with the requirement; and        (2)    has not complied because of a factor beyond the reasonable control of the employer.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-215 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 2 - Administration and Enforcement|Section 5-215 - Judicial Review and Enforcement

    (a)    (1)    A person adversely affected or aggrieved by any order that the Commissioner passes under this title or any regulation that the Commissioner adopts to carry out this title may file a complaint within 30 days after issuance of the order or regulation to have it modified or set aside.        (2)    A complaint filed under this subsection shall be filed in the circuit court for:            (i)    Baltimore City; or            (ii)    the county where:                1.    the employer has its principal office; or                2.    the violation allegedly occurred.        (3)    A copy of the complaint shall be served on the Commissioner and other affected parties.    (b)    In a proceeding under this section, a court may not stay an order or regulation of the Commissioner unless:        (1)    the court gives the Commissioner notice and an opportunity for a hearing; and        (2)    the aggrieved person posts security and meets each other condition that the court considers proper.    (c)    (1)    The court shall determine whether an order that the Commissioner passes under this title or regulation that the Commissioner adopts to carry out this title is in accordance with law.        (2)    If a finding of the Commissioner on a question of fact is supported by substantial evidence, the finding is conclusive.        (3)    A regulation that the Commissioner adopts to carry out this title:            (i)    shall be deemed prima facie lawful and reasonable; and            (ii)    may not be held invalid because of a technical defect if there is substantial compliance with this title.    (d)    (1)    At any appropriate time, the Commissioner may file a complaint to enforce any order that the Commissioner passes under this title or regulation that the Commissioner adopts to carry out this title.        (2)    A complaint filed under this subsection shall be filed in the circuit court for the county where:            (i)    the alleged violation occurred; or            (ii)    the employer has its principal office.        (3)    To the extent practicable, subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall govern proceedings under this subsection.    (e)    A court shall hear a complaint under this section expeditiously.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-216 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 2 - Administration and Enforcement|Section 5-216 - Injunctive Relief Against Imminent Danger

    (a)    If an authorized representative of the Commissioner concludes that a condition or practice at a place of employment creates an imminent danger that reasonably could be expected to cause death or serious physical harm to an employee, the authorized representative:        (1)    shall give the employer and each employee whom the danger affects notice of the danger; and        (2)    may recommend to the Commissioner that the Commissioner seek to enjoin the condition or practice.    (b)    (1)    On a complaint filed by the Commissioner, a circuit court:            (i)    may enjoin a condition or practice at a place of employment if the condition or practice creates an imminent danger that reasonably could be expected to cause death or serious physical harm to an employee; and            (ii)    pending the outcome of enforcement procedures under this title, may grant an injunction or temporary restraining order.        (2)    A temporary restraining order that is passed without notice may not be in effect for more than 7 days.        (3)    An injunction under this subsection may require each act needed to:            (i)    avoid, correct, or remove the imminent danger; or            (ii)    prohibit the employment or presence of any individual, in a location or under a condition where the imminent danger exists, other than an individual who needs to be present to:                1.    remove the imminent danger;                2.    maintain the capacity of a continuous process operation in order to resume normal operations without stopping operation completely; or                3.    where operations must be stopped, stop an operation in an orderly and safe manner.    (c)    (1)    If the Commissioner arbitrarily or capriciously fails to seek relief under this section, on a complaint filed by or for an employee who may be injured as a result of the failure, a circuit court may pass a writ of mandamus to compel the Commissioner to seek the relief and grant other appropriate relief.        (2)    An action under this subsection shall be brought in the circuit court for the county where the alleged imminent danger exists.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-217 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 2 - Administration and Enforcement|Section 5-217 - Protection of Trade Secrets

    (a)    In this section, “trade secret” means a device, formula, pattern or compilation of information that:        (1)    is used in the business of an employer;        (2)    gives the employer an opportunity to obtain an advantage over a competitor; and        (3)    is known only to the employer and any employee to whom the employer needs to confide the information.    (b)    Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, information that contains or might reveal a trade secret and is obtained by the Commissioner or an authorized representative of the Commissioner in connection with an inspection or proceeding under this title is confidential.    (c)    The Commissioner may disclose information that contains or might reveal a trade secret to staff who are assigned to carry out this title.    (d)    In a proceeding under this title, the Commissioner may disclose information that contains or might reveal a trade secret and is relevant if, before disclosure:        (1)    the court that is conducting the proceeding passes an order that is appropriate to protect the confidentiality of the trade secret; or        (2)    in a proceeding before the Commissioner or authorized representative of the Commissioner, the Commissioner or representative does so.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 4 - Access to Information About Hazardous and Toxic Substances|Section 5-401 - Definitions

    (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.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 4 - Access to Information About Hazardous and Toxic Substances|Section 5-402 - Scope of Subtitle

    Sections 5-404 through 5-409 of this subtitle do not apply to:         (1)    a railroad that is subject to the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 and the jurisdiction of the Federal Railroad Administration;        (2)    a landfill in the State;        (3)    a person who:            (i)    is engaged in the business of providing commercial or residential garbage and refuse pickup and disposal service while actually engaging in the pickup and disposal of garbage and refuse; and            (ii)    does not pick up, transport, treat, store, or dispose of controlled hazardous substances that are regulated under Title 7, Subtitle 2 of the Environment Article; or        (4)    an analytical, educational, or research and development laboratory.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 4 - Access to Information About Hazardous and Toxic Substances|Section 5-403 - Application of Federal Standard

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, an employer, chemical manufacturer, importer, or distributor shall comply with all applicable provisions of the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, “Hazard Communication Standard”, 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200, as published at 52 Federal Register No. 163, August 24, 1987, pages 31876 through 31886, and, as adopted by the Commissioner, all subsequent amendments.    (b)    (1)    If a term is used in 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200 and defined in § 5-401 of this subtitle, the term has the meaning stated in § 5-401.        (2)    When used in 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200, the terms “Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA” and “Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health” shall be interpreted to mean the Commissioner or a designated representative of the Commissioner.    (c)    The exclusion for wood and wood products set forth in 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200(b)(6)(iii) does not apply in Maryland.    (d)    (1)    Except for an analytical, educational, or research and development laboratory, a laboratory shall comply with 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200.        (2)    An employer that is an analytical, educational, or research and development laboratory shall comply with 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200(b)(3).    (e)    The party who claims a trade secret under 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200(i) has the burden of proving the claim.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 4 - Access to Information About Hazardous and Toxic Substances|Section 5-404 - Waiver of a Right

    (a)    An employer may not ask or require an employee to waive any right under this subtitle or 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200.    (b)    A waiver of a right under this subtitle or 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200 is void.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 4 - Access to Information About Hazardous and Toxic Substances|Section 5-405 - Chemical Information List

    (a)    This section does not apply to a consumer product or foodstuff that is:        (1)    packaged for distribution to and intended for use by the general public; and        (2)    handled unopened or stored unopened in a retail establishment, including its storeroom or warehouse.    (b)    (1)    To comply with the requirements of 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) for a list of hazardous chemicals, each employer shall compile and maintain a chemical information list for each hazardous chemical that is formulated, handled, manufactured, packaged, processed, reacted, repackaged, stored, or transferred in the workplace of the employer.        (2)    Within 30 days after a hazardous chemical is introduced into the workplace of an employer, the employer shall add the hazardous chemical to the chemical information list. The employer need not place the hazardous chemical alphabetically on the chemical information list until the employer next revises the list as required under paragraph (3) of this subsection.        (3)    Every 2 years, an employer shall revise the chemical information list.    (c)    For each hazardous chemical on a chemical information list, the list shall:        (1)    contain its chemical and common names; and        (2)    identify each work area where the hazardous chemical is found.    (d)    Each compilation of a chemical information list and each revision under subsection (b) of this section shall list the hazardous chemicals on the list in alphabetical order according to common name.    (e)    (1)    Each employer shall keep, for at least 40 years, each chemical information list that the employer compiles or revises.        (2)    (i)    If an employer’s business ceases to operate or formulate, handle, manufacture, package, process, react, repackage, store, or transfer hazardous chemicals in a workplace regulated under this subtitle, the employer promptly shall submit the most recent chemical information list to the Maryland Department of Labor.            (ii)    The Maryland Department of Labor shall keep, for at least 40 years, the chemical information list that the employer provides under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 4 - Access to Information About Hazardous and Toxic Substances|Section 5-407 - Request for Information

    (a)    (1)    An employee or designated representative may ask an employer for:            (i)    access to a chemical information list maintained by the employer; and            (ii)    a copy of the chemical information list or any material safety data sheet in the workplace of the employee.        (2)    An employer shall comply with a request under this subsection:            (i)    for access, in the workplace of the employee, within 1 working day after a request; and            (ii)    for a copy, within 5 days after a request.        (3)    To comply with a request for a copy, an employer shall provide, without charge to the employee or designated representative, the copy or the mechanical means to produce the copy. If, during a calendar year, more than 1 copy is requested for an employee the employer may assess a reasonable charge for each additional copy.        (4)    An employer shall make the material safety data sheet readily accessible in accordance with 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200(g)(8).        (5)    If an employer fails to comply with this subsection, an employee who requests the information may refuse to work with the hazardous chemical for which the chemical information list or material safety data sheet was requested.    (b)    On receipt of a written request, an employer or, if the employer’s business has ceased operating as described in § 5–405(e)(2) of this subtitle, the Maryland Department of Labor shall provide access to information on a chemical information list to:        (1)    an individual who provides fire, ambulance, or rescue service for the appropriate geographic area;        (2)    a nurse, physician, or physician’s assistant who is providing emergency medical treatment;        (3)    the Commissioner;        (4)    a former employee;        (5)    an independent contractor or employer;        (6)    any environmental, civic, or consumer organization in the State; and        (7)    any individual who lives:            (i)    in a local community where a business stores, produces, or locates hazardous or toxic chemicals; or            (ii)    in the nearest local community to a business that stores, produces, or locates hazardous or toxic chemicals.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-408 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 4 - Access to Information About Hazardous and Toxic Substances|Section 5-408 - Exchange of Information by Contractor and Employer

    (a)    An independent contractor to whom this subtitle applies or an employer:        (1)    before commencement of work at a workplace, shall provide information compiled under § 5–405 of this subtitle to any other employer whose workplace is the site of work being performed by the independent contractor or employer; and        (2)    on request, shall provide material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical identified on the chemical information list to any other employer whose workplace is the site of the work being performed by the independent contractor or employer, within 1 working day after the request.    (b)    Before commencement of work by an independent contractor, any employer who employs the independent contractor shall provide information required under § 5–405 of this subtitle and 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200(g) for the workplace at which the independent contractor will work.    (c)    A general contractor or its representative shall designate, for each construction site, a common location where each independent contractor or employer shall leave the chemical information list of the contractor or employer before the contractor begins work at the site.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-409 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 4 - Access to Information About Hazardous and Toxic Substances|Section 5-409 - Information for Fire Control

    (a)    In this section, “fire department official”:        (1)    means an individual who is responsible for the administration of a fire department in a political subdivision or a designee of the individual; and        (2)    includes a fire administrator or fire chief.    (b)    On request, an employer shall give a fire department official:        (1)    a list of work areas, identified by name and location, and the appropriate chemical information list for each work area; and        (2)    a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical included on the chemical information list.    (c)    On notice, the employer at a retail establishment shall allow a fire department official to have access to the establishment, during normal business hours, to develop prefire strategy.    (d)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, information submitted or made available under this section is privileged and may not be disclosed to any person or in any civil proceeding.        (2)    A fire department official who obtains information under subsection (b) of this section shall make the information available, on request, to an ambulance squad, fire inspection, fire suppression, or rescue squad unit within the same jurisdiction.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-410 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 4 - Access to Information About Hazardous and Toxic Substances|Section 5-410 - Nonapplicability of Criminal Penalty

    The criminal penalty under § 5-804 of this title does not apply to a violation that arises under §§ 5-404 through 5-409 of this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 5 - Training of Power Equipment Operators|Section 5-501 - "Power Equipment" Defined

    (a)    In this subtitle, “power equipment” means:        (1)    a backhoe;        (2)    a bulldozer;        (3)    a front-end loader;        (4)    skid steer equipment;        (5)    a gradall;        (6)    a scraper pan;        (7)    a crane; or        (8)    a hoist.    (b)    “Power equipment” does not include agricultural equipment that is used in a farming operation.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 5 - Training of Power Equipment Operators|Section 5-502 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not apply to an employer with fewer than 6 employees.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 5 - Training of Power Equipment Operators|Section 5-503 - Responsibilities of Employer

    (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.    (b)    On request by the Commissioner, an employer shall give the Commissioner a copy of its safety training program.    (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.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health|Subtitle 5 - Training of Power Equipment Operators|Section 5-504 - Licensing Not Required

    This subtitle may not be construed to allow or require licensing, registration, or certification of an operator of power equipment.