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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.24 - MOSH Consultation Education and Training Program › Section 09.12.24.06 - Pre-SHARP Status

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A. Employers that
				do not meet the SHARP requirements, but that exhibit a reasonable promise of
				achieving agreed upon milestones and time frames for SHARP participation, may
				be granted pre-SHARP status by the Commissioner of Labor and
				Industry.
B. Pre-SHARP status may
				be granted to an employer that:
(1) Meets the
				eligibility requirements of Regulation .05C(1) and (2) of this
				chapter;
(2) Requests, in writing,
				a safety and health management system assessment, and a complete safety and
				health hazard assessment of all working conditions, equipment, and processes at
				the worksite;
(3) Shows reasonable
				promise of achieving milestones and time frames agreed upon with the
				consultation project manager;
(4)
				Posts the list of hazards identified by the consultant;
(5) Provides information on all serious
				hazards identified by the consultant to employees;
(6) Corrects all serious and
				other-than-serious hazards identified by the consultant;
(7) Informs employees when hazards are
				corrected;
(8) Shows evidence of
				having the foundation of a safety and health management system;
(9) Implements the action plan developed by
				the consultant outlining the necessary achievement and time frames required for
				the employer to achieve SHARP status;
(10) Provides progress reports on
				implementation of the action plan referred to in §B(9) of this regulation
				to the consultation project manager;
(11) Posts a letter from the Commissioner of
				Labor and Industry approving pre-SHARP status;
(12) Involves employees in the safety and
				health management system, including implementation of the action plan referred
				to in §B(9) of this regulation;
(13) At sites having a recognized employee
				representative:
(a) Notifies the recognized
				employee representative of the employer's intention to participate in SHARP and
				pre-SHARP; and
(b) Involves the
				recognized employee representative in the process;
(14) Agrees to a complete safety and health
				hazard assessment of all working conditions, equipment, and processes at the
				worksite at the end of the pre-SHARP period;
(15) Notifies the Commissioner of Labor and
				Industry before making any changes in working conditions or work processes that
				might introduce new hazards into the workplace; and
(16) Demonstrates the capability of reducing
				the site's DART Rate and TRC Rate to below the industry national average within
				the pre-SHARP period using the calculation formulas in Regulations .08 and .09
				of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.24 - MOSH Consultation Education and Training Program › Section 09.12.24.07 - Participation in SHARP and Pre-SHARP

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A. Relocation and Change in Ownership.
(1) Eligibility for participation in SHARP
				and pre-SHARP may be affected by relocation and change in ownership.
(2) Employers planning to relocate their
				facilities within the State shall notify the consultation project manager in
				writing 60 days before the move and permit a MOSH consultation visit within 30
				days after the move.
(3) If the
				requirements of §A(2) of this regulation are not met, the consultation
				project manager shall ask the employer to withdraw from SHARP or
				pre-SHARP.
(4) Employers undergoing
				ownership or other major organizational changes that may impact the safety and
				health management system shall discuss these changes with the consultation
				project manager who may schedule an on-site visit.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.24 - MOSH Consultation Education and Training Program › Section 09.12.24.08 - Rate Calculations

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A. Annual
				Rate Formula.
(1) Annual rates are calculated
				by the formula (N/EH) x 200,000 where:
(a) N
				= Sum of the number of recordable injuries and illnesses in the year;
(b) EH = Total number of hours worked by all
				employees in the year; and
(c)
				200,000 = Equivalent of 100 full time employees working 40 hours per week, 50
				weeks per year.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.24 - MOSH Consultation Education and Training Program › Section 09.12.24.09 - Sample Calculations

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A. Scenario.
(1) A safety and health consultant visited a
				machine shop, NAICS 33271 and SICS 3599, and recorded the following OSHA 300
				Log information:
Year
Number of
Employees
Hours
Worked
Column
H
Column
I
Column
J
2005
5
10,000
0
1
0
2004
7
14,000
0
0
0
2003
6
12,000
0
0
1
2002
8
16,000
0
0
0
(2)
				This data is used throughout the examples that follow.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.25 - Maryland Occupational Safety and Health-Fall Protection in Steel Erection › Section 09.12.25.01 - Scope

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This chapter applies to the steel erection activities set
				  forth in 29 CFR §
										1926.750.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.25 - Maryland Occupational Safety and Health-Fall Protection in Steel Erection › Section 09.12.25.02 - Requirements

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Except for connectors and employees performing leading edge
				  work in a controlled decking zone, fall protection requirements for employees
				  performing steel erection activities, from a location between 10 feet up to and
				  including 15 feet in height are provided for in
				  29 CFR §
										1926.28(a). Fall protection
				  requirements for employees performing steel erection activities above 15 feet
				  are provided for in Subpart R,
				  29 CFR §§
										1926.760 and
				  1926.761. Fall protection
				  requirements for connectors and employees performing leading edge work in a
				  controlled decking zone are provided for in Subpart R,
				  29 CFR §§
										1926.760 and
				  1926.761.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.26 - Crane Safety › Section 09.12.26.01 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to prevent incidents that
				  result in property damage, injury, and death, related to the operation of
				  cranes when used in construction and demolition.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.26 - Crane Safety › Section 09.12.26.04 - Incorporation by Reference

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A. In this
				chapter, the following documents are incorporated by reference.
B. Documents Incorporated.
(1)
										29 CFR §
											1926.1402, except (f);
(2)
										29 CFR §
											1926.1403;
(3)
										29 CFR §
											1926.1404;
(4)
										29 CFR §§
											1926.1405 and
				1926.1406;
(5)
										29 CFR §
											1926.1407;
(6)
										29 CFR §§
											1926.1408-
				1926.1411;
(7)
										29 CFR §
											1926.1412, except delete second sentence of
				(d)(1)(x) that provides, "This paragraph does not apply to the inspection of
				ground conditions for railroad tracks and their underlying support when the
				railroad tracks are part of the general railroad system of transportation that
				is regulated pursuant to the Federal Railroad Administration under 49 CFR Part
				213 ";
(8)
										29 CFR §
											1926.1412(e)(3)(ii), except
				delete "3 months" and substitute "1 year";
(9)
										29 CFR §
											1926.1412, except in (f)(7) delete "12
				months" and substitute "3 years";
(10)
										29 CFR §§
											1926.1413-
				1926.1426;
(11)
										29 CFR §
											1926.1427(f)(1), (f)(2), and (f)(3)(i), (iii), and (iv), and
				(j)(1) and (2);
(12)
										29 CFR §§
											1926.1428-
				1926.1430, except
				(c)(2);
(13)
										29 CFR §
											1926.1431;
(14)
										29 CFR §
											1926.1432;
(15)
										29 CFR
				1926.1433 and
				1926.1434;
(16)
										29 CFR §
											1926.1435;
(17)
										29 CFR §
											1926.1436;
(18)
										29 CFR §
											1926.1437, except in (a) delete "unless
				specified otherwise" and insert "on non-navigable waters, lakes and
				streams";
(19)
										29 CFR §§
											1926.1438"1926.1441;
(20) Appendix A to Subpart CC of Part
				1926"tandard Hand Signals;
(21)
				Appendix B to Subpart CC of Part 1926"Assembly/Disassembly-Sample Procedures
				for Minimizing the Risk of Unintended Dangerous Boom Movement; and
(22) Appendix C to Subpart CC of Part
				1926"Operator Certification-Written Examination-Technical Knowledge
				Criteria;
(23) ASME B30.3-2004
				Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks, and
				Slings-Construction Tower Cranes;
(24) ASME B30.5-2007 Safety Standard for
				Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks, and Slings-Mobile and
				Locomotive Cranes;
(25) ASME
				B30.6-2003 Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks,
				Jacks, and Slings-Derricks;
(26)
				ANSI/ASSE A10.42-2000 Safety Requirements for Rigging Qualifications and
				Responsibilities-American National Standard for Construction and Demolition
				Operations; and
(27) Standards for
				Educational and Psychological Testing (American Educational Research
				Association, American Psychological Association, National Council on
				Measurement in Education, 1999).
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.26 - Crane Safety › Section 09.12.26.05 - Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace and Substance Abuse Policy

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A. An employer who
				employs individuals within a safety sensitive position shall have a drug and
				alcohol free workplace and substance abuse policy as required by this
				regulation.
B. The Commissioner
				designates crane operators, signal persons, riggers, and crane operator
				trainees as safety sensitive positions.
C. In addition to the positions designated by
				the Commissioner, an employer may designate other employees who work with or
				around cranes as being safety sensitive positions.
D. An employer's drug and alcohol free
				workplace and substance abuse policy shall, at a minimum, require:
(1) Mandatory drug or controlled substance
				and alcohol testing for all safety sensitive positions under the following
				circumstances:
(a) At the commencement of
				employment in a safety sensitive position;
(b) Under reasonable suspicion by the
				employer;
(c) Randomly;
				and
(d) Unless the medical
				condition of the employee does not permit it, immediately or not later than 24
				hours following any incident for which crane operations were a direct or
				indirect cause and which involve:
(i)
				Property damage greater than $5,000;
(ii) Bodily injury; or
(iii) A fatality;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.26 - Crane Safety › Section 09.12.26.06 - Crane Operator Requirements

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A. Except as provided in §B of this
				regulation, an employer shall ensure that prior to operating equipment under
				this chapter, a person is qualified or certified in accordance with this
				regulation.
B. The crane operator
				qualification or certification requirements do not apply to operators of
				equipment with a maximum manufacturer-rated hoisting/lifting capacity of 2,000
				pounds or less.
C. An employer is
				required to provide the training and qualification or certification at no cost
				to the employee consistent with §D or E of this regulation.
D. Requirements for Certification Through an
				Accredited Crane Operator Testing Organization.
(1) An employer can provide certification
				through an accredited crane operator testing organization.
(2) For a testing organization to be
				considered accredited to certify crane operators under this regulation, it
				shall:
(a) Be accredited by a nationally
				recognized accrediting agency based on that agency's determination that
				industry recognized criteria for written testing materials, physical
				examinations, test administration, grading, facilities/equipment, and personnel
				have been met;
(b) Administer
				written and practical tests that:
(i) Assess
				the crane operator applicant regarding, at a minimum, the knowledge and skills
				listed in 29 CFR §
													1926.1427(j)(1) and
				(2);
(ii) Provide different levels of
				certification based on equipment capacity and type;
(iii) Have procedures for crane operators to
				reapply and be retested in the event a crane operator applicant fails a test or
				is decertified; and
(iv) Have
				testing procedures for recertification designed to ensure that the crane
				operator continues to meet the technical knowledge and skill requirements in
				29 CFR §
													1926.1427(j)(1) and (2);
				and
(c) Have its
				accreditation reviewed by the nationally recognized accrediting agency at least
				every 3 years.
(3) A
				crane operator shall be deemed qualified to operate a particular piece of
				equipment if:
(a) The crane operator is
				certified under this section for that type and capacity of equipment or for
				higher-capacity equipment of that type; or
(b) When no accredited testing agency offers
				certification examinations for a particular type or capacity of equipment, or
				both:
(i) The operator has been certified for
				equipment that is most similar;
(ii) A certification examination is available
				for the most similar equipment; and
(iii) Where applicable, the operator's
				certificate states the type or capacity of equipment, or both, for which the
				operator is certified.
(4) A certification issued under this
				section:
(a) Is portable;
(b) Meets the requirements of §A of this
				regulation; and
(c) Is valid for 5
				years.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.26 - Crane Safety › Section 09.12.26.07 - Crane Operator Trainee Requirements

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A. An employee who is not qualified or
				certified under Regulation .06 of this chapter is permitted to operate a crane
				as a crane operator trainee only where the requirements of this section are
				met.
B. An employer shall ensure
				compliance with the following:
(1) The crane
				operator trainee is familiar with and understands
				29 CFR §
											1926.1427(f)(1), (f)(2), and (f)(3)(i), (iii), and
				(iv);
(2) The crane operator trainer is qualified
				or certified under Regulation .06 of this chapter and is familiar with the
				proper use of the equipment's controls; and
(3) The crane operator trainee is directly
				supervised by the crane operator trainer at all times.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.26 - Crane Safety › Section 09.12.26.08 - Rigger and Rigging Requirements

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A. An
				employer shall ensure that all rigging has been inspected and is used in
				accordance with the rigging manufacturer's limitations and
				requirements.
B. An employer shall
				ensure the following:
(1) That each rigger is
				trained and meets the qualification requirements of §G, H, or I of this
				regulation depending upon the work to be performed; and
(2) That the rigger is trained to satisfy the
				qualification requirements of this section at no cost to the
				employee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.26 - Crane Safety › Section 09.12.26.09 - Record Keeping

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A. An employer
				shall maintain a written record of the training for each crane operator, signal
				person, rigger, and crane operator trainee.
B. Training Records.
(1) All training records shall be maintained
				for 3 years after the end of the individual's employment in the employer's
				principal office of the business in Maryland.
(2) An employer shall make the training
				records available to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry or the
				Commissioner's representative for examination and copying upon
				request.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.26 - Crane Safety › Section 09.12.26.10 - Special Lifts

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A. An employer
				shall ensure that each time a special lift occurs all rigging operations are
				under the direct supervision of a master/lead rigger.
B. An employer shall ensure that, prior to
				the commencement of work, all rigging used in special lifts is inspected for
				compliance with all requirements by the master/lead rigger.
C. Forty-eight hours prior to the
				commencement of any special lift, an employer shall notify the Commissioner of
				Labor and Industry by e-mail to speciallift@dllr.state.md.us, or fax to
				410-767-2986, with the following information:
(1) Name of employer;
(2) General or managing contractor;
(3) Type of special lift;
(4) Site location;
(5) Specific site of special lift within the
				location;
(6) Site contact person
				and phone number;
(7) Equipment
				involved; and
(8) Scheduled time of
				special lift.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.26 - Crane Safety › Section 09.12.26.11 - Tower Cranes

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A. An employer
				shall ensure that prior to the erection or modification of any tower crane or
				supporting structure, a qualified person shall determine the appropriate and
				safe method to integrate, assemble, and erect the tower crane for that
				site.
B. The employer shall ensure
				that when a tower crane is erected, dismantled, jumped, or reconfigured the
				following are maintained at the site where the work is performed:
(1) Written instructions by the manufacturer
				or a qualified person; and
(2) A
				list of the weights of each subassembly to be erected, dismantled, jumped, or
				reconfigured.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.27 - Tower Crane Operator Certification › Section 09.12.27.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Certificate of competence" means
				certification that is obtained by a person through any organization accredited
				by the American National Standards Institute or the National Commission for
				Certifying Agencies and that states the holder of the certificate demonstrates
				knowledge of and training in safe crane operating procedures.
(2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
				Labor and Industry.
(3) "Crane
				operator" means an individual who operates a crane.
(4) "Digger derrick truck" means a mobile
				derrick truck with a mast or equivalent member for drilling.
(5) "Hydraulic crane" means a crane that has
				a revolving superstructure, boom, and hoisting machine that is operated,
				extended, retracted, rotated, raised, and lowered hydraulically.
(6) "Inspection of a crane" means a thorough
				examination of the operation of mechanisms to determine functionality and
				control of hoisting systems, power transmission equipment, braking,
				superstructure movement, boom operation, and travel.
(7) "Knuckle boom crane" means a
				hydraulically powered articulating arm fitted to a truck or trailer that is
				used for loading and unloading the vehicle. It is also known as a loader
				crane.
(8) "Power-operated derrick"
				means an apparatus consisting of a mast or equivalent member held at the end by
				guys or braces, with or without a boom, including conventional lattice boom
				cranes.
(9) "Tower crane" means a
				power-operated hoisting machine in which a boom or structural member is mounted
				upon a vertical mast or tower structure with the function of hoisting,
				lowering, and swinging loads at various radii, but does not include a
				conventional boom, including mobile and track.
(10) "Trolley boom" means a crane having a
				hoist/trolley assembly that runs horizontally along rails.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.27 - Tower Crane Operator Certification › Section 09.12.27.03 - Tower Crane Operations

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To operate a tower crane, a crane operator is required to
				  have a certificate of competence.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.27 - Tower Crane Operator Certification › Section 09.12.27.04 - Written Notice of Violation

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A.
				The Commissioner or the agent of the Commissioner shall issue a written notice
				to any person who operates a tower crane without a certificate of
				competence.
B. The notice shall:
(1) Be in writing;
(2) Describe with particularity the nature of
				the alleged violation; and
(3)
				Include a statement signed by the employer that the employer will not allow the
				particular crane to operate unless there is an operator with a certificate of
				competence.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.28 - Tree Care and Removal › Section 09.12.28.01 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide a safe work
				  environment for employees engaged in tree care including, but not limited to,
				  cutting, pruning, or other work on a standing tree as well as tree
				  removal.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.28 - Tree Care and Removal › Section 09.12.28.02 - Scope

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A. This chapter
				covers safety requirements for tools and equipment and the safe work practices
				used in tree care and the removal of trees, including any portion
				thereof.
B. This chapter applies to
				construction, demolition, and general industry.
C. Where provisions of this chapter direct an
				employee to take certain actions, an employer shall establish, effectively
				communicate to the relevant persons, and enforce work rules to ensure
				compliance with such provisions.
D.
				This chapter does not apply to:
(1) Work
				covered by 29 CFR
				§§
											1910.268 and
				1910.269;
(2) Logging operations; or
(3) Land clearing operations for construction
				when heavy equipment is used to remove the trees and no trees are manually
				felled.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.28 - Tree Care and Removal › Section 09.12.28.04 - Incorporation by Reference

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A. In this
				chapter, the following documents are incorporated by reference.
B. Documents Incorporated.
(1) ANSI Z133.1-2006 American National
				Standard for Arboricultural Operations"afety Requirements, as
				amended.
(2) ANSI/ASSE Z359.0-2007
				Definitions and Nomenclature Used for Fall Protection and Fall Arrest, Part of
				the Fall Protection Code, as amended.
(3) ANSI/ASSE Z359.1-2007 Safety Requirements
				for Personal Fall Arrest Systems, Subsystems and Components, Part of the Fall
				Protection Code, as amended.
(4)
				ANSI/ASSE Z359.2-2007 Minimum Requirements for a Comprehensive Managed Fall
				Protection Program, Part of the Fall Protection Code, as amended.
(5) ANSI/ASSE Z359.3-2007 Safety Requirements
				for Positioning and Travel Restraint Systems, Part of the Fall Protection Code,
				as amended.
(6) ANSI/ASSE
				Z359.4-2007 Safety Requirements for Assisted-Rescue and Self-Rescue Systems,
				Subsystems and Components, Part of the Fall Protection Code, as
				amended.
(7) ANSI/ASSE Z359.6-2009
				Specifications and Design Requirements for Active Fall Protection Systems, Part
				of the Fall Protection Code, Version 2, as amended.
(8) ANSI/ASSE Z359.12-2009 Connecting
				Components for Personal Fall Arrest Systems, Part of the Fall Protection Code,
				Version 2, as amended.
(9)
				ANSI/ASSE Z359.13-2009 Personal Energy Absorbers and Energy Absorbing Lanyards,
				Part of the Fall Protection Code, Version 2, as amended.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.28 - Tree Care and Removal › Section 09.12.28.05 - General Requirements

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A. All work
				to be performed shall be consistent with the Maryland Department of Natural
				Resources licensing requirements for a licensed tree expert.
B. All equipment used in tree care and tree
				removal shall be used consistent with the manufacturer's specifications and
				limitations.
C. An employer shall
				have a workplace hazard assessment conducted for all work activities to be
				performed in compliance with 29 CFR §
										1910.132(d)(2) that includes
				the following:
(1) A written certification
				that identifies the workplace evaluated;
(2) The name of the person certifying that
				the evaluation has been performed;
(3) The date or dates of the hazard
				assessment; and
(4) A document that
				is identified as a certification of hazard assessment.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.28 - Tree Care and Removal › Section 09.12.28.06 - Work Practices

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A. The following
				work practices shall be implemented:
(1)
				Communication between employees aloft and on the ground shall be established
				before cutting and dropping limbs;
(2) Scabbards or sheaths shall be used to
				carry handsaws when not in use;
(3)
				Folding saws, when not in use, shall be closed and hooked to the arborist
				saddle;
(4) A separate workline
				shall be attached to limbs that cannot be dropped safely or controlled by
				hand;
(5) Arborist climbing lines
				and worklines may not be secured to the same crotch; and
(6) Cut branches shall be removed from the
				canopy of the tree upon completion of work.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.28 - Tree Care and Removal › Section 09.12.28.07 - Training

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A. Training shall
				be provided for each employee at no cost.
B. The training shall be provided:
(1) As soon as possible, but not later than 6
				months from the effective date of this chapter, for initial training for each
				current and new employee;
(2) Prior
				to initial assignment for each new employee;
(3) Whenever an employee is assigned new work
				tasks, tools, equipment, machines, or vehicles; and
(4) Whenever an employee demonstrates unsafe
				job performance.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.33 - Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Regulations for Access to Information about Hazardous and Toxic Substances › Section 09.12.33.01 - Purpose

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The requirements in this chapter supplement the provisions of
				  Labor and Employment Article, §
									5-401 --5-410,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.33 - Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Regulations for Access to Information about Hazardous and Toxic Substances › Section 09.12.33.02 - Chemical Information List

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A. The
				employer compiling a chemical information list shall ensure that:
(1) The complete name and business address of
				the employer submitting the list, the name and telephone number of a contact
				person, and the date of preparation or revision is noted on the first page of
				the list;
(2) Either the chemical
				or common name on the list is the identity shown on the MSDS and
				label;
(3) When a chemical is added
				to the list, the date of addition appears next to the addition.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.36 - Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Standard for Field Sanitation › Section 09.12.36.01 - Scope

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This chapter applies to any agricultural establishment where
				  employees perform hand-labor operations in the field.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.36 - Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Standard for Field Sanitation › Section 09.12.36.02 - Definitions

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A. The following
				terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Agricultural employer" means any person,
				corporation, association, or other legal entity that:
(a) Owns or operates an agricultural
				establishment;
(b) Contracts with
				the owner or operator of an agricultural establishment in advance of production
				for the purchase of a crop and exercises substantial control over production;
				or
(c) Recruits and supervises
				employees or is responsible for the management and condition of an agricultural
				establishment.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.36 - Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Standard for Field Sanitation › Section 09.12.36.03 - Requirements

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A. Agricultural
				employers shall provide potable drinking water and toilet and handwashing
				facilities in accordance with this standard for employees engaged in hand-labor
				operations in the field, without cost to the employee.
B. Potable Drinking Water.
(1) The agricultural employer shall provide
				potable drinking water in locations readily accessible to all
				employees.
(2) The agricultural
				employer, taking into account the air temperature, humidity, and the nature of
				the work performed, shall ensure that the water is suitably cool and in
				sufficient amounts to meet the needs of employees.
(3) Dispensing.
(a) Common drinking cups or dippers may not
				be used.
(b) The water shall be
				dispensed in single use drinking cups or by fountains.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.38 - General Industry Standard for Personnel Platforms Suspended from Cranes, Derricks, and Hoists › Section 09.12.38.01 - Scope

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This chapter applies to the design, construction, testing,
				  use, and maintenance of personnel platforms, and the hoisting of personnel
				  platforms on the load lines of cranes, derricks, and hoists.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.38 - General Industry Standard for Personnel Platforms Suspended from Cranes, Derricks, and Hoists › Section 09.12.38.02 - Definitions

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A. In these
				regulations, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Competent designated person" means a
				knowledgeable person approved or assigned by the employer who has the authority
				to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate identified existing or
				predictable hazards in the surroundings, working conditions, or equipment which
				may be dangerous to employees.
(2)
				Crane.
(a) "Crane" means a machine driven
				manually or by power for lifting and lowering a load and moving it
				horizontally, with the hoisting mechanism an integral part of the
				machine.
(b) "Crane" also includes
				derricks.
(3) "Failure"
				means load refusal, breakage, or separation of components.
(4) "Hoist" means a device used to lift or
				lower a load.
(5) "Hoisting" or "to
				hoist" means all crane or derrick functions, such as lowering, lifting,
				swinging, booming in and out or up and down, or suspending a personnel
				platform.
(6) "Jib" means a
				structural extension added to the boom tip for the purpose of handling loads at
				higher elevations than they would otherwise be handled by the main
				boom.
(7) "Live boom" means a boom
				in which lowering is controlled by a brake without aid from other devices which
				slow the lowering speeds.
(8) "Load
				refusal" means the point where the ultimate strength is exceeded.
(9) "Main boom" means the structural
				component as designed by the manufacturer which enables cranes or derricks to
				handle loads at various radii.
(10)
				"Maximum intended load" means the total load of all employees, tools, and
				materials reasonably anticipated to be applied to a personnel platform or
				personnel platform component at any one time.
(11) "Qualified" means one who, by possession
				of a recognized degree, certificate, or professional standing, has successfully
				demonstrated their ability to design mechanical or structural
				objects.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.38 - General Industry Standard for Personnel Platforms Suspended from Cranes, Derricks, and Hoists › Section 09.12.38.03 - Restricted Use

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A. Except when the
				erection, use, and dismantling of conventional means of reaching the worksite,
				such as a personnel hoist, ladder, stairway, aerial lift, elevating work
				platform, or scaffold either would be more hazardous, or is not possible
				because of structural design or worksite conditions, the use of a crane,
				derrick, or hoist to hoist employees on a personnel platform is
				prohibited.
B. When used, a
				personnel platform shall meet the applicable requirements of this
				chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.38 - General Industry Standard for Personnel Platforms Suspended from Cranes, Derricks, and Hoists › Section 09.12.38.04 - Operational Criteria

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A. Free fall is
				prohibited.
B. The use of machines
				having live booms is prohibited.
C.
				A jib, boom extension, or similar attachment may not be used to hoist a
				personnel platform.
D. Except where
				the electrical distribution, transmission, and service lines have been
				deenergized and visibly grounded at the point of work or where insulating
				barriers not a part of or an attachment to the cranes and hoists have been
				erected to prevent physical contact with the lines, cranes and hoists shall be
				operated proximate to, under, over, by, or near powerlines only in accordance
				with the following:
(1) For a line rated 50
				kilovolts or below, the minimum clearance between the line and any part of the
				crane, hoist, or load shall be 10 feet;
(2) For a line rated over 50 kilovolts, the
				minimum clearance between the line and any part of the crane, hoist, or load
				shall be either 10 feet plus 0.4 inch for each 1.0 kilovolt over 50 kilovolts
				or twice the length of the line insulator, but never less than 10
				feet.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.38 - General Industry Standard for Personnel Platforms Suspended from Cranes, Derricks, and Hoists › Section 09.12.38.05 - Instruments and Components

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A. A
				crane with variable angle booms shall be equipped with a boom angle indicator,
				readily visible to the operator.
B.
				A crane with telescoping booms shall be marked or equipped with a device to
				indicate clearly to the operator at all times the boom's extended
				length.
C. Except for an electric
				crane, the load line hoist drum shall have a system or device on the power
				train, other than the load hoist brake, that:
(1) Regulates the lowering rate of speed of
				the hoist mechanism; and
(2)
				Prevents free fall.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.38 - General Industry Standard for Personnel Platforms Suspended from Cranes, Derricks, and Hoists › Section 09.12.38.06 - Personnel Platforms

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A. Design
				Criteria.
(1) A personnel platform and
				suspension system shall be designed by a qualified engineer or a qualified
				person competent in structural design.
(2) Before a rigid suspension system is used
				with a personnel platform, the suspension system shall be approved by a
				qualified engineer.
(3) The
				suspension system shall be designed to minimize tipping of the platform due to
				movement of employees occupying the platform.
(4) The personnel platform shall be capable
				of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least five times the
				maximum intended load.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.38 - General Industry Standard for Personnel Platforms Suspended from Cranes, Derricks, and Hoists › Section 09.12.38.07 - Rigging

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A. When a wire rope
				bridle is used to connect the personnel platform to the load line, each bridle
				leg shall be connected to a master link or shackle in such a manner to ensure
				that the load is evenly divided among the bridle legs.
B. A hook on an overhaul ball assembly, a
				lower load block, or other attachment assembly shall be:
(1) Of a type that can be closed and locked,
				eliminating the hook throat opening; or
(2) A forged steel anchor type shackle with
				either a forged alloy steel bolt with nut and retaining clip, or a forged alloy
				steel pin with retaining clip.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.38 - General Industry Standard for Personnel Platforms Suspended from Cranes, Derricks, and Hoists › Section 09.12.38.08 - Trial Lift

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A. Mobile Cranes.
(1) A trial lift with the unoccupied
				personnel platform loaded at least to the weight of the maximum intended load
				shall be:
(a) Made from ground level, or any
				other location where employees will enter the platform, to each location to
				which the personnel platform will be hoisted and positioned; and
(b) Performed immediately before placing
				employees on the platform.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.38 - General Industry Standard for Personnel Platforms Suspended from Cranes, Derricks, and Hoists › Section 09.12.38.09 - Prooftesting of Platform and Rigging

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A. An employer may not hoist employees on a
				personnel platform until the following prooftesting requirements are
				satisfied.
B. The platform and
				rigging shall be prooftested to 125 percent of the platform's rated
				capacity.
C. Prooftesting shall be
				performed by holding the platform in a suspended position for 5 minutes with
				the test load evenly distributed on the platform.
D. After prooftesting:
(1) A competent designated person shall
				inspect the platform and rigging; and
(2) If any deficiency is found, then before
				employees are hoisted:
(a) It shall be
				corrected, and
(b) Another
				prooftest shall be conducted.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.38 - General Industry Standard for Personnel Platforms Suspended from Cranes, Derricks, and Hoists › Section 09.12.38.10 - Certification Record

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A. The employer
				shall prepare a certification record which includes:
(1) The date the personnel platform items
				were inspected;
(2) The signature
				of the person who inspected the personnel platform items;
(3) A serial number, or other identifier, for
				the personnel platform inspected; and
(4) The date of the prooftest.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.38 - General Industry Standard for Personnel Platforms Suspended from Cranes, Derricks, and Hoists › Section 09.12.38.12 - Traveling

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A. Except for a
				crane which travels on a fixed track, while a crane is traveling it may not be
				used to hoist an employee.
B. When
				using a crane that travels on a fixed track, an employer may hoist employees on
				a personnel platform while the crane is traveling, upon implementing the
				following procedures to safeguard employees:
(1) The boom shall be parallel to the
				direction of travel;
(2) A complete
				trial run to test the route of travel:
(a)
				Shall be performed before employees are allowed to occupy the platform,
				and
(b) May be performed at the
				time of the trial lift required by Regulation .08 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.38 - General Industry Standard for Personnel Platforms Suspended from Cranes, Derricks, and Hoists › Section 09.12.38.13 - Prelift Meeting

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A prelift meeting shall be:
A. Held to review the appropriate
				requirements of this chapter and the procedures to be followed;
B. Held before each trial lift;
C. Repeated for any employee newly assigned
				to the operation; and
D. Attended
				by the crane or hoist operator, signal person, employee or employees to be
				lifted, and the person responsible for the task to be performed.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.39 - Lien for Unpaid Wages › Section 09.12.39.01 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Employer Complaint to Dispute Lien for
				Unpaid Wages" means the complaint filed by an employer in circuit court to
				dispute a Notice to Employer of Intent to Claim Lien for Unpaid
				Wages.
(2) "Notice to Employer of
				Intent to Claim Lien for Unpaid Wages" means the written form or comparable
				notice that an employee serves on an employer stating the employee's intent to
				claim a lien for unpaid wages.
(3)
				"Wage Lien Statement" means the form that may be recorded by an employee after
				a lien for unpaid wages has been established pursuant to Labor and Employment
				Article, §
										3-1104,
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.39 - Lien for Unpaid Wages › Section 09.12.39.02 - Notice of Claim for Unpaid Wages

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A. An employee shall serve his or her
				employer with the Notice to Employer of Intent to Claim Lien for Unpaid Wages
				on the form provided by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry at
				www.dllr.state.md.us or on a comparable form that contains the information
				specified in §B of this regulation.
B. The form shall include the following:
(1) The name and address of the individual
				seeking a lien;
(2) The name of the
				business or individual for whom the employee performed work;
(3) The dates of employment;
(4) The dates for which wages are due but
				were not paid;
(5) The basis for
				the claim that wages were due but were not paid;
(6) The monetary amount of the lien
				sought;
(7) The real or personal
				property, or both, against which the lien is sought along with a description
				adequate to identify the property, name of owner, and location; and
(8) Notice to the employer of their right to
				dispute the lien by filing a complaint within 30 days of receipt of the
				notice.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.39 - Lien for Unpaid Wages › Section 09.12.39.03 - Employer Complaint to Dispute Notice to Employer of Intent to Claim Lien for Unpaid Wages

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A. An employer may
				dispute a lien for unpaid wages by filing a complaint in the circuit court for
				the county where the property of the employer is located.
B. The complaint disputing a lien for unpaid
				wages shall include the following:
(1) The
				date that the employee served the Notice to Employer of Intent to Claim Lien
				for Unpaid Wages on the employer;
(2) An explanation of why the wages claimed
				by the employee are not due and owing by the employer;
(3) A description of supporting documents
				with the supporting documents attached; and
(4) A certificate of service reflecting
				service upon the employee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.39 - Lien for Unpaid Wages › Section 09.12.39.04 - Wage Lien Statement

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A Wage Lien Statement shall include the following:
A. A description of the property;
B. The name of the property owner;
C. The monetary amount of the lien;
D. A copy of the Notice to Employer of Intent
				to Claim Lien for Unpaid Wages and proof of service of the notice;
				and
E. A copy of a court order
				establishing the lien for unpaid wages if the lien for unpaid wages is
				established in a court.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.39 - Lien for Unpaid Wages › Section 09.12.39.05 - Recording Lien

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If an employer does not dispute a Notice to Employer of
				  Intent to Claim Lien for Unpaid Wages or if a court orders the establishment of
				  a lien, an employee may record the Wage Lien Statement together with proof of
				  service.