2013 Maryland Code
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
§ 5-308 - General responsibility of Board

§5-308.

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.

§ 5-308 - 1. Regulations to implement Bloodborne Pathogen Standard; notice regarding modifications

(a) Regulations. -- The Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, shall adopt regulations to implement the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard adopted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 29 C.F.R. 1910.1030, as interpreted in the directive issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on November 5, 1999.

(b) Notice regarding modifications. -- The Commissioner shall submit notice regarding any modifications made to, or directives issued interpreting, the federal Bloodborne Pathogen Standard after November 5, 1999 and, subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, make recommendations for any legislative changes to the House Health and Government Operations Committee, the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, and the General Assembly within 30 days of the issuance of modifications to the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.