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2017 Maryland Code
Labor and Employment
Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health
Subtitle 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 5-603. Work in manholes
Universal Citation: MD Lab & Emp Code § 5-603 (2017)
- (a) Help required. --
- (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, whenever an employer has an employee working in a manhole, the employer shall have another employee available in the immediate vicinity of the manhole to give emergency help.
- (2) The employee who is available to give emergency help may enter the manhole to give other help.
- (b) Exception. -- For a brief period, a qualified employee who is working alone may enter a manhole where cables or equipment are in service to:
- (1) perform an inspection;
- (2) perform housekeeping;
- (3) take readings; or
- (4) do other work if it can be performed safely.
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