Ch. 153 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(g) (1) "Employee" means a former employee or an employee as defined in §
29 of this subtitle when the employee may be exposed to hazardous chemicals under
normal operating conditions or foreseeable emergencies.

(2) "Employee" includes:

(i) Production workers;
(ii) Line supervisors;

(iii) Volunteer fire, ambulance, and rescue company members and
former members; and

(iv) Operating and maintenance personnel.

(h) (1) "Employer" includes a volunteer fire, ambulance, or rescue company.
(2) "Employer" does not include a farmer who:

(i) Utilizes hazardous chemicals in farming; and

(ii) Complies with the applicable requirements of the federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.

(i) "Expose", "exposed", or "exposure" mean that an employee is subjected to
a hazardous chemical in the course of employment through any route of entry and
includes potential exposure.

(j) "Foodstuff" means food as defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. § 321 et seq.).

(k) "Hazardous chemical" is any chemical which meets the criteria set forth in
Sections 32C and 32D of this subtitle.

(1) "Manufacturer" means a person who produces, synthesizes, extracts,
imports, or otherwise makes a hazardous chemical for use or distribution.

(m) "Work area" means any room or defined space inside or outside a building
at a workplace where hazardous chemicals are manufactured, processed, formulated,
packaged, repackaged, handled, reacted, or transferred.

(n) "Workplace" means an establishment at 1 geographical location that
contains 1 or more work areas.]

[32B.

(a) Sections 32A through 32-O of this subtitle apply to:

(1) Any employer who uses or stores any hazardous chemical in this State;

(2) Any person who imports or sells any hazardous chemical to any
employer in this State;

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