HARRY HUGHES, Governor

2331

(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.).

(J)(K) "HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL" IS ANY CHEMICAL WHICH MEETS THE
CRITERIA SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 32C AND 32D OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(K)(L) "MANUFACTURER" MEANS A PERSON WHO PRODUCES,
SYNTHESIZES, EXTRACTS, IMPORTS, OR OTHERWISE MAKES A HAZARDOUS
CHEMICAL FOR USE OR DISTRIBUTION.

(L)(M) "WORK AREA" MEANS ANY ROOM OR DEFINED SPACE INSIDE
OR OUTSIDE A BUILDING AT A PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT 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 32N 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; AND

(3)  ANY MANUFACTURER WHO PRODUCES, REPACKAGES,
DISTRIBUTES, OR SELLS ANY HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL IN THIS STATE.