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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 793

(2) PROVIDE, ON REQUEST, INFORMATION COMPILED UNDER §
32F OF THIS SUBTITLE TO ANY OTHER EMPLOYER WHOSE WORKPLACE IS THE
SITE OF THE WORK BEING PERFORMED BY THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR,
WITHIN 1 WORKING DAY.

(b) Any employer who employs an independent contractor
shall provide the information required under §§ 32E and 32F of
this subtitle for the workplace at which the independent
contractor will work, prior to commencement of the work.

(c) Any independent contractor or employer to whom
information is not supplied under subsections (a) and (b) of this
section may obtain a chemical information list or material safety
data sheet from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
pursuant to § 32H(b) of this subtitle.

(D) ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE, THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR OR THE
GENERAL CONTRACTOR'S REPRESENTATIVE SHALL DESIGNATE A COMMON
LOCATION WHERE ALL INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OR EMPLOYERS SHALL
LEAVE THEIR CHEMICAL INFORMATION LIST BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF
WORK.

32M.

(a) An employer shall provide an employee training and
education program designed to inform employees of:

(1) The existence and content of this part;

(2) The hazard communication methods used by the
employer, including material safety data sheets, chemical
information lists, identifiers, and placards;

(3) The rights an employee may exercise under this
part; and

(4) The procedure by which an employee may obtain a
chemical information list and material safety data sheet.

(b) The training and education program shall also include;

(1) The nature of the hazards or hazardous chemicals
in the workplace;

(2) The appropriate work practices regarding
hazardous chemicals in the workplace;

(3) The appropriate control programs regarding
hazardous chemicals in the workplace;

(4) Appropriate protective measures regarding
hazardous chemicals in the workplace; and

(5) Emergency procedures relating to hazardous
chemicals in the workplace.