WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

(e)  Past Exposure to Asbestos. If an employee can
document in writing previous Level II exposure as a State
employee but no longer works with asbestos, he or she may
volunteer for medical monitoring from the State.

(f)  Confidentiality of Medical Data.

(i) The confidentiality of all medical
records will be assured by maintaining medical records
separate from personnel records and limiting access to those
records only to medical personnel, the employee and the
employee's designated representative.

(ii) Any reports to management concerning
medical examinations for the purpose of carrying out the
Asbestos Safety and Health Program will contain only
aggregate data with all personal identifiers removed. Each
individual report of duty status shall state whether the
worker is able to wear a respirator. No other medical
findings or information will be included in these reports.

(2)  Training Requirements.

(a)  Level I and Level II employees shall attend
asbestos training from, or approved by, the Department of
the Environment.

(b)  Level I employees are those workers employed
in positions with the potential for asbestos exposure
because of work-related activities or location, but who are
not required to break, cut into, tear out or otherwise
disturb asbestos or asbestos-containing materials.

(c)  Level II employees are those workers employed
in positions whose job activity may cause them to break, cut
into, tear out or otherwise disturb asbestos-containing
materials, or who must work in areas where this activity
takes place.

(d)  A Level II employee may not work with asbestos
until he or she has attended the appropriate asbestos safety
and health training and successfully completed training
requirements.

(e)  The asbestos safety and health training
standards shall be developed by the Secretary of the
Department of the Environment in consultation with both the
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Administration and
representatives of these State employees who are or may be
exposed to asbestos.

(3)  The Secretary of the Department of the Environment
is responsible for implementation and coordination of the
medical monitoring and training provisions of the Asbestos

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