2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) The Workers' Compensation Commission shall [reimburse the
General Fund of the State for] PAY the cost of administering this title from money
that the Commission receives under § 9-316 of this article.          

(b) The Commissioner shall have the power and authority to receive and
accept any grant of money from the federal government or any of its agents or units
that Congress appropriates under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

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(d) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBTITLE 8, PART III OF THIS TITLE, THE
penalties under Subtitle 8 of this title do not apply to a public body.

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(a)     In this subtitle, [the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)     "Advisory Committee" means the Advisory Committee on Safety Training
Programs for Power Equipment Operators:

(c)      (1) "Power] "POWER equipment" means:

[(i)] (1) a backhoe;

[(ii)] (2) a bulldozer;

[(iii)] (3) a front-end loader;

[(iv)] (4) skid steer equipment;

[(v)] (5) a gradall;

[(vi)] (6) a scraper pan;                                                                 .

[(vii)] (7) a crane; or                                                           

[(viii)] (8) a hoist.       

[(2)] (B) "Power equipment" does not include agricultural equipment
that is used in a farming operation.

[5-502:

In consultation with the Advisory Committee, the Commissioner shall develop:

(1)     a recommended model training program for use by employers;

(2)     a reasonable periodic employer education program on safety training
programs;

(3)     a format for the collection of statistics that uses employer first report
of injury forms on serious accidents and fatalities involving operators of power
equipment; and                                                                                                   

(4)     a methodology for ascertaining the causes of serious accidents and
fatalities involving operators of power equipment.]

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