S.B. 303                                                  VETOES

(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.]

[5-503.

(a)     There is an Advisory Committee on Safety Training Programs for Power
Equipment Operators.

(b)     (1) The Advisory Committee consists of the following 11 members:

(i) as an ex officio member, the Commissioner or the
Commissioner's designee; and

(ii) 10 members appointed by the Governor.

(2)     Of the 10 appointed members of the Advisory Committee:
(i) 3 shall represent labor; and

(ii) 7 shall represent employers.

(3)     Of the 7 representatives of employers:

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