§ 5-401. Definitions

MD Lab & Emp Code § 5-401 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)    (1)    “Employee” means an employee (as defined in § 5-101 of this title) or former employee when the individual may be exposed under normal operating conditions or foreseeable emergencies.

(2)    “Employee” includes:

(i)    a line supervisor;

(ii)    a maintenance worker;

(iii)    a member or former member of a volunteer fire, ambulance, or rescue company;

(iv)    operating personnel; and

(v)    a production worker.

(c)    (1)    “Employer” means an employer (as defined in § 5-101 of this title) and includes a volunteer fire, ambulance, or rescue company.

(2)    “Employer” does not include a farmer who:

(i)    uses a hazardous chemical in farming; and

(ii)    complies with the applicable requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.