Maryland § 5-206

§ 5-206.

    (a)    In this section, “Unit” means the Public Employees’ Safety and Health Unit.

    (b)    There is a Public Employees’ Safety and Health Unit in the Division of Labor and Industry.

    (c)    The Commissioner shall be the head of the Unit.

    (d)    The Commissioner shall provide for and maintain a comprehensive and effective program on occupational safety and health for employees of public bodies that is administered and enforced by the Unit.

    (e)    The program under this section shall:

        (1)    be generally consistent with this title;

        (2)    require each public body to:

            (i)    provide conditions and places of employment that are safe and healthful;

            (ii)    develop, conduct, and maintain in each unit of the public body a program of self–inspection that the Commissioner approves and monitors;

            (iii)    keep and make available to the Commissioner each record that the Commissioner requires under this title and for development of information about occupational accidents, illnesses, and injuries, to allow proper evaluation and necessary corrective action; and

            (iv)    submit each report that the Commissioner requires; and

        (3)    in addition to a self–inspection required under item (2)(ii) of this subsection, include an inspection program developed, conducted, and maintained by the Unit that otherwise complies with the inspection requirements of § 5–208 of this subtitle.

    (f)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, on or before July 1 each year the Commissioner shall publish online a written report on safety and health in public bodies.

        (2)    The report under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include:

            (i)    a summary of the work and findings of the Unit;

            (ii)    a summary of any new regulations adopted during the immediately preceding year;

            (iii)    a summary of trending safety and health issues related to employees of public bodies; and

            (iv)    a list of any:

                1.    hazardous workplace circumstances found at the workplaces of public bodies during the immediately preceding year; and

                2.    citations issued to public bodies during the immediately preceding year.

        (3)    On or before July 1 each year, the Commissioner shall submit the report required to be published under paragraph (1) of this subsection to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article.

    (g)    This section does not limit or preclude the Commissioner or an authorized representative of the Commissioner from inspecting a public body in accordance with any other provision under this title.