Section 6-402 - Legislative policy. - Maryland Statutes

§ 6-402. Legislative policy.
 

The General Assembly finds: 

(1) That exposure to asbestos, a known carcinogenic agent, creates a significant hazard to the health of the people of this State; 

(2) That projects to remove asbestos expose increasing numbers of asbestos removers to this hazard; and 

(3) That it is in the public interest to protect asbestos removers from this hazard by requiring adherence to strict safety standards on asbestos removal projects. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 810A; 1982, ch. 240, § 2.]