Section 5-407 - Request for information. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-407. Request for information.
 

(a)  Right of employees to see documents; access.-  

(1) An employee or designated representative may ask an employer for: 

(i) access to a chemical information list maintained by the employer; and 

(ii) a copy of the chemical information list or any material safety data sheet in the workplace of the employee. 

(2) An employer shall comply with a request under this subsection: 

(i) for access, in the workplace of the employee, within 1 working day after a request; and 

(ii) for a copy, within 5 days after a request. 

(3) To comply with a request for a copy, an employer shall provide, without charge to the employee or designated representative, the copy or the mechanical means to produce the copy. If, during a calendar year, more than 1 copy is requested for an employee the employer may assess a reasonable charge for each additional copy. 

(4) An employer shall make the material safety data sheet readily accessible in accordance with 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200(g)(8). 

(5) If an employer fails to comply with this subsection, an employee who requests the information may refuse to work with the hazardous chemical for which the chemical information list or material safety data sheet was requested. 

(b)  Access to documents by other persons.- A person described in Title 6, Subtitle 5 of the Environment Article has access to a chemical information list or material safety data sheet in accordance with that subtitle. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 89, § 32H; 1991, ch. 8, § 2.]