Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) - Division of Labor and Industry

Prevent Heat Illness at Work

Other Helpful Links:

• National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Free Heat Safety Tool App
• OSHA: Heat Stress Exposure
• OSHA: Additional Heat Illness Prevention Resources

Worker Rights and Safety

Click below to read the latest OSHA newsletter on worker rights and safety – 8/15/2023 edition

Reducing Exposure to Wildfire Smoke for Outdoor Workers

Plan. Prepare. Reduce.

Useful Links

• Realtime Fire & Smoke Map: https://fire.airnow.gov/ (Enter Zip Code)
• NIOSH: Outdoor Workers Exposed to Wildfire Smoke
• AirNow: Reduce Your Smoke Exposure Factsheet (.pdf)

 

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MOSH's mission is to promote and assure workplace safety and health while reducing workplace fatalities, injuries and illnesses. MOSH achieves its mission through various means, including inspections, consultation services, compliance assistance, outreach, education, and cooperative programs. By accomplishing our mission MOSH saves lives, enhances the quality of life of working people, and contributes to the economic vitality of the State.

Heat Stress Proposed Regulations

Heat Stress
Title 5, Subtitle 12 of the Labor and Employment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, Chapter 308, Laws of 2020 (House Bill 722) – Heat Stress Standards, requires the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the MOSH Advisory Board, to develop and adopt regulations by October 1, 2022 to protect employees from heat-related stress in the workplace.

• NEW! Heat Stress Proposed Regulations - The Maryland Register

Educational and training materials, including a free heat safety tool app from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/heatstress/default.html

OSHA Heat Stress Information and Materials

Overview of MOSH and Consultation Services

This video provides an overview of MOSH and our free Consultation Services

Report a Fatality/Imminent Danger Business Hours: 410-527-4499 After Hours: 1-888-257-6674

Resources

MOSH is one of 28 OSHA-approved State Plans, and is funded with federal and special funds.  Section 18 of the OSH Act encourages states to develop and operate their own job safety and health programs.

MOSH staff develop and propose rules and regulations, with the assistance of the MOSH Advisory Board, to prevent injuries and occupational diseases in every occupation or place of employment in Maryland.

MOSH has jurisdiction over all public and private sector workplaces in Maryland with the following exceptions:

• An employee of the federal government or its units
• An employee whose occupational safety and health is protected under:
  • The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
  • The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act
  • The Atomic Energy Act of 1954

MOSH works to improve the safety and health of Maryland’s workforce in both the public and private sector by:

• providing consultation services
• offering outreach and educational programs
• establishing partnerships
• setting and enforcing standards
• encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and healthy
   

MOSH Contacts
Administration/General Information	410-527-4499
Consultation	410-527-4472
Operations	410-527-4447
Outreach	410-527-2091
Research & Statistics	410-527-4469
Region I :Eastern Shore counties	410-819-5860
Region II: Industrial Hygienists--All Maryland counties	410-527-4442
Region III: Baltimore City	410-527-4426
Region IV: Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick and Montgomery, & counties	301-791-4699
Region V: Carroll, Howard and Anne Arundel counties	410-527-4458
Region VI: Prince George’s, Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties	301-883-3317
Region VII: Baltimore County, Harford, and Cecil counties	410-527-4434

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Division of Labor and Industry
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH)
10946 Golden West Drive, Suite 160
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
Phone: 410-527-4499
Fax: 410-527-4481
e-mail: MOSH.Complaints@Maryland.gov
Directions to the Hunt Valley Training Center