Employer’s Responsibilities - Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH)

Under the OSH Act, employers must take all reasonable actions to ensure a safe workplace and protect employees' health and safety.

Provide a workplace free from serious recognized hazards and comply with standards, rules, and regulations issued under the OSH Act.
Examine workplace conditions to ensure they conform to applicable OSHA standards and MOSH Specific Standards
Post, at a prominent location within the workplace, the MOSH Poster informing employees of their rights and responsibilities.
Report to the MOSH o ffice all work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and all work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, and loss of an eye within 24 hours. During normal business hours: 410-527-4499 | After Hours: 1-888-257-6674
Keep records of work-related injuries and illnesses. (Note: Employers with 10 or fewer employees and employers in certain low-hazard industries are partially exempted from this requirement.
Provide employees, former employees and their representatives access to the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300). On February 1st through April 30th, covered employers must post the summary of the OSHA log of injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300A).
Certain employers must submit their OSHA 300, 300A, and 301 work-related injury and illness data in the OSHA Injury Tracking Application.
Provide access to employee medical records and exposure records to employees or their authorized representatives
MOSH encourages all employers to adopt a safety and health program.

MOSH Consultation Services:

It offers a free, confidential consultative service to help small businesses (fewer than 250 employees per site or 500 nationwide) in high-risk industries, address safety hazards, improve safety programs, and train employees. This service, funded by the Workers' Compensation Commission and OSHA, may also provide a one-year exemption from routine OSHA inspections.
The Consultation Program focuses on small businesses in high-risk industries, but all private-sector and public entities can request a survey. Participation is voluntary and requires a request for a consultative visit.
Request a Free Onsite Consultation
More Information:
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH)
10946 Golden West Drive, Suite 160
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
Phone: 410-527-4472
Fax: 410-527-5678
e-mail: mosh.consultation@maryland.gov

Injury and Illness Reporting and Recordkeeping:

All employers are required to notify MOSH when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye.
- A fatality must be reported within 8 hours
- Hospitalization of 3 or more workers must be reported within 8 hours
- An in-patient hospitalization, amputation involving bone or cartilage loss, or eye loss must be reported within 24 hours

To Make Report:
During normal business hours: 410-527-4499
After Hours: 1-888-257-6674

Under the MOSH Act and regulations, most employers with 11 or more employees in Maryland must keep records of job-related fatalities, injuries, and illnesses. This information should be documented using three forms: OSHA 300, OSHA 300A, and OSHA 301.

More Information:
MOSH Research and Statistics Unit
10946 Golden West Drive, Suite 160
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
Phone: 410-527-4475
Fax: 410-527-4497

Required MOSH Posters

Training Resources:

Compliance Assistance Quick Start - Construction
Compliance Assistance Quick Start - General Industry
Compliance Assistance Quick Start - Health Care Industry

Brief Tutorial on Completing the Recordkeeping Forms - 17-minute Video
Recordkeeping Training Presentations - Presentations

Design for Construction Safety PowerPoint -[PPTX] [PPT]
Instructor Guide - PDF

FY 2023 Most Frequently Cited Violations
Construction Industry [PPTX] [PDF]. OSHA.
General Industry [PPTX] [PDF]. OSHA.

Scaffolding:1926.450 -Subpart L - PPT
A Guide to Scaffold Use in the Construction Industry - PDF

Small Business Safety and Health Handbook
(English: PDF) (Spanish: PDF)

Sample Programs

The following sample safety and health programs are intended to provide examples of written programs on various workplace safety and health topics. They are not intended to supersede the requirements in OSHA standards. Employers should consult the applicable OSHA standards for the specific requirements applicable to their workplaces. Employers can use these sample programs as guidance when developing their own customized programs that are tailored to their specific workplaces.