Specific Requirements - MOSH
Under an agreement with the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), MOSH promotes occupational safety and health in workplaces across Maryland. In addition to adopting many of the federal standards for General Industry (29 CFR 1910), Construction (29 CFR 1926), and Agriculture (29 CFR 1928), MOSH has supplemented the OSHA standards with several requirements unique to Maryland. The following listing sets out these Maryland-specific provisions.
For further information about MOSH-Specific requirements, please call
MOSH Consultation Services at 410-527-4472.
Copies of the law and regulations are available from MOSH Training and Education at the telephone numbers below.
410-527-2091 or 410-527-2092, FAX: 410-527-4490
Labor and Employment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland
Title 5. Occupational Safety and Health.
- Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions.
- Subtitle 2. Administration and Enforcement.
- Subtitle 3. Regulations.
- Subtitle 4. Access to Information About Hazardous and Toxic Substances.
- Subtitle 5. Training of Power Equipment Operators.
- Subtitle 6. Miscellaneous Provisions:
- Asbestos protective clothing
- Work in confined spaces
- Work in manholes
- Discrimination against employee
Title 6. High Voltage Lines.
Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR)
To find MOSH’s Regulations click Search COMAR and then do the following steps:
1. Choose the Title
Choose the Subtitle
3. Choose the Chapter:
MOSH Regulations by Title:
09.12.20 Occupational Safety and Health
09.12.21 Employee Injury and Illness Records and Reports
09.12.22 Personally Identifiable Employee Medical Information
09.12.23 Prohibition on Smoking in an Enclosed Workplace
09.12.24 MOSH Consultation Education and Training Program
09.12.25 MOSH Fall Protection in Steel Erection
09.12.26 Crane Safety
09.12.31 Federal Standards—Incorporation by Reference (includes adoption of provisions in 29 CFR 1910, 1926 and 1928)
09.12.33 MOSH Regulations for Access to Information About Hazardous and Toxic Substances
09.12.35 MOSH Standard for Confined Spaces
09.12.36 MOSH Standard for Field Sanitation
09.12.38 General Industry Standard for Personnel Platforms Suspended from Cranes, Derricks and Hoists
Maryland Specific Supplements to OSHA Standards
29 CFR 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces
29 CFR 1926.1201-1213 Confined Space in Construction
29 CFR 1910.1048 Occupational Exposure to Formaldehyde
29 CFR 1926.62 Lead in Construction Work
29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC Cranes and Derricks
29 CFR 1926.651 Excavations. Requirements for Protective Systems.