DLLR's Division of Labor and Industry

1. Chapter I. General Responsibilities and Administrative Procedures
1. Assistant Commissioner for MOSH
2. Supervisor of CO/IHs
3. Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Compliance Officer/ Industrial Hygienist (CO/IH)
2. Chapter II. Compliance Inspection and Investigation Assignments
1. Program Planning
2. Inspection/Investigation Types
3. Scope
4. Inspection Selection Criteria
5. Inspection Priorities
6. Inspection Scheduling
3. Chapter III. General Inspection Procedures
1. CO/IH's Responsibilities
2. Preparation
3. Advance Notice of Inspections
4. Conduct of the Inspection
1. Part One
2. Part Two
3. Part Three
4. Part Four
5. Part Five
5. Abatement
6. Employer Abatement Assistance
7. Informal Conferences
8. Follow-up Inspections
9. Conduct of Monitoring Inspection
4. Chapter IV. Violations
1. Basis of Violations
1. Part One
2. Part Two
2. Types of Violations
3. Health Standard Violations
5. Chapter V. Citation Procedures
1. Pre-Citation Consultation
2. Writing Citations
3. Grouping and Combining of Violations
4. Employer/Employee Responsibilities
5. Affirmative Defenses
6. Issuing Citations - Special Circumstances
7. Amending or Withdrawing Citation and Notification of Penalty in Part or in its Entirety
8. Settlement of Cases
6. Chapter VI. Penalties
1. Civil Penalties
2. Penalty Calculation Considerations
3. Penalty Adjustment Factors
4. Related Classifications
5. Criminal Penalties
   Appendix: Penalty Calculation Considerations
7. Chapter VII. Imminent Danger
1. General
2. Preinspection Procedures for Handling Imminent Danger Situations</li>
3. Inspection
4. Citations and Proposed Penalties
5. Follow-up Inspection for Imminent Danger
6. Removal of Imminent Danger Notice
7. Follow-up Inspection for Notice Prohibiting Use of Equipment
8. Removal of Notice Prohibiting Use of Equipment
8. Chapter VIII. Accident Investigations
1. General
2. Purpose
3. Definitions
4. Processing and Reporting of Accidents for Investigation
5. Emergency Response Protocol
6. Pre-Investigation Activities
7. Equipment
8. Investigative Procedures
9. Reports
9. Chapter IX. Complaints and Referrals
1. Complaints
2. Referrals
10. Chapter X. Discrimination Complaints
1. General
2. Administrative Procedure
3. Investigation
4. Final Investigative Report
5. Timely Filing of a Complaint
6. Settlement
7. Withdrawal of Complaint
8. Release of Investigation Information
11. Chapter XI. Temporary Labor Camp Inspections
1. General
2. Scheduling
3. Enforcement of Temporary Labor Camp Standards
4. Inspection Procedures
5. Documentation for Migrant Housing Inspections
12. Chapter XII. Construction
1. General CO/IH Responsibilities
2. Standards
3. Employer Workplace
4. Advance Notice
5. Entry of the Workplace
6. Closing Conference
7. Citations and Penalties
13. Chapter XIII. Disclosure of Documents
1. Policy
2. Procedure
3. Exceptions to Procedure
14. Chapter XIV. Voluntary Protection Programs
1. Purpose
2. Scope
3. Authority
4. Roles and Responsibilities
5. VPP Application Process
6. On-site Evaluation
7. Post-Approval Process
8. Affect of VPP on Unprogramed Activity

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