1. (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Board shall advise, consult with, propose, and recommend to the Commissioner reasonable regulations:

   1. (1) to prevent conditions that are detrimental to safety and health in each employment or place of employment in the State; and

   2. (2) that the Board finds are necessary to protect and to improve the safety and health of employees on the basis of circumstantial evidence and information that:

      1. (i) is developed by the Commissioner;
      2. (ii) is available to the Commissioner; or
      3. (iii) is submitted by an interested person to the Board at a public hearing held under § 5-310(d) of this subtitle.

2. (b) To carry out the requirements of subsection (a) of this section with respect to public bodies, the Board shall:

   1. (1) give specific consideration to the workplace conditions and safety and health concerns of employees; and
   2. (2) recommend higher standards, if warranted.

Added by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 2025, c. 608, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 609, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.

Formerly Art. 89, § 31.