- A. Except as provided in §§C and D of this regulation, an employer shall provide shaded areas to exposed employees as close to the work area as practicable.
B. Shaded areas shall:
- (1) Be outside, open, and exposed to air on at least three sides;
- (2) Prevent contributing heat sources from reducing effectiveness;
- (3) Be sufficiently sized for the number of employees utilizing the shaded area;
- (4) Be arranged in a configuration that allows employees to sit in normal posture; and
- (5) Accommodate the removal and storage of personal protective equipment during periods of use.
- C. If creating outdoor shade is demonstrably infeasible or unsafe in the work area, the employer shall implement alternative cooling and control measures that provide equivalent protection to shade.
- D. An employer may provide cooling with an indoor mechanical ventilation system as an alternative to outdoor shade provided that the indoor space satisfies the requirements of §B(2)—(5) of this regulation.
Authority: Labor and Employment Article, §§2-106(b)(5) and 5-1201(b), Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: January 16, 1984 (11:1 Md. R. 43)
Chapter recodified from COMAR 09.12.32C to 09.12.32 (13:11 Md. R. 1272)
Chapter revised effective November 28, 1988 (15:24 Md. R. 2768)
Regulations 01-.16 under 09.12.32 Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Standard for Occupational Exposure to Lead in Construction Work, repealed effective March 28, 1994 (21:6 Md. R. 466)
New Regulations .01—.10 under Heat Stress Standards adopted effective September 30, 2024 (51:19 Md. R. 854)