Section 5-406 - Submission on documents and role of Department of Environment.
§ 5-406. Submission on documents and role of Department of Environment.
(a) Submission of documents.-
(1) Within 15 days after an employer prepares or revises a chemical information list, the employer shall submit a copy of the list to the Department of the Environment.
(2) Within 5 working days after an employer receives a written request from the Department of the Environment for a copy of a material safety data sheet, the employer shall submit to the Department a copy of that sheet.
(b) Duty to review; notice to Commissioner.- The Department of the Environment shall:
(1) review, for completeness and sufficiency, each:
(i) chemical information list that an employer submits under subsection (a) of this section; and
(ii) material safety data sheet that the Department requests; and
(2) give the Commissioner notice of any noncompliance.
(c) Access to information.- The Department of the Environment shall provide access to information on a chemical information list only to:
(1) a person who provides fire, ambulance, or rescue service for the appropriate geographic area;
(2) a nurse, physician, or physician assistant who is treating an individual in a medical emergency;
(3) a former employee of an inactive employer;
(4) the Commissioner; and
(5) an independent contractor or employer as provided in § 5-408 of this subtitle.
(d) Confidentiality.- Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section and § 6-503 of the Environment Article, the Department of the Environment:
(1) shall treat as confidential information in a chemical information list; and
(2) may not disclose the information:
(i) in any civil proceeding; or
(ii) to any person.
[An. Code 1957, art. 89, § 32E; 1991, ch. 8, § 2.]