Section 5-401 - Definitions.

§ 5-401. Definitions.
 

(a)  In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 

(b)  Employee.-  

(1) "Employee" means an employee (as defined in § 5-101 of this title) or former employee when the individual may be exposed under normal operating conditions or foreseeable emergencies. 

(2) "Employee" includes: 

(i) a line supervisor; 

(ii) a maintenance worker; 

(iii) a member or former member of a volunteer fire, ambulance, or rescue company; 

(iv) operating personnel; and 

(v) a production worker. 

(c)  Employer.-  

(1) "Employer" means an employer (as defined in § 5-101 of this title) and includes a volunteer fire, ambulance, or rescue company. 

(2) "Employer" does not include a farmer who: 

(i) uses a hazardous chemical in farming; and 

(ii) complies with the applicable requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 89, § 32A; 1991, ch. 8, § 2.]