§ 5-601
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§5–601.
(a)The General Assembly finds that:
(1)exposure to asbestos, a known carcinogenic agent, creates a significant hazard to the health of the people of the State;
(2)asbestos protective clothing that is used improperly or that is not maintained properly exposes a worker to this hazard;
(3)protective materials have been developed as substitutes for asbestos; and
(4)it is in the public interest to protect workers from this hazard by eliminating the use of asbestos protective clothing.
(1)A person may not sell in the State any item of new or used asbestos protective clothing.
(2)An employer may not:
(i)buy, for use by an employee, any item of new or used asbestos protective clothing;
(ii)ask or require an employee to use any item of new or used asbestos protective clothing; or
(iii)keep or otherwise possess any item of new or used asbestos protective clothing at a place of employment.