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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="6-102.1" title_number="6" title_name="Ports" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Cargo” does not include a vessel’s machinery or supplies, or the vessel’s equipment transported onto or off of the vessel.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Drug” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A controlled dangerous substance as defined in § 5–101 of the Criminal Law Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A prescription drug as defined in § 21–201 of the Health – General Article, to the extent that the drug affects job performance and worker safety at a marine facility.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Employee” means any individual who is an employee, independent contractor, subcontractor, or other individual who provides labor for compensation at a marine facility for a person.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>“Marine facility” means a terminal or storage structure or facility used for the purpose of handling, storing, loading, or unloading freight in the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>“Program” means an alcohol–free and drug–free workplace program for a marine facility that meets the requirements of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Safety–sensitive employee” means an employee who operates heavy machinery.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Safety–sensitive employee” includes, but is not limited to:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>An operator of a crane, winch, or top loader; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>A driver of a hustler or forklift.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section does not apply to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Employees, contractors, independent contractors, or agents of the Maryland Port Administration;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Vessel employees, or employees of contractors or subcontractors that attend vessels, who do not load or unload cargo between a vessel and a pier, or from one stowage position to another on a vessel, at a marine facility; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Individuals or employees required by federal or State law to comply with 49 C.F.R. Parts 40 and 382 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Persons that lease space at a marine facility from the Maryland Port Administration shall implement a program that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Prohibits the sale, purchase, transfer, use, or possession of alcohol or drugs at a port facility;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Provides a plan that includes the nondiscriminatory administration of tests for the presence of alcohol or drugs in accordance with established testing procedures, including random, reasonable cause, post accident, and return-to-work, or post treatment testing of safety-sensitive employees, and pre-employment test for the presence of drugs, of employees;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Provides for rehabilitation programs and disciplinary and sanction procedures for individuals who violate the Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Provides sufficient notice to employees of testing procedures, consent, and other requirements of the Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Provides adequate security measures for collection, chain of custody, and handling of test material; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Establishes procedures for the reporting, review, and appeal of test results.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Program shall generally comply with the guidelines for a drug-free workplace program established by the Maryland Center for Workplace Safety and Health.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A member of a labor organization or other group of employees at a marine facility that is subject under a labor agreement or contract to an alcohol and drug program that generally conforms to the provisions of this section shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements, testing procedures, and other provisions of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
