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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".46" citation="COMAR 10.16.06.46" title_num="10" subtitle_num="16" chapter_num="06" heading="Fire and Other Hazards.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except for the operator of a primitive camp and as provided in §B of this regulation, an operator shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A camp is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>In compliance with all fire and safety code requirements; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Approved by the State or county fire authority;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Buildings within the camp are constructed and maintained in accordance with State and local fire and safety codes; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An electrical system at a camp is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Installed and maintained in compliance with local electrical codes; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>In the absence of a local electrical code, safe and inspected for safety by a master electrician licensed by the State, as evidenced by written documentation from the inspecting electrician.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An operator may provide written documentation from the building owner that there are no outstanding electrical and fire safety code violations for a building used or to be used as a youth camp facility that is:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Owned by the State or a local government and used by the public for more than 170 calendar days per year; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Owned and operated as a nonpublic school and used as a school for more than 170 calendar days per year.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An operator shall ensure that a:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Pesticide, toxic chemical, or hazardous material is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Properly labeled;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Stored in a safe manner;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Not accessible to a camper; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Used only by a camp staff member;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Camp staff member is trained to use a hazardous material safely before the staff member handles a hazardous material at the camp;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Material safety data sheet for a potentially hazardous chemical is available to the camp staff members; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Chemical is handled, used, stored, and disposed of according to the material safety data sheet and all applicable federal, State, and local codes.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An operator shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Ensure that a camp is maintained to eliminate or minimize a safety hazard such as:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Entrapment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Entanglement;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Impact with moving equipment or a moving vehicle;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Impact from equipment tipover or failure;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Contact with hazards such as protrusions, pinch points, sharp edges, or hot surfaces;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>A water fall;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Poisonous snakes, insects, or plants;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>A natural or man-made hazard specific to the site; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Any other condition or situation that poses a risk of injury to a camper or staff member; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provide warning signs or a barrier around a hazard that cannot be eliminated due to a natural condition at the camp.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>