# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 02 — Occupational, Industrial, and Residential Hazards

### Chapter 07 — Procedures for Abating Lead Containing Substances from Buildings

#### Regulation .04 Personal Protection.

*COMAR 26.02.07.04*

A. A business entity or public unit shall ensure that its employees are protected in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local standards, in particular those set forth in the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) regulations governing Occupational Exposure to Lead in Construction (COMAR 09.12.32).

B. All persons not covered by COMAR 09.12.32 and working on a lead abatement project shall, when present in the work site, wear disposable clothing, shoe covers and, if a heat gun or sander equipped with HEPA vacuum is being used for abatement, a half-mask air purifying respirator equipped with high efficiency filters.