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FILE NAME: Hampshire (HAMP) DATE: 1939 DOC#: HAMP007 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Maryland Law - Occupational Diseases Section . . *. r,,; . . , .................... 0 . . L * i w H a j u r o . i ;, [Ch. 464 'led `be Commlaaionera to the payment of the tntereet 1 >i the retirement of each oatetending bond u may leioed under thia A it The change in the method of c e ding aid annual assessments and chargee ehall not be ao 'Iietrued * to make any of aaid annnal aaaeaamenta and largea subject to the bar of any atatnte of limltationa. Sac. 2. And be it further enacted, That thia Act ehall take feet on and after done 1, 1939. : Approred May 3, 1939.' ' . . ,- r CHAPTER 434. ... (Honae Bill 399) . *?. *? flection 1 of Chapter 259 of the Lewi of MoryUnd of 1933 providing for the appointment of t OotmtT Accountant for Montgomery County. 3 8 CS i>" H, fl,tt enactei *9 < General Aelembly o f Jfary- S L r0TidiDf io t.r* 1 i Cb*Pter 25 of the L aw .o fM iry U ^ d ppoiotment of a County Accountant " ,d * * * h' rebf repealed and reenacted, with amend- Dt*. co to to read u folloirv: ' mn ,, L A * *h*U ,b*.Ule 4a*y of Board of County `"0*TM t appoint a certified public accountant, as uofy Accountant, to hold office at the pleaatire of th Board ?O o'onrL n0t **cS d Thlrtf"t ` Hundred DolUn P*r J*r payable monthly of which salary Six mdred Dollar. (1600.00) ehall be payable out of theTunda (be Liquor Control Board for Montgomery County. The inty Accountant abalt take the oatfi of office p^crlbed \ MMlta and^f011 <i>l* .****> yd ,hl11 ft,ralh a bond J ? .V ** " d, foTM "n<J with rarely tiofactory to the aald ird, the premium for which ehall be leried for and paid out lb. County Tax funde. lared to/ {b?e.a*n' e"meiurgrefnkctyr flanw" atand,>nTehcaetssthariya Afocrttlhae hiemrembey n ,to pnbllc end eafety, and being mtmLr Tote>PPUrted by thw flfthe of til mrmbera elected to each of the two Honaea of the General eimhly, the aame ahaU take effect from the data of lta pprored May 11,1939. ... * . . . ' . 1 -j ; Hiaaarr E. O'CoMoa, Qovtexot. 991 CHAPTER 665. r (House Bill 484) AN ACT to edd ten now eoctlona to Article 101 of the Anno tated Code of Maryland (1924 Edition end 1935 Supple ment), title "Workmen's Compensation'', to be under sub title `'Occupational Diseases'', said new sections to bo known aa Sections 32A to S2J, Inclusive, and to follow Immsdiately . after Section S3 of said Article, and to repeal and reenact with amendment Section S4 of said Article, rob-titl* "Claims and Compensation; Benefits", Section 66 of said Article, mb-tltle "Appeals'', and Section 68 of said Article, sub-title "Miscellaneous", providing that occupational dis eases as defined therein hell be compeneable under the Workmen'e Compensation Act, numeralIngthe occupational dlaeasea covered, creating a Medical Board to hear and pass upon esses involving medical questions as to occupational . diseases and prescribing its duties and powers, relating to appesle in caeca involving occupational diseases, providing tbit "Injury", "personal injury", end "accidental personal Injury" ehall Include the occupational dlaeasea enumerated and asalgnlng to the State Department of Health and to the Commissioner of Health ef Baltimore City duties and pow ers for the control and prevention of occupational diseases. Sbctiom 1. Be it enacted by (he General Assembly of Mary land, That ten new sections be and they are hereby added to Article 101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1924 Edition and 1935 Supplement), title "Workmen' Compensation", to bo under sub-title "Occupational Dleeaets", aald nsw sections to be known Sections 32A to 82J inclusive, to follow Imme diately after 8ection 32 of said Article, end that Section 64 of said Article, sub-title "Claims and Compensation; Benefits", Section 66 of said Article, sub-tltls "Appeals", end Section 65 of seld Article "Miscellaneous", bo and they are hereby re pealed and reenacted with amendments, all to read ss follows: Occupational DUeatee. ' S2A. Every employee who, In the regular course of his em ployment, la injuriously subjected to an exposure to any of the occupational diseases hereinafter named, in sn occupation or process hereinafter aet down oppoaite the name of inch disease, shall be deemed to be engaged Iq an extra-hsurdoua employment within the prorislnns of Section 32 of this Article. Compensation as provided In thin Article shall be payable for disability or death of an employee resulting from the following occupational diseases: ' / S' I i r f *5' v.,?: - --- w H iin in . . {Cw. 4S H*;'f Colono Two Description of Froc-- or - ~e *VJ-------*ii .... > Occupation- XHondlingi of / WOOL 'k ilfl irio tli!-- ^ ^ ; "'V^.-.-iUt*. Zinc poUohlngorlt* M- :.,' . AnyTpprroorce or ocespotion 3-ri'V^.- ',%'.iii'Wl*.':.! ii ; . ; '.-2' *rY't'Sfy `/'fs'ln.-'-Ifu-y-; n-`: ;i . i ^u ' inToWn* the oh of or dl n e t contact with ine or it S'. -,\*:/ :t^r, preparation or compoosd 11;, ,. or alloy. ... rflifekj - JV'LMerenry poisoning or-Mu -ydA. Any procooo or oeenpatlou ;# ' ' V 0 J 1 . V ; ;, /; inrolribg tba no* of or di `^y.T-.- -. j; ^ V ; . iV;^ " rect Contact with marenry or ite preparation or com pound*. &Pho*phcroa polaonlngor ..lta-aequelaa,: ... t,;. >,i 4 ,0 , - . v ' i Y ; ^ -" * r' ` * " ` 6. Any procaaa or occupation - lnrolrfng tbo ooe of or dl** - '-contact with phoa phorna or ita preparation or compoonda. '*>`d`:. Aerqaiie-e-n*lfi*tce~.polaoning'or.lto1' .0.lAaInnnrlyonlUrptrnoogc4atLahaao iounraaoococfupoartiJdotlnl- I/>--i* - teet wfctaet with am nic or 'S'* ita preparation or com- : poanda/ , .T. Palaonlng by wood. ale {_.0 -hoL v. --/> s/.! S-ii..-'- *i- I VJ .` .si;' , , 7. Any proceaa or occupation inrolTina tho aae of or dl- :>n e t contact with wood alco hol or any preparation con taining wood alcohol. . APolaonisg' by'bausol or . 8. Any proceaa or occupation '-.-'.nitro-,, hydro-, hydroxy- Urolring the me of or dl l'. and amido-deriratiTea of n e t contact with benaol or became (denitnrbciuol,. nitro-, hydro-, hydroxy--' r ' ^ anilin, and other*) or ita ..' > -arnido-wiratlirea of benzene . ^ s 'a e q M l . . , ; ^ . , ': , ; , : ^ . / or it* p- tepa-r--a-t-i-o-n or com- ,.-. pounda-d ` t. Poiaoning by ' carbon bi* .. .aulpbide or it* quelle, - or any alpiIda' . 8. Any price** or occupation > InrolTing the nae of or di rect cootnttaacct with carbon V -;m E u u r S . 0 'Ctoon,.aoraBtf| - tlosi or eomponad* aolpbida. ' f Y.Y10. Potanti; bj n l t r o n a fonor ita equala* 5VS'.*' '' ` ' ' rt iY- 31. Potami; bjr nickel car boni! or ita eqoelu. tO.Aox procca'of'deiiir la viich nitrosa ft trolrecL -1-- VY 11. A ni preconi or eoi. in vhleh nlcktl cilboi OTOtTOd. 18. Dopo poloonla; (potatu ; bjr totrichlof'BM- thaoa or any aobatancea 1 oed M or in conjcnctlon triti a aoirent for acetato ot celialo#* or nitro cab tnlooo, or ita aeqoelae. 13. A ; proce or' occupi a . Inrolring ih eoo ot o i- reet eoatact v i t i anjr ataaceo aed aa or InCow oDctloa v iti a aoIrenWor acetato of celioloa* or .tipo celialo. ; ijjy 18. P otante; bjr formaldabjd and i ti preparati. 18. Any prore or occupatila lnrolrin; tie no* of ot di* n e t contact v iti foraaldo* bjrdo and ita preparationa. lf. Hj'droejiale add potate- U .A b j procce or ocenpatton incoirlo; ti n o of or di rect contact vitb, tb*..aa- *.M Idea. : > '?*. 16, Oblorine potante;. lS.A nj prooaro or eeopttan incoiate; tba n o of or direcl contact v i t i iterino or ita compoonda. li. Ammoni ppluolcg. 18. Any proce or occopatioa Incoiate; tic oat of or di rect contact v i ti ammoni or Ita compoonda. Y 17 Cadmiato potante;. 17. Any proecao or oecapation incorna; tha n i of or di rect contact v i ti cadalo or ito compoonda. , 18. Mangana** potasln;. 18. Any procce or ecopatio Incoiate; th o u ot or di rect contact v iti mangano or ita compoonda li. Cbrome Biccritton or deraatjtia or thdr acquei*. 19. Ad; proctoa or occoption incoialo; tie noe of or di rect contact v i t i cbromlc acid or blcbromata of am monissi, potaalora or od iata, or ticir preparationa. u s o vV5*: ' ;''i-' ; :. (on. M i[^i{U !plthiU oB itM iir(iB eef' M .A ar p n m or occupation :vi^Lor.,nlrttiott of tho kin-.-*-' Involving the tua of or dl} Cpef*^or th__oi.'coJr-n.eaall.alai.rLfa,ev at :<'. . nLIeA--t contact w__it_h1tar-,1pitch, i i P 0" 4 JV. ' ,0^ any of thanaubataneaa. SLGlandara. ^ , -2L Cara-or handling of any I j t t o animal or a t carcaaa ' of any inch animal. 22. Compraaaed air Ulnem or 22. Any procen or occupation lta aoqnelae. carried on In comprcooed air. 23. Htnerv' dlaaaaeu, inclnd- 23. Any procen or occupation , teg only cellnlitla, bur- In connection with mining i';- altla, ankylotomlaaia, ta- or nndeigronnd work. _:u noayiaovitia and nyataf- ,2d, Cataract a glaaawortera. 2d. Proceaa In the mannlactnre V.: of glass involving expoeura ' . - . ' to the glare of molten glaoa. 28. Kadlnm polaonlng or die- 26. Any proceaa or occnpatlon ' ability doe to radioactive >.^-iproperties of anbatancea , ?^or.' to roentgen rays - r (X-raya)./.; .. . k -y - "'"/a ' Involving the nae of or 41root contact with radium or radioactive anbatancea or the nae of or direct exposure to roentgen raye (X-raya).]' 23. Polaonlng ' from methyl 26/Any proceaa or occupation .chloride or other halo- Involving the nae of or dl- (acatod hydrocarbona. ; . fact contact with methyl ; --'"i ' *-1 chloride or other kaloganated hydrocarbona .27. Carbonymonaxlda poison- ST. Any proceaa or occupation . Involving direct exposure to . ' ' }. ' carbon monoxide In build! ' H ; S i T "<-tf. -. Ipnlgaca,es. sheds, or enclo. seid; ,V 23. Poiaoi by' autphuHc,| ,28. Any proceaa or occupation' - i'.- hydra,-----i-r-i-e-v--o-r hydra- ' involving the uae of or die rect contact with anlphurle,! a- J' a. ' 'f . at--. j*; 'hydrochloric or hydyo-iro -i. orle acida or their fumes. ?5 29. Respiratory, gaatro-lntea. -29. Any proceaa or occupation' ,`i final ,5 or physiologically . Involving the nae of or dt. *' with petroleouj S til id fa I .* 'I.: l,si i 1. *- It. i *i :r i * ii Hoarser B . O'Oom, Goresitos.* m due to contact with po- or petroleum products and ^ trolenm products and their fnmee. - V V-' their fume, 20. Pliability -arising from 0. Any proeeu or occupation blisters or abrasion*. involving continuous fric tion, robbing or vibrations - censing blisters or abrasions. ' . 31. Disability arising from ' lA n y proem or occupation bnnitio or synovitis. inTolring eontlnnoiu rub- blng, pressure, or vibration of the part* affected. 33. Dermatitis (venenata). 33. Any proeeae or occupation inrolrlng the nae of or di rect contact with acide, alkalies, ollt, brick, cement, lime, concrete, mortar or other enbetance* capable of causing dermatitis. 33. Blilcosi*. S3. Any protean or occupation involving an eipoanre to or direct contact with allicon, dioxide (BiO.) dust. 31. Aebeatoeia. 81. Any proceaa or occupation : inTolring an eipoanre to or direct contact with aebeatoa dnet. -. < 83B. Where an employee of an employed object to tble Article tnffen from an occupational disease, aa hereinbefore Hated, and ia thereby disabled from performing hie work in the last occnpatton in which bo waa injuriously exposed to the hexarda of inch disease, or dies as a result of sneb disease, and tbs disease waa dns to the nature of an occnpatton or proceaa described in Section 33A hereof, in which ho was employed wlthla the period prevtona to hla disablement aa limited In Sections 320 and 82D hereof, the employee, or, in case of hla death, hia dependents shall be entitled to compen sation in the amount and payable In the manner provided else where in this Article, as it such disablement or death were . an injury by accident, except aa otherwise provided in Sec tions 82A to S2J hereof; and the practice and procedure pre_ scribed elsewhere in this Article ebail apply to procoodingi for compensation for such diseases, except as in said Sections 82A to 82J, and Sections Si, M and 65, aa hereby amended, otberwiee provided. No compensation shell be payable for an occupational dis ease If the employee, a t the time of entering into the employ , ment of the employer by whom the compensation would other- i v \ / UUctyi.repraeafel himself In writing m n o t . "*i haring, previous!?'hea* disabled, laid oft, or compensated in : damsgM o r otherwiss^beeause of auchdlseaae. / - ,*ilf'W bcft,iTbeenpti6nal disease' is'aggravated by any otter :'dJjaa* Wr-tolrmlt7; not itself compensable, or where disability or-d*att?;trw n'any'otter oauee, not itaell compensable, ii K V tiriiJv*- sgftniw t^'prolonied, accelerated or in anywise contributed '' to byed'occupational disease, tte percentage of each contribotlcm to bedetermlned by the Medical Board, aa herein- ***** cr*at|ed, tte compensation payable atali bo reduced end J ' ' limited' to n e t proportion only of the coapeneatlon that would be payabU it .the occupational dlaeaee were tte toll causa of the disability or death aa each occupational diaeaao, aa a causative factor, bean to all tte cause of aocb disability or death, eoct redaction In eompeoeatlon to bo effected, by tedndag tto-aaaeber of weekly or monthly peynente or'tha 'amount of each jejmsiils. aa under the elrcumatescce of tbo particular ctuoaMy.be for tte beet intenet of the dalm int or clainsante-i j'':..,;" , r 230.' : ' Noncompensation for death from aa occupational diaeaao atall 1 payable to any pereoa wboae relationiblp to the deepened; which, under the prorieione of tble Article would |b * right to compensation, erooe sobeequent to tte beginning of the drat compensable dieeblllty tare only to attar-bora cbildreu of a marriage dating a t the beginning of racb dia- abllity. ';: ' . . . - ' Where compensation te payable tor an occupational dleeate, 't h e employer in wbooo employment the employee was laet In; Jnrionely exposed to tbo tisarde of each disease, and the in- : earaace Carrie^ If any,' on tbo risk when each employee wea . last so exposed under such employer, obeli belilble therefor; . tbo amount of the compensation a l l bo baaed upon tte arer. ago wage of the employee when leet ao exposed under ancb employer; and the notice of injury and claim for compensation, ' aa hereinafter required, shall bo given and made to each om- ' ployer; provided, however, that in caae of eilieoeia or eebeetools the only employer or inrarance carrier liable eball be the iaat employer la whoee employment the employee wee leet injurioualy expoeed te the hazards of the disease dating n period of . sixty (W) days or more after the effectire date of this sob-title, , and the Insurance carrier, if any, on the rlek when the era- ; : ployee Wee Mat so txpoead under aocb employer. ` Ah employer ahall not be liable for any compensation for ` 'v 'en oecopedoaal diaeaao nnleas such disease shut bo duo to ' the nature of an employment in which the hasards of aocb > disease actually exist, are characteristic of and peculiar to :Vi3 - - th* trade; occupation, pr oceoe, or employment, and is actually I  HnaaaarB. O'Conoti Qovmurot. Vi~I WT. j Incurred In his employment and unless disablement of death -t remit withIn three (8) year* In c u e of 111(0*1 or asbeateel, or on (1) year In c u e of any other occnptlonl dI01, . after the l u t Injnrion ezpoanra to nidi dliea in n e b em ployment, or, In earn of death, unless death follow contlnnon diaablllty from uch disease,- commencing within the period above limited, for which compensation hae been paid or awarded or claim made aa prodded in thia Article, and results within e arn (7) /earn after each leet exposure. 82D. In the ebeence of conclnaive evidence in favor of the claim, dleablllty or death from silicosis or aebeatoaia hail be presumed'in fact hot to bo dno to the nature of an; occupa tion within the provlolono of Bectlon 82A of thia Article, nnleaa during the ten (10) yearn immediately preceding the data of dlaablement the employee baa bean exposed to the inhalation of alilce doat or aabestoe daot over a period of not leaa then live (5) yean, two (I) yean of which ahall hare been In thia State, under a contract of employment extetfng in thia State, provided, however, that if the employee ahall have been em ployed by the aame employer daring the whole of sach fiveyear period, hie right to compensation against sach employer ahall not be affected by the fact that ha had bean employed daring any part of tuck period ontalde of thia State. Compensation ohall not bo payable for partial diaablllty da* to eillcoels or aebeotoela- In the event of total disability or . death from uncomplicated atllcoqta or ubeatoeia, compensation . ball ha payable to employee! and their dependente aa fol lows: If disablement ocean, or, in the eaoe of no claim for prior dlaablement, If death occurs in the calendar month in which thia eub-titie become effective, the total compensation and death benefits payable ahall not exceed the anm of Five Hundred Doliera ($500.00). If dlaablement ocean, or, in the : case of no claim for prior disablement, if death occurs daring the next calender month, tho total compensation and death benefits payable ahall not exceed Five Hundred and Fifty Dol iera ($550.00). Thereafter the total amount of compenaation for death and benefits payable for total disability and death ahall increaae at the rata of Fifty Doliera ($50.00) per month; the aggregate payable In each case to be limited according to tbe foregoing formula for the month in which total dia ablllty ocean, or, In caee of no claim tor prior diaablllty, In which death secure. Such progreeelve increaae In the limita tion of tho total amoont to any event payable for total perma nent diaablllty and death dne to aUleoele or aabestoaia ahall continue only nntll sach total amount aqoala bnt does not exceed the some which would be payable to tba particular em ployee or bla dependent; had aueh total permanent disability and death bean dne to an accidental Injury. I l \ \ JUwa or Miiilixd. [Ch. 4M |fvTil case of death Irma uncomplicated aUlcoale or aebeatoele, compensation hall bo payable In accordance with the forogoing prorlalone of thle srction: prorlded. however, tin t the compeaaation payable In any each cane shell be limited to a period not to exceed the average life expectancy of a pereon ol " e a n and eex of the deceased. ,v i2 E .; W hen an employee, though not actually disabled, la found to be affected by aUlcoale or aabeetoele, he may, snbjiect to the approval of the Medical Board, hereinafter created, he permitted to waive In writing fall compensation for any eg- jsKNvispff graration of hie condition that may rest)ft from hie continuing r 1- *B ^ata haraidona occupation. In the event of total disable- f-\ ment or death an a reenlt of the dleeaae with which the em- . . eo affected, after anch a waiver, compenaatlon shall : V.* ' nevnrthl eleae be payable at herein eltewbere provided, but In - >o case, whether for disability or death or both, for longer ;f_.trhan one .h..u..n..d..r.e..d....(.1--00.)...w...e..e.k..s..,..b..u..t...ln no cart to exceed two thousand dollar (12,000) In the aggregate. A waiver so per mitted shall remain effective, for the trade, occupations, .. -.L-n-i,- process or employment tor which executed, notwithstanding a - change or change of employer. The State Industrial Accb ' dent Commtsalon aball make reasonable rales and regulations '"ia S S u ? relatlr# to the iota, exeentlon, filing or regletratlon and public ^m.r^ ^ jij'^ n g e c tlo o ^ o f waivers or records thereof. Written notice shall be given to the employer of an occupational disease by the employee or eomeone In hie be- ySRi j i half within ten (10) days after the first distinct manifestation if';,, .thereof, end In the ease of death from such an occupational i , yij.i^v.'dlneaie, written notice of such death shall aleo be given to the 5 pmployer within thirty (SO) days thereefter. .Failure to glee ; y^.,cy; either of such notices ehell be deemed waived unisse objection ... ...-y ,----- ---------------------- ------------------ *-- y award or da- ationsl dleeeee whose "employment the employes wee*last Injuriously exI posed, or by the responsible superintendent ln charge of the '*:)%S[^|<'irwk, 'ehflll bo deemed notice of its contraction. If no diim i^ t^ '.lf o r disability or desth from in occnpational disease be filed '.iV'v'vHlth the State Industriel Accident Commission within one (1) '.(tij.c, year from, the date of dleeblement or death, as the case may be, ... the ri--ght to compensation for anch dleeaae shall be forever bar- ............................................................................................................... t fed i provided, however, that the failure to file e claim within ,-:the time limited herein ehell be deemed waived unlees objection to such failure bn made at a hearing on inch claim before any award or decision thereon. Notice or claim shall be deemed waived In. else of dleebllity or death where the employer Dr ;ft7-7i '''^liiorenc cerrier makes compensation payment! therefor, or limited, the employer or hie Insurance ;v v; '!*s p ; 11/ , -'. t,-  U U H i *e* carrier by U i or ita conduct leada the employee or claimant reasonably to believe that notlco or claim haa bean waited by bla or it* affirmative conduct ............. . Whenever a liability from an occupational dlaeaie occur* to any employee It aball be the duty of the employer promptly upon obtaining knowledge or notice thereof, to at once report aucb dlaabiltty to the Commlealon, and alao to any local repreeentatlre of tbe Commlealon. Bocb report aball atate (a) the time, canaa and natnra of the liability, and the probable dura tion! (b) whether the disability from an occupational dlaeaae aroae out of and In the eoutee of tbe injured person's employmeut; (c) any other matters tbe rules and regulation! of tbe Commlealon may prescribe. Tbit Article ahall not apply to ceaes of occupational dla eaae in which the last injurious exposure to tbe hatards of each diseases occurred before Jane 1,1939. S20, Thera aball be a Medical Board consisting of three member* who shall be licensed pbyalclene In good professional Handing, two of whom shall hare had a t least fire (11) yean' practice in tbe diagnosis, treatment and can of Induatriel die eases, and one of whom shall be especially trained In roentgen, ology, and who ahell b e n bed at least fire (5) yean* practice and experience. They shell be appointed by tbe Qorernor, by end with the adrlce end consent of tbe Senate from a list of nominee* to be submitted by the Deane of.the medical depart ments of the University of Maryland and of tbe Joboe Hopbine Uoirenlty, end bp tbe coondl of tbe Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, each of these three agencies to submit a Hat of at least three persons, two of wbom ahall be especially experienced in occupational diseases, end one of wbom ahall be an experienced roentgenologist One of said members shall be designated as Cbalrman of tbe Medical Board by tbe Gov ernor. The term of office of a member of aucb Board aball be six (fi) year*, except that tbs first appointments hereunder shall be made ea follows: one for two 12) years, one for four (i) yean, and one for six (6) year*. Vacancies shall be filled for the balance of tbe unexpired terms in the same manner as tbe original appointments ae hereinabove provided. .A me. Jority of tbe Medical Board eball constitute a quorum. The Medical Board eball bare tbe power and authority to make rales regulating Its procedure, to contract for laboratory work, to nuke necessary Investigations of working conditions; to provide for ordering and tb* conducting of autopsies, to con duct hearing on medical questlone, to determine medical la me*, and to perform such other reasonable duties ae tbswork of the Board may require. Tbe functions of the Board shall be as eet forth elsewhere in this Article. \ \ 1 'i