Stop looking for an outdoor-only Maryland heat rule.
One standard covers indoor and outdoor work from heat index 80 F, with water, shade, acclimatization, training, and a rest schedule. RestShade watches Maryland sites, keeps the daily record, and applies COMAR 09.12.32 without forecast rituals. Most days you do nothing. When heat index crosses, it flags the site and pings the right people.
The problem
Maryland employers often look for an outdoor heat rule and miss that the standard reaches the warehouse and the shop floor too.
How RestShade helps
RestShade applies the Maryland pack to every site regardless of kind, and turns the heat index you log into the duties the standard names.
What you walk away with
- One plan that covers indoor and outdoor crews
- A monitoring record through the shift, not a single morning number
- Rest and water duties attached to the reading that triggered them
What RestShade handles
- Heat index 80 F: monitoring, written plan, water, shade, acclimatization, training
- Above 90 F: minimum 10 minutes rest every two hours
- Above 100 F: minimum 15 minutes rest every hour
- Acclimatization up to 14 days for new workers and after 7 days away
How it works
- RestShade loads the Maryland pack per site Indoor and outdoor crews evaluate against COMAR 09.12.32 from the same account.
- Heat index drives duties and rest Monitoring, water, shade, and rest intervals appear with citations when tiers cross.
- Records stay together for the retention window Plan, logs, and training acknowledgments assemble on demand.
Frequently asked questions
- Is NIOSH work and rest an alternative? The standard points to current NIOSH work and rest recommendations as an option alongside the stated minimums. Record which one you followed.
- When is retraining required? Immediately after any suspected or confirmed heat-related illness, in addition to the annual cycle.
- Does MOSH ask for the plan itself? The plan is expected to be available to employees and to MOSH. The packet includes the current version.