Stop treating Maryland heat as outdoor-only.
Maryland heat rules apply indoors and outdoors at heat index 80 F, with rest schedules at 90 F and 100 F. RestShade watches Maryland sites, keeps the daily record, and applies COMAR 09.12.32 automatically. Most days you do nothing. When heat index crosses, it flags the site and pings the right people.
The problem
East Coast shops need a written plan before the first heat advisory, not after a MOSH visit. Maryland also covers indoor work, which catches shops off guard.
How RestShade helps
RestShade generates the written heat-related illness prevention plan and applies Maryland tiers to indoor and outdoor sites from the same action-day log.
What you walk away with
- A written plan available to employees and to MOSH on request
- Water math handled: 32 ounces per hour per exposed worker
- Rest schedules recorded at heat index 90 F and 100 F
What RestShade handles
- Monitoring, written plan, water, shade, and acclimatization from heat index 80 F
- At least 32 ounces of cool drinking water per hour per exposed employee
- 10 minutes rest every two hours above 90 F, 15 minutes hourly above 100 F
- Annual training with retraining after any suspected heat illness, records kept a year
How it works
- RestShade watches heat index at Maryland sites Indoor and outdoor locations are evaluated against COMAR 09.12.32 in the background.
- Duties and rest appear when tiers cross Water, shade, acclimatization, and rest intervals show with citations.
- Supervisors sign action-day logs Monitoring, rest, and training status stay on one dated record.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Maryland cover indoor work? Yes. COMAR 09.12.32 applies indoors and outdoors, which is why marking site kind matters less here than in California.
- Can we use a weather app for the heat index? Outdoors, local weather data or the NIOSH Heat Safety Tool is contemplated. Buildings without mechanical ventilation are expected to use direct measurement.
- How long do training records need to live? At least a year. RestShade keeps the acknowledgment and the date indefinitely so the window is never the problem.