§ 5-401. Definitions

   (a) In general. -- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) Employee. --

   (1) "Employee" means an employee (as defined in § 5-101 of this title) or former employee when the individual may be exposed under normal operating conditions or foreseeable emergencies.

   (2) "Employee" includes:

      (i) a line supervisor;

      (ii) a maintenance worker;

      (iii) a member or former member of a volunteer fire, ambulance, or rescue company;

      (iv) operating personnel; and

      (v) a production worker.

(c) Employer. --

   (1) "Employer" means an employer (as defined in § 5-101 of this title) and includes a volunteer fire, ambulance, or rescue company.

   (2) "Employer" does not include a farmer who:

      (i) uses a hazardous chemical in farming; and

      (ii) complies with the applicable requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 89, § 32A; 1991, ch. 8, § 2.