{"id":"DUT-MD-019","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maryland","state":"MD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor","authority":"Md. Code Ann., Lab. \u0026 Empl. Title 5 (MOSH Act); MOSH\u0027s outreach and consultation functions","instrument":"MOSH Fact Sheet (April 2020)","title":"COVID-19 Facemasks vs. Respirators: Understanding the Difference","dateIssued":"","effective":"2020-04","end":"standing publication (still posted on the MOSH Guidance page, \u0027Archives,\u0027 September 2026)","startDate":"","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["employers and employees generally; health care workers"],"clause":"Cloth or Paper Face Mask... Testing \u0026 Approval: Not tested or approved, but currently recommended by the CDC... Intended Use \u0026 Purpose: To prevent transmission of the virus between people in close proximity... Who Should Wear? Everyone in public settings where social distancing is infeasible e.g. grocery store or pharmacy","enforcement":"None in the fact sheet; the incorporating orders carried Pub. Safety §§ 14-114 and 14-3A-08","functions":[],"notes":"Recommended, as the State OSHA plan\u0027s own April 2020 guidance, cloth or paper face masks for \u0027everyone in public settings where social distancing is infeasible,\u0027 surgical masks for health care workers when N95 respirators are unavailable and for suspected or confirmed patients, and NIOSH-approved respirators for health care workers caring for COVID-19 cases; it is a recommendation, and it became compulsory for Maryland workplaces through the Governor\u0027s face-covering orders of April 15 and July 29, 2020 (Exs. MD-008, MD-014) and, for health care, through the ETS adopted August 27, 2021 (Ex. DUT-MD-016).","sourceUrl":"https://www.labor.maryland.gov/labor/mosh/moshfacemask.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":151634,"grade":"primary","character":"recommendation_only","description":"","collection":"DUT-MD","url":"/library/DUT-MD-019","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-MD-019","citation":"Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor, MOSH Fact Sheet (April 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-019)","stateName":"Maryland","related":["MD-008","MD-014","DUT-MD-016"]}