[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":82},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-question-maryland-contractor-simulator-safety-violation-site":3},{"site":4,"simulation":15,"topic":23,"question":26,"siblings":54,"prev":80,"next":81},{"name":5,"tagline":6,"title":7,"description":8,"guideTitle":9,"guideDescription":10,"ogImage":11,"disclaimer":12,"practicePitch":13,"citationsTitle":14},"Free MHIC Training","Maryland home improvement exam prep","Free MHIC Exam Prep: Maryland Home Improvement Contractor Practice","Free, narrated MHIC exam prep: 147 real Maryland contractor scenarios, every choice explained, with the law cited where it applies.","MHIC Exam Study Guide","Every scenario in the free Maryland Contractor Simulator, written out as a practice question: the situation, your options, how each choice plays out, and the Maryland law where it applies.","/og/free-mhic-training.png","Free MHIC Training is free study material for the Maryland home improvement contractor exam. It is not affiliated with the Maryland Home Improvement Commission and is not legal advice.","The free Maryland Contractor Simulator puts you in situations like these across a 40-day contracting career, narrated, with your license on the line. No account needed.","Law and codes cited",{"slug":16,"title":17,"subtitle":18,"description":19,"maxTurns":20,"characterCount":21,"scenarioCount":22},"maryland-contractor-simulator","Maryland Contractor Simulator","Learn the law by living it.","You just got your MHIC license application approved and you're starting your home improvement business in Maryland. Navigate real contractor scenarios — contracts, permits, clients, subcontractors, and inspectors. Every choice teaches you the law through consequence, not memorization. Master all five exam areas to pass.",40,20,147,{"slug":24,"title":25},"safety-hazards","Job-Site Safety & Hazardous Materials",{"slug":27,"title":28,"description":29,"takeaway":30,"situation":31,"speaker":34,"speakerDescription":35,"speakerAvatar":36,"audioUrl":37,"choices":38,"citations":52},"safety-violation-site","When does OSHA require guardrails on scaffolding?","On scaffolds more than 10 feet high, under 29 CFR 1926.451. As prime contractor you are responsible for site safety, including your subcontractors'…","On scaffolds more than 10 feet high, under 29 CFR 1926.451. As prime contractor you are responsible for site safety, including your subcontractors' compliance, and OSHA can cite you directly.",[32,33],"You arrive at a job site to find that Mike Delgado, the electrician you hired, has workers on a 12-foot scaffold with no guardrails and no hard hats. One of them is wearing flip-flops.","Mike shrugs. \"We're almost done. It's fine.\"","Mike Delgado","An electrician who sometimes cuts corners but charges less.","/media/characters/sub_mike.png","/media/voices/safety_violation_site.mp3",[39,44,49],{"text":40,"verdict":41,"label":42,"explanation":43},"Stop all work immediately. No one goes back on that scaffold until guardrails are installed and proper PPE is worn. Document the violation","best","Correct","OSHA requires guardrails on scaffolds above 10 feet (29 CFR 1926.451). Hard hats are required on construction sites where there is a danger of head injury. As the prime contractor, YOU are responsible for site safety, including subcontractor compliance. An OSHA inspector finding this would cite YOU, not just Mike. Fines can be $15,000+ per violation.",{"text":45,"verdict":46,"label":47,"explanation":48},"Tell Mike to hurry up and finish so they can get down before someone gets hurt","wrong","Wrong","'Hurry up and finish' while knowingly allowing unsafe conditions makes you complicit. If someone falls, you face OSHA fines, a workers comp claim, potential criminal negligence charges, and MHIC action. The cost of stopping work for 30 minutes to install guardrails: $0. The cost of a fall injury: everything.",{"text":50,"verdict":46,"label":47,"explanation":51},"It's Mike's crew — his insurance covers them, not yours","As the prime contractor and general employer on site, you have OSHA obligations regardless of subcontractor relationships. Multi-employer worksite doctrine means OSHA can cite the controlling contractor for hazards affecting any worker on site. Your MHIC license and $50,000 liability insurance don't insulate you from site safety responsibility.",[53],"29 CFR 1926.451",[55,56,59,62,65,68,71,74,77],{"slug":27,"title":28,"topic":24},{"slug":57,"title":58,"topic":24},"lead-paint-discovery","What does the EPA RRP rule require when you find lead paint?",{"slug":60,"title":61,"topic":24},"asbestos-in-basement","Can you remove suspected asbestos during a renovation?",{"slug":63,"title":64,"topic":24},"mold-discovery","What should you do when demolition uncovers mold?",{"slug":66,"title":67,"topic":24},"disposal-of-materials","How must renovation debris be disposed of?",{"slug":69,"title":70,"topic":24},"winter-weather-damage","Are you liable for weather damage to an unprotected job?",{"slug":72,"title":73,"topic":24},"snow-ice-liability","Are you liable when someone slips on ice at your job site?",{"slug":75,"title":76,"topic":24},"neighbor-complaint","What hours can construction start in a Maryland neighborhood?",{"slug":78,"title":79,"topic":24},"neighbor-property-damage","What should you do when your crew damages a neighbor's property?",null,{"slug":57,"title":58,"topic":24},1792184485379]