Maine § 26 §2104 Required provision and use of protective equipment

Maine Statutes

§ 26 §2104 — Required provision and use of protective equipment

Maine § 26 §2104

Title 26LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Ch. 28MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR FIREFIGHTERS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 26, § 26 §2104 (2026).

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1.Eye, face protection. Each fire department shall provide and each firefighter shall use eye or face protection, or both, when the firefighter is engaged in fire suppression and other operations involving hazards to the eyes and face at all times when the face is not protected by the full facepiece of self-contained breathing apparatus.

2.Hearing protection.

3.Self-contained breathing apparatus. Each fire department shall provide and each firefighter shall use self-contained breathing apparatus when the firefighter enters structural fires or when proximity hazards require that protection. Each fire department shall establish a program of maintenance and repair to ensure that self-contained breathing apparatus retains its original effectiveness as recommended by the manufacturer.

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1.
Eye, face protection.
Each fire department shall provide and each firefighter shall use eye or face protection, or both, when the firefighter is engaged in fire suppression and other operations involving hazards to the eyes and face at all times when the face is not protected by the full facepiece of self-contained breathing apparatus.
2.
Hearing protection.
3.
Self-contained breathing apparatus.
Each fire department shall provide and each firefighter shall use self-contained breathing apparatus when the firefighter enters structural fires or when proximity hazards require that protection. Each fire department shall establish a program of maintenance and repair to ensure that self-contained breathing apparatus retains its original effectiveness as recommended by the manufacturer.
4.
Personal alert safety system.
Each fire department shall provide a personal alert safety system with every self-contained breathing apparatus.