Texas § 419.042 PERSONAL ALERT SAFETY SYSTEMS.

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§ 419.042 — PERSONAL ALERT SAFETY SYSTEMS.

Texas § 419.042

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 419.042 (2026).

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Sec. 419.042. PERSONAL ALERT SAFETY SYSTEMS.

(a)A fire department shall purchase, provide, and maintain a personal alert safety system for each of its fire protection personnel who would be exposed to hazardous conditions from fire or other emergencies or where the potential for such exposure exists.

(b)The personal alert safety system must comply with minimum standards of the National Fire Protection Association or its successor.

(c)The fire department shall develop and maintain a standard operating procedure covering the proper use, selection, care, and maintenance of all of its personal alert safety systems.

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Sec. 419.042. PERSONAL ALERT SAFETY SYSTEMS. (a) A fire department shall purchase, provide, and maintain a personal alert safety system for each of its fire protection personnel who would be exposed to hazardous conditions from fire or other emergencies or where the potential for such exposure exists.
(b) The personal alert safety system must comply with minimum standards of the National Fire Protection Association or its successor.
(c) The fire department shall develop and maintain a standard operating procedure covering the proper use, selection, care, and maintenance of all of its personal alert safety systems.

Legislative History

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 4, Sec. 2.56(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Redesignated from Sec. 416.043 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1241, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.