Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1581 – Purpose
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1581
- Breathing apparatus: means any breathing device, either high or low pressure, which is used to sustain human life under adverse conditions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1582
- Suppliers of compressed air: means any organization, agency, individual, firm, partnership or corporation that provides compressed air to be used in self-contained breathing apparatus. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1582
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health; to regulate and license the suppliers of compressed air used in self-contained breathing apparatus; to set up rules and regulations to establish the maximum permissible amount of all contaminants expressed either in percentages or in parts per million of volume, or both; to set up standards for the condition of the compression equipment; and to prescribe penalties for violations of this chapter. [PL 1977, c. 696, §185 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 696, §185 (NEW).