2021 House Bill 5618

Mandate employer respirator rules and protocols

Introduced in the House

Dec. 8, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Pat Outman (R-70)

To require employers to have a “written respiratory protection program to address the safe use of respirators in dangerous atmospheres that may be encountered in emergency operations,” and “ensure that a self-contained breathing apparatus for use by fire service personnel is of the positive pressure type”.

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform