26 M.R.S. § 565
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26 §565. Powers and duties of board
Official statutory text
The board shall formulate and adopt reasonable rules, pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2 , for safe and healthful working conditions, including rules requiring the use of personal protective equipment, monitoring and record keeping. The rules must at a minimum conform to federal standards of occupational safety and health so that the state program can be federally approved as a public employee only occupational safety and health program. [PL 2021, c. 103, §1 (AMD).]
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