SECTION 435.9. Personal Alert Safety System (PASS)

The regulated entity shall:

(1) provide and maintain a PASS device complying with the minimum standards of the National Fire Protection Association identified in NFPA 1982, Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS) for Fire Fighters or its successor for each on-duty fire protection person who engages in operations where IDLH atmospheres may be encountered, or where the atmosphere is unknown, or where hazardous conditions from fire or other emergencies exist, or where the potential for such exposure exists;

(2) ensure that all PASS devices used by fire protection personnel comply with the minimum standards of the National Fire Protection Association identified in NFPA 1982, Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS) for Fire Fighters. The National Fire Protection Association standard applicable to a PASS device is the standard in effect at the time the entity contracts for new, rebuilt, repaired, or used PASS devices;

(3) ensure that the PASS device assigned to an individual user be inspected at the beginning of each duty period and before each use; and

(4) maintain and provide, upon request by the commission, the entity's standard operating procedure regarding the proper use, selection, care, and maintenance of PASS devices.

Source Note: The provisions of this §435.9 adopted to be effective March 24, 2002, 27 TexReg 2242; amended to be effective December 8, 2022, 47 TexReg 8048