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OH HB328
Bill
Status
12/8/2020
Primary Sponsor
Brian Baldridge
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AI Summary
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Prohibits use of class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals for all training purposes with no exceptions
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Prohibits use of PFAS-containing class B firefighting foam for testing purposes unless the testing facility has implemented appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal measures to prevent environmental releases
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Does not restrict manufacture, sale, or distribution of PFAS-containing class B firefighting foam or its use in actual emergency firefighting and fire prevention operations
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Allows use of PFAS-free training foam as an alternative during firefighting operations training
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Defines class B firefighting foam as foam designed to extinguish flammable liquid fires and PFAS chemicals as fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom
Legislative Description
Prohibit class B firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals
Health and Human Services : Public Health
Last Action
Introduced
12/9/2020