130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2021
Legislative Document No. 358
H.P. 256 House of Representatives, February 8, 2021
An Act To Protect Workers from Unsafe Working Conditions with
Regard to Indoor Temperatures
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 4, 2021. Referred to the Committee on
Labor and Housing pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule
401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative WHITE of Waterville.
Cosponsored by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot and
Representatives: CUDDY of Winterport, FECTEAU of Augusta, PEBWORTH of Blue Hill,
SYLVESTER of Portland, WARREN of Scarborough, Senator: MIRAMANT of Knox.
Printed on recycled paper
 1 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2 Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §565-C is enacted to read:
3 §565-C. Maximum temperatures and minimum temperatures in indoor places of
4 employment
5 1. Indoor temperatures. An employer shall maintain indoor temperatures at
6 workplaces to ensure safe and healthful conditions of employees according to rules adopted
7 by the board.
8 2. Rules. The board shall adopt rules establishing maximum and minimum
9 temperatures for indoor places of employment pursuant to this section. Rules adopted
10 pursuant to this section are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375,
11 subchapter 2-A.
12 SUMMARY
13 This bill requires the Department of Labor, Board of Occupational Safety and Health
14 to establish minimum temperatures and maximum temperatures in indoor places of
15 employment.
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