PRINTER'S NO. 2089
No. 1637 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN, DEAL, TRUMAN, DOMBROWSKI, VEON,
LESCOVITZ AND COLAFELLA, SEPTEMBER 19, 1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, SEPTEMBER 19, 1985
AN ACT
1 Requiring the Department of Health to conduct tests of certain
2 persons operating emissions testing machines.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Short title.
6 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Emissions
7 Machine Operator's Health Test Act.
8 Section 2. Definitions.
9 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
10 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
11 context clearly indicates otherwise:
12 "Department." The Department of Health of the Commonwealth.
13 "Emissions testing machines." Equipment or mechanical
14 devices which are capable of performing an analysis of the
15 exhaust fumes from motor vehicles to determine the level and
16 chemical content of motor vehicle exhaust fumes.
17 "Operator." An individual who operates an emissions testing
1 machine for a period of five hours or more each day over a
2 period of five days every work week.
3 Section 3. Imposition of testing requirement.
4 (a) Requirements.--The department shall, within 60 days of
5 the effective date of this act, begin to conduct a series of
6 health tests on operators of emissions testing machines to
7 determine if any health hazard results from the operation of an
8 emissions testing machine.
9 (b) Limitation.--The department shall conduct the series of
10 health tests on a minimum of 5% of the operators of emissions
11 testing machines selected on a Statewide basis from those areas
12 where mandatory emissions inspection programs are in effect.
13 (c) Report and completion of tests.--The conduct of the
14 health tests and the results from those tests shall be reported
15 to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than one year
16 after the effective date of this act.
17 Section 4. Effective date.
18 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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