432 – Rules of the Board.
§ 432. Rules of the board. The board shall adopt rules and establish further requirements and standards for work in compressed air to provide reasonable and adequate protection to the lives, health and safety of those employed therein, in addition to the requirements of this title.
435 – Responsibility.
§ 435. Responsibility. Except as otherwise provided the owner, agent, lessee, manager, operator and superintendent shall be responsible for the observance of the provisions of this article.
436 – Penalties.
§ 436. Penalties. Violation of or noncompliance with any provision of this article shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars or by imprisonment for one year or by both.
437 – Proceedings to Restrain Operation.
§ 437. Proceedings to restrain operation. The commissioner may serve a written notice upon the owner, agent, manager or lessee of a mine or tunnel requiring him to comply with a specific provision of this article. The commissioner shall begin an action in the supreme court to enforce compliance with such provision, and upon such […]
417 – Ventilation.
§ 417. Ventilation. An air current sufficient to remove smoke and noxious gases and to insure the safety of every employee shall be conducted along every passageway and working place.
425 – Definition of Pressure.
§ 425. Definition of pressure. The term “pressure” means gauge air pressure in pounds per square inch.
426 – Equipment.
§ 426. Equipment. Every employer of persons for work in compressed air shall: 1. Connect at least two air pipes with the working chamber and keep such pipes in perfect working condition; 2. Attach to the working chamber in accessible positions all instruments necessary to show its pressure and keep such instruments in charge of […]
427 – Officers and Nurses.
§ 427. Officers and nurses. Every employer of persons for work in compressed air shall: 1. Keep at the place of work at all necessary times one or more duly qualified medical officers to care for cases of illness and to strictly administer and enforce sections four hundred and twenty-six, four hundred and twenty-eight and […]
428 – Physical Examinations.
§ 428. Physical examinations. If an employee is a new employee, an absentee for ten or more successive days, an employee who has worked in compressed air continuously for three months or a beginner in compressed air who has worked but a single shift as required by section four hundred and thirty, the officer or […]
429 – Users of Intoxicants.
§ 429. Users of intoxicants. Excessive users of intoxicants shall not be permitted to work in compressed air.