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.
430 – Working Time.
§ 430. Working time. The working time in compressed air in any twenty-four hours shall be specified by the board in its rules. No person shall be subjected to pressure exceeding fifty pounds except in emergency. The maximum number of hours for any pressure, shall be as specified by the board in its rules.
431 – Decompression.
§ 431. Decompression. The employer or person in charge shall not permit any person to pass from compressed air to normal pressure without passing through a period of decompression. Such periods of decompression shall be as specified by the board in its rules.
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.