Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024
Section 12.10 - Precautions to be observed in the use of dyes and inks containing aniline or nitrobenzene or other benzene derivatives for marking diapers and hospital linens(a) Prohibition on use. No hospital, laundry or diaper service shall use inks or dyes containing aniline oil (aminobenzene) or oil of mirbane (nitrobenzene) or other benzene derivatives to stamp or otherwise mark diapers, sheets, gowns, towels or other clothing or linens unless the articles so marked are boiled by the agency doing the marking before they are delivered, stored or otherwise made available for use.(b) Marking of containers. All containers used for dyes and inks containing aniline oil or oil of mirbane or other benzene derivatives used for marking diapers and hospital linens shall bear a label which conforms with the requirements of the sections of Part 9, supra, under heading "Warning Labels on Containers of Hazardous Substances" (§9.20 et seq.), and the label must also contain the statement, "DIAPERS, CLOTHING OR LINEN MARKED BY THIS DYE (OR INK) MUST BE LAUNDERED, INCLUDING BOILING, BEFORE BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR USE."N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 10 § 12.10