34 Pa. Code § 13.209

Current through Register Vol. 55, No. 1, January 4, 2025

Section 13.209 - Notice

(a) The Department, on application, shall supply the following notice which shall be posted at all places in plants where there is danger of poisoning by acid fumes:

ACID FUMES

WARNING

The Inhalation of Dense Acid Fumes May Cause Death.

Employes are strictly prohibited from entering buildings where dense acid fumes exist, or tanks, or confined spaces which are not entirely clear of acid fumes, unless they wear helmets.

Employes working in such places shall, in addition to the helmets, wear life lines which are at all times in the hands of assistants stationed outside of the tank.

Employes who have been exposed to acid fumes and who feel weak, sick, short of breath, or who are attacked with cramps or coughing, shall report this condition to the foreman, or to the works dispensary or hospital at once so that proper treatment may be given. They should not wait to get home. Delay may be fatal.

Responsibility for complying with these rules shall rest with the foreman or other person designated for that purpose by the management of the plant.

Failure to comply with these rules may subject the offender to a penalty of a fine or imprisonment.

Department of Labor and Industry Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

(b) Water shall be always available for use in case of evolution of nitrous fumes caused by breakage or other accident to carboys, and all employes handling such acid shall be warned against sprinkling sand, sawdust, earth, or anything other than water or alkalies upon any spilled nitric acid.

(c) There shall be a shower bath at all places, where there is danger that an employe may be burned by contact with acid.

34 Pa. Code § 13.209