Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 675.000 - Requirements To Maintain Airqualityin Indoorskating Rinks (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Xi) › Section 675.009 - Required Corrective Measures

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
If an air sample taken in accordance with the requirements of
				105 CMR 675.000 reveals
				that the air level of carbon monoxide or nitrogen dioxide exceed the correction
				air levels of
				105 CMR
				675.008(A), the operator
				shall take both immediate corrective measures as described in 105 CMR
				675.009(A) as well as one or more appropriate long term measures as described
				in 105 CMR 675,009(B).
(A)
Immediate Corrective Measures
. The operator shall
			 immediately take steps to increase the ventilation in the indoor skating rink
			 through any appropriate and safe means, and shall continue to ventilate the
			 indoor skating rink at above normal rates or through extraordinary means until
			 such time as a subsequent air sample taken by the operator reveals that air
			 levels of carbon monoxide or nitrogen dioxide are below the correction air
			 levels of
			 105 CMR
			 675.008(A). The operator
			 shall take one or more follow-up air samples in intervals of 20 minutes or less
			 after the taking of any sample which had revealed an exceedance of the
			 correction air levels of 105 CMR 675,008(A) until such time as a follow-up air
			 sample reveals that the air level of the contaminant(s) for which there was an
			 exceedance have been reduced below the correction air levels of
			 105 CMR
			 675.008(A). The operator
			 shall record the results of each follow-up air sample in the Record Keeping Log
			 as well.
(B)
Long Term
			 Corrective Measures
. The operator shall, as soon as reasonably
			 practical, take one or more of the following steps to eliminate the problem
			 which resulted in an exceedance of the correction air levels of
			 105 CMR
			 675.008(A)  and to prevent
			 any future exceedances of these levels:
(1)
			 increase ventilation (the rate of exchange of outdoor and indoor air) at the
			 skating rink;
(2) begin warming up
			 ice resurfacer equipment outside the building;
(3) install a local exhaust system in area
			 where resurfacing equipment is warmed up to vent exhaust to the
			 outside;
(4) retune or repair
			 resurfacing equipment and then continue to regularly retune and repair the
			 equipment as recommended by the manufacturer.
(5) reduce edging time;
(6) replace edging equipment with equipment
			 having lower emissions;
(7) install
			 a vertical exhaust pipe the top end of which protrudes above the highest point
			 of the ice resurfacer;
(8) install
			 a catalytic converter on resurfacing equipment;
(9) install an oxygen sensor in resurfacing
			 equipment to regulate fuel leanness or richness;
(10) decrease resurfacing schedule to reduce
			 amount of exhaust gases emitted;
(11) convert the existing resurfacing
			 equipment to electric power or acquire replacement electrically powered
			 resurfacing equipment; and/or
(12)
			 take other action which has the effect of reducing or helping reduce air levels
			 of carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide to required levels.