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Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - BEDDING AND UPHOLSTERY › LABELING › Section 47.25 - Shoddy material

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Each article in which shoddy material is used shall be
						labeled to show the following:
(1)
					 That it has been sterilized and disinfected.
(2) The permit number of the person or firm
					 doing the sterilization.
(3) Its
					 sources, such as the following:
(i) Shoddy
					 from reworked wool material.
(ii)
					 Shoddy from reworked rayon material.
(iii) Shoddy from reworked cotton
					 material.
(iv) Shoddy from reworked
					 secondhand clothing (materials to be stated).
(v) Shoddy, jute from secondhand burlap
					 bagging.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - BEDDING AND UPHOLSTERY › LABELING › Section 47.26 - Hair

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Hair shall not be labeled curled unless it has been
						subjected to a curling process as set forth in §
											47.1 (relating to definitions and
						use of terms). Only horse hair, cattle tail hair and hog hair may be so
						labeled. Each article containing hair shall bear a tag indicating that the hair
						has been sterilized and disinfected by an approved process and the permit
						number of the person or firm doing the sterilizing. Hair cloth clippings shall
						not be described as horse hair.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - BEDDING AND UPHOLSTERY › LABELING › Section 47.28 - Permits and records

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(a) A permit
					 shall be issued by the Department to all persons engaged in
					 sterilizing.
(b) An auctioneer
					 shall fill out a sterilization form furnished by the Department immediately
					 after sterilization and disinfection is completed and mail it to the
					 Department, Division of Bedding and Upholstery.
(c) The Department may upon application issue
					 a certificate authorizing an auctioneer to sterilize certain secondhand
					 articles prior to public sale.
(d)
					 All persons sterilizing articles of bedding, upholstered furniture and all
					 other similar articles shall keep an accurate record of all sterilization work.
					 This record shall include the name of the person for whom the articles were
					 sterilized, the type of articles sterilized, the number of articles sterilized
					 and the date of sterilization. This record shall be available for inspection
					 and examination on demand.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - BEDDING AND UPHOLSTERY › LABELING › Section 47.29 - Renovation

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(a) All renovated
					 articles shall be sterilized by a process registered and approved by the
					 Department before returning the article to the owner.
(b) Materials or articles for fumigation or
					 renovation from institutions such as nursing homes, hospitals, homes for the
					 aged or infirmed, state or private, shall be fumigated or sterilized by
					 chemicals, gas, or live steam. Mechanical renovators may be used to renovate
					 bedding articles from private homes only.
(c) Renovating machines which depend upon
					 ultraviolet ray or ozone generating devices for their disinfecting action may
					 not be used to renovate articles or materials used in hospitals by patients
					 suffering from communicable diseases.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - BEDDING AND UPHOLSTERY › ILLUSTRATED TAGS › Section 47.31 - Illustrations

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The following illustrated tags are applicable to various
						articles and materials and comply with the provisions of the law and this
						subchapter relating to labeling. If these provisions are followed, and approved
						stock is used, proofs need not be submitted but if any departure from the
						illustrated tags is contemplated two proofs shall be submitted before the tags
						are printed:
(1)
Number
					 1.
The white tag for new bulk filling materilas required to be
					 sterilized, such as material derived from animal or fowl and for articles
					 containing these types of materials, shall be as follows:
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(2)
Number 2.
The white tag for new bulk filling materials not
					 required to be sterilized, such as vegetable fibers, rubber synthetic fibers
					 and articles containing these types of materials, shall be as follows:
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(3)
Number 3.
The yellow tag for articles of secondhand nature and
					 secondhand bulk filling materials shall be as follows:
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(4)
Number 4.
The yellow tag for renovated articles to be returned
					 to the owner shall be as follows:
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(5)
Number 5.
The yellow tag for articles to be leased shall be as
					 follows:
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Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - BEDDING AND UPHOLSTERY › ILLUSTRATED TAGS › Section 47.32 - Uniform registry number

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The Commonwealth approves and recognizes the uniform
						registry number and will accept the registration number issued by another state
						if the registrant so desires, and if such registration follows the policy of
						uniform registration. This policy is intended to benefit the registrant by
						requiring but one registration to be imprinted on the law labels used,
						regardless of where the merchandise may be shipped. The registration number
						shall be preceded by the name of the state, which may be abbreviated, issuing
						registration number, and if the factory is located in another state than that
						issuing the registration number, then the name of the state in which the
						factory is located shall follow the registration number in parenthesis. The
						Commonwealth will accept the permit number issued by another state if the
						applicant so desires and if approval is granted and a Commonwealth
						sterilization or disinfection permit is issued to applicant bearing the
						number.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - CEREAL MILLS, MALT HOUSES AND GRAIN ELEVATORS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.51 - Scope

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This Subchapter sets forth rules to safeguard the lives,
						limbs and health of workers employed in cereal mills, malt houses and grain
						elevators, and places the responsibility of complying with this subchapter upon
						both employer and employe.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - CEREAL MILLS, MALT HOUSES AND GRAIN ELEVATORS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.52 - Penalty

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Any person who violates this subchapter or any
						regulations of the Department or who interferes with the Department or its duly
						authorized representative in the enforcement of these provisions or regulations
						shall be penalized under section 15 of act of May 18, 1937 (P. L. 654, No. 174)
						(43
						P. S. §
												25-15).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - CEREAL MILLS, MALT HOUSES AND GRAIN ELEVATORS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 47.61 - Buildings and elevators

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(a)
Application.
The standards as set out in this subchapter apply
					 to all establishments commonly known as flour, feed, cereal mills and grain
					 elevators, and to malt house elevators where such elevators are specifically
					 referred to.
(b)
Approval.
Plans and specifications for all new mills
					 constructed shall be submitted in duplicate to the Department for inspection,
					 and no new building shall be operated as a mill until approved by the
					 Department.
(c)
Elevator
					 pits.
Pits for elevator boots shall be constructed of cement or its
					 equivalent, and have a clearance of not less than three feet on one side or two
					 on each of two sides of the boots.
(d)
Automatic stops.
Elevators for employes shall have an automatic stop to prevent the passengers
					 from being carried over the top.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - CEREAL MILLS, MALT HOUSES AND GRAIN ELEVATORS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 47.62 - Mechanical power transmission apparatus

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(a)
Emergency stops.
Emergency stops are not required in cereal mills, malt houses and grain
					 elevators. The apparatus shall be arranged so that they may be stopped as a
					 whole, as promptly as practicable, and in a manner which meets the approval of
					 the Department.
(b)
Guarding.
The Department may upon written application grant an
					 exception to the requirements as to guarding of individual shafts, pulleys and
					 belts in basements containing only power transmission equipment and machines
					 not operated from the basement, if there are no entrances to the basement from
					 the exterior of the mill and if each entrance to the basement from the mill is
					 equipped with a self-closing door or gate with a sign on it as
					 follows:
DANGERRUNNING MACHINERYKEEP OUT
(c)
Additional exception.
In
					 basements containing machines operated from the basement, the exception set
					 forth in subsection (a) may be similarly granted for the shafts, pulleys and
					 belts in that part of the basement in which there are no machines if the
					 following conditions exist:
(1) There are no
					 entrances to the basement from the exterior of the mill.
(2) A standard railing separates this part
					 from that containing the machine.
(3) Each entrance to that part of the
					 basement containing no machines has a self-closing door or gate with a sign on
					 it as follows:
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - CEREAL MILLS, MALT HOUSES AND GRAIN ELEVATORS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 47.63 - Fire protection of boilerrooms

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In all existing mills it is recommended that each
						interior opening from boilerrooms and enginerooms have, on one side of the
						wall, an approved automatic self-closing fire door. When the boilerroom is
						situated in the basement or cellar it is recommended that the walls and ceiling
						be fireproof and have no opening to the mill proper, except those necessary for
						the transmission of power, light, heat and water. When steam and exhaust pipes
						pass through partitions which are not of fireproof construction it is
						recommended that such pipes be incased in asbestos or other approved
						fire-resisting casing, or so supported as to allow an air space of 1/2 inch
						between the pipes and any part of the partition. In any new mills, it is
						recommended that the boilerroom connect only with the engineroom, and be
						separated from the engineroom and the mill proper by a fire wall parapeted
						three feet above the roof, having no openings, except those necessary for the
						transmission of power, light, heat and water. There shall be one entrance
						between the boilerroom, and the engineroom, protected with an approved
						automatic self-closing fire door.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - CEREAL MILLS, MALT HOUSES AND GRAIN ELEVATORS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 47.64 - General requirements

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(a)
Artificial lighting.
All buildings shall be constructed to
					 afford ample daylight for all working parts. Artificial lights shall be
					 provided in accordance with Chapter 27 (relating to lighting) when daylight is
					 not available. In spaces occupied by machinery, or in spaces where dust may
					 collect, open lights are not permitted, except gas lights with hoods, approved
					 by the insurance underwriters. Only standard enclosed tubular lanterns shall be
					 used.
(b)
Belt conveyors.
All belt conveyors for receiving grain shall have at the point of
					 charge, a hood connected with an exhaust fan of sufficient capacity to remove
					 or prevent the escape of all dust arising from the conveyor, and the fan shall
					 be kept in operation when the conveyor is in use, unless another equally
					 effective dust removing system is provided. This requirement shall not apply to
					 the point at which a railroad car hopper discharges onto a belt
					 conveyor.
(c)
Grain garners
					 and malt house elevators.
It is recommended that tops of grain garners
					 over scales be covered with wood, metal or other impervious material, and the
					 covers be tight fitting to prevent entirely the escape of dust. This
					 recommendation applies to malt house elevators.
(d)
Grain hoppers.
Until
					 grain is thoroughly cleaned, hoppers for weighing shall be provided with tight
					 fitting covers of wood, metal or other material, impervious to dust and with
					 flexible dustproof connections to the botton of the garner, if there is a
					 garner. This requirement applies only to weighing hoppers located indoors and
					 to malt house elevators.
(e)
Piping.
The piping of all exhaust systems and all ducts shall
					 be kept tight.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - CEREAL MILLS, MALT HOUSES AND GRAIN ELEVATORS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 47.65 - Waste and foreign substances

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(a)
					 It is recommended that metal cans with self-closing covers be placed on each
					 floor of buildings containing machinery in which to place oiling waste or other
					 combustible material.
(b) Before
					 grain is ground or passes to grinding machines, it is recommended that foreign
					 substances be removed by separators, or proper sieves or magnets.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - CEREAL MILLS, MALT HOUSES AND GRAIN ELEVATORS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 47.66 - Dust

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(a) Dust or stive
					 rooms shall not be used. A fan discharging dust shall discharge either to the
					 outer air at such points where the dust may not reenter the mill or an adjacent
					 building, or to a dust collector, and the air vent or outlet to every cyclone
					 dust collector shall discharge to the outer air or to another dust collector.
					 All tubular dust collectors, shall be maintained in a proper state of repair to
					 prevent leakage of dust into the room. A fan, which discharges into any dust
					 collector, shall be kept in operation at all times while the machine or
					 machines with which it is connected are in operation. There shall be no direct
					 connection between dust collectors and boiler rooms or incinerators. This
					 requirement applies to malt house elevators.
(b) Mills and all buildings, structures, and
					 elevators used in connection with the operation of mills shall be kept
					 thoroughly clean and free from dust. Dust shall be removed from floors and
					 machinery daily, and all other parts of the mill, including fixtures, bearings,
					 ledges, projections, side walls and ceilings, and all buildings, structures and
					 elevators, shall be kept free from all accumulation of dust. This requirement
					 also applies to malt house elevators.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - CEREAL MILLS, MALT HOUSES AND GRAIN ELEVATORS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 47.67 - Fire extinguishers

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(a) It
					 is recommended that approved 2 1/2 gallon chemical extinguishers be distributed
					 throughout the building in the proportion of not less than one to each 2,500
					 square feet of floor area, and placed at readily accessible points near the
					 usual working place of workmen. Three pails and 50 gallon cans of water may be
					 considered the equivalent of one 2 1/2 gallon extinguisher.
(b) It is recommended that near each electric
					 motor or other large electric appliance, at least a one quart chemical
					 extinguisher of carbon tetrachloride type should be provided. This
					 recommendation also applies to malt house elevators but not to buildings
					 equipped with an approved sprinkler system.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - DRY COLOR INDUSTRY › Section 47.81 - Scope

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This subchapter sets forth rules to safeguard the lives,
					 limbs and health of workers in the dry color industry, and places the
					 responsibility of complying with such rules upon both employer and
					 employe.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - DRY COLOR INDUSTRY › Section 47.82 - Place

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(a) Each employer
				  shall, without cost to his employes, provide and maintain workrooms which are
				  adequately lighted and so ventilated and arranged that there is a continuous
				  and sufficient change of air for the protection of his employes who are engaged
				  in any work or process in which is used, in dry form, carbonate of lead, red
				  lead, litharge, orange mineral, basic lead sulphate (sublimed white lead),
				  chromate of lead, arsenate of lead, sugar of lead, fluosilicate of lead, lead
				  nitrate or any other form or compound containing lead in excess of 10% entering
				  into the composition of any dry color or other compound sold as such. All rooms
				  shall have a smooth floor permitting an easy removal of dust by vacuum
				  cleaning, by flushing the floor with water or by sweeping after the floor has
				  been sprinkled with a sufficient quantity of wet sawdust to lay all dust. The
				  walls of the room shall be smooth and it is recommended that they be either
				  painted or whitewashed at frequent intervals permitting an easy removal of dust
				  by vacuum cleaning or by flushing the walls with water. Dry sweeping of the
				  floors and walls is prohibited.
(b)
				  The daily removal of all dust from floors and walls by vacuum cleaning is
				  recommended as the best and most economical method of cleaning.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
												47.84 (relating to male employes);
						and 34 Pa. Code §
												47.88 (relating to physical
						examination).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - DRY COLOR INDUSTRY › Section 47.83 - Employes

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Persons engaged in occupations involving exposure to lead
					 dusts, lead fumes or lead solutions in any form shall be at least 18 years of
					 age and shall be physically examined at the expense of the employer by a
					 licensed physician at least once every 30 days. Records of the examination
					 shall be kept on file and available to inspectors of the
					 Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - DRY COLOR INDUSTRY › Section 47.84 - Male employes

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No male employes less than 18 years of age shall engage in
					 any work or process in § 47.82 (relating to place).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - DRY COLOR INDUSTRY › Section 47.85 - Habits of employes

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Since the use of alcoholic liquors and chewing tobacco
					 undermines the health and predisposes to lead poisoning and industrial
					 accidents, it is recommended that the employment of anyone who habitually uses
					 alcoholic liquors or who chews tobacco be discouraged. Employers are urged to
					 exclude the persons from employment in any capacity in the dry color
					 industry.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - DRY COLOR INDUSTRY › Section 47.86 - Safety standards

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(a)
Other provisions.
All power transmission machinery, railings
				  and toeboards, stationary steam engines, boilers, ladders, fire prevention,
				  elevators and artificial lighting shall conform to the requirements of the
				  appropriate chapter and subchapter of Part I (relating to Department of Labor
				  and Industry).
(b)
Respirators.
When this subchapter requires it, the employer
				  shall provide and renew when necessary, without cost to the employe, at least
				  one reasonably effective respirator for each employe, and the employe shall
				  keep it clean and use it at all times while at work.
(c)
Efficiency.
A respirator
				  shall be considered efficient only when it fits the contour of the face and
				  allows no air to enter the mouth or nose except air which has passed through
				  the respirator. At least three thicknesses of gauze or cheesecloth shall be
				  considered an efficient respirator if the gauze or cheesecloth is thoroughly
				  washed every day.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - DRY COLOR INDUSTRY › Section 47.87 - Sanitation

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(a)
Scope.
This section sets forth sanitary requirements for
				  employes handling dry lead or dry compounds containing lead in excess of
				  10%.
(b)
Washing
				  facilities.
The employer shall provide washrooms which shall be
				  separate and apart from the workrooms, kept clean and equipped with any of the
				  following:
(1) At least one lavatory basin
				  for every five employes, fitted with waste pipes and two spigots conveying hot
				  and cold water.
(2) Basins placed
				  in troughs fitted with waste pipes and for each basin two spigots conveying hot
				  and cold water, and at least one basin for every five employes.
(3) Troughs of enamel or similar smooth,
				  impervious material, fitted with waste pipes and for every 2 feet of trough
				  length two spigots conveying hot and cold water, and at least 2 feet of trough
				  length for every five employes.
(4)
				  Troughs of enamel or similar smooth, impervious material, fitted with waste
				  pipes without plugs, but with a continuous spray of warm water.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - DRY COLOR INDUSTRY › Section 47.88 - Physical examination

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(a)
Generally.
The employer shall cause every employe who is
				  exposed to lead dusts, lead fumes or lead solutions, to be physically examined
				  at least once a month by a licensed physician to ascertain if symptoms of lead
				  poisoning appear in any employe. The employe shall submit himself to the
				  monthly examination, and to examination at other times and places as he may
				  reasonably be requested by the employer, and he shall fully and truly answer
				  all questions in regard to his physical condition asked by the examining
				  physician. These examinations shall be made by a licensed physician, designated
				  and paid by the employer, and shall be made during the working hours. A time
				  allowance at the expense of the employer shall be made to each employe so
				  examined.
(b)
Record.
Each physician making an examination as required by subsection (a)
				  and finding what he believes to be symptoms of lead poisoning, shall enter, in
				  a book kept for that purpose in the office of the employer, a record of such
				  examination, containing the name and address of the employe so examined, the
				  particular work or process in which he is engaged, the date, place, and finding
				  of such examination, and the directions given in each case by the physician.
				  The record shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times by inspectors of
				  the Department.
(c)
Report.
If the examining physician believes that lead poisoning is present,
				  he shall send a report in duplicate within 48 hours to the Department, and a
				  report to the Department of Health. The examining physician shall also, within
				  48 hours, report the examination and finding in writing to the employer, and
				  upon receipt of the report the employer shall discontinue the employe in any
				  work or processes where he may be exposed to lead dust, lead fumes or lead
				  solutions included in § 47.82 (relating to place).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - DRY COLOR INDUSTRY › Section 47.89 - Tank processes

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(a)
Handrails and toeboards.
All tanks shall be protected by
				  handrailings and toeboards in accordance with the requirements of Subchapter G
				  (relating to railings, toeboards, open-sided floors, platforms and
				  runways).
(b)
Gloves and
				  respirators.
Chromates shall only be handled by employes wearing
				  suitable gloves furnished by the employer without charge. When material is
				  handled dry, employes shall wear an efficient respirator furnished by the
				  employer.
(c)
Goggles.
The employer shall provide suitable goggles for all employes handling
				  oil of vitriol, nitric acid, nitrous iron liquor and muriatic acid. All
				  employes shall wear such goggles at all times when handling the
				  acids.
(d)
Caustic soda.
Fused caustic soda may be used in processes where the entire contents
				  of the drum are dissolved without breaking up. When lesser quantities are used,
				  only granulated caustic soda is permitted, and the granulated caustic soda may
				  be handled only by men wearing a suitable type of head covering.
(e)
Paranitraniline.
It is
				  recommended that weighing and dissolving of dry paranitraniline be done under a
				  hood connected with an efficient air exhaust. Employes engaged in the work
				  shall protect their bodies with suitable clothing, suitable gloves and an
				  efficient respirator furnished by the employer without expense to the
				  employe.
(f)
Nitrous fumes.
All oxidizing tanks for blues within the building which subject
				  employes to the danger of either chlorine or nitrous fumes shall have either
				  tight fitting covers or proper hoods connected with an efficient mechanical air
				  exhaust.
(g)
Nitrous iron
				  liquor.
All tanks for the manufacture of nitrous iron liquor shall be
				  placed in a building or room separate and apart from other workwooms, and all
				  tanks shall be covered with tight fitting covers connected with an efficient
				  air exhaust.
(h)
Lead
				  salts.
All vats in which solutions of soluble lead salts are boiled
				  shall be protected by suitable hoods.
(i)
Lead solutions.
It is
				  recommended that lead solutions be made in large quantities and from either
				  metallic lead or litharge. If litharge is used it shall be dampened.
(j)
Pulp lead.
It is
				  recommended that pulp lead be used instead of dry carbonate of lead whenever
				  possible.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - DRY COLOR INDUSTRY › Section 47.90 - Filter pressing and straining

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(a)
Mechanisms.
In the manufacture of parareds the diazotised
				  solution shall be run through double cheesecloth or other filtering medium when
				  going to the precipitating tanks.
(b)
Gloves.
All workers
				  engaged in filter-pressing compounds containing either lead or arsenic shall
				  wear suitable gloves furnished by the employer for their protection.
(c)
Respiration and gloves.
Employes handling dry color cakes containing lead or arsenic shall wear
				  suitable gloves and respirators furnished by the employer and such substances
				  shall not be emptied in the dry room.
(d)
Dry room.
Dry rooms
				  constructed after 1917 shall not require entering by employes to remove their
				  contents.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - DRY COLOR INDUSTRY › Section 47.91 - Dry grinding, sieving and packing

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(a)
Exhaust system.
Crushing mills, grinding mills and sieving
				  machines, operating on material in a dry state if containing lead in excess of
				  10% shall be connected with an efficient air exhaust and dust collecting
				  system, plans for which shall be submitted to and approved by the
				  Department.
(b)
Packing.
Dry packing of material containing lead in excess of
				  10% or arsenic, shall be carried on by an approved type of packing machine. If
				  material is packed by hand, employes shall wear approved respirators.
(c)
Mixing and shading.
Mixing and shading of dry materials containing lead in excess of 10% or
				  arsenic, shall be performed in a room with mechanical exhaust ventilation,
				  plans for which will be approved by the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - DRY COLOR INDUSTRY › Section 47.92 - Lead poisoning law

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The act of July 26, 1913 (P. L. 1363, No. 851)
					 (43
					 P. S. §§
											471-480) requires that
					 whenever employes are exposed to lead dust, lead fumes and lead solutions in
					 the manufacture of white lead, red lead, litharge, sugar of lead, arsenic of
					 lead, lead chromate, lead sulphate, lead nitrate and fluosilicate of lead, the
					 employer shall post an abstract of the lead poisoning law. The abstracts are
					 printed in several languages and are available upon application to the
					 Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - DRY COLOR INDUSTRY › Section 47.93 - Penalty

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A person who violates this subchapter or regulations of the
					 Department or who interferes with the Department or its authorized
					 representative in the enforcement of these regulations or this subchapter shall
					 be penalized under section 15 of act of May 18, 1937 (P. L. 654, No. 174)
					 (43
					 P. S. §
											25-15).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - FACILITIES FOR HANDICAPPED › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.111 - Scope

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(a) This subchapter
					 pertains to buildings of assembly, educational institutions and office
					 buildings which are constructed in whole or in part by the use of Commonwealth
					 funds or the funds of an instrumentality of the Commonwealth, and sets forth
					 rules, standards and specifications that apply to those buildings and
					 facilities constructed in this Commonwealth after 1965 except those buildings
					 or facilities for which contracts for the planning or design have been awarded
					 prior to September 1, 1965.
(b) If
					 the existing or designed dimensions are within 5% of the maximum or minimum
					 specified, they shall be deemed to comply with this subchapter.
This section cited in 31 Pa. Code §
													243.6 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing homes); 31 Pa.
						  Code §
													244.3 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing homes); and 34
						  Pa. Code §
													47.121 (relating to
						  walks).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - FACILITIES FOR HANDICAPPED › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.112 - Penalty

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A person who violates this subchapter or regulations of
						the Department or who interferes with the Department or its authorized
						representative in the enforcement of the regulations and this subchapter shall
						be penalized under the act of September 1, 1965 (P. L. 1613, No. 235)
						(71
						P. S. §§
												1455.1-1455.3a) and the
						act of April 27, 1927 (P. L. 465, No. 299) (35 P. S. §§
												1221-1235).
This section cited in 31 Pa. Code §
													243.6 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing homes); and 31
						  Pa. Code §
													244.3 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing
						  homes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - FACILITIES FOR HANDICAPPED › GROUNDS, BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Section 47.121 - Walks

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There shall be at least one walk serving each of the
						buildings as set forth in §
											47.111 (relating to scope)
						conforming to the following specifications:
(1) Be at least 48 inches wide with a slope
					 no portion of which is steeper than 5%.
(2) Be of a continuing common surface
					 uninterrupted by steps or abrupt changes in grade.
(3) Blend to a common level whenever the walk
					 crosses other walks, driveways or parking lots.
(4) Have a level platform at the building
					 entrance which it serves and the platform shall be at least 5 feet square if a
					 door swings out on to the platform or toward the walk; the platform shall
					 extend at least 1 foot beyond each side of the doorway.
(5) Have a level platform at least 3 feet
					 deep and 5 feet wide if the door does not swing on to the platform or toward
					 the walk; the platform shall extend at least 1 foot beyond each side of the
					 doorway.
This section cited in 31 Pa. Code §
													243.6 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing homes); and 31
						  Pa. Code §
													244.3 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing
						  homes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - FACILITIES FOR HANDICAPPED › GROUNDS, BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Section 47.122 - Parking areas

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At least one parking area for handicapped persons shall
						be made accessible to each building either by placing the parking level at the
						grade level of the building or by providing ramps to bypass curbs or steps
						between the parking area and the building. The ramps, when provided, shall be
						in accordance with this subchapter.
This section cited in 31 Pa. Code §
													243.6 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing homes); and 31
						  Pa. Code §
													244.3 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing
						  homes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - FACILITIES FOR HANDICAPPED › GROUNDS, BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Section 47.123 - Ramps

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When ramps are required they shall conform to the
						following specifications:
(1) Each
					 ramp shall have a slope no greater than 1 foot rise in 12 feet of run or 8.33%
					 grade or 4 degrees and 50 minutes deflection.
(2) Each ramp shall have a handrail on at
					 least one side or preferably on both sides. If the width of the ramp exceeds 84
					 inches, there shall be an intermediate rail in the ramp. The top of handrails
					 shall be 32 inches above the surface of the ramp and extend one foot beyond the
					 top and bottom of the ramp.
(3)
					 Each ramp shall be at least 32 inches wide (inside clear measurements) and have
					 a nonslip surface.
(4) If a door
					 swings out onto the platform or toward the ramp, such ramp shall be at least 5
					 feet square. This platform shall be clear of the door frame.
(5) If the door does not swing on to the
					 platform or toward the ramp, this platform shall be at least 3 feet deep and 5
					 feet wide, and clear of the door frame.
(6) The bottom of the ramp shall have at
					 least 6 feet level run.
(7) If the
					 length of the ramp exceeds 30 feet, level platforms shall be provided at 30
					 foot intervals, and at turns in the ramp. These platforms shall be at least 32
					 inches wide (in all cases the width of the ramp) by 5 feet long.
This section cited in 31 Pa. Code §
													243.6 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing homes); and 31
						  Pa. Code §
													244.3 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing
						  homes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - FACILITIES FOR HANDICAPPED › GROUNDS, BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Section 47.124 - Entrances

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(a) Each building
					 shall have at least one entrance accessible to individuals in wheelchairs. When
					 this building is equipped with elevators, this entrance shall provide access to
					 the elevator either on a level plane or by ramp.
(b) Doors which serve as closures for the
					 entrance shall have a clear opening of not less than 32 inches, be double
					 acting and operable by a single effort. The floor on the inside and outside of
					 each doorway shall be level for a distance of 5 feet on each side of the
					 doorway and shall extend 1 foot beyond each side of the door. Sharp inclines
					 and abrupt changes in level shall be avoided at door sills. If practical,
					 thresholds shall be flush with the floor or otherwise offer little resistance
					 to the operation of a wheel chair.
This section cited in 31 Pa. Code §
													243.6 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing homes); and 31
						  Pa. Code §
													244.3 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing
						  homes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - FACILITIES FOR HANDICAPPED › GROUNDS, BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Section 47.125 - Stairs

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Steps in stairs shall be designed whenever practical to
						lack nosing. This requirement is in addition to the requirements of Chapters
						49-59 that no treads may be less than 10 inches. It is recommended that steps,
						if possible and in conformation with existing step formulas, have risers that
						do not exceed 7 inches. Stairs shall have handrails 32 inches high measured
						from the tread at the face of the riser, and at least one handrail which
						extends at least 18 inches beyond the top step and beyond the bottom
						step.
This section cited in 31 Pa. Code §
													243.6 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing homes); and 31
						  Pa. Code §
													244.3 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing
						  homes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - FACILITIES FOR HANDICAPPED › GROUNDS, BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Section 47.126 - Floors

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Floors, if practical, shall have a nonslip surface.
						Floors on the same story shall be of a common level throughout or be connected
						by a ramp in accordance with provisions of this subchapter.
This section cited in 31 Pa. Code §
													243.6 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing homes); and 31
						  Pa. Code §
													244.3 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing
						  homes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - FACILITIES FOR HANDICAPPED › GROUNDS, BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Section 47.127 - Restrooms and plumbing fixtures

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(a)
					 On each floor of the building there shall be at least one toilet room for each
					 sex equipped in accordance with the following specifications:
(1) Toilet rooms shall be accessible to and
					 usable by the physically handicapped and shall have space to allow traffic of
					 individuals in wheel chairs.
(2)
					 Toilet rooms shall have at least one toilet stall that meets the following
					 requirements:
(i) Three feet in
					 width.
(ii) At least 4 feet 8
					 inches, but preferably 5 feet, in depth.
(iii) A door, if doors are used, 32 inches in
					 width that swings out.
(iv) Grab
					 bars or handrails on each side 33 inches in height and parallel to the floor, 1
					 inch or more on outside diameter with one to 1/2 inch clearance between the
					 rail and the wall and which is securely fastened at the ends and
					 center.
(v) A water closet with the
					 seat 20 inches from the floor.
(3) Toilet stalls shall be furnished for each
					 sex in accordance with the following table:
Number of
								  Persons
Number of Stalls
1-15
1
16-30
2
31-50
3
(4) Toilet stalls shall be provided for each
					 sex in the ratio of at least one for each 25 or less persons.
(5) Toilet rooms shall have either lavatories
					 with narrow aprons, which, when mounted at standard height, are usable by
					 individuals in wheelchairs, or lavatories mounted higher, when particular
					 designs demand, so that they are usable by individuals in
					 wheelchairs.
(6) Mirrors and
					 shelves shall be provided above lavatories at a height as low as practical but
					 no higher than 40 inches above the floor, measured from the top of the shelf
					 and the bottom of the mirror.
(7)
					 Toilet rooms for men shall have either an appropriate number of wall-mounted
					 urinals with the opening of the basin 19 inches from the floor or an
					 appropriate number of floor-mounted urinals that are on a level with the main
					 floor of the toilet room.
(8)
					 Toilet rooms shall have an appropriate number of towel racks, towel dispensers
					 and other dispensers and disposal units mounted no higher than 40 inches from
					 the floor.
(9) An appropriate
					 number of water fountains or other water-dispensing means shall be accessible
					 to and usable by the physically disabled. Water fountains or coolers shall have
					 up-front spouts and controls, and be either hand-operated or hand-and-foot
					 operated.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - FACILITIES FOR HANDICAPPED › GROUNDS, BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Section 47.128 - Elevators

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When elevators are provided at least one designated
						elevator shall be accessible to and usable by the physically disabled at all
						levels normally used by the general public. Elevators shall be self-leveling.
						Doors shall be slow-closing and shall not close if anything is in the opening,
						the sensing for which shall be done without touching the intervening object.
						However, in the event of failure of the sensing device a mechanical safety edge
						may be employed as an additional safety feature. When photoelectric eyes are
						installed, which shall be a minimum of two in number, they shall be located not
						less than 6 inches, nor more than 36 inches, above the car threshold. Elevators
						shall be designed to allow traffic by wheelchairs.
This section cited in 31 Pa. Code §
													243.6 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing homes); and 31
						  Pa. Code §
													244.3 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing
						  homes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - FACILITIES FOR HANDICAPPED › GROUNDS, BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Section 47.129 - Controls

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Switches and controls for light, heat, ventilation,
						windows, draperies, elevators and similar controls of frequent or essential
						use, shall be placed within the reach of individuals in wheel chairs, and in no
						occasion at a level of more than 40 inches above the floor.
This section cited in 31 Pa. Code §
													243.6 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing homes); and 31
						  Pa. Code §
													244.3 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing
						  homes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter D - FACILITIES FOR HANDICAPPED › GROUNDS, BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Section 47.130 - Phone booths

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If phone booths are provided in the buildings at least
						one phone booth shall have a door wide enough to admit a wheel chair and a seat
						higher than normal.
This section cited in 31 Pa. Code §
													243.6 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing homes); and 31
						  Pa. Code §
													244.3 (relating to standards for
						  institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing
						  homes).