Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 29 - MECHANICAL APPARATUS-MISCELLANEOUS › Subchapter B - POWDER-ACTUATED TOOLS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 29.54 - Qualifications for operators

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) No
					 person shall operate or be asked or allowed to operate any powder actuated tool
					 within this Commonwealth unless he has been licensed by having issued to him an
					 operator's card, as provided in §
											29.53 (relating to qualifications
					 for instructors).
(b) Blank forms
					 of applications for operator's cards may be obtained from the Board.
(c) All completed applications for operator's
					 cards shall be submitted to the Board and shall include the signature of the
					 instructor and identification number. Under no circumstances shall a rubber
					 stamp be used as a signature.
(d)
					 To qualify as an operator, an applicant shall be at least 21 years of age. He
					 shall be able to disassemble (field strip) and reassemble the tool correctly,
					 demonstrate ability to use the tool safely under varying conditions, and be
					 able to properly clean and maintain the tool in accordance with the operating
					 instruction of the manufacturer.
(e) Only persons considered to have good
					 judgment and a familiarity with safe work practices and procedures shall be
					 selected as operators. Competency shall be substantiated by a written
					 examination prior to issuance of an operator's card.
(f) When the authorized instructor is
					 satisfied that the applicant for an operator's card has had a minimum of 100
					 hours of experience in powder-actuated tools prior to examination, he may be
					 given an oral examination in lieu of a written examination. When the written
					 examination is waived because of this past experience, the authorized
					 instructor shall note that fact on the copy of the operator's card filed with
					 the Board.
(g) The application of
					 the operator shall be filed by an authorized instructor and identified by the
					 ID number of the instructor. Such application shall be filed with the Board by
					 the authorized instructor within four days of the date of issuance.
(h) The purpose of the operator's card shall
					 be to certify that the operator has completed the required training and is
					 licensed as a qualified operator. The card shall be of a size (approximately 2
					 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches) which may readily fit into a wallet.
(i) The face of the card shall include the
					 following text:
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(j)
					 The signature of the operator in the designated space shall follow a statement
					 on the card reading as follows:
I have received instruction in the safe operation of
						powder-actuated tools of the makes and models specified, and I agree to conform
						to the rules and regulations governing their use.
(k) Trainees, may obtain special permits from
					 any authorized instructor or from the Department, under rules approved by the
					 Board, but such trainees shall not operate powder-actuated tools except under
					 the direct supervision of a qualified operator. Trainees shall be at least 18
					 years of age.
(l) Operators and
					 trainees shall keep their operator's cards or permits in their personal
					 possession at all times when at work, and produce and display such card upon
					 request of any authorized person properly on the job site where a
					 powder-actuated tool is being used.
(m) Operator's cards and trainee's permits
					 may be suspended or revoked by the Department for failure to comply with any or
					 all of the regulations or rules governing operation of powder-actuated
					 tools.
(n) Instructors' and
					 operators' cards shall remain the property of the Commonwealth and if lost or
					 stolen should be reported to the Board of the Department.