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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 47.131 - Hazards

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(a) Every effort
					 shall be exercised to obviate hazards to individuals with physical
					 disabilities. Lighting in doorways, toilets and areas of similar importance
					 shall be adequate and nonglare.
(b)
					 If practical, electronically-operated doors shall be used in public corridors.
					 The doors shall be of a type approved by the Board.
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 E - FOUNDRIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.151 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
						subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Basement
-A story partly, but not more
						than 1/2 below the level of the ground surrounding the building and shall be
						considered the first story of such building.
Brass foundry
-A place where brass,
						aluminum, copper, tin, zinc, gold, silver, or composition metals containing any
						of the foregoing metals are melted or poured into molds in the making of
						castings, except that foundries where only aluminum is melted shall be covered
						by regulations governing iron and steel foundries.
Cellar
-A story more than 1/2 below the
						level of the ground surrounding the building.
Entrance
-A main doorway opening directly
						to the outer air.
Gangway
-A well-defined passageway
						dividing the working floor of the foundry but not the spaces between molds.
						Spaces between molds shall be divided into three classes, which shall be known
						as bull-ladle aisles, hand-ladle aisles and buggy-ladle aisles.
Iron or steel foundry
-A place where iron
						or steel or both metals are melted and poured into molds in the making of
						castings, together with cleaning, core making, drying, washrooms and toilet
						rooms, used in connection with the castings.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter E - FOUNDRIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.152 - Scope

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This subchapter sets forth rules to safeguard the lives,
						limbs and health of workers in foundries, and places the responsibility of
						complying with these 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 E - FOUNDRIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.153 - 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 the provisions of 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 E - FOUNDRIES › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 47.161 - Entrances and windows

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Entrances to foundries shall be protected from November 1
						to April 1 of each year by a covered vestibule, either stationary or movable,
						which shall be constructed so as to eliminate drafts and of such dimensions as
						to answer ordinary purposes, such as the passage of wheelbarrows, trucks and
						small industrial cars. This requirement does not apply to entrances used for
						railroad or industrial cars handled by locomotives or motors, or for traveling
						cranes, horse-drawn vehicles or automobiles. The entrances may remain open only
						for such time as is necessary for the ingress and egress of such cars, trucks,
						cranes, horse-drawn vehicles or automobiles. No locomotive shall remain inside
						the foundry during the loading or unloading of the cars.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter E - FOUNDRIES › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 47.162 - Gangways

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(a) Main gangways,
					 where metal is carried by hand, bull or truck ladles, shall be not less than 5
					 feet wide. Truck-ladle gangways, which are not main gangways, shall be not less
					 than 4 feet wide. Bull-ladle aisles between floors shall be not less than 3
					 feet wide. Single hand-ladle or buggy-ladle aisles between floors shall be not
					 less than 18 inches wide. When trolleys are used over molding floors for
					 pouring metal, the aisles shall be of sufficient width to permit the safe
					 ingress and egress of employes and the safe use of the ladles. When it is
					 necessary to occupy the central portion of the floor space in the production of
					 castings, continuous gangway space shall be provided.
(b) During the progress of casting, each
					 gangway or aisle shall be kept entirely free from undue dampness or obstruction
					 of any kind. Each gangway shall be kept in good condition at all times. Each
					 gangway used for industrial trucks shall be constructed of a hard material of
					 substantial character, and the top of the rail shall be flush with the
					 floor.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter E - FOUNDRIES › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 47.163 - Smoke, steam, gases, and dust

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(a)
Ventilation.
When smoke, steam, gases or dust, arising from
					 any of the operations of the foundry, are dangerous to health or eyes, and when
					 a natural circulation of air does not carry off such smoke, steam, gases or
					 dust there shall be installed and operated hoods, ventilators, fans or other
					 mechanical means of ventilation.
(b)
Castings.
The cleaning
					 and chipping of castings shall be done in separate cleaning rooms, except that
					 in existing installations where traveling cranes or cars are used for conveying
					 castings into the rooms, a separating partition shall be erected not less than
					 12 feet in height. In existing installations, where the crane cage or crane
					 girders do not permit the erection of a 12 foot partition, the height of the
					 partition may be reduced sufficiently to permit the clearance of cranes and
					 cars. Large castings may be chipped or cleaned by hand in the molding and
					 casting room, if sufficient protection is furnished by the use of a curtain,
					 screen, or some other means equally good to protect employes who are otherwise
					 employed in the cleaning rooms. This requirement does not apply if mechanical
					 contrivances are used for cleaning castings, and the dust and particles arising
					 from it are effectively removed at the point of origin by an exhaust
					 system.
(c)
Exhaust
					 systems.
When tumbler mills are used, exhaust systems shall be
					 installed to carry off effectively the dust arising from the cleaning of
					 castings, except when the mill is operated outside the foundry. This
					 requirement shall not prohibit the use of a water barrel to clean castings.
					 Sand blast operations shall be carried on in the open air or in a separate room
					 solely for such purposes. The milling of cupola cinders, when done inside the
					 foundry, shall be carried on by an exhaust or water mill.
(d)
Floor slope.
The floor
					 beneath and immediately surrounding the cupola shall slope and drain away from
					 the base of it.
(e)
Compressed air.
Cores shall not be blown out of castings by
					 compressed air, unless such work is done outside the foundry or in a special
					 room or dustproof enclosure. Men employed in cleaning castings by compressed
					 air or sand blast shall be provided and wear approved head and eye
					 protectors.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter E - FOUNDRIES › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 47.164 - Lighting and heating

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(a)
Lighting.
The lighting of foundries shall conform to the
					 requirements of Chapter 27 (relating to lighting).
(b)
Heating.
Proper and
					 sufficient heat shall be provided and maintained in each foundry. Open fires
					 may be used for the drying of molds or cores if coke containing less than 1% of
					 sulphur is used. Also charcoal, gas or oils may be so used. If practicable,
					 such drying of molds or cores shall be done at night.
(c)
Drying of ladles.
All
					 hand and bull ladles shall be dried in ovens or outside of the foundry. A
					 sufficient number of sheet-iron shields shall be available in iron foundries
					 for use in covering hand and bull ladles.
(d)
Clothes of employes.
Suitable facilities shall be provided for the thorough drying of the clothing
					 of employes. The facilities may be located in the washroom, the locker room or
					 in a room used exclusively for this purpose.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter E - FOUNDRIES › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 47.166 - Lockers

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Individual lockers, arranged for locking, shall be
						provided for employes and placed in a room used exclusively for such purpose,
						such as the washroom, the drying room, or at convenient places in the molding
						room. In cases of dispute, the necessity for, and the number of, such lockers
						shall be determined by the Board.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter E - FOUNDRIES › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 47.168 - Employment of women

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(a) When rooms
					 in which core ovens are located adjoin rooms where cores are made by females,
					 and where the making of cores and the baking of cores are simultaneous
					 operations, the partition between the rooms shall be constructed of concrete,
					 hollow tile, brick, metal or other similar material, and there shall be in the
					 partition only openings that are required by the nature of the
					 business.
(b) Openings in
					 partitions between the core oven room and the room in which females are
					 employed shall be vestibuled with a revolving device, or double doors which
					 shall be self-locking, or any other self-closing device equally effective. The
					 device shall be kept in a condition that gases, fumes and smoke are effectively
					 trapped.
(c) No female shall handle
					 cores which have a temperature of more than 110°F.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter E - FOUNDRIES › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 47.170 - Future cellar or basement foundries

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No foundry shall be located after November 1, 1915, in a
						cellar or basement unless both the ceiling is at least 14 feet in height,
						measured from the finished floor to the under side of the ceiling, and proper
						and adequate provisions are made for lighting and ventilation. In addition to
						these two requirements if the foundry is, or is intended to be, located
						entirely in the front part of the building, the ceiling shall be in every part
						at least 6 1/2 feet above the curb level of the street in front of the
						building; or, if the foundry is or is intended to be located entirely in the
						rear part of the building or to extend from the front to the rear the ceiling
						shall be not less than 3 feet above the curb level of the street in front of
						the building and the foundry shall open upon a yard or court which shall extend
						6 inches below its floor level.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													47.171 (relating to existing
						  cellar and basement foundries).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter E - FOUNDRIES › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 47.171 - Existing cellar and basement foundries

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If any foundry that was operated in a cellar or basement
						on October 1, 1915, is or was discontinued or closed by the Department, it may
						not be reopened as a foundry unless there is strict compliance with §
											47.170 (relating to future cellar
						or basement foundries). The occasional use of a foundry for the purpose of
						evading this requirement shall not be deemed a continuance of use of the
						foundry.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter F - PRINTING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.191 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
						subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Bookbinding
-Any processes and operations
						connected with finishing of work, including cutting, ruling, folding, sewing,
						wire-stitching, bronzing, glueing and binding of pamphlets and books.
Composition
-Processes and operations
						connected with casting or setting of type by hand or machine, and preparation
						of printing forms.
Electrotyping
-Processes and operations
						connected with reproduction of printing surface by electrotyping.
Lithographing
-Processes and operations
						connected with the production of lithograph stones and lithograph
						printing.
Photoengraving
-Process and operations
						connected with the production of zinc, copper, or other metal printing plates
						by photoengraving.
Presswork
-Operations and processes of
						printing machinery.
Printing and allied industries
-Each
						individual, firm or corporation engaged in bookbinding, composition,
						electrotyping, lithographing, photoengraving, presswork, stereotyping and steel
						or copper plate printing.
Stereotyping
-Processes and operations
						connected with the reproduction of printing surfaces by stereotyping.
Steel or copper plate printing
-Processes
						and operations connected with the production of steel, copper, or other metal
						printing plates and dies, and steel plate printing and die
						stamping.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter F - PRINTING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.192 - Scope

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This subchapter sets forth rules to safeguard the lives,
						limbs and health of workers employed in printing and related industries, and
						places the responsibility of complying with these 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 F - PRINTING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.194 - Exhaust systems

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(a)
Pipes.
All gas heated lead melting pots shall be equipped
					 with exhaust hoods and exhaust pipes sufficient to remove all gas
					 fumes.
(b)
Cleaning.
Plungers shall be cleaned under an exhaust hood or
					 in a cleaning box. Type metal shall be cleaned either under an exhaust hood or
					 by a vacuum system.
(c)
Discharge pipes.
The fumes from all exhaust pipes shall be
					 discharged outside the workroom at a point where they cannot return to the
					 building nor create a nuisance.
(d)
Approval.
Before construction work on exhaust systems is
					 started, plans for these systems shall be submitted in duplicate to the
					 Department for approval.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter F - PRINTING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.195 - Safety

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(a)
Additional requirements.
All power transmission machinery,
					 machines, railings, toeboards, stationary steam engines, boilers, ladders, fire
					 prevention and elevators, shall conform to the requirements of this
					 part.
(b)
Signal
					 system.
When more than one person is employed on a machine, an
					 effective system of signal starting shall be adhered to rigidly.
(c)
Feeder guards.
Hand-fed
					 machinery shall be guarded to protect persons employed as feeders. All
					 power-driven guillotine paper cutters installed after July 1, 1933, shall be
					 equipped with a two-handed tripping device and a nonrepeat device.
(d)
Platen guards.
Platen
					 printing presses shall be installed with an approved type of feed
					 guard.
(e)
Minors.
No persons under 18 years of age shall operate power-driven paper
					 cutters or circular saws except qualified journeymen or apprentices and student
					 learners as defined in §
											11.21 (relating to definitions),
					 and graduates of an approved vocational, technical or industrial education
					 curriculum which prepared them for employment in the specific
					 occupation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter F - PRINTING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.196 - Dressing rooms

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(a)
Lockers.
The employer shall provide each employe with a
					 sanitary locker. For employes who make changes of clothing and whose working
					 clothes may contaminate their street clothes with lead or other poisonous
					 compounds or materials, the employer shall provide either an additional locker,
					 a double locker, or such change-house facilities as are approved by the
					 Department. All facilities shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary
					 condition. Dressing rooms shall be provided for all female employes and shall
					 be of solid construction and entirely separate from any workroom. In the
					 dressing room, clothes hooks may be provided in lieu of lockers for the use of
					 the female employes.
(b)
Couches.
Unless a hospital or emergency room, exclusively used
					 for that purpose, is provided and maintained, there shall be provided in every
					 dressing room for the use of females at least one couch or bed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter F - PRINTING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.197 - Sanitation

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Sanitary facilities shall be provided in accordance with
						the requirements of Chapter 41 (relating to sanitation).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter F - PRINTING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.198 - Water

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(a)
Drinking.
The employer shall provide at all times, without
					 expense to the employe, a sufficient supply of pure, cool drinking
					 water.
(b)
Cups.
A
					 common drinking cup is prohibited.
(c)
Ice.
Ice used for
					 cooling purposes shall be applied in such a manner that the ice itself does not
					 come in contact with the drinking water. The water from the melting ice shall
					 not be mixed with the drinking water.
(d)
Drinking fountains.
The
					 drinking fountains or faucets shall be of such design and construction as to
					 obviate the direct application of the lips to the water outlet.
(e)
Cleaning.
Water
					 receptacles shall be thoroughly cleansed weekly and then sterilized with steam
					 or with boiling water.
(f)
Physical examination.
Employes engaged in the care and
					 maintenance of drinking facilities shall be determined, by physical
					 examination, to be free of communicable diseases.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter F - PRINTING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.199 - Eating room

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No employe or other person shall take or be permitted to
						take any food or drink of any kind into any workroom where lead or other
						poisonous compounds or materials are handled.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter F - PRINTING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.200 - Photoengraving

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(a)
Ventilation.
All rooms in which the processes of plate
					 developing, zinc etching, line etching and plate printing are carried on shall
					 be adequately ventilated by natural or mechanical means. If mechanical means
					 are necessary, plans for installation shall be approved by the
					 Department.
(b)
Rubber
					 gloves.
The employer shall provide without expense to the employe
					 rubber gloves for the use of glass washers, and when required, to zinc and
					 copper-etchers and re-etchers.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter F - PRINTING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.202 - 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 G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.221 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
						subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Balcony
-A working platform projecting
						from a wall.
Handrailing
-A single pole, bar or pipe
						supported on brackets from a wall or partition.
Oiling platform
-A raised flooring
						constructed for the purpose of oiling machinery.
Platform
-A raised working floor or
						stage.
Railing
-A vertical barrier erected along
						the exposed edges of open-sided floors, working platforms, runways, balconies
						and openings in walls, floors and ground levels.
Runway
-A stationary incline or ramp
						provided as a means of ascent and descent from one level to another.
Toeboard
-A board or plank set on edge
						immediately under a railing at floor level.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.222 - Scope

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This Subchapter sets forth rules to safeguard the lives,
						limbs and health of workers in industries in which railings, toeboards,
						open-sided floors, platforms and runways are used, and places the
						responsibility of complying with these 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 G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 47.223 - 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 subject to summary proceedings before an alderman, magistrate, or
						district justice, and upon conviction shall be penalized under the provisions
						of 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 G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › RAILINGS FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.231 - Installation

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Railing shall be installed along the edges of every
						open-sided floor, working platform, runway or balcony which is 6 feet or more
						above floor or ground level and along the edges of all other platforms or
						openings in walls, floors or ground levels where the safety of persons is
						involved. Railings or handrailings shall be installed on all stairways 3 feet
						or more in height.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													47.253 (relating to access to
						  platforms).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › RAILINGS FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.232 - Construction

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(a) Railings shall
					 be not less than 42 inches in height from floor or ground level to the top of
					 the top railing and shall be provided with an intermediate railing the center
					 of which shall be midway between the floor or ground level of the space guarded
					 and the top of the top railing. Railings shall be constructed in a permanent
					 and substantial manner of wood, pipe, metal shapes or metal bars. Reference
					 should be made to Plates 1, 2 and 3 of the Appendix to this Subchapter. One or
					 more sides may be hinged or supported in sockets if a rigidity equal to that of
					 fixed installation is obtained. Railings shall be smooth and free from large or
					 loose knots, protruding nails, bolts, splinters, fins, slivers and cracks. All
					 sharp corners shall be rounded and smoothed. The ends of railings shall not
					 overhang the terminal posts unless such overhang does not constitute a
					 projection hazard.
(b) Posts or
					 uprights shall be spaced not more than 8 feet center to center. Reference
					 should be made to Plates 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the Appendix.
(c) Railings made of wood, metal shapes or
					 metal bars shall be placed on that side of the posts or uprights which afford
					 the greatest support and protection. Reference should be made to Plate 3-B,C of
					 the Appendix.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													47.234 (relating to metal railings
						  other than pipe); 34 Pa. Code §
													47.235 (relating to wood
						  railings); and 34 Pa. Code §
													47.253 (relating to access to
						  platforms).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › RAILINGS FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.233 - Pipe railings

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(a)
Top rails.
Pipe railings shall be not less than 1 1/4 inches
					 inside diameter if of iron and not less than 1 1/2 inches outside diameter if
					 of brass tubing. Reference should be made to Plate 1 of the Appendix.
(b)
Midrails.
The middle
					 railing shall be of a diameter not less than the minimum requirement for the
					 top railing.
(c)
Posts.
The posts or uprights for pipe railings shall be of a diameter not
					 less than the minimum requirement for the top railing. Specially formed metal
					 or cast posts other than pipe are acceptable if they are equal in strength to a
					 pipe post of the above diameter. Reference should be made to Plate 5 of the
					 Appendix. Posts which are an integral part of the under or over structure are
					 acceptable if they meet the spacing and strength requirements specified in this
					 section.
(d)
Sockets.
Removable pipe railings having the posts supported by sockets are
					 acceptable if the sockets are of a depth not less than 1/3 of the height of the
					 railing and if all sockets are lined with pipe of a diameter large enough to
					 permit ease of insertion and withdrawal of the posts without permitting
					 sidesway. Reference should be made to Plate 1-B of the Appendix. When pipe
					 posts are supported by U-bolts fastened in the structural frame, the length of
					 post so supported shall be equal to 1/3 of the height of the railing.
(e)
Special fastenings.
Metal posts or uprights of other types used in connection with pipe railings
					 shall be secured to the floor or structural frame in such manner as to achieve
					 a rigidity equal to the requirements of existing and new post fastenings.
					 Reference should be made to Plate 5-B of the Appendix.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													47.235 (relating to wood
						  railings); 34 Pa. Code §
													47.234 (relating to metal railings
						  other than pipe); and 34 Pa. Code §
													47.235 (relating to wood
						  railings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › RAILINGS FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.234 - Metal railings other than pipe

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(a)
Angle.
Metal railings other than pipe shall be of a section
					 at least equal in strength to that of 1 1/2 by 1 1/2 by 3/16 inch angles.
					 Reference should be made to Plate 2 of the Appendix.
(b)
Midrails.
The middle
					 railings shall be of a section at least equal in strength to the minimum
					 requirement for top railings.
(c)
Posts.
The posts or uprights shall be of a section at least
					 equal in strength to the minimum requirements for railings. Posts which are an
					 integral part of the under or over structure are acceptable if they meet the
					 spacing requirements of §
											47.232 (relating to construction)
					 and strength requirements of §
											47.233 (relating to pipe
					 railings).
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													47.235 (relating to wood
						  railings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › RAILINGS FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.235 - Wood railings

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(a)
Top rails.
Wood railings shall be not less than 2 inches by 4
					 inches finished size. Reference should be made to Plate 3-B of the Appendix of
					 this Subchapter.
(b)
Alternate type.
A top railing of 1 inch by 4 inches finished
					 size is acceptable if another board of not less than 1 inch by 4 inches
					 finished size is securely fastened to the sides of the posts and to the top
					 railing at approximately right angles to the top railing. Reference should be
					 made to Plate 3-C of the Appendix.
(c)
Midrails.
Middle
					 railings shall be not less than 1 inch by 4 inches finished size.
(d)
Posts.
Wood posts or
					 uprights shall be at least equal in section to 2 inches by 4 inches finished
					 size. Specially formed metal or cast posts, used in connection with wood
					 railings, are acceptable if they meet the rigidity and strength requirements
					 specified for these posts in §§
											47.233-47.234 (relating to pipe railings;
					 metal railings other than pipe). Wood posts which are an integral part of the
					 under or over structure are acceptable if they meet the spacing and strength
					 requirements specified in §§
											47.232-47.233 (relating to construction;
					 pipe railings.) Reference should be made to Plate 3 of the Appendix.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › RAILINGS FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.236 - Stairway railings and handrailings

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(a) Railings for stairways shall be not less
					 than 36 inches in height from the middle of the tread to the top of the
					 railing. The closed sides of stairways shall have only a handrailing. The open
					 sides of stairways shall have a top and middle railing with toeboard. No
					 toeboards shall be installed on stairways when there is no danger of objects
					 falling on persons working below. Reference should be made to Plate 6-A,B of
					 the Appendix.
(b) Railings for
					 stairways shall conform in all other respects to the specifications for
					 railings. On the closed sides of stairways, handrailings shall be supported by
					 wall brackets which shall be spaced not more than four feet apart.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › RAILINGS FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.237 - Exceptions

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(a)
Opening
					 covers.
If it is impractical to use railings, floor and ground level
					 openings shall be guarded by covers. This exception applies only if, when the
					 covers are removed, the openings are guarded with standard removable railings.
					 The covers shall be of sufficient strength to withstand the heaviest load to
					 which the surrounding area may be subjected to the usual course of
					 operations.
(b)
Balustrades.
Balustrades may be installed in lieu of standard
					 railings if the posts of the balustrades meet the height, spacing and fastening
					 requirements specified for railings and if the space between the top railing
					 and the floor is filled in so as to afford protection equal to that supplied by
					 a middle rail and toeboard. Balustrades 36 inches in height from the middle of
					 the tread may be installed on stairways.
(c)
Panels.
When the panels
					 between posts and top rail and floor are fitted with substantial expanded
					 metal, wire mesh or solid material, the middle railing may be
					 omitted.
(d)
Omission.
The middle railing is not required on platforms used only for lumber
					 storage.
(e)
Height.
In connection with festooners, drying rooms and other operations
					 which require the operator to frequently reach across the railings provided,
					 the Department may accept railings not less than 36 inches high if they conform
					 to all other requirements.
(f)
Chains.
In the case of pits and other floor or ground level
					 openings, such as pouring pits in foundries, and runways and platforms where
					 the nature of the operations requires that railings be frequently removed,
					 chains of equal strength may be used in place of standard railings. Such chains
					 shall be taut when in place. When chains are used, the spacing, strength and
					 fastening specifications for posts shall be the same as for standard rails. The
					 use of rope or wire cable in place of chains is prohibited.
(g)
Omission.
Railings are
					 not required around pits and other openings when they are so constructed that
					 the top of the pit or opening is 42 or more inches above floor or ground
					 level.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › TOEBOARDS FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.241 - Installation

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A toeboard shall be installed under the railing along the
						edges of each working platform, runway or balcony which is 6 or more feet above
						floor level and along the edges of all other platforms and openings in walls
						floors and ground levels when the safety of persons is
						involved.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													47.291 (relating to
						  exceptions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › TOEBOARDS FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.242 - Construction

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(a) Toeboards shall
					 be constructed in a permanent and substantial manner of metal, wood or other
					 material that is equivalent in strength. Perforations up to 1/2 inch is
					 permitted. Toeboards shall be smooth and free from protruding nails, bolts,
					 splinters, fins and slivers.
(b)
					 Wood toeboards shall be at least equal in cross section to 1 inch by 6 inches
					 finished size. Sheet metal toeboards shall be at least 1/8 inch by 6 inches.
					 When other material is used, the strength shall be equal to the requirement for
					 sheet metal. Reference should be made to Plates 1,2,3, and 5 of the
					 Appendix.
(c) Toeboards shall fit
					 tightly to the floor and fastened by straps or angles secured by bolts or
					 rivets. If possible the toeboard shall be fastened to the post or upright of
					 the railing. Reference should be made to Plates 1-A,C; 2-A,B,C; 3-A,C; 5-A of
					 the Appendix.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													47.291 (relating to
						  exceptions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › TOEBOARDS FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.243 - Exceptions

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Toeboards are not required on the following:
(1) On platforms used only for lumber
					 storage.
(2) In connection with
					 chain railings.
(3) On oiling
					 platforms.
(4) On stairways where
					 there is no danger of objects falling on persons working below.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › RUNWAYS AND PLATFORMS FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.251 - General requirements

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Runways and platforms, except those erected for a
						specific temporary purpose, shall be constructed in a permanent and substantial
						manner. Runways or platforms 6 or more feet above floor or ground level shall
						have all open sides guarded with standard railings and toeboards. Runways or
						platforms constructed over conveyors used for the movement of materials,
						regardless of height, shall have all sides guarded with standard railings and
						toeboards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › RUNWAYS AND PLATFORMS FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.252 - Chain railings

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On runways and platforms where frequent removal of
						railings is necessary in the course of usual operations, chains of equal
						strength may be used in place of standard railings. The chains shall be taut
						when in place. Toeboards are not required in spaces guarded by
						chains.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › RUNWAYS AND PLATFORMS FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.253 - Access to platforms

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Safe means shall be provided for reaching all elevated
						platforms. Platforms of permanent construction which are in general use shall
						have a permanent runway or stairway equipped with either a stationary ladder or
						handrailings in §§
											47.231-47.232 (relating to installation;
						construction).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › RUNWAYS AND PLATFORMS FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.254 - Exceptions

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(a) The
					 requirements for elevated runways and platforms shall not apply to the
					 following:
(1) Small platforms for motors or
					 other similar equipment unless there is standing room of at least 18 inches in
					 width on the platform beside the equipment.
(2) Shelves used for the storage of material
					 on which persons have no occasion to stand.
(3) Platforms used for loading and unloading
					 freight.
(4) Runways used in
					 filling tank cars when equipped with standard railing on one side.
(5) Platforms used for pouring molten
					 metal.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › RAILINGS FOR NEW INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.261 - Post fastenings

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Pipe posts shall be fastened to the floor or structual
						frame by pipe flanges secured by rivets, tap bolts, or through-bolts with
						plates or washers in the case of steel construction or through-bolts with
						plates or washers in the case of wood construction. When fastened to wood, the
						bolts shall be so arranged that no two bolt holes are in line with the grain of
						the wood. Each flange shall be secured by not less than four rivets or bolts of
						sufficient diameter to insure a permanent rigid anchorage. Other approved
						methods of securing pipe flanges to concrete floors may be used. Reference
						should be made to Plate 1-C, D, E and Plate 4 of the
						Appendix.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													47.281 (relating to post
						  fastenings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › RAILINGS FOR NEW INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.262 - Angle

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The posts or uprights shall be fastened to the floor or
						structural frame by rivets, tap bolts or through-bolts with plates or washers
						in the case of steel construction or by through-bolts with plates or washers in
						the case of wood construction or by angle post sockets. When fastened to wood,
						the bolts shall be so arranged that no two bolt holes are in line with the
						grain of the wood. If angle post sockets are used, the throat of the socket
						shall have a depth of not less than four inches, the post shall be fastened to
						the socket by at least two bolts, and the socket shall be riveted to the floor
						or structural frame in the case of steel construction or through-bolted to the
						floor with plates or washers in the case of wood construction. The socket shall
						be secured to the floor or structural frame by at least four bolts or rivets.
						Reference should be made to Plate 2-B, C, D of the Appendix.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › RAILINGS FOR NEW INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.263 - Wood post fastenings

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Wood posts shall be fastened to the floor or structural
						frame by straps, angles or brackets. Straps, angles and brackets shall be
						secured to the posts and to the floor by through-bolts with plates or washers.
						If wood posts are fastened directly to the structural frame, they shall be
						secured by through-bolts with plates or washers. No two bolt holes shall be in
						line with the grain of the wood.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													47.282 (relating to wood
						  posts).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › OILING PLATFORMS-NEW INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.271 - New platforms

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Oiling platforms shall be constructed in a permanent and
						substantial manner at least 18 inches in width with a standard railing along
						one side. Toeboards are not required on oiling platforms.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › RAILINGS-EXISTING INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.281 - Post fastenings

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(a)
					 Existing installations having the flanges secured by lag or ordinary wood
					 screws or other means are acceptable if safety is assured and if major repairs
					 or replacements are made the specifications for new installations are
					 followed.
(b) Existing
					 installations having the posts secured by means other than those specified in
					 §
											47.261 (relating to post
					 fastenings) are acceptable if safety is assured, and if repairs or replacements
					 are made the specifications for new installations shall be followed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - RAILINGS, TOEBOARDS, OPEN-SIDED FLOORS,PLATFORMS AND RUNWAYS › RAILINGS-EXISTING INSTALLATIONS › Section 47.282 - Wood posts

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(a) Existing
					 installations having the posts secured by means other than those specified in
					 §
											47.263 (relating to wood post
					 fastenings) are acceptable if safety is assured and if repairs or replacements
					 are made to meet the specifications for new installations.
(b) All types of existing installations
					 having posts which are not secured in accordance with the requirements of this
					 subchapter may be required by the Department to have such posts substantially
					 stay braced.