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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 145 - INTERSTATE POLLUTION TRANSPORT REDUCTION › Subchapter E - CO[2] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › CO[2] EMISSIONS OFFSET PROJECTS › Section 145.397 - Award and recordation of CO[2] offset allowances

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(a)
Award of
						  CO2 offset allowances.
Following the issuance
						  of a consistency determination under §
													145.394(e)(2)
						  (relating to application process) and the approval of a monitoring and
						  verification report under the provisions of subsection (f), the Department will
						  award one CO2 offset allowance for each ton of
						  demonstrated reduction in CO2 or
						  CO2e emissions or sequestration of
						  CO2.
(b)
Recordation of CO2 offset allowances.
After CO2 offset allowances are awarded under subsection
						  (a), the Department will record the CO2 offset
						  allowances in the project sponsor's general account.
(c)
Deadlines for submittal of
						  monitoring and verification reports.
(1) For an offset project undertaken prior to
						  April 23, 2022, the project sponsor shall submit the monitoring and
						  verification report covering the pre-2022 period by October 20, 2022.
(2) For an offset project undertaken on or
						  after April 23, 2022, the project sponsor shall submit the monitoring and
						  verification report within 6 months following the completion of the last
						  calendar year during which the offset project achieved
						  CO2e reductions or sequestration of
						  CO2 for which the project sponsor seeks the award of
						  CO2 offset allowances.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 145 - INTERSTATE POLLUTION TRANSPORT REDUCTION › Subchapter E - CO[2] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › CO[2] ALLOWANCE AUCTIONS › Section 145.401 - Auction of CO[2] allowances

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(a)
						  Except as provided under subsection (b), the Department will participate in a
						  multistate CO2 allowance auction in coordination with
						  other participating states based on the following:
(1) A multistate auction capability and
						  process is in place for the participating states.
(2) The multistate auction can provide
						  benefits to this Commonwealth that meet or exceed the benefits conferred on
						  Pennsylvania through its own Pennsylvania-run auction process.
(3) The multistate auction process is
						  consistent with the process described in §§
														145.401-145.409 (relating to
						  CO2 allowance auctions).
(4) The multistate auction process includes
						  monitoring of each CO2 allowance auction by an
						  independent monitor to identify any collusion, market power or price
						  manipulation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 145 - INTERSTATE POLLUTION TRANSPORT REDUCTION › Subchapter E - CO[2] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › CO[2] ALLOWANCE AUCTIONS › Section 145.402 - Auction format

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(a) The format
						  of a CO2 allowance auction will be one or more of the
						  following:
(1) Uniform-price
						  sealed-bid.
(2) Discriminatory
						  price sealed-bid.
(3) Ascending
						  price, multiple-round.
(4)
						  Descending price, multiple-round.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 145 - INTERSTATE POLLUTION TRANSPORT REDUCTION › Subchapter E - CO[2] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › CO[2] ALLOWANCE AUCTIONS › Section 145.403 - Auction timing and CO[2] allowance submission schedule

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(a) A CO2 allowance
						  auction will be held no less frequently than annually, and as frequently as the
						  Department determines is necessary and practical to ensure the availability of
						  CO2 allowances to CO2 budget
						  units and CO2 budget sources and to support the
						  effective functioning of the CO2 allowance market.
(b) Prior to the end of each
						  control period or interim control period, the Department will make available
						  for sale by auction, all CO2 allowances held in the air
						  pollution reduction account that are designated for the allocation years
						  associated with that control period or interim control period. This will not
						  include CO2 allowances set aside in the waste coal
						  set-aside account under §
													145.342(i)
						  (relating to CO2 allowance allocations), the strategic
						  use set-aside account under §
													145.342(j) or the
						  combined heat and power set-aside account under §
													145.342 (k).
(c) The number of CO2
						  allowances to be made available for sale in an auction will be disclosed in the
						  notice of CO2 allowance auction issued under §
						  145.404 (relating to auction notice).
(d) An auction of CO2
						  allowances will include a CO2 cost containment reserve
						  and a CCR trigger price, as provided under § 145.342.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															145.302 (relating to definitions);
								25 Pa. Code §
															145.401 (relating to auction of
								CO2 allowances); and 25 Pa. Code §
															145.409 (relating to approval of
								auction results).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 145 - INTERSTATE POLLUTION TRANSPORT REDUCTION › Subchapter E - CO[2] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › CO[2] ALLOWANCE AUCTIONS › Section 145.404 - Auction notice

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(a) A notice of
						  each CO2 allowance auction will be provided no later
						  than 45 days prior to the date upon which the auction will be
						  conducted.
(b) In addition to the
						  information specified under §
													145.382(a)
						  (relating to general requirements), the notice of a CO2
						  allowance auction will include the following:
(1) The date, time and location of the
						  CO2 allowance auction.
(2) The format for the
						  CO2 allowance auction.
(3) The categories of bidders who will be
						  eligible to bid.
(4) The number and
						  allocation years of Pennsylvania CO2 allowances to be
						  auctioned.
(5) The minimum reserve
						  price.
(6) All information
						  regarding the CO2 cost containment reserve, required to
						  be in the notice under § 145.382(a).
(7) The procedures for conducting the
						  CO2 allowance auction, including the required bid
						  submission format and process, and information regarding financial settling of
						  CO2 allowance payments.
(8) All CO2 allowance
						  auction participation requirements.
(9) The amount and type of financial security
						  required and instructions for submitting acceptable financial surety.
(10) Participation limits, including bidding
						  limits that may apply to an individual bidder or a group of related
						  bidders.
(11) Application
						  instructions for applying to participate in the CO2
						  allowance auction.
(12)
						  Identification of a Pennsylvania auction contact person for further
						  information.
(13) Other pertinent
						  rules or procedures of the auction as may be required to ensure a transparent,
						  fair and competitive auction.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 145 - INTERSTATE POLLUTION TRANSPORT REDUCTION › Subchapter E - CO[2] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › CO[2] ALLOWANCE AUCTIONS › Section 145.405 - Auction participant requirements

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(a) To be classified by the Department as a
						  bidder eligible to participate in a specific CO2
						  allowance auction, a qualified participant must meet the following:
(1) Be a member of a category of those
						  eligible to participate in the specified CO2 allowance
						  auction as indicated by the notice of CO2 allowance
						  auction issued under §
														145.404(b)
						  (relating to auction notice).
(2)
						  Open and maintain a compliance account or general account, established under
						  § 145.351 (relating to CO2 allowance tracking
						  system (COATS) accounts).
(3)
						  Submit financial security, such as a bond, cash, certified funds or an
						  irrevocable stand-by letter of credit, in a manner and form acceptable to the
						  Department, as specified in the notice of CO2 allowance
						  auction issued under § 145.404(b).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 145 - INTERSTATE POLLUTION TRANSPORT REDUCTION › Subchapter E - CO[2] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › CO[2] ALLOWANCE AUCTIONS › Section 145.406 - Auction participant qualification

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(a) A person who intends to participate in a
						  CO2 allowance auction shall submit a qualification
						  application to the Department, in the form and manner specified in the notice
						  of the CO2 allowance auction.
(b) The deadline for submitting a
						  qualification application will be established in the notice of the
						  CO2 allowance auction.
(c) As part of a qualification application,
						  an applicant shall provide information and documentation relating to the
						  ability and authority of the applicant to execute bids and honor contractual
						  obligations, including the following:
(1)
						  Identification by the applicant of either a compliance account or general
						  account established under §
														145.351 (relating to
						  CO2 allowance tracking system (COATS) accounts) and
						  identification of the CO2 authorized account
						  representative for the compliance account or general account.
(2) Information and documentation regarding
						  the corporate identity, ownership, affiliations and capital structure of the
						  entity represented by the applicant.
(3) Identification of any indictment or
						  felony conviction of the applicant or any member, director, principal, partner
						  or officer of the entity represented by the applicant or any affiliate or
						  related entity.
(4) Identification
						  of any previous or pending investigation of the applicant or the entity
						  represented by the applicant or any affiliate or related entity, with respect
						  to any alleged violation of any rule, regulation or law associated with any
						  commodity market or exchange.
(5)
						  Other information and declarations as the Department determines may be required
						  of an applicant to ensure the integrity of the CO2
						  allowance auction process.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 145 - INTERSTATE POLLUTION TRANSPORT REDUCTION › Subchapter E - CO[2] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › CO[2] ALLOWANCE AUCTIONS › Section 145.407 - Submission of financial security

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(a) To participate in a
						  CO2 allowance auction, a qualified participant shall
						  provide financial security to the Department, including a bond, cash, certified
						  funds or an irrevocable stand-by letter of credit, in a form and manner
						  prescribed by the Department in the notice of the CO2
						  allowance auction.
(b) The
						  Department will approve the qualified participant to participate as a bidder in
						  the specified CO2 allowance auction after the Department
						  has approved the financial security submitted under subsection (a). The
						  eligibility to bid in any auction shall be limited to the level of financial
						  security provided.
(c) A qualified
						  participant who submits financial security may request return of the financial
						  security at any time prior to or following a CO2
						  allowance auction, subject to the following limitations:
(1) A request for the return of financial
						  security prior to a CO2 allowance auction will result in
						  the Department revoking approval to participate in the
						  CO2 allowance auction, as of the date of the
						  request.
(2) The Department will
						  not return the financial security if the Department has a current or pending
						  claim to the financial security as a result of the failure of the bidder to
						  abide by the requirements of this subchapter or to pay the full amount of a
						  submitted bid when payment is due.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 145 - INTERSTATE POLLUTION TRANSPORT REDUCTION › Subchapter E - CO[2] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › CO[2] ALLOWANCE AUCTIONS › Section 145.408 - Bid submittal requirements

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(a) A
						  bidder shall submit a bid, in a form and manner prescribed by the Department,
						  in an amount that does not exceed the amount of financial security provided to
						  the Department.
(b) A bidder,
						  including any affiliate or agent of the bidder, or any combination of bidders
						  with related beneficial interests, shall purchase no more than 25% of the
						  CO2 allowances offered for sale in a
						  CO2 allowance auction. The limitation, which will not be
						  increased by CCR allowances, will be published in the auction notice under
						  §
													145.404(b)
						  (relating to auction notice).
(c) A
						  bidder shall not use or employ any manipulative, misleading or deceptive
						  practice in connection with its prequalification application or purchase of
						  CO2 allowances from the Department, including, any
						  practice that contravenes or violates any applicable Federal or participating
						  state law, rules or regulation.
(d)
						  A bid submitted at a CO2 allowance auction is a binding
						  offer for the purchase of CO2 allowances.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															145.302 (relating to definitions);
								25 Pa. Code §
															145.401 (relating to auction of
								CO2 allowances); 25 Pa. Code §
															145.406 (relating to auction
								participant qualification); and 25 Pa. Code §
															145.409 (relating to approval of
								auction results).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 145 - INTERSTATE POLLUTION TRANSPORT REDUCTION › Subchapter E - CO[2] BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM › CO[2] ALLOWANCE AUCTIONS › Section 145.409 - Approval of auction results

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(a) An
						  independent monitor, such as a certified public accounting firm or similar
						  entity, shall observe the conduct and outcome of each auction and issue a
						  report to the Department in accordance with professional auditing standards
						  addressing whether the auction was conducted in accordance with the procedures
						  and requirements under §§
													145.341 -145.343 and
						  145.401-145.408 (relating to CO2 allowance allocations;
						  and CO2 allowance auctions) and this section and whether
						  there was any indication of collusive behavior among auction participants or
						  attempts at market manipulation that impacted the results of the
						  auction.
(b) The independent
						  monitor shall monitor allowance market data and information known to the
						  Department, including CO2 allowance transactions and
						  associated pricing reported in COATS, and other relevant data and information
						  to ensure fair competition, efficient pricing and protection against collusive
						  or manipulative behavior in the CO2 allowance auctions
						  and the CO2 Budget Trading Program.
(c) The Department may approve the outcome of
						  a CO2 allowance auction following the completion of the
						  auction, based on an evaluation of the report from the independent monitor.
(d) Upon receipt and approval by
						  the Department of the report and upon payment in full by successful bidders,
						  the Department or its agent shall transfer and record the corresponding
						  CO2 allowances to the compliance or general account of
						  each successful bidder.
(e) After
						  the Department has approved the results of a CO2
						  allowance auction, the Department will make available the auction clearing
						  price and the number of CO2 allowances sold in the
						  auction.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															145.302 (relating to definitions);
								and 25 Pa. Code §
															145.401 (relating to auction of
								CO2
								allowances).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article II - Institutions and Housing › Chapter 171 - SCHOOLS › Section 171.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Approved
-Procedures, construction and
						products acceptable to the Department.
Garbage
-All putrescible wastes, except
						sewage and body waste, including animal and vegetable offal.
Person
-Any individual, partnership,
						corporation, association, municipality, county, authority, the Commonwealth or
						any other private or public entity.
Refuse
-All nonputrescible wastes
						generally regarded and classified as rubbish, trash, junk and similar
						designations which have been rejected by the owner or possessor as useless or
						worthless to him.
Schools
-School buildings, including
						grounds, where there are training facilities for teaching children, or offering
						instruction in any branch of knowledge, including public, private, parochial,
						eleemosynary, vocational or any institution intended for teaching from
						kindergarten to grade 12 on a classroom or organized basis.
Sewage
-Any substance which contains any
						of the waste products or excrements or other discharge from the bodies of human
						beings or animals and any noxious or deleterious substances being harmful or
						inimical to the public health, or to animal or aquatic life, or to the use of
						water for domestic water supply or for recreation.
Sewerage system
-Any system, whether
						community or individual, publicly or privately owned, for the collection and
						disposal of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature, or both, including
						various devices for the treatment of sewage or industrial wastes.
Source
-Any well, spring, cistern,
						infiltration gallery, stream, reservoir, pond or lake from which, by any means,
						water is taken either intermittently or continuously for use by the
						public.
Waters of this Commonwealth
-All rivers,
						streams, creeks, rivulets, lakes, dammed water, ponds, springs and all other
						bodies of surface and underground water, or parts thereof, whether natural or
						artificial, within or on the boundaries of this Commonwealth.
Water supply
-A source of water, as well
						as any and all water treatment, storage, transmission and distribution
						facilities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article II - Institutions and Housing › Chapter 171 - SCHOOLS › Section 171.2 - Plan review

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Before work is begun in the construction, remodeling or
						alteration of a school or in the conversion of an existing establishment or
						facility to a school, properly prepared plans and specifications shall be
						submitted to and approved by the Department. The plans and specifications shall
						include, where applicable, data relating to the grounds, buildings, equipment,
						sewage disposal, water supply including plumbing, refuse disposal and any other
						information which may be required by the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article II - Institutions and Housing › Chapter 171 - SCHOOLS › Section 171.3 - Water supply

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All water used in the operation of a school shall be
						provided from a supply approved by the Department. Approval of a water supply
						shall be based upon satisfactory compliance with the construction standards for
						individual water supplies adopted by the Department. The water supply shall be
						adequate in quantity and shall meet the bacteriological and chemical water
						standards of the Department. Unapproved water supplies shall be made
						inaccessible to the public in a manner deemed satisfactory to the
						Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article II - Institutions and Housing › Chapter 171 - SCHOOLS › Section 171.4 - Plumbing

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Plumbing shall be sized, installed and maintained to
						carry adequate quantities of water to required locations throughout the school,
						to prevent contamination of the water supply, to properly convey sewage and
						liquid wastes from the establishment to the sewerage or sewage disposal system
						and so as not to create an unsanitary condition or nuisance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article II - Institutions and Housing › Chapter 171 - SCHOOLS › Section 171.5 - Sewage disposal

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All sewage disposal systems serving a school shall be
						approved by the Department. Approval of the sewage disposal system shall be
						based upon satisfactory compliance with the standards for individual sewage
						disposal systems as described in Chapter 73 (relating to standards for onlot
						sewage treatment facilities) and The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §
												691.1-691.1001).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article II - Institutions and Housing › Chapter 171 - SCHOOLS › Section 171.6 - Food service

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Whenever food service is provided, the food service
						facilities and operations shall comply with 7 Pa. Code Chapter 78
						(Reserved).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article II - Institutions and Housing › Chapter 171 - SCHOOLS › Section 171.7 - Toilet facilities

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(a)
					 Separate toilet facilities for each sex shall be provided on the premises for
					 the students. Toilet fixtures shall be of sanitary design and readily
					 cleanable. Toilet facilities, including rooms and fixtures, shall be kept in a
					 clean condition and in good repair. The doors of all toilet rooms shall be
					 self-closing, and toilet rooms shall be adequately vented to the outside.
					 Toilet tissue shall be provided. Easily cleanable receptacles shall be provided
					 for waste materials, and such receptacles in toilet rooms for women shall be
					 covered.
(b) Handwashing facilities
					 shall be located in the classroom or adjacent thereto in all grades from
					 kindergarten through grade two, and in other rooms where the activities require
					 frequent handwashing.
(c) Each
					 lavatory on the premises having running water under pressure shall be supplied
					 with hot and cold water. Where the school premises do not have running water
					 under pressure, the pupils shall be supplied with water for handwashing
					 purposes from a container in an approved sanitary manner. Soap and individual
					 towels or a satisfactory equivalent shall be provided.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article II - Institutions and Housing › Chapter 171 - SCHOOLS › Section 171.8 - Locker rooms

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Whenever a school is provided with a locker room and
						necessary appurtenances, they shall be constructed and maintained in a sanitary
						manner.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article II - Institutions and Housing › Chapter 171 - SCHOOLS › Section 171.9 - Floors

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Floors of the school rooms shall be smooth and in good
						repair and shall be of such construction as to be easily cleaned.
						Dust-suppressing methods of floor cleaning shall be used. All floors shall be
						kept clean and free from litter. Each room shall have at least one metal
						container for paper and trash.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article II - Institutions and Housing › Chapter 171 - SCHOOLS › Section 171.10 - Walls and ceilings

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Walls and ceilings shall be clean, smooth, tight and in
						good repair. Walls and ceilings shall have surfaces of light color and flat
						finish, providing adequate reflection factors.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article II - Institutions and Housing › Chapter 171 - SCHOOLS › Section 171.11 - Vector control

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Adequate measures for the control of arthropods and
						rodents which the Department deems a public health hazard shall be taken in a
						manner satisfactory to the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article II - Institutions and Housing › Chapter 171 - SCHOOLS › Section 171.12 - Lighting

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Natural lighting, if provided, shall be uniformly
						distributed with a minimum of glare in classrooms. The levels of illumination
						within the school building shall at least meet the minimum illumination
						standards of the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article II - Institutions and Housing › Chapter 171 - SCHOOLS › Section 171.13 - Safety

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The buildings, grounds, play area equipment and
						appurtenances shall be constructed and maintained to minimize health and
						accident hazards. All space, including cellars, shall be maintained in a clean,
						dry condition without the presence of unnecessary material in
						storage.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article II - Institutions and Housing › Chapter 171 - SCHOOLS › Section 171.14 - Heating and ventilation

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All rooms of the school shall be adequately and uniformly
						heated. In those schools where room heaters are used, they shall be located and
						protected to prevent direct contact by the students. All heating devices shall
						be adequately vented in an approved manner. In all rooms of the school, when
						mechanical ventilation is not provided, means shall be provided to insure
						adequate, natural ventilation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article II - Institutions and Housing › Chapter 171 - SCHOOLS › Section 171.15 - Garbage and refuse storage, collection and disposal

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(a) All garbage and refuse containing food
					 wastes shall, prior to disposal, be kept in leak-proof, nonabsorbent, rust and
					 corrosion-resistant containers of adequate number, which shall be kept covered
					 with tight-fitting lids, when filled or stored or not in continuous use;
					 however, other means of garbage and refuse storage may be used if approved by
					 the Department.
(b) All other
					 refuse shall be stored in containers, rooms or areas of sufficient number and
					 size in a manner so as to prevent arthropod and rodent problems and other
					 nuisances.
(c) Adequate cleaning
					 facilities shall be provided, and each container, room or area shall be
					 thoroughly cleaned after each emptying or removal of garbage and refuse. The
					 collection of all garbage and refuse shall be conducted in a sanitary manner
					 and as often as necessary in order to prevent a nuisance. When disposal of
					 garbage and refuse is accomplished within or upon the premises of the school,
					 the disposal facilities shall be operated and maintained so as not to create a
					 nuisance or a health hazard.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article II - Institutions and Housing › Chapter 171 - SCHOOLS › Section 171.16 - Bathing places

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The construction, modification, maintenance, and
						operation of any bathing place in a school shall be subject to the provisions
						of the Public Bathing Law (35 P. S. §§
												672-680d) and 28 Pa. Code Chapter 18
						(relating to swimming and bathing places).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 207.101 - Scope

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This chapter applies to underground noncoal mines and
						  mined-out underground noncoal mines used to house other businesses in this
						  Commonwealth. The purpose of this chapter is for the protection of life, the
						  promotion of health and safety and the prevention of
						  accidents.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 207.102 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
						  chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						  otherwise:
Developed facility
-The portion of a
						  mined-out underground noncoal mine developed or being developed for storage,
						  manufacturing or other activities requiring a person to enter the mined-out
						  area. The term includes all roads and means of entering and leaving the
						  mined-out area of the underground noncoal mine.
Mined-out
-A portion of the noncoal
						  underground mine where no further mining is planned.
Noncoal underground mine
-
(i) Lands, excavations, underground
						passageways, shafts, slopes, tunnels and workings, structures, facilities,
						equipment, machines, tools or other property including impoundments, retention
						dams and tailings ponds, on the surface or underground, used in, or to be used
						in, or resulting from, the work of extracting metals or minerals other than
						coal from their natural deposits in nonliquid form, or if in liquid form, with
						workers underground, or used in, or to be used in, the milling of the metals or
						minerals, or the work of preparing metals or minerals other than coal, and
						includes custom preparation facilities.
(ii) Private ways and roads appurtenant to
						the areas set forth in subparagraph (i).
Person
-A natural person, partnership,
						  association or corporation or any agency, instrumentality or entity of Federal
						  or State government. When used in any clause prescribing and imposing a
						  penalty, or imposing a fine or imprisonment, or both, the term "person" does
						  not exclude the members of an association and the directors, officers or agents
						  of a corporation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 207.103 - Responsible party

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The person who is the owner or operator of a noncoal
						  underground mine or developed facility shall ensure that the noncoal
						  underground mine or developed facility is constructed and operated in
						  accordance with this chapter. A subcontractor who conducts all or part of the
						  operation shall be jointly and severally responsible with the owner or
						  operator.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 207.104 - Enforcement

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(a) The Department
						has the authority to issue orders necessary to ensure compliance with section
						2(f) of the act of May 18, 1937 (P. L. 654, No. 174) (43 P. S. §
													25-2(f)), known as the
						General Safety Law, and this chapter. This authority includes orders:
(1) Revoking or suspending a certificate of
						qualification to be a foreman.
(2)
						Ceasing or suspending the operation of a noncoal underground mine or developed
						facility.
(3) Requiring the
						abatement of an unsafe condition or practice.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter B - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › GENERAL › Section 207.201 - Applicability

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This subchapter applies to the development,
							 construction and operation of noncoal underground mines in this
							 Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter B - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › GENERAL › Section 207.202 - 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:
MSHA
-The United States Department of
							 Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, its employees and its
							 officers.
Magazine
-A structure used for the
							 storage of explosives.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter B - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › PERFORMANCE STANDARDS › Section 207.211 - Safety requirements

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(a) The
						  provisions of 30 CFR Part 57 (relating to safety and health
						  standards-underground metal and nonmetal mines) are incorporated herein by
						  reference.
(b) Alternative safety
						  and health standards for underground metal and nonmetal mines, established by
						  MSHA under section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
						  (30 U.S.C.A. §
														811(c)) and 30 CFR Part 44
						  (relating to rules of practice for petitions for modification of mandatory
						  safety standards), are incorporated herein by reference.
(c) The provisions of 30 CFR Part 57
						  requiring the submission of a map, plan, notification, report, program
						  description or other materials to MSHA are amended to require the same
						  submission to the Department. A copy of the documents required by
						  30 CFR Part
						  57 to be submitted to MSHA and any other
						  material requested by MSHA under 30 CFR Part 57 shall also be submitted to the
						  Department's Anthracite and Industrial Mineral Mine Safety Division at 5 West
						  Laurel Blvd., Pottsville, Pennsylvania 17901.
(d) An owner or operator of a noncoal
						  underground mine maintaining a magazine located on the surface shall comply
						  with the magazine licensing requirements of Chapter 211 (relating to storage,
						  handling and use of explosives).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter B - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › PERFORMANCE STANDARDS › Section 207.212 - Employment of foreman

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The owner or operator of an underground noncoal mine
							 shall employ a foreman who possesses the Department's certificate of
							 qualification to be a foreman.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter B - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › PERFORMANCE STANDARDS › Section 207.213 - Duties of foreman

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The foreman shall have full charge of the inside
							 portions of the noncoal underground mine and the persons employed therein. The
							 foreman's duty shall be to ensure compliance with the Commonwealth's mine
							 safety laws and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as well as to secure
							 and promote the health and safety of persons employed in the noncoal
							 underground mine.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter B - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › PERFORMANCE STANDARDS › Section 207.214 - Certificate of qualification application requirements

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To be eligible to apply for a certificate of
							 qualification, the individual shall:
(1) Be at least 21 years of age.
(2) Have at least 2 years of practical
						  experience as a noncoal underground miner or have 1 year of practical
						  experience as a noncoal underground miner and either possess a Bachelor of
						  Science Degree in mining engineering, possess a certificate of qualification
						  under section 205 of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Mine Act (52 P. S. §
														70-205) or section 206 of the Pennsylvania
						  Bituminous Coal Mine Act (52 P. S. §
														701-206) or possess an acceptable certificate
						  of qualification issued by another state.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter B - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › PERFORMANCE STANDARDS › Section 207.215 - Standards for issuing certificates of qualification

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(a) The Department will only issue
						  certificates of qualification to be a foreman to applicants who have
						  demonstrated the ability to ensure the safety of persons and the inside
						  portions of a noncoal underground mine under their supervision. Applicants make
						  this demonstration by correctly answering at least 80% of the Department's
						  written examination covering applicable mine safety laws and regulations of the
						  Commonwealth.
(b) The Department
						  may refuse to issue to an applicant a certificate of qualification when the
						  applicant has demonstrated an inability or unwillingness to comply with the
						  mine safety laws and regulations of the Commonwealth or the mine safety laws or
						  regulations administered by MSHA.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter B - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › PERFORMANCE STANDARDS › Section 207.216 - Examining committee

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(a) The
						  Department will appoint a committee consisting of a noncoal underground mine
						  foreman and a representative of the Department to prepare the initial draft of
						  the examination to be given to applicants for the mine foreman's certificate of
						  qualification. A bank of questions shall be developed by the committee. The
						  Department will assemble the examination from this bank of questions.
(b) This committee shall review and score the
						  results of the examinations given to applicants for the foreman's certificate
						  of qualification. These results shall be transmitted to the Department for
						  issuance of the certificate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter B - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › PERFORMANCE STANDARDS › Section 207.217 - Blasting activity

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The storage, handling and use of explosives at a
							 noncoal underground mine shall be under the supervision and control of a person
							 licensed as a blaster under Chapter 210 (relating to blasters'
							 licenses).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter C - MINED-OUT AREAS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 207.301 - Applicability

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This subchapter applies to the use of mined-out
							 underground noncoal mines in this Commonwealth. The activities covered by this
							 subchapter include storage, manufacturing or other activities requiring a
							 person to enter the mined-out area.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter C - MINED-OUT AREAS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 207.302 - 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:
Outside air
-Air moving through the
							 mined-out passageways after entering them through the main or accessory portals
							 by mechanical or natural forces.
Pure air
-Air containing not less
							 than 19.5% oxygen, not more than 0.5% carbon dioxide and no harmful quantities
							 of other noxious or poisonous gases, dust, soot or particulates.
Safety container
-A container not
							 over 5 gallons capacity, having a spring closing lid and spout
							 cover.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter C - MINED-OUT AREAS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 207.303 - Approvals

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(a) A person may
						  not operate a business in a mined-out area unless that mined-out area is part
						  of a developed facility, which has been approved by the Department in writing
						  and is constructed and operated in accordance with this subchapter.
(b) The owner or operator of the developed
						  facility shall submit to the Department a written request which:
(1) Identifies the owner of the developed
						  facility.
(2) Identifies the
						  location of the developed facility.
(3) Describes the purpose of the developed
						  facility.
(4) Identifies a
						  responsible person at the developed facility.
(5) Contains a map or drawings depicting the
						  developed facility, including the following:
(i) The information required by §
															207.314(b)
						  (relating to ventilation) if the developed facility will be using mechanical
						  ventilation.
(ii) The information
						  required by §
															207.318(b)
						  (relating to storage of flammable liquids) if more than 5 gallons of flammable
						  liquid are to be stored in the developed
						  facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 207 - NONCOAL UNDERGROUND MINES › Subchapter C - MINED-OUT AREAS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 207.311 - Roof areas

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The owner or operator of a developed facility shall
							 ensure that the developed facility's roof shall be scaled, bolted or otherwise
							 supported.