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Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › GENERAL BUILDING CLASSIFICATIONS › Section 23.81 - Classification

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Buildings enumerated in sections 4-8 of the Dry Cleaning
						and Dyeing Law (35 P. S. §§
												1269.4-1269.8) shall be classified as
						follows:
(1)
Class I.
The buildings in this class use class I solvent which is a flammable petroleum
					 solvent having the following properties:
Flash point (closed cup tester)
Lower
								  than 100 °F.
(2)
Class II.
The buildings
					 in this class use class II solvent which is a flammable petroleum solvent
					 having the following properties:
Flash point (closed cup tester)
Lower
								  than 138.2° F. but higher than 99° F.
Initial boiling point
Lower than
								  357.8° F. but higher than 300° F.
Ignition temperature
Lower than
								  453.2° F. but higher than 400° F.
Power limit of explosive range
Not less
								  than 1.1% by volume of air.
Spontaneous heating
The solvent shall not
								  heat spontaneously.
(3)
Class III.
The buildings
					 in this class use class III solvent which is a flammable petroleum solvent
					 having the following properties:
Flash point (closed cup tester)
Not lower
								  than 138.2° F.
Initial boiling point
Not lower than
								  357.8° F.
Ignition temperature
Not lower than
								  453.2° F.
Power limit of explosive range
Not less
								  than 0.8% by volume in air at an initial temperature of 302° F.
Spontaneous heating
The solvent shall not
								  heat spontaneously.
(4)
Class IV.
The buildings
					 in this class use Class IV solvent which is a commercially nonaqueous liquid
					 solvent that is volatile but does not contain flash point ingredients and which
					 is neither a Class I, Class II nor a Class III solvent.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › CONSTRUCTION-GENERALLY › Section 23.91 - Class I buildings

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The erection, adaption or relocation of a Class I
						drycleaning and dry-dyeing plant as defined in section 4 of the Dry Cleaning
						and Dyeing Law (35 P. S. §
												1269.4) is
						prohibited. However, changes to machinery and equipment of existing class I
						plants may be granted upon application and approval of the
						Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › CONSTRUCTION-GENERALLY › Section 23.92 - Class II buildings

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(a)
Height and location.
No drycleaning or dry-dyeing buildings as
					 enumerated in class II may exceed one story in height. Buildings may not have
					 attics, concealed walls, concealed roof spaces, basements or pits. No building
					 may be located within 10 feet of another building unless they are separated by
					 an unpierced wall.
(b)
Walls.
No more than two sides of a drycleaning or dyeing room
					 may have blank walls, and interior dividing partitions shall be of at least
					 4-hours fire-resistive construction. In addition, the walls of drycleaning,
					 dyeing, tumbler or drying rooms shall be of one or more of the following:
(1) Brick laid in cement mortar.
(2) Reinforced concrete at least 12 inches in
					 thickness.
(3) Stone laid in cement
					 mortar at least 16 inches in thickness.
(4) Other noncombustible material constructed
					 of a thickness at least 12 inches.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › CONSTRUCTION-GENERALLY › Section 23.94 - Class IV buildings

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(a)
One story.
Any room used for drycleaning or dyeing shall have
					 a ceiling covered with noncombustible material approved by the
					 Department.
(b)
One story
					 walls.
All walls of drycleaning, dyeing, tumbler or drying rooms shall
					 be of brick laid in cement mortar, or of reinforced concrete, or of stone laid
					 in cement mortar, or covered with other noncombustible material approved by the
					 Department.
(c)
Multiple
					 story.
If any drycleaning or dyeing room is located in a multiple
					 story building, the remainder of the building may not be used for any purpose
					 of public assembly, or for any living, housing, or dwelling purposes, except
					 that the owner of the drycleaning or dyeing plant may occupy part of the
					 building for his living quarters.
(d)
Multiple story walls.
When drycleaning or dyeing rooms are located in a multiple story building, the
					 walls of the buildings shall consist of brick or reinforced concrete not less
					 than 8 inches in thickness or any other material equal in fire-resistive
					 rating. The ceiling above the drycleaning or dry-dyeing room shall consist of 1
					 inch of cement plaster on metal lath or other material which is the equivalent
					 of 1 hour fire resistance as listed by the Underwriters' Laboratories,
					 Inc.
(e)
Floors.
The floors of every drycleaning, tumbler or dyeing room, shall be of concrete
					 construction not less than 4 inches in thickness or other noncombustible
					 material approved by the Department.
(f)
Egress.
Any room used
					 for the purpose of drycleaning or dyeing shall have at least one exit which
					 opens to the outside of the building or to an interior fireproof structure. No
					 less than two means of egress shall be provided. They shall be unobstructed and
					 ready for use at all times.
(g)
Doors and windows.
Door openings shall be protected by at
					 least class C label doors, as classified by the Underwriters' Laboratories,
					 Inc., and shall be of the self-closing type.
(h)
Basement.
Any basement,
					 cellar or other open space below the first story of any building in which a
					 drycleaning or dyeing plant is located shall be used only by the person,
					 partnership, association or corporation operating the drycleaning or dyeing
					 plant. Any basement, cellar or other open space, shall have installed therein
					 an exhaust fan, or fans of sufficient size and a flue or flues of
					 noncombustible material adequate to prevent concentration of vapors above the
					 maximum concentration as specified in this subchapter for the drycleaning or
					 dyeing rooms in class IV drycleaning and dyeing plants.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › GENERAL STANDARDS › Section 23.101 - Occupancy

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(a) The drycleaning
					 room shall not be used for any purpose or occupancy other than spotting,
					 sponging, brushing, reclaiming of solvents and housing of drying cabinets and
					 tumblers.
(b) Proper aisle space
					 shall be maintained for employes to walk between machines or
					 equipment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › GENERAL STANDARDS › Section 23.102 - Air

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(a) Venting
					 apertures shall be provided near the floor level in such numbers and positions
					 as to provide free circulation of air and shall be covered by galvanized
					 wire.
(b) Adequate fresh air
					 entrances shall be provided to avoid a negative gauge pressure in every
					 drycleaning, dyeing, tumbler or drying room.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › GENERAL STANDARDS › Section 23.103 - Flues

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(a) All flues and
					 discharge outlets of vent apertures shall be provided with suitable wire screen
					 or equivalent to avoid hazards to surrounding properties.
(b) Flues and discharge pipes shall extend at
					 least 6 feet above the roof lines or ceiling level of the drycleaning or dyeing
					 room and shall not terminate within 10 feet, measured horizontally, of any
					 door, window or frame wall of any adjoining or adjacent building.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › GENERAL STANDARDS › Section 23.104 - Equipment

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(a) Where carbon
					 tetrachloride, perchlorethylene or trichlorethylene is used for spotting,
					 sponging or brushing, these operations shall be performed under an effective
					 type of exhaust hood.
(b) In
					 cleaning of stills and equipment using synthetic solvents the operator shall be
					 provided with an approved type of respiratory equipment.
(c) Machinery or equipment may not be placed
					 in any establishment in excess of the sustaining power of the floor or
					 walls.
(d) The use or
					 reinstallation of used drycleaning equipment, including stills, tanks and
					 tumblers, is not permitted, but upon application to the Department the use of
					 such equipment may be granted after an inspection and approval by the
					 Board.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › GENERAL STANDARDS › Section 23.105 - Safety and sanitation

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(a) "No
					 smoking" signs shall be posted in conspicuous places in drycleaning, dyeing,
					 tumbler and drying rooms.
(b) The
					 floors, walls, ceiling, windows, machinery and all other parts of buildings
					 shall be kept free from the accumulation of lint and dirt.
(c) Receptacles of fire-resistive material
					 shall be provided for receiving refuse or other material and shall be emptied
					 every day.
(d) When required by the
					 Department, the employer shall allow determinations to be made of the kind and
					 amount of the atmospheric impurities from a sample taken under conditions and
					 at a point or points prescribed by the Department.
(e) The Department may from time to time take
					 samples of solvents used in any drycleaning equipment or systems.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › EQUIPMENT AND OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR CLASS II, III AND IV PLANTS › Section 23.111 - Solvents

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(a) No dry cleaning
					 or dyeing machine or system approved by the Department for the use of either a
					 Class I, II, III or IV solvent shall have used therein any solvent other than
					 that for which such machinery has been approved except that Class III solvent
					 may be used in a machine or system approved for Class II solvent. These systems
					 shall be provided with a name plate, setting forth the name of the
					 manufacturer, model number and the type of solvent for which the equipment has
					 been approved.
(b) All transfers of
					 solvents shall be effected through continuous piping and all pipe connections
					 or threaded joints shall be made up with a suitable sealing compound and all
					 outlets or drain lines shall be drained to settling or storage tanks.
(c) No solvent shall be settled or stored in
					 any open or unprotected vessel or tank, except scrubbing, spotting and brushing
					 operations may be carried on in drycleaning or dyeing rooms with the use of not
					 more than three pans or containers, which shall be metallic, and none of which
					 shall contain more than three gallons of solvent. All solvents shall be
					 returned to settling or storage tanks as soon as these operations are
					 completed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › EQUIPMENT AND OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR CLASS II, III AND IV PLANTS › Section 23.112 - Heating

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(a) No steam
					 boiler, furnace, steam generator, open flame or incandescent heating device, or
					 exposed fire shall be permitted in any drycleaning, dyeing, tumbler, drying or
					 distilling room.
(b) All heating
					 shall be by steam or hot water system or other system equivalent in safety with
					 pipes, radiators or other devices installed with adequate clearances and
					 properly protected when necessary, against contact with combustible goods or
					 materials.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › EQUIPMENT AND OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR CLASS II, III AND IV PLANTS › Section 23.113 - Interlocking covers

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(a) Extractors,
					 washers, and tumblers shall be provided with interlocking covers or doors to
					 prevent the inside cylinder from moving when the outer door is open. On
					 extractors, such device shall also prevent the outer door from opening while
					 the inside cylinder is in motion.
(b) Combination drycleaning units, in which
					 the washing and extraction cycles are completed within the same enclosure,
					 shall be provided with splash proof doors, or covers, with interlocking means
					 to prevent cylinder rotation, under power, except for inching at slow speed,
					 when doors or covers are open. During the extracting cycle the automatic
					 mechanical or electrical interlock is designed to prohibit both operating the
					 machine while the cover is open and opening the cover before the basket comes
					 to rest.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › EQUIPMENT AND OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR CLASS II, III AND IV PLANTS › Section 23.114 - Approval

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(a) No machinery,
					 equipment or system shall be used in any drycleaning and dyeing plant unless
					 the machinery, equipment or system has been approved for use in the dry
					 cleaning and dyeing plant by the Board.
(b) To secure approval of a drycleaning
					 system or equipment, a petition shall be made to the Department of the Board in
					 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The petition shall be accompanied by photographs or
					 cuts, complete operating instructions, and copies of Underwriters' Laboratory,
					 Inc. approval if the approvals are available.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › EQUIPMENT AND OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR CLASS II, III AND IV PLANTS › Section 23.115 - Ventilation

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(a) A mechanical
					 system of ventilation shall be installed in drycleaning areas and provided with
					 means for remote control. Mechanical systems of ventilation shall have
					 sufficient capacity to insure complete and continuous change of air in
					 drycleaning rooms once every 3 minutes. The ventilation system shall operate
					 automatically when any drycleaning equipment is in use. The ventilation system
					 shall be automatically shut off upon operation of the fire protection or
					 detection systems.
(b) Drying
					 tumblers and drying cabinets shall be ventilated to the outside air by means of
					 properly constructed pipes or ducts connected to an exhaust fan of sufficient
					 capacity to remove all dust, vapors or lint generated by the process. The fan
					 shall be properly housed and so interlocked as to insure operation while the
					 drying tumbler is in use. The fan spiders, blades or running rings shall be
					 constructed of nonferrous metal. In no case shall the fan motor be mounted
					 within the ventilating duct.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › EQUIPMENT AND OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR CLASS II, III AND IV PLANTS › Section 23.116 - Fire extinguishers

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Fire extinguishers of a type and size approved by the
						Department shall be provided for each 500 square feet of floor space, or when
						separate rooms of less than 500 square feet of floor space are maintained, one
						extinguisher for each room. At least one 2 1/2 gallon approved foam type fire
						extinguisher shall be provided in any case.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › EQUIPMENT AND OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR CLASS II, III AND IV PLANTS › Section 23.117 - Unfired pressure vessels

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Unfired pressure vessels shall be built according to the
						requirements of Chapter 3a (relating to boilers and unfired pressure vessel
						regulations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › CLASS II AND III PLANTS-ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 23.121 - Fire protection devices

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(a) As a means
					 of fire extinguishing in any drycleaning, dyeing, tumbler or drying room, the
					 rooms shall be equipped with steam pipes which shall be separate from and other
					 than the pipes used for heating or power and shall be located near the ceiling.
					 In these pipes there shall be not less than two openings for each room, all of
					 which shall point toward the ceiling. The steam supply for these pipes shall be
					 continually available for service while the plant is in operation and shall be
					 sufficient to completely fill the room space in less than one minute. An
					 outside screw and yoke valve shall be placed in the steam service lines or
					 other lines outside of these rooms, which shall be accessible for operation in
					 case of fire.
(b) An approved
					 system, using a fire detergent chemical or gas or an approved sprinkler system
					 may be installed in lieu of a steam extinguishing system.
(c) A steam fire protection system shall be
					 extended and connected to all washers and tumblers so that the fire
					 extinguishing agent may be admitted to the interior of the machine. The
					 equipment shall provide a steam jet not less than 3/4 inch from a continuously
					 available steam supply at a pressure not less than 15 pounds per square
					 inch.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › CLASS II AND III PLANTS-ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 23.122 - Grounding

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The cylinders and shells of all drycleaning or dyeing
						machines or drying tumblers and the cabinet walls of all drying cabinets shall
						be permanently and effectively grounded to mitigate danger from static
						electricity. The grounding of the cylinder in each case shall be through the
						trunnion shaft.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › CLASS II AND III PLANTS-ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 23.123 - Lighting and fixtures

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Lighting shall be by electricity employing incandescent
						lights. All wiring shall be in rigid conduit installed in accordance with the
						provisions of Chapter 39 (relating to safety standards-general). Lighting
						fixtures, switches, communication and signalling equipment, other fixed
						portable devices, and all motors approved for such installations shall be of
						the explosion-proof type for Class II installations. Requirements for Class III
						drycleaning machinery are similar to those of Class II with the exception that
						explosion-proof motors and light fictures are not required for the Class III
						drycleaning machinery.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › CLASS IV PLANTS-ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 23.131 - Equipment

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(a)
Fans.
The fans required by this subchapter for every
					 drycleaning, dyeing, tumbler or drying room shall be of sufficient size or
					 number to prevent concentrations of fumes above 50 parts per million of
					 atmosphere for carbon tetrachloride systems or 200 parts per million of
					 atmosphere for perchlorethylene and similar types of systems.
(b)
Electrical.
Lighting
					 shall be by electricity. All electrical equipment, devices, and wiring shall be
					 in rigid conduit installed in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 39
					 (relating to safety standards-general).
(c)
Automatic indraft.
Class
					 IV systems shall have an automatic indraft of air with sufficient negative
					 pressure to overcome the effects of the overhead exhaust fan. It is recommended
					 that this indraft of air go on automatically at any time the loading door is
					 open, whether or not the portion of the cycle is such that the door is open or
					 closed. As a substitute for the automatic operation of the indraft at times
					 other than the prescribed door-opening times, a visual and audible alarm may be
					 used to indicate that the machine is not being operated properly.
(d)
Safety valve.
On
					 machines utilizing steam pressure, an approved type safety valve shall be
					 installed on the low pressure side of the steam-reducing valve. In no case may
					 the valve be adjusted for a pressure higher than the design pressure of the
					 equipment.
(e)
Machine
					 exposure.
Where members of the public are customarily admitted to the
					 vicinity of the drycleaning machine, only the front or customer side of the
					 drycleaning machine shall be exposed in the customer area. The working or
					 maintenance portion of the equipment shall be separated from the front of the
					 machine by a solid partition.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › CLASS IV PLANTS-ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 23.132 - Spotting and scrubbing

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The use of any flammable solvent for brushing, scouring,
						scrubbing, soaking, flame-proofing and water-proofing is prohibited. The use of
						these fluids for spotting purposes shall be limited to 1 gallon with storage in
						and application from an approved safety can.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › SOLVENT TANKS › Section 23.142 - Fuel oil storage tanks

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(a) The
					 main supply tank of oil-burning boilers or heating equipment shall be located
					 outside of the building. If it is located in the building, it shall be buried
					 at least 2 feet underground or located within a fireproof enclosure of at least
					 12 inches in thickness, six of which shall be of sand solidly tamped and the
					 other six of concrete. The sand shall be between the tank and the enclosure.
					 The fuel tank shall be located at least 15 feet away from the heating plant, 2
					 feet from all foundation footings, and shall be filled and vented outside the
					 building.
(b) The requirements of
					 subsection (a) apply if the storage tanks for fuel oil, when not more than two
					 tanks of 275 gallons each are used, need not be located outside the building or
					 in a fireproof enclosure when automatic stop valves are provided so that the
					 oil does not flow except when the blower is running and the oil is in
					 combustion, and the tanks are located not less than 7 feet from the furnace.
					 Fuel oil supply tanks shall not be installed in or under the drycleaning
					 room.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 23 - LAUNDERING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subchapter B - DRYCLEANING AND DYEING › SOLVENT TANKS › Section 23.143 - Shipping drums or containers

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Class II and III solvents in individual shipping drums or
						containers shall not be stored in any building containing a cleaning plant,
						public assemblage or building used for living, housing or dwelling purposes,
						but shall be stored in a one story building without basement, having masonry
						walls properly vented and located in a reasonable distance from these
						buildings. These drums or containers shall be protected from the sun and other
						heat producing devices or equipment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter A - PLANT RAILWAYS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 25.1 - Scope

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This subchapter sets forth rules to safeguard the lives,
						limbs and health of those who work on or near plant railways, and places the
						responsibility of complying with the rules upon both employer and
						employe.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter A - PLANT RAILWAYS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 25.2 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The standards set forth in this subchapter apply to those
						railways in or about industrial plants which are not operated by a common
						carrier but by the owners of the plant. The provisions apply to both standard
						gauge and narrow gauge equipment, which is handled by power, except where
						otherwise stated.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter A - PLANT RAILWAYS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 25.3 - Employment of minors

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No minor under 18 years of age shall be employed or
						permitted to work at switch tending, at gate tending, at track repairing, as a
						brakeman, fireman, engineer, motorman or conductor upon a railroad or
						railway.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter A - PLANT RAILWAYS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 25.4 - Physically deficient employes

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No person deficient in hearing, visual power, color
						perception or otherwise physically deficient shall be employed in or about a
						railway at any work where such defect will create a hazardous
						condition.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter A - PLANT RAILWAYS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 25.5 - Penalty

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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this
						subchapter and any regulations of the Department or who interferes with the
						Department or its authorized representatives in the enforcement of the
						provisions or regulations shall be subject to summary proceedings before an
						alderman, magistrate, or justice of the peace, 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 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter A - PLANT RAILWAYS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 25.11 - Rolling stock equipment

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(a)
All cars.
Wherever practicable, all cars shall be promoted
					 with either automatic or link and pin couplers, and automatic couplers should
					 be employed in new installations. Cars shall be in proper and safe condition,
					 and all cases of defective couplers, brakes, steps, handholds, lamps and other
					 parts shall be reported by the person in charge of the crew to the proper
					 authority without unreasonable delay.
(b)
Coupler adjustment and
					 coupling.
The development and use of devices or methods for safety
					 adjusting couplers or performing couplings automatically is strongly
					 recommended.
(c)
Special
					 cars.
Special cars for skelp steel and the like should be provided
					 with suitable side stakes or end stakes, or be otherwise suitably equipped.
					 Special cradle cars should be used to handle hot crop ends and the
					 like.
(d)
Locomotives.
Locomotives or motor cars shall be in proper and
					 safe condition and be supplied with necessary working tools, supplies and a
					 full set of signals necessary for proper operation. The absence of any of these
					 items shall be reported by some designated person to the proper authority
					 without unreasonable delay.
(e)
Switching locomotives.
It is recommended that all switching
					 locomotives be equipped at both ends with platforms above the couplers,
					 together with hand rails and steps.
(f)
Locomotive boiler inspection.
Locomotive boilers, not subject to inspection under the Federal laws,
					 and their appurtenances shall be thoroughly inspected annually, internally and
					 externally, and under operating conditions, and may not be operated at
					 pressures in excess of the safe working pressure stated in the certificate of
					 inspection. These inspections shall be made by inspectors who have qualified
					 before the examining board of the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter A - PLANT RAILWAYS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 25.12 - Roadway equipment

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(a)
Grade crossings.
Important grade crossings should be
					 eliminated by the use of overhead bridges or subways. Where this is
					 impracticable, such grade crossings shall be properly safeguarded by the use of
					 gates, bells, watchmen, lights or other suitable means.
(b)
Dead end tracks.
Dead
					 end tracks, where a hazard to life or property exists, shall be provided with
					 substantial bumping blocks, or equivalent equipment.
(c)
Frogs, switches and guard
					 rails.
Frogs, switches and guardrails shall be provided, in a
					 protective manner, with suitable blocks of wood or metal.
(d)
New switch stands.
When
					 new switch stands are installed, they shall be constructed so that the lever
					 will be thrown parallel with the rails.
(e)
Trestles.
On trestles
					 where persons are permitted to walk, there shall be a walkway on at least one
					 side extending to at least 5 feet 1 inch from the nearest rail, and the outer
					 edge of the walkway shall be equipped with a standard railing; on multitrack
					 trestles the walkway, without railing, may be between tracks. When dumping is
					 done on trestles, all sides of tracks shall be accessible either by means of
					 walkways or working platforms, portable or otherwise.
(f)
Trestles above work areas or
					 passageways.
When there is a designated passageway, or men regularly
					 work under a trestle not used for dumping purposes, the trestle shall be
					 planked over in such satisfactory manner as to prevent objects falling from the
					 rolling stock or trestle.
(g)
Precautions regarding track hoppers.
Track hoppers under
					 tracks for the unloading of coal or other material from dumping cars should
					 either be covered with a grating so as to catch a man should he fall into a
					 hopper, or, in lieu of such grating, safety belts should be worn by men when it
					 is necessary for them to go into hopper cars to assist the unloading.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter A - PLANT RAILWAYS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 25.13 - Signals and signs

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(a) A signal
					 incorrectly displayed at any point, or the absence of a signal at a place where
					 a signal is usually shown, shall be regarded as a stop signal, and shall be
					 investigated and reported to the proper authority at once.
(b) If buildings, poles or other structures
					 are so located relative to the track as to not afford sufficient clearance for
					 a trainman on the side of a car, there shall be suitable warning signs to
					 readily indicate the danger to the trainman aboard the approaching
					 train.
(c) When cars cannot be
					 stationed on main leads so as to be readily visible, suitable warning signs
					 shall be provided.
(d) When workmen
					 loading or unloading cars are likely to be injured by movement of the cars, a
					 suitable warning sign shall be displayed at each accessible end of the car or
					 depth to warn trainmen against making a coupling.
(e) When repairs on or about rolling stock
					 requires workmen to go under the equipment, the accessible ends of the car,
					 locomotive or depth shall be protected by a portable derailer or a suitable
					 warning signal to prevent trainmen from making a coupling.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter A - PLANT RAILWAYS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 25.14 - Clearances for standard gauge tracks

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(a)
Minimum side clearance.
For standard gauge tracks the minimum side clearance shall, whenever
					 practicable, be as follows:
(1) From the
					 gauge line of the nearest rail to loading or unloading docks, walls of
					 depressed tracks and wheelbarrow platforms, 3 feet 4 inches.
(2) From the gauge line of the nearest rail
					 to all stock yards, 5 feet on tangent track and 5 feet 6 inches on curve
					 track.
(3) From the gauge line of
					 the nearest rail to all other structures not noted in paragraphs (1) and (2), 6
					 feet.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter A - PLANT RAILWAYS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 25.15 - Narrow gauge tracks

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On narrow gauge track safe clearances shall be maintained
						at all times.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter A - PLANT RAILWAYS › ROADWAY OPERATION › Section 25.21 - Conduct of railway personnel

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(a)
Unauthorized riders.
Unless properly authorized, no person
					 whose duty does not require it shall be allowed to ride on a locomotive or
					 train.
(b)
Locomotive
					 operation.
Unless properly qualified and duly authorized, yardmasters
					 and trainmen shall not operate a locomotive.
(c)
Boarding a moving train.
Trainmen shall not stand between the occupied rails to board an
					 approaching locomotive or car.
(d)
Control of trains descending an incline.
When descending an
					 incline, the engineer shall always have his train under control and be prepared
					 to stop at any time.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter A - PLANT RAILWAYS › ROADWAY OPERATION › Section 25.22 - Railway movement and traffic

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(a)
Movement relative to railway buildings.
Before cars are moved
					 into or out of a railway building or before coupling is made to any car within
					 a building, a trainman shall walk the full length of the cars to insure that no
					 one will be injured by the train movement and that all obstructions are
					 removed.
(b)
Insuring clear
					 tracks.
There shall always be a member of the crew at the head end of
					 a moving train to warn anyone along the track who may be in danger, except when
					 hot metal or hot cinders are being handled. With the locomotive pointed forward
					 at the head end of the train, the engineer in his proper place in the cab shall
					 be regarded as being at the head end of the train. When a train is moving on
					 tracks where vision is obstructed, it shall be ascertained by some member of
					 the crew that the track is clear before movement proceeds.
(c)
Starting signals.
The
					 engineer shall not knowingly act on a starting signal given by any person
					 except a member of the crew. No person other than a member of the crew shall
					 couple or uncouple cars.
(d)
Precedence of trains on intersecting tracks.
Where one track
					 crosses another track, there shall be established a rule giving trains on one
					 track precedence over those on the other track, at the point of
					 intersection.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter A - PLANT RAILWAYS › ROADWAY OPERATION › Section 25.23 - Coupling and uncoupling

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(a)
					 Trainmen shall not go between cars to pull pins while the cars are in motion.
					 Links may not be guided into the draw head by hand; a pin or stick may be used
					 for this purpose. Drawheads or knuckles shall not be pushed over with the foot;
					 the train shall be standing still when drawheads or knuckles are shifted. No
					 attempt shall be made to pull pins or make couplings on the inside of a
					 curve.
(b) Trains shall be brought
					 to a complete stop before cars are disconnected.
(c) Cars disconnected from motive power shall
					 be blocked or have the hand brakes properly set.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter A - PLANT RAILWAYS › ROADWAY OPERATION › Section 25.24 - Improperly loaded cars

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No improperly loaded car shall be handled so as to
						endanger life or property.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter A - PLANT RAILWAYS › ROADWAY OPERATION › Section 25.25 - Derailing switches

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Derailing switches shall be opened and remain open after
						cars have passed through.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter B - CRANES, BOOMS AND HOISTS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 25.32 - Scope

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(a) This subchapter
					 pertain to cranes, booms and hoists and sets forth rules to safefuard the
					 lives, limbs and health of workers involved in the operation of cranes, booms
					 and hoists.
(b) The sections of
					 this subchapter shall pertain to installations unless otherwise specified as
					 pertaining to new or existing installations.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter B - CRANES, BOOMS AND HOISTS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 25.33 - Compliance with these regulations

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Where the requirements of this subchapter apply to
						installations, a period of 6 months after the date of adoption of any revisions
						or amendments to this subchapter shall be granted for
						compliance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter B - CRANES, BOOMS AND HOISTS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 25.34 - Interpretation

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The special requirements of this chapter may not be
						construed as exclusive of any of the general requirements of this chapter. In
						cases of direct conflict special requirements shall govern.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter B - CRANES, BOOMS AND HOISTS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 25.35 - Penalty

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Anyone who violates any of the provisions of this
						subchapter or any regulations of the Department or who interferes with the
						Department or its authorized representative in the enforcement of the
						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 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter B - CRANES, BOOMS AND HOISTS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL CRANES › Section 25.41 - Construction

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(a)
Factor
					 of safety.
The structural steel members shall be designed to conform
					 with the A.I.S.C. Code, as amended. All other apparatus shall be designed with
					 not less than a factor of safety of five under static full-rated load
					 conditions, based on the ultimate strength of the material used, as noted in
					 the following table:
Material
Factor
								  of Safety
Cast iron
12
Cast steel
8
Forged steel
5
Cables and hooks
5
(b)
Capacity notices.
A
					 notice shall be placed on every crane and hoist showing the maximum allowable
					 load in pounds or tons. This notice shall be placed so as to be clearly legible
					 from the floor.
(c)
Lubrication.
The construction of cranes shall be such that all
					 parts may be lubricated and inspected safely when cranes are not in operation.
					 No cranes shall be manually lubricated while in operation.
(d)
Tool boxes.
Where a
					 toolbox or receptacle is used for the storing of oil cans, tools, and the like,
					 it shall be permanently secured in the cage or on the footwalk of outside
					 cranes, and on the footwalk of inside cranes. Toolboxes of hot metal cranes
					 shall be constructed of metal.
(e)
Guarding of gears.
All gears on cranes shall be provided with
					 suitable guards at points of danger to prevent contact.
(f)
Projecting keys.
Keys
					 projecting from revolving shafts shall be guarded.
(g)
Brakes.
A braking
					 apparatus shall be provided on every type of crane and shall be so designed and
					 installed as to be capable of stopping a moving weight of at least 1 1/2 times
					 the full rated load of the crane.
(h)
Unauthorized operators.
Means shall be provided to prevent the starting of equipment by unauthorized
					 persons.
(i)
Control
					 levers.
The control levers of traveling cranes shall be located so
					 that the operator faces the direction of travel.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 25 - LIFTING AND CARRYING APPARATUS › Subchapter B - CRANES, BOOMS AND HOISTS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL CRANES › Section 25.42 - Electrical equipment

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(a)
Guarding current-carrying parts.
All exposed current-carrying
					 parts except conductors, connected to circuits above 300 volts to ground, shall
					 be isolated, insulated or guarded. Exposed parts less than 300 volts shall be
					 suitably insulated or guarded to prevent possible accidental contact. Exposed
					 metallic parts of conduit armored cable as malding shall be permanently
					 grounded. Current-carrying parts of electrical equipment such as controllers,
					 motors, transformers, automatic cut-outs, circuit breakers, switches and other
					 like devices shall be guarded either by locating them so as to be inaccessible
					 to the operator or routine maintenance personnel, or by enclosing these devices
					 in cabinets, casings, or shields of permanently grounded metal or of
					 substantial insulating material.
(b)
Suddenly moving parts.
All parts of electrical equipment, such as fuses and the handles and arc chutes
					 of circuit breakers, shall be isolated or guarded that the possibility of
					 persons being stuck or burned is reduced to a minimum.
(c)
Noncurrent-carrying parts.
All exposed noncurrent-carrying metal parts of electrical equipment
					 shall be permanently grounded. A grounded connection through well bonded track
					 rails will be considered satisfactory.
(d)
Operations near electric lines.
No one shall operate a crane or hoist so that any part thereof,
					 including the load, is within 6 feet of an electric line, unless either
					 adequate mechanical barriers have been erected or the line has been
					 de-energized.
(e)
Warning
					 signs.
Warning signs shall be provided as follows:
(1) The owner, lessee or employer responsible
					 for the operation of any crane or hoist shall post and maintain a durable
					 warning sign, legible at 12 feet by the operator in his normal operating
					 position.
(2) The following is a
					 facsimile of the warning sign (not to scale):
UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE THIS EQUIPMENT WITHIN SIX FEET OF AN
						ELECTRIC LINE