§6-401. Occupational and Industrial Hygiene.
(1) Industrial Establishments.
(a) All
industrial establishments shall be conducted, operated and maintained in
accordance with the Health Code and such regulations as the Board may prescribe
to protect the health and life of all persons within or about such
establishments from health hazards. Such regulations shall be based upon
recognized public health standards and may include, but shall not be limited to,
reasonable requirements to control and insure:
(.1) sufficient
illumination for the work being performed.
(.2) sufficient and
adequate ventilation, circulation, and conditioning of air to prevent or
eliminate health hazards resulting from dust, fumes, gases, material particles
or other concentrations of atmospheric contaminants or toxic
substances.
(.3) prevention of harmful combinations of heat and
humidity.
(.4) sufficient and adequate housekeeping and sanitation or
service facilities to prevent health hazards.
(.5) prevention of the
use of manufacturing processes, materials, equipment or supplies which have been
demonstrated to be potential health hazards unless adequate protective devices
are established and used.
(.6) prevention of employment of persons in
specifically described hazardous industries without adequate pre-employment and
subsequent health examinations by a physician or osteopath and without adequate
study of the causes and means of preventing the specific occupational health
hazards or diseases described for the industries involved.
(.7) the
control of arthropods and rodents.
(2) Radiation.
(a) No person
shall operate, use or maintain in a condition ready for immediate use any
machine, equipment or supplies emitting ionizing radiations or radioactive
particles, including x-ray machines, static eliminators, and radioisotopic
machines, other than in accordance with such regulations as the Board may
prescribe to protect the public health from any toxic effect of ionizing
radiation or radioactive particles and to prevent harmful exposure to such
radiations or radioactive
particles.
[16] (b) No person shall
operate, use or maintain any shoe
fluoroscope.
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