Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES
Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: NITROGLYCERIN, ITS COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES
Section 5.146 - Handpacking or punching house
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
The operation of each handpacking or punching house shall conform with the following:
(1) The maximum number of regular employes in each handpacking or punching house shall be seven.
(2) The floors of such houses shall be covered with linoleum, rubberoid or other suitable covering, laid either by lapping joints or by cementing their edges.
(3) No explosive material shall be stored during operations, except what is necessary for operations each day.
(4) A thorough cleaning shall be given at the conclusion of the work each day, and all refuse material shall be destroyed.
(5) Proper precautions shall be taken to prevent the freezing of explosives, and no explosives shall be packed in a frozen condition.