New York Labor Law Title 3 - COMPRESSED AIR

• 425 - Definition of Pressure.
  The term "pressure" means gauge air pressure in pounds per square inch.
• 426 - Equipment.
  Every employer of persons for work in compressed air shall: 1. Connect at least two air pipes with the working chamber and keep such pipes...
• 427 - Officers and Nurses.
  Every employer of persons for work in compressed air shall: 1. Keep at the place of work at all necessary times one or more duly...
• 428 - Physical Examinations.
  If an employee is a new employee, an absentee for ten or more successive days, an employee who has worked in compressed air continuously for...
• 429 - Users of Intoxicants.
  Excessive users of intoxicants shall not be permitted to work in compressed air.
• 430 - Working Time.
  The working time in compressed air in any twenty-four hours shall be specified by the board in its rules. No person shall be subjected to...
• 431 - Decompression.
  The employer or person in charge shall not permit any person to pass from compressed air to normal pressure without passing through a period of...
• 432 - Rules of the Board.
  The board shall adopt rules and establish further requirements and standards for work in compressed air to provide reasonable and adequate protection to the lives,...

Last modified: February 3, 2019