§ 35.34. Packages of less than 100 pounds in weight.
(a) All packages of less than 100 pounds in weight may be packed by hand under a hood equipped with an efficient air exhaust which shall be connected with an efficient dust collect system. The dust collect system shall be regulated by the discharge of air from a fan, pump or other apparatus through an enclosed cloth dust collector.
(b) Cloth dust collectors shall conform with the following requirements:
(1) Each shall have an area of not less than one square foot of cloth to every cubic foot of air passing through it per minute.
(2) If not of the portable type, it shall be placed in a separate room, or in a permanent dust house equipped with baffles or such other apparatus to adequately take care of all dust which it may receive.
(3) Each shall be provided with adequate means, so that the dust may be removed by an employe or employes who are outside the room or dust house.
(c) No employe shall be required or allowed to enter such room or dust house except for the making of essential repairs, and then only when the dust collecting machinery is not in operation.
Cross References This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 35.31 (relating to applicability).
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