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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (workplace standards) · Article 124 · clause 124 · NLR 5/12

PART VIII MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT — Exhaust ventilation

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(1) Where abrasive blasting or a similar operation is conducted within a structure, the process shall be isolated in a separate, properly ventilated enclosure or cabinet to minimize worker exposure to air contaminants generated by the process.

124(2)

Where abrasive blasting or a similar operation is conducted inside an enclosure or cabinet, the enclosure or cabinet shall have exhaust ventilation that

124(a)

maintains air pressure below the air pressure outside the enclosure or cabinet, to prevent the escape of air contaminants from the enclosure or cabinet to other work areas; and

124(b)

minimizes worker exposure inside the enclosure.

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