New Jersey Welding Licensing Law
New Jersey Code · 9 sections
The following is the full text of New Jersey’s welding licensing law statutes as published in the New Jersey Code. For the official version, see the New Jersey Legislature.
N.J.S.A. 13:9-44.6
13:9-44.6. Discharge of incendiary device, operation of mechanism which might cause wildfire or machinery without spark arrestor; precautions; presumption on escape of fire No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any incendiary device on or across any forest land, or operate a welding torch or other mechanism which may cause a wildfire, without clearing flammable material surrounding the operation or without taking such other precautions as prescribed by the department to insure against the ignition and spread of wildfire, or cause to be operated any engine, locomotive, power vehicle, equipment, or other machinery not equipped with spark arrestors or other suitable controls, approved by the department by rule to prevent the escape of fire or sparks. Spark arrestors or devices must be in good working order and in use. The department may prohibit the operation of any locomotive, rapid transit, engine, equipment, or other motorized unit not properly equipped with department approved fire protection devices. Escape of fire from such equipment shall be presumed to be evidence that it was not maintained properly in compliance with this section. Any person in violation thereof may be put upon his proof to rebut such presumption in any civil proceeding under this act.
L.1981, c. 369, s. 6, eff. Dec. 30, 1981.
N.J.S.A. 17:14A-88
17:14A-88. Standards for safes A safe shall weigh at least 750 pounds empty, or be securely anchored to the premises where located. The body shall consist of steel, at least one inch in thickness, either cast or fabricated, with an ultimate tensile strength of at least 50,000 pounds per square inch and be fastened in a manner equal to a continuous 1/4 inch penetration weld having an ultimate tensile strength of at least 50,000 pounds per square inch. The door shall be made of steel that is at least 1 1/2 inch in thickness and at least equivalent in strength to that specified for the body, and the door shall be equipped with a combination lock, or time lock, and with a relocking device that will effectively lock the door if the combination lock or time lock is punched. One hole not exceeding 1/2 inch diameter may be provided in the body to permit insertion of electrical conductors, but shall be located so as not to permit a direct view of the door or locking mechanism.
L.1983, c. 566, s. 17:14A-88.
N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.1
18A:40-12.1. Protective eye devices required for teachers, pupils and visitors in certain cases The board of education of every school district shall require each pupil and teacher in the public schools of the district to wear industrial quality eye protective devices while attending classes in vocational or industrial art shops or laboratories in which caustic or explosive chemicals, hot liquids or solids, hot molten metals, or explosives are used or in which welding of any type, repair or servicing of vehicles, heat treatment or tempering of metals, or the milling, sawing, stamping or cutting of solid materials, or any similar dangerous process is taught, exposure to which might have a tendency to cause damage to the eyes. Visitors to such classrooms or laboratories shall also be required to wear such protective devices.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J.S.A. 34:5A-3
34:5A-3. Definitions
3. As used in this act:
a. "Chemical Abstracts Service number" means the unique identification number assigned by the Chemical Abstracts Service to chemicals.
b. "Chemical name" means the scientific designation of a chemical in accordance with the nomenclature system developed by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry or the Chemical Abstracts Service rules of nomenclature.
c. "Common name" means any designation or identification such as a code name, code number, trade name, brand name or generic name used to identify a chemical other than by its chemical name.
d. "Container" means a receptacle used to hold a liquid, solid, or gaseous substance, including, but not limited to, bottles, pipelines, bags, barrels, boxes, cans, cylinders, drums, cartons, vessels, vats, and stationary or mobile storage tanks. "Container" shall not include process containers.
e. "Council" means the Right to Know Advisory Council created pursuant to section 18 of this act.
f. "County health department" means a county health agency established pursuant to P.L.1975, c.329 (C.26:3A2-1 et seq.), or the office of a county clerk in a county which has not established a department.
g. "Employee representative" means a certified collective bargaining agent or an attorney whom an employee authorizes to exercise his rights to request information pursuant to the provisions of this act, or a parent or legal guardian of a minor employee.
h. "Employer" means any person or corporation in the State engaged in business operations which has a Standard Industrial Classification, as designated in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual prepared by the federal Office of Management and Budget, within the following Major Group Numbers, Group Numbers, or Industry Numbers, as the case may be, except as otherwise provided herein: Major Group Number 07 (Agricultural Services), only Industry Number 0782--Lawn and garden services; Major Group Numbers 20 through 39 inclusive (manufacturing industries); Major Group Number 45 (Transportation by Air), only Industry Number 4511--Air Transportation, certified carriers, and Group Number 458--Air Transportation Services; Major Group Number 46 (Pipelines, Except Natural Gas); Major Group Number 47 (Transportation Services), only Group Numbers 471--Freight Forwarding, 474--Rental of Railroad Cars, and 478--Miscellaneous Services Incidental to Transportation; Major Group Number 48 (Communication), only Group Numbers 481--Telephone Communication, and 482--Telegraph Communication; Major Group Number 49 (Electric, Gas and Sanitary Services); Major Group Number 50 (Wholesale Trade--Durable Goods), only Industry Numbers 5085--Industrial Supplies, 5087--Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies, and 5093--Scrap and Waste Materials; Major Group Number 51 (Wholesale trade, nondurable goods), only Group Numbers 512--Drugs, Drug Proprietaries and Druggist's Sundries, 516--Chemicals and Allied Products, 517--Petroleum and petroleum products, 518--Beer, Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages, and 519--Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods; Major Group Number 55 (Automobile Dealers and Gasoline Service Stations), only Group Numbers 551--Motor Vehicle Dealers (New and Used), 552--Motor Vehicle Dealers (Used only), and 554--Gasoline Service Stations; Major Group Number 72 (Personal Services), only Industry Numbers 7216--Dry Cleaning Plants, Except Rug Cleaning, 7217--Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning, and 7218--Industrial Launderers; Major Group Number 73 (Business Services), only Industry Number 7397 Commercial testing laboratories; Major Group Number 75 (automotive repair, services, and garages), only Group Number 753--Automotive Repair Shops; Major Group Number 76 (miscellaneous repair services), only Industry Number 7692--Welding Repair; Major Group Number 80 (health services), only Group Number 806--Hospitals; and Major Group Number 82 (educational services), only Group Numbers 821--Elementary and Secondary Schools and 822--Colleges and Universities, and Industry Number 8249--Vocational Schools. Except for the purposes of section 26 of this act, "employer" means the State and local governments, or any agency, authority, department, bureau, or instrumentality thereof, or any non-profit, non-public school, college or university.
i. "Environmental hazardous substance" means any substance on the environmental hazardous substance list.
j. "Environmental hazardous substance list" means the list of environmental hazardous substances developed by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to section 4 of this act.
k. "Environmental survey" means a written form prepared by the Department of Environmental Protection and transmitted to an employer, on which the employer shall provide certain information concerning each of the environmental hazardous substances at his facility, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The chemical name and Chemical Abstracts Service number of the environmental hazardous substance;
(2) A description of the use of the environmental hazardous substance at the facility;
(3) The quantity of the environmental hazardous substance produced at the facility;
(4) The quantity of the environmental hazardous substance brought into the facility;
(5) The quantity of the environmental hazardous substance consumed at the facility;
(6) The quantity of the environmental hazardous substance shipped out of the facility as or in products;
(7) The maximum inventory of the environmental hazardous substance stored at the facility, the method of storage, and the frequency and methods of transfer;
(8) The total stack or point-source emissions of the environmental hazardous substance;
(9) The total estimated fugitive or nonpoint-source emissions of the environmental hazardous substance;
(10) The total discharge of the environmental hazardous substance into the surface or groundwater, the treatment methods, and the raw wastewater volume and loadings;
(11) The total discharge of the environmental hazardous substance into publicly owned treatment works;
(12) The quantity, and methods of disposal, of any wastes containing an environmental hazardous substance, the method of on-site storage of these wastes, the location or locations of the final disposal site for these wastes, and the identity of the hauler of the wastes;
(13) The total quantity of environmental hazardous substances generated at the facility, including hazardous substances generated as nonproduct output;
(14) The quantity of environmental hazardous substances recycled on-site and off-site; and
(15) Information pertaining to pollution prevention activities at the facility.
As used in this subsection, "pollution prevention" and "nonproduct output" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.235 (C.13:1D-37).
l. "Facility" means the building, equipment and contiguous area at a single location used for the conduct of business. Except for the purposes of subsection c. of section 13, section 14, and subsection b. of section 25 of this act, "facility" shall not include a research and development laboratory.
m. "Hazardous substance" means any substance, or substance contained in a mixture, included on the workplace hazardous substance list developed by the Department of Health pursuant to section 5 of this act, introduced by an employer to be used, studied, produced, or otherwise handled at a facility. "Hazardous substance" shall not include:
(1) Any article containing a hazardous substance if the hazardous substance is present in a solid form which does not pose any acute or chronic health hazard to an employee exposed to it;
(2) Any hazardous substance constituting less than 1% of a mixture unless the hazardous substance is present in an aggregate amount of 500 pounds or more at a facility;
(3) Any hazardous substance which is a special health hazard substance constituting less than the threshold percentage established by the Department of Health for that special health hazard substance when present in a mixture; or
(4) Any hazardous substance present in the same form and concentration as a product packaged for distribution and use by the general public to which an employee's exposure during handling is not significantly greater than a consumer's exposure during the principal use of the toxic substance.
n. "Hazardous substance fact sheet" means a written document prepared by the Department of Health for each hazardous substance and transmitted by the department to employers pursuant to the provisions of this act, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) The chemical name, the Chemical Abstracts Service number, the trade name, and common names of the hazardous substance;
(2) A reference to all relevant information on the hazardous substance from the most recent edition of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances;
(3) The hazardous substance's solubility in water, vapor pressure at standard conditions of temperature and pressure, and flash point;
(4) The hazard posed by the hazardous substance, including its toxicity, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, teratogenicity, flammability, explosiveness, corrosivity and reactivity, including specific information on its reactivity with water;
(5) A description, in nontechnical language, of the acute and chronic health effects of exposure to the hazardous substance, including the medical conditions that might be aggravated by exposure, and any permissible exposure limits established by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration;
(6) The potential routes and symptoms of exposure to the hazardous substance;
(7) The proper precautions, practices, necessary personal protective equipment, recommended engineering controls, and any other necessary and appropriate measures for the safe handling of the hazardous substance, including specific information on how to extinguish or control a fire that involves the hazardous substance; and
(8) The appropriate emergency and first aid procedures for spills, fires, potential explosions, and accidental or unplanned emissions involving the hazardous substance.
o. "Label" means a sign, emblem, sticker, or marker affixed to or stenciled onto a container listing the information required pursuant to section 14 of this act.
p. "Mixture" means a combination of two or more substances not involving a chemical reaction.
q. "Process container" means a container, excluding a pipeline, the content of which is changed frequently; a container of 10 gallons or less in capacity, into which substances are transferred from labeled containers, and which is intended only for the immediate use of the employee who performs the transfer; a container on which a label would be obscured by heat, spillage or other factors; or a test tube, beaker, vial, or other container which is routinely used and reused.
r. "Research and development laboratory" means a specially designated area used primarily for research, development, and testing activity, and not primarily involved in the production of goods for commercial sale, in which hazardous substances or environmental hazardous substances are used by or under the direct supervision of a technically qualified person.
s. "Special health hazard substance" means any hazardous substance on the special health hazard substance list.
t. "Special health hazard substance list" means the list of special health hazard substances developed by the Department of Health pursuant to section 5 of this act for which an employer may not make a trade secret claim.
u. "Trade secret" means any formula, plan, pattern, process, production data, information, or compilation of information, which is not patented, which is known only to an employer and certain other individuals, and which is used in the fabrication and production of an article of trade or service, and which gives the employer possessing it a competitive advantage over businesses who do not possess it, or the secrecy of which is certified by an appropriate official of the federal government as necessary for national defense purposes. The chemical name and Chemical Abstracts Service number of a substance shall be considered a trade secret only if the employer can establish that the substance is unknown to competitors. In determining whether a trade secret is valid pursuant to section 15 of this act, the Department of Health, or the Department of Environmental Protection, as the case may be, shall consider material provided by the employer concerning (1) the extent to which the information for which the trade secret claim is made is known outside the employer's business; (2) the extent to which the information is known by employees and others involved in the employer's business; (3) the extent of measures taken by the employer to guard the secrecy of the information; (4) the value of the information, to the employer or the employer's competitor; (5) the amount of effort or money expended by the employer in developing the information; and (6) the ease or difficulty with which the information could be disclosed by analytical techniques, laboratory procedures, or other means.
v. "Trade secret registry number" means a code number temporarily or permanently assigned to the identity of a substance in a container by the Department of Health pursuant to section 15 of this act.
w. "Trade secret claim" means a written request, made by an employer pursuant to section 15 of this act, to withhold the public disclosure of information on the grounds that the disclosure would reveal a trade secret.
x. "Workplace hazardous substance list" means the list of hazardous substances developed by the Department of Health pursuant to section 5 of this act.
y. "Workplace survey" means a written document, prepared by the Department of Health and completed by an employer pursuant to this act, on which the employer shall report each hazardous substance present at his facility.
L.1983,c.315,s.3; amended 1985,c.543; 1991,c.25; 1991,c.235,s.17.
N.J.S.A. 39:13-2.1
39:13-2.1 Qualification for full service license.
7. a. To qualify for a full service license an auto body repair facility shall:
(1) Have a building suitable for the conduct of all operations within the building, and a Certificate of Occupancy for an auto body repair facility issued by the applicable zoning authority. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, public operation as an auto body repair facility for a continuous period of five years shall create a presumption of compliance;
(2) Have all required licenses, permits and registrations required for the conduct of business including, but not limited to: a federal tax identification number; a New Jersey sales tax identification number; hazardous waste disposal systems that are in accordance with standards established by the State or federal government; stack permits; and any other licenses, permits and registrations as the director may find applicable;
(3) Maintain insurance coverage for damage to property and for liability arising from bodily injury, including, but not limited to: eligible garage liability or equivalent commercial general liability insurance in a minimum amount of $300,000 or a letter of credit in the amount of $300,000; garage keepers' liability insurance in a minimum amount of $50,000 or a letter of credit in the amount of $50,000; workers' compensation insurance coverage in the amounts required pursuant to R.S.34:15-1 et seq.; fire insurance, and any other coverage required by the director;
(4) Possess and maintain an auto body repair facility reference source for estimating the cost of repairs, which reference source is generally accepted by the auto body repair industry. The reference source may be in either book or computerized form;
(5) Possess and maintain equipment to safely raise and support vehicles for inspection and repair;
(6) Possess and maintain a metal inert gas welder;
(7) Possess, maintain and utilize for all spray painting:
(a) an enclosed area for refinishing which complies with all applicable safety, fire, environmental and other regulations;
(b) the means to supply fresh air to workers within the spray area when using materials that require breathable air to be supplied; and
(c) a filtration method to reduce particles from the air exhausted from the spray area which is established in accordance with standards established by the State or federal government;
(8) Have equipment necessary to perform or the means for performing structural repair including, but not limited to: equipment to make multiple body and chassis pulls to straighten damaged vehicle components; equipment to anchor a unibody vehicle at four points; a three dimensional measuring device suitable to measure structural dimensions of symmetrical and non-symmetrical vehicles; and dimensional guides appropriate to the vehicles being repaired;
(9) Have equipment necessary to perform or the means for performing vehicle four-wheel alignment;
(10) Have (a) equipment necessary to perform or the means for performing vehicle air conditioner servicing including the means to evacuate, recycle, and recharge refrigerants and (b) a technician-employee certified to perform such repairs;
(11) Have equipment necessary to perform or the means for performing mechanical repairs necessitated by collision damage; and
(12) Provide evidence that at least one employee or ten (10%) percent, whichever is greater, of the employees performing repairs at the auto body repair facility have completed a recognized auto body repair related training course during the year immediately preceding the application for or renewal of licensure as a full service auto body repair facility. Training courses available through ICAR (Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair), the manufacturer's representative or a generally recognized auto body repair training program shall qualify to satisfy the requirement.
b. An auto body repair facility may, however, qualify for a full service license if it meets all of the conditions established by paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (12) of subsection a. of this section and has a written agreement to subcontract with another auto body repair facility licensee or other party to perform the work for which the equipment set forth in paragraph (8), (9), (10) or (11) of subsection a. of this section is required provided, however, that the other party meets the requirements set forth in those paragraphs with regard to equipment or the means for performing the required tasks and training.
L.2001, c.53, s.7; amended 2011, c.127.
N.J.S.A. 40:18-4.2
40:18-4.2. Annexation to borough of Matawan, Monmouth county, of part of township of Madison, Middlesex county All that part of the township of Madison, in the county of Middlesex, and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a concrete monument set by A. T. McMichael, surveyor, November, 1938, on the north side of Lakeside drive as shown on a map entitled Revised Map of Lakeside Heights, now known as Lake Lefferts Estates, situated part in Matawan borough, Monmouth county, and part in Madison township, Middlesex county, N.J., made January, 1936, by Richard Heuser, C. E., resurveyed and redrawn by A. T. McMichael, civil engr. & surveyor, P. O. Building, South Amboy, N.J., June, 1938, said maps being filed in offices of clerks of Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Said beginning monument is distant on a course of south 59 degrees 10 minutes west 195.15 feet from the prolongation of Weldon road; thence, as the needle of the above McMichael pointed January, 1936, (1) north 04 degrees 34 minutes west 544.00 feet to a concrete monument, the first course herein runs parallel with and is distant westerly 175 feet from the westerly side of the said Weldon road measured at right angles to the said road; thence (2) north 13 degrees 34 minutes east 360.05 feet to a point on the north side of Elizabeth avenue; thence (3) north 59 degrees 10 minutes east 530.00 feet, more or less, to the dividing line between Monmouth and Middlesex counties; thence (4) beginning again at the above beginning monument, south 30 degrees 50 minutes east 345.00 feet, more or less, to the above mentioned county line; thence (5) northeasterly along the same to the end of the third course herein, containing 9.283 acres, more or less, and being that part of the premises conveyed by Floyd T. Taylor to Anita G. Taylor by deed dated April 4, 1938, and recorded in the office of the clerk of Middlesex county, which is situated in the township of Madison in the county of Middlesex, is hereby set off from the township of Madison, in the county of Middlesex, annexed to, and made a part of, the borough of Matawan, in the county of Monmouth, and shall be governed by the laws of this State relating to boroughs.
L.1939, c. 244, p. 657, s. 1, eff. July 18, 1939.
N.J.S.A. 45:14C-29
45:14C-29 Eligibility for certification.
2. a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, to be eligible to be certified to install, improve, repair or maintain medical gas piping, an applicant shall be of good moral character and submit to the State board satisfactory evidence that he:
(1) (a) is a master plumber, or a journeyman plumber who has successfully completed an apprenticeship program accredited and approved by the United States Department of Labor;
(b) is an apprentice plumber who has successfully completed not less than three years of an apprenticeship program accredited and approved by the United States Department of Labor;
(c) is a pipe fitter or steam fitter employed by a plumbing contractor; or
(d) is certified in his area of expertise in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association standards;
(2) has successfully completed not less than 32 hours of classroom training relating to the most recent edition of the Standard on Gas and Vacuum Systems issued by the National Fire Protection Association; and
(3) (a) has passed an examination offered by the National Inspection Testing and Certification Corporation (NITC), or a substantially equivalent examination approved by the State board, that demonstrates the applicant's competence to install, improve, repair and maintain medical gas piping;
(b) has passed an examination as a brazer offered by the American Welding Society, and has successfully completed a training program in the installation of medical gas piping approved by a major medical gas producer; or
(c) is certified in accordance with the appropriate American Society of Sanitary Engineering standards for the operations being performed.
The successful completion of any such examination provided for in this paragraph may have been accomplished before the effective date of this act.
b. To be eligible to be certified to perform only brazing duties incidental to the installation, improvement, repair or maintenance of medical gas piping, an applicant shall be of good moral character and submit to the State board satisfactory evidence that he:
(1) (a) is a master plumber, or a journeyman plumber who has successfully completed an apprenticeship program accredited and approved by the United States Department of Labor;
(b) is an apprentice plumber who has successfully completed not less than three years of an apprenticeship program accredited and approved by the United States Department of Labor;
(c) is a pipe fitter or steam fitter employed by a plumbing contractor; or
(d) is certified in his area of expertise in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association standards;
(2) has successfully completed not less than 20 hours of classroom training relating to the performance of brazing duties required in the installation, improvement, repair or maintenance of medical gas piping; and
(3) (a) has passed an examination offered by the National Inspection Testing and Certification Corporation (NITC), or a substantially equivalent examination approved by the State board, that demonstrates the applicant's competence in performing brazing duties incidental to the installation, improvement, repair or maintenance of medical gas piping;
(b) has passed an examination as a brazer offered by the American Welding Society and has successfully completed a training program in the brazing of medical gas piping approved by a major medical gas producer; or
(c) is certified in accordance with the appropriate American Society of Sanitary Engineering standards for the operations being performed.
The successful completion of any such examination provided for in this paragraph may have been accomplished before the effective date of this act.
L.2003,c.205,s.2.
N.J.S.A. 45:14C-30
45:14C-30 Requirements for certification.
3. To be eligible for certification to provide instruction regarding the installation, improvement, repair or maintenance of medical gas piping, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
a. Be licensed as a master plumber or journeyman plumber in this State, or be a pipe fitter or steam fitter employed by a plumbing contractor; or
b. Have been actively engaged in the practice of installing medical gas piping or be certified in his area of expertise in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association standards for at least five consecutive years preceding the date of application for certification as an instructor;
c. Have successfully completed not less than 40 hours of instructional training in the field of medical gas piping installation, improvement, repair and maintenance as approved by the State board; and
d. (1) passed an examination offered by the National Inspection Testing and Certification Corporation (NITC), or a substantially equivalent examination approved by the State board, that demonstrates the applicant's competence to teach in the field of medical gas piping installation, improvement, repair and maintenance;
(2) passed an examination as a brazer offered by the American Welding Society and has successfully completed a training program in instructional training approved by a major medical gas producer; or
(3) is certified in accordance with the appropriate American Society of Sanitary Engineering standards for the operations being performed.
L.2003,c.205,s.3.
N.J.S.A. 52:27D-222
52:27D-222. Definitions As used in this act:
a. "Business entity" means any person or corporation in the State engaged in business operations which has a Standard Industrial Classification, as designated in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual prepared by the federal Office of Management and Budget, within the following Major Group Numbers, Group Numbers, or Industry Numbers, as the case may be: Major Group Number 07 (Agricultural Services), only Industry Number 0782 - Lawn and Garden Services; Major Group Numbers 20 through 39 inclusive (Manufacturing Industries); Major Group Number 45 (Transportation by Air), only Industry Number 4511-Air Transportation, Certified Carriers, and Group Number 458-Air Transportation Services; Major Group Number 46 (Pipelines, Except Natural Gas); Major Group Number 47 (Transportation Services), only Group Numbers 471-Freight Forwarding, 474-Rental of Railroad Cars, and 478-Miscellaneous Services Incidental to Transportation; Major Group Number 48 (Communication), only Group Numbers 481-Telephone Communication, and 482-Telegraph Communication; Major Group Number 49 (Electric, Gas and Sanitary Services); Major Group Number 50 (Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods), only Industry Numbers 5085-Industrial Supplies, 5087-Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies, and 5093-Scrap and Waste Materials; Major Group Number 51 (Wholesale Trade, Nondurable Goods), only Group Numbers 512-Drugs, Drug Proprietaries and Druggists' Sundries, 516-Chemicals and Allied Products, 517-Petroleum and Petroleum Products, 518-Beer, Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages, and 519-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods; Major Group Number 55 (Automobile Dealers and Gasoline Service Stations), only Group Numbers 551-Motor Vehicle Dealers (New and Used), 552-Motor Vehicle Dealers (Used Only), and 554-Gasoline Service Stations; Major Group Number 72 (Personal Services), only Industry Numbers 7216-Dry Cleaning Plants, Except Rug Cleaning, 7217-Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning, and 7218-Industrial Launderers; Major Group Number 73 (Business Services), only Industry Number 7397-Commercial Testing Laboratories; Major Group Number 75 (Automotive Repair, Services, and Garages), only Group Number 753-Automotive Repair Shops; Major Group Number 76 (Miscellaneous Repair Services), only Industry Number 7692-Welding Repair; Major Group Number 80 (Health Services), only Group Number 806-Hospitals; and Major Group Number 82 (Educational Services), only Group Numbers 821-Elementary and Secondary Schools and 822-Colleges and Universities, and Industry Number 8249-Vocational Schools. "Business entity" also means the State and local governments, or any agency, authority, department, bureau, or instrumentality thereof.
b. "Emergency response plan" means a written document, developed by a county fire marshal or appropriate county official and a municipal fire department or fire district in cooperation with a business entity and updated as necessary, which establishes procedures for dealing with fires at facilities that store, manufacture, distribute or warehouse substances identified by the Department of Environmental Protection as unusually hazardous. The purpose of the plan and its process of development is to ensure that emergency response personnel have adequate knowledge of the location and identity of unusually hazardous substances and pre-established procedures for handling an emergency. c. "Facility" means the building, equipment and contiguous area at a single location used for the conduct of business.
d. "Unusually hazardous" means likely to explode due to a highly volatile nature, a propensity to produce toxic fumes, or a tendency to react with water or common firefighting chemicals and any other property which the Department of Environmental Protection determines will make a substance an uncommon danger to firefighters and the surrounding community in the event of its exposure to a fire.
L. 1986, c. 142, s. 1, eff. Nov. 6, 1987.
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