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Cal. Lab. Code § 7979

Gassy and Extrahazardous Tunnels

Known as the The Tom Carrell Memorial Tunnel and Mine Safety Act

The act spans §§ 7950–8004 (52 sections).

Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1430.

In tunnels or underground mines classified extrahazardous, sufficient air shall be supplied to maintain an atmosphere of all of the following conditions:

(a) Not less than 19 percent oxygen.

(b) Not more than 0.5 percent carbon dioxide.

(c) Not more than 5 parts per million nitrogen dioxide.

(d) No petroleum vapors or other toxic gases in concentrations exceeding the threshold limit values established annually by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.