Illinois · statute · 820 ILCS 245 · 9 active provisions
When used in this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise, the term (a) "Caisson" means a wood, steel, concrete or reenforced concrete air-tight and water-tight chamber in which it is possible for men to work to excavate material. (b) "Lock" means a chamber designed to facilitate the passage of men and materials fr…
Federal regulations; operation of Act. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), Sections 1 through 6 of this Act are inoperative on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. (b) If at any time the Safety and Health Regulations for Construction standards at 29 CFR 1926.800 throu…
The working period of any person under compressed air in any compartment, caisson, tunnel or places shall be divided into two periods under compressed air with an interval of rest between the two periods. If the air pressure exceeds fifteen pounds per square inch, the said interval of rest must be spent in the open air…
No person employed in compressed air shall be permitted to pass from the working chamber to normal air, except after decompression in a lock as follows: (a) Where the air pressure is greater than normal and not more than fifteen pounds per square inch, the time of decompression shall be at least two minutes; (b) Where…
Every employer of workers in compressed air and every agent, foreman, manager or superintendent thereof in charge of such work, shall be responsible for the observance of this Act. (Source: Laws 1939, p. 614.)
Any employer of workers under compressed air or any agent, foreman, manager or superintendent thereof in charge of such work, who violates any of the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a petty offense. (Source: P.A. 77-2437.)
It shall be the duty of the Department of Labor to enforce the provisions of this Act and prosecute all violations of the same before any Court of competent jurisdiction in this State, and for that purpose the Department of Labor, its officers and duly authorized employees are hereby empowered to visit and inspect at a…
The invalidity of any portion of this Act shall in no way affect the validity of any other portion hereof. (Source: Laws 1939, p. 614.)
This Act may be cited as the Work Under Compressed Air Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.)