[Ord. BH-8903]
There shall be provided in each and every place of employment,
a minimum temperature of 70° F. on the inside of each occupied
area during the usual working hours.
Natural or mechanical ventilation shall be provided in all places
of employment to insure a healthful and a comfortable environment
as regards temperature, humidity, heat radiation and air movement.
All closed office buildings which are mechanically ventilated shall
provide an adequate supply of natural fresh air from the outside so
that the carbon dioxide levels shall not exceed 600 ppm (parts per
million) in the work place.
These requirements shall not apply to places of employment or
portions thereof used and occupied for trades, business or occupations,
where due to the inherent nature of such occupation, trade or business,
abnormally high or low temperatures are essential.
[Ord. BH-8903]
The quality and quantity of illumination in any place of employment
shall be adequate to permit the performance of all necessary work
in a safe manner and without injury to the eyes. The requirements
for lighting any workplace or place of employment shall not be less
than the minimum requirements specified by the American Standard Association
in its Code of Lighting Factories, Mills and other Workplaces-A-11-1930,
or the latest revision thereof.
[Ord. BH-8903]
All working areas and places of employment shall be kept free
of overcrowding. To prevent such condition, there shall be provided
for each and every employee in work areas, occupied areas and in places
of employment, a minimum of 400 cubic feet of air space.
[Ord. BH-8903]
Working in operations, processes or conditions of work which
unduly expose them to dampness and wet environments, excessive heat,
coldness, excessive noise, hazardous radiations, skin irritants or
other health hazards shall be provided with proper protective clothing
and other devices when such exposure may constitute an occupational
health hazard and may result in an occupational disease or affliction.
[Ord. BH-8903]
The health officer shall make the inspections and examinations
required by any law of this State, or by any code, ordinance or regulation,
upon exhibiting his or her badge or credentials and all persons are
hereby forbidden to interfere with or obstruct such inspection, examination
or survey.
[Ord. BH-8903]
Every employer shall comply with the various provisions of this
section pertaining to industrial health hazards and occupational health
and shall maintain a healthful place of employment.
[Ord. BH-8903]
The penalty for a first violation of this chapter shall be a
fine of $100; for a second violation - $200; and for a third or subsequent
violation - $400.
[Ord. BH-8903]
The provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable,
and if any section, subsection, clause or phrase hereof shall, for
any reason, be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining section, subsections,
sentences, clauses and phrases of this chapter, but they shall remain
in effect, it being the legislative intent that this chapter shall
stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.