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Subchapter 7. General Industry Safety Orders
Group 14. Radiation and Radioactivity
Article 103. Actinic Radiation
Group 14. Radiation and Radioactivity
Article 103. Actinic Radiation
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§5079. Ultra-Violet Radiation.
(a) Sterilizing lamps or other equipment producing ultra-violet radiation shall be so arranged or shielded that ultra-violet radiation, either direct or reflected, does not strike employees' eyes in harmful intensity; where such arrangement or shielding is not practicable, employees shall be provided with goggles of a type which will prevent such radiation from injuring the eyes.
(b) Areas, rooms or locations where equipment producing such radiation is located shall be posted with warning signs or legends.
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