Section 24-165. Use of air contaminant detector; use of contaminant recorder; recording of time, duration, concentration and density of air contaminant  


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  • (a) Whenever the use of  an  air  contaminant  detector  is  required  by  this code, the air contaminant detector must automatically
      cause both an audible signal sufficiently loud to be heard by  a  person
      of  normal  hearing  twenty feet from the detector and a readily visible
      flashing red light upon the emission of an air contaminant of a  density
      which  appears darker than number one on the standard smoke chart, or of
      an opacity which obscures vision to  a  degree  greater  than  smoke  of
      number one density on the standard smoke chart.
        (b)  The signalling devices of the air contaminant detector shall also
      be located at the principal work location of the person supervising  the
      equipment.
        (c)  If two or more units of equipment are connected to a single flue,
      one air contaminant detector may be used if installed to monitor all  of
      the units.
        (d)  If  the  light  source of a photoelectric type of air contaminant
      detector fails to operate  properly,  the  detector  must  automatically
      cause  an  audible  signal  sufficiently loud to be heard by a person of
      normal hearing twenty feet away from the detector and a readily  visible
      flashing red light which shall continue to operate until manually reset.
        (e)  Whenever  the  use  of an air contaminant recorder is required by
      this code, the air contaminant recorder must:
        (1) continuously produce a record of the time, duration, concentration
      and density of an air contaminant of a density which appears darker than
      number one on the standard smoke chart, or of an opacity which  obscures
      vision to a degree greater than number one; or
        (2)   continuously  produce  a  record  of  the  time,  duration,  and
      concentration of sulfur  dioxide  and  nitrogen  oxides  by  volume  and
      particulate matter by weight.
        (f) Except as provided in section 24-171 of this code, the record made
      by  the  air  contaminant  recorder  shall  be dated and retained on the
      premises where the recorder is located for a period of sixty  days  from
      the last date appearing on the record.