Section 27-446. Ventilation  


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  • All spaces used for the repair of motor vehicles
      shall  be  provided with mechanical ventilation adequate to provide four
      air changes per hour.
        (a) Exhaust gases. Where engines are to be run for  test  purposes  or
      adjustments,  provisions shall be made to collect the exhaust gases from
      each vehicle and to discharge such gases to the outer air by means of  a
      positively  induced  draft. The discharge opening from such system shall
      be located as required by subchapter thirteen of this chapter.
        (b) Pits. All pits for inspection  or  repair  shall  have  mechanical
      exhaust  ventilation taken from near the bottom of the pits. Pit exhaust
      systems shall be adequate to provide at least four air changes per hour.