PRINTER'S NO. 2377
No. 1930 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY VROON, E. Z. TAYLOR, PITTS, E. H. SMITH, PYLES,
McCLATCHY, GREENLEAF, WENGER, HOPKINS AND GIAMMARCO,
DECEMBER 1, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, DECEMBER 1, 1977
AN ACT
1 Requiring the use of safety tire racks in certain instances.
2 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
3 hereby enacts as follows:
4 Section 1. Definition.
5 The term "entity" shall mean any sole proprietorship,
6 partnership, joint venture, corporation, association or
7 political subdivision, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
8 Section 2. Safety requirements; split rim tires.
9 Any entity whose employees inflate, mount or dismount tires
10 shall provide a safety tire rack, cage or equivalent protection
11 which shall be used when inflating, mounting or dismounting
12 tires installed on split rims, or rims equipped with locking
13 rings or similar devices.
14 Section 3. Rules and regulations; enforcement.
15 The Department of Labor and Industry shall promulgate rules
16 and regulations to carry out the purposes of this act and shall
17 be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of this
1 act.
2 Section 4. Penalties.
3 Any person who violates the provisions of this act or the
4 rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto is guilty of a
5 misdemeanor of the third degree as defined in section 106 of
6 Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (relating to
7 classes of offenses).
8 Section 5. Effective date.
9 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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