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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
The maximum total hours in twenty-four that one may work in compressed air shall be as follows:
Normal to a pressure of eighteen pounds per square inch, eight hours; eighteen pounds to twenty-six pounds, six hours; twenty-six pounds to thirty-three pounds, four hours; thirty-three pounds to thirty-eight pounds, three hours; thirty-eight pounds to forty-three pounds, two hours; forty-three pounds to forty-eight pounds, one and one-half hours; forty-eight pounds to fifty pounds, one hour.
The maximum hours that a workman may be kept in compressed air during a shift are as follows:
Normal to a pressure of eighteen pounds per square inch, eighteen pounds to twenty-six pounds, three hours; twenty-six pounds to thirty-three pounds, two hours; thirty-three pounds to thirty-eight pounds, one and one-half hours; thirty-eight pounds to forty-three pounds, one hour; forty-three pounds to forty-eight pounds, forty-five minutes; forty-eight pounds to fifty pounds, thirty minutes.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 23, § 485. Maximum hours - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-23-sect-485/
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