(820 ILCS 250/3) (from Ch. 48, par. 1103)
Sec. 3.
It shall be the duty of every employer of any person performing
construction, maintenance or repair work inside any underground sewer which
has been used as such to have safety information and equipment available
at the work site. Such information and equipment shall include at a minimum
(i) material for use as lifelines, (ii) equipment for venting of locations
in the underground sewers where work is to be performed, (iii) individual
oxygen masks or similar gear for each employee who works underground, (iv)
chemicals or equipment to test for dangerous gas, and (v) equipment for
prompt communications with emergency medical services.
(Source: P.A. 81-772.)
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