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Laws and Regulations

ASBESTOS CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT & REGULATIONS (ACLA) require that asbestos abatement companies obtain New Jersey State-issued licenses and that individuals performing asbestos work obtain State-issued asbestos worker or supervisor performance identification permits.

BOILER, PRESSURE VESSELS AND REFRIGERATING PLANTS ACT AND REGULATIONS promotes greater safety to life and property through regulation of the construction, installation, repair, maintenance, and inspection of boilers, pressure vessels and refrigeration units through the licensing of boiler operators and boiler, pressure vessel and refrigeration unit inspections in New Jersey.

CRANE OPERATORS ACT & REGULATIONS identifies, establishes fees and grants licenses for crane operators.

EXPLOSIVES ACT & REGULATIONS provides for the protection of the public and property by establishing reasonable standards for the manufacture, sale, transportation, storage, use, possession, and disposition of explosives.

FIREWORKS ACT & SALE AND PUBLIC DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS the Fireworks Acts are enforced to prevent the unlawful manufacture, sale, transportation, and use of dangerous fireworks. The Sale and Public Display of Fireworks mandates that local municipalities acquire the necessary resolutions prior to allowing fireworks displays.

MINE SAFETY ACT & PITS AND QUARRIES REGULATIONS provides for the safety and health of workers and for the construction, operation, and maintenance of pits and quarries in the interest of the life, health and safety of employees, as well as protection of property.

MODEL ROCKETRY ACT & REGULATIONS include the procedures for obtaining storage permits and the procedures to be followed for use of model rockets, and the acceptable design, weight, and power of model rockets.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT AND REGULATIONS provides for the development and enforcement of occupational safety standards for public employees throughout the State, and to encourage employers and employees in their efforts to improve the working environment.

RETAIL GASOLINE DISPENSING SAFETY ACT & REGULATIONS mandates that no person dispense fuel at a gasoline station, unless that person is an attendant who has received fuel dispensing instructions.
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