Section 6700 Of Chapter 9. Miscellaneous Safety Provisions From California Labor Code >> Division 5. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 9.
6700
. (a) Any employer who causes or allows the use of any
flammable or combustible material for the installation acceptance
pressure test of any gas houseline or piping shall be conclusively
presumed to be maintaining an unsafe place of employment.
(b) Any employer who causes or allows gas pipelines to be tested
with gas at pressures in excess of that permitted by applicable
sections of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code for
Pressure Piping shall be conclusively presumed to be maintaining an
unsafe place of employment.