The governing board or authority of any public or private school or educational institution within the State, wherein shops or laboratories are conducted providing instructional or experimental programs, shall provide for and require that every student and teacher wear industrial-quality eye protective devices at all times while participating in a program that involves any of the following:

(1) Hot solids, liquids or molten metals.

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 115C-166

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, or stamping of any solid materials.

(3) Heat treatment, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or other materials.

(4) Gas or electric arc welding.

(5) Repair or servicing of any vehicle.

(6) Caustic or explosive chemicals or materials.

These industrial-quality eye protective devices shall be furnished free of charge to the student and teacher. (1969, c. 1050, s. 1; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 2017-57, s. 7.23H(e).)

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