Authority: IC 15-16-1-6; IC 15-16-1-7
Affected: IC 15-16-1-10
Sec. 8. All tank trucks, trailers, and semitrailers shall be equipped with the following equipment for emergency purposes:
- (1) A full-faced gas mask, jointly approved by NIOSH and MSHA, with one (1) spare ammonia canister in a readily accessible location. A full facepiece ammonia gas mask will provide effective respiratory protection in concentrations of ammonia in air that are not immediately dangerous to life or health for short periods of time. A gas mask is not recommended for respiratory protection in concentrations exceeding the IDLH except for escape purposes. In concentrations above the IDLH, a positive-pressure, SCBA shall be used in accordance with the provision of ANSI Z88.2.
- (2) One (1) pair of protective gloves impervious to ammonia.
- (3) Chemical splash goggles or chemical splash goggles with full face shield to be worn over goggles. A full face shield, if used, shall only be worn as secondary eye protection supplementing the primary eye protection afforded by the chemical splash goggles. A face shield is not to be worn as a substitute for a proper primary eye protection device (goggles).
- (4) A container of not less than five (5) gallons of fresh water.
(State Chemist of the State of Indiana; Agricultural Ammonia PT A, Sec V, Rule 5.7; filed Dec 30, 1965, 2:15 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1966, p. 17; filed Jan 19, 2001, 2:04 p.m.: 24 IR 1640; readopted filed Jun 20, 2001, 3:22 p.m.: 24 IR 3822; readopted filed Apr 27, 2007, 2:03 p.m.: 20070509-IR-355070039RFA; readopted filed Nov 25, 2013, 3:27 p.m.: 20131225-IR-355130482RFA; readopted filed Jul 2, 2019, 10:42 a.m.: 20190731-IR-355190258RFA; readopted filed Nov 4, 2025, 2:37 p.m.: 20251119-IR-355240619RFA)