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• • -7- Section 16. Responsibility of Owner or Operator. The owner or manage of any Pest Control Business holding a License under the terms of this Article is hereby held responsible for the lives and health of not only those in his em- ployment, but also for the lives and health of persons who might be affected by the conduct of such business, l9here food establishments are concerned, the owne and manager of such a business is het+~y held responsible for the protection of such food stuffs from becoming poisoned or otherwise contaminated. Section 17. • Any insecticide containing sodium fluoride shall be colored vile blue to prevent the poison from being mistaken for flour, sugar, salt or other food stuffs. It shall be unlawful to use any rodenticide or insecticide containing living bac- terial organisms in any type of building. No type of poisonous gas, fumes or vapor shall be used in a food establishment which would render the food stuffs unsuitable for human consumption. Section 18. Safety ReaulatiQns. Outside fogging for insect control • of ball parks, drive-in theaters, race tracks, or other similar locations shall not be done while the public is occupying such places. Instructions of manu- facturers shall be carefully observed and followed as precautionary measures and as a means of reducing the possibility of fire or explosions. During use of cer- tain inflammable solvents in indoor fogging, the following should be observed: (a) Evacuate all personnel except the essential operators from the building being treated. (b) Only experienced, responsible persons who are thoroughly fa-ni- liar with operation instructions and attendant fire safeguards should be permitted to operate. (c) The use of listed equipment and insecticide formulations is recommended. No oil carriers should ever be used in thermol fog genera- tors that have a flash point lower than kerosene. The carrier should have a flash point of at least 40° higher than the surrounding temperature of the area being fogged. (d) In exterior operations involving areas beneath buildings, the same safety precautions as required for interior fogging must be made to apply. Accidental entry of heavy concentrates of outside fog in base- ments through open windows must not be overlooked. 1 (e) Doors may be blocked open where this will assist ventilation and fog dispersion. However, it is important that doors in the fire walls and fire partitions and doors at elevator, stairways and other verti- cal openings be kept securely closed.