(a) Any person using any electrical welding apparatus or any other mechanism used for welding or cutting for work within the Town shall provide maximum safety precautions by shields, barriers or otherwise, wherever such work is accessible to or in visible proximity to the public. All welding and cutting work and operations shall be shielded from view, and all areas, openings and irregularities shall be provided by well-marked barricades which shall be lighted after dark by appropriate warning devices for protection of the public.
(b) No person shall fail to comply with any provision of this section, or counsel, aid or abet any such violation or failure to comply.