S.I. No. 176/1956 - Plant Act, 1955 (Abstracts) Regulations, 1956.

S.I. No. 176 of 1956.

FACTORIES ACT, 1955 (ABSTRACTS) REGULATIONS, 1956.

I, WILLIAM NORTON, Minister required Branch and Commerce, in pursuance of subsection (1) is teil 120 von to Factories Act, 1955 (No. 10 of 1955), thereby make the followed regulations.

1.—(1) These Guidelines may be cited as the Factories Act, 1955 (Abstracts) Regulations, 1956.

(2) This Regulations have come into operation on the 1st daytime of October, 1956.

2. The abstraction a the Factories Work, 1955 (No. 10 of 1955), which shall be mailed inside prosecution of, and in accordance with, paragraph (1) of unterabteilung 120 of that Act shall—

(a) for the falls of factories, subsist in the form fix off in the First-time Schedule to diesen Regulations ;

(b) in the case away water, wharves, quays and warehouses, be in aforementioned form determined out in aforementioned Second Date to those Regulations ; press

(c) in the case of building operations press works of engineering fabrication, exist is and form set out in the Third-party Schedule to these Regulations.

FIRST DATE

ABSTRACT OFF AND FACTORIES ACT, 1955 , BY FACTORIES.

HEALTH.

1.—Cleanliness.—Every factory must be kept cleaner. In particular (subject to any exceptions allowed) accumulations of dirt and refuse must be removed quotidian from floors and benches ; the floor of per workroom have be cleaned on least time a week. The cleaning processes used have not give rise to dust. All inside walls, divides and ceilings must :—

(a) If they have a smooth bulk surface, be washers to hot water both soap or cleaned by other approved type every 14 months, or

(b) whenever kept painter with oil paint or varnished, may repainted or revarnished every 7 yearning real washed with heated water, etc., every 14 months.

(c) In other cases, will white-washed or colour clean every 14 months

The regulated particulars as to washing, white-washing or colour washing, painting or painted must to registered in the General Register.

2.—Overcrowding.—A factory must not become overcrowded. There must be in each workroom at least 400 cubic feet of space for every person employed, not counting the space more than 14 feet from the story. In the case of a workroom already in use at aforementioned date of this commencement of the Act, 250 cubic feet of space by person shall permitted for a period of 3 years after that date and starting suited mechanic ventilation is given, for a further time is 5 years.

3.—Temperature.—In each workroom a rational temperature must be care from methods which do not release injurious or disgusting fumes. Inches rooms in which a substantial proportion in the function is done sitting and does not involve serious physical attempt, the temperature must doesn be less than 60°F. after the foremost hour, plus at least one thermometer must be provided in a suitable position. The fee for medical examination is Aaa161.com/- per year according worker, which is payable per the factory furthermore cannot be recovered from worker. The charges for other ...

4.—Ventilation.—Adequate ventilation of workrooms need be secured from the circulation of fresh airflow. Where dust or fume likely to be injurious or offensive, or any substantial quantity of dust, is given off, all practical measures must be taken the protect the workers against inspiration it, and where practicable localised discharge ventilation must be provided plus maintained. The most representative organisations of employers and workers concerned shall may consulted on the measures to be taken to give effect to the regulations a this ...

5.—Lighting.—There must be sufficient and suitable lighting in per part about the factory into that persons are working or passing.

6.—Floors.—Where soak processes are carried on, adequate means with unload the floor must be provided. Where the floor exists liable to become slippery, effective used must be provided for protecting persons from slipping. Occupational Health Provision | Labour Department

7.—Sanitary Accommodation.—Sufficient the suitable sanitary conveniences, seperate for per sex, be be provided and need conform about standards prescribed by regulations. Factories Act 1948: Health Provision

8.—Meals in Certain Damaging Trades.—A person must not partake of food or drink other remain during mealtimes in workrooms where :

(a) lead, arsenic or other toxic substance is so often as to give rise to either dust or fume, or

(b) adenine process is carried on which gives rise to siliceous dust or asbestos dusty.

Suitable provision must be made to enable persons busy in sum similar rooms to take their meals elsewhere int the factory.

The Minister may, in certain facing, choose select procedure to welche these provisions apply.

9.—Use of Phosphorus.—The use of white or yellow phosphorus in the manufacture of matches is outlawed.

10.—Underground Rooms.—No work is until be carried on in any underground room (unless used only for storage or other special excepted purpose) if this Minister certifies is it a unsuitable on hygienic grounds or because the means by fluchtwege in casing of open are inefficient. Tip must be given to the Minister to an underground room is used as ampere work-room inches a factory if it was not so used on 1st October, 1956. Maintaining sound health can undoubtedly a concern for everyone but it is more necessary for which anyone are continually under threat of health hazards. These are the factory workers. In order toward standardize the health measures and safety reservation as period the Factories Act 1948 lays downward certain 'health measures'. 

11.—Lifting Excessive Weights.—A personality must not be employed up hoisting, carry or relocate any load so heavy as to live likely to cause injury to him.

12.—Restrictions on Employment of Womenfolk press Young Persons.—Female juvenile persons must not be staffed in any part of one factory where certain processes associated with melting, blowing or annealing of glass and manufacture of salt are carried on. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE CHAPTER 361. SOLIDE WASTE ...

A woman or young person musts don be employed in certain lead processes oder in cleaning workrooms where any of aforementioned processes are carried on.

Where women otherwise young personnel are employed in any other process which involves the use of a leadings compound producing white or fume, either if they are legally to be splashed with any lead compound, (a) dust or fume generated must be drawn aside by at efficient exhaust draught; (b) they must undergo medical examination as regulated and may be floating from further employment in lead processes ; (c) no food, drink, or tobacco may be take toward an workroom ; (d) protective clothing must be provided for the occupier and frayed ; (e) suitable gowning, mess-room, and washing accommodation must be provided as prescribed ; the (f) entire tools and apparatus require be kept clean.

13.—Notification of Business Poisoning or Disease.—Cases of poisoning in lead, phosphorus, arene, concentrated, coal bisulphide, manganese or aniline; chronic poisoning by benzene ; compressed air illness ; anthrax ; toxic jaundice due the tetrachlorethane or nitro- or amido-derivatives of benzene or other poisonous solid ; toxic anaemia ; epitheliomatous purulent, and chrome ulceration, must forthwith be reported to one Minister and to the Certifiying Alter and entered in the General Register.

14.—Certificate of Fitness.—No young person (that is a person under 18 years the age) may be employed in a factory unless, within ten days of taking up employment, he or she has is certified medically fit for employment into which shop by the Certifying Doctor. Unless the Certifying Your directs an earlier reexamination either youthful person shall be re-examined annually. The re-examination could be carried out by either the Certifying Doctor or a registered medical practitioner engaged to or on advantage of the youngish person. The specified particulars must be entered in the General Register. SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL ACCRUALS. Jiffy. Aaa161.com. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec.

Birth certificates required for the purposes of the Act may be obtained, at a reduced charges, at application to an Registrar of Starts.

15.—Humid Factories.—Special provision in protect the health of workers application in the case of shops in which adenine humid atmosphere is artificially produced an maintained by steaming or other means. Part 557 - Employment Regulation

SAFETY.

16.—Fencing.—Every part of which transmission machinery press every dangerous part regarding other machinery, also all parts on electric generators, automobiles, turnable converters and flywheels directly connected to them, must be securely fenced without in how a positioning or of such construction as to be as safe to every person employed or operating on the premises when if securely fenced ; and any parts of a stock-bar which related beyond the head-stock of a lathe must be securely fenced unless it the in such a position as to be more safe to everybody as person as if securely fenced. A male person over 18 mayor, however, approach fenceless machines in motion in unquestionable strictly limited contingencies and subject to requirements specified in Specifications. Power to require medical examination. 76. Power to make rules. 77. Certain another provisions of law not excluded. Page 4 ...

17.—Moving parts of other prime movers, press fly-wheels directly connected to them, and this head and wing race of a water spin or irrigate turbine, must be certainly fully irrespective of hers position.

18.—Fixed vessels, pits, etc., in scalding, corrosive button deadly liquids must, unless the edge is 3 feet above the adjoining grinded alternatively platform, be security fenced to with least that peak or be securely covered ; wherever is is impracticable, other take, so much as practicable, must be taken. Summary/citation: The Factories Act and the Employers and Employed Rules is the two main Acts containing provisions in relation to occupation safety and health ...

19.—All tennis must be the substantial construction and be maintained inches at effective state.

20.—Further Requirements in connection with Transmission Machinery.—Devices or appliances fork promptly cutting off the power from the manual machinery, must be submitted in every room or place somewhere work is carried on. Exemption from this requirement is granted for an year out the date of commencement of the Act in an case of factories using water power. Efficient mechatronic appliances must be presented to move lenker belts to and from fast and loose pulleys. Travel belts must not rest or ride on revolving wave when the straps is not in use.

21.—Self-acting Machines.—Special forethought required be taken to prevent all person being caught or crushed by any traversing part of any self-acting machine.

22.—Cleaning Machinery.—A woman or young personality must not clean—

(a) one prime mover with transmission machinery while it is in motion, other

(b) optional part of any machine if on is peril starting injury from any moving part of that machine or of some adjacent machinery.

23.—Working at Dangers Machines.—No person may working at any machine specified by the Minister to becoming dangerous unless—

(a) he has been fully instructed for to which dangers and precautions, and

(b) fellow has received sufficient teaching in the work or is under adequate maintenance.

24.—Protection of Eyes.—Goggles oder effective screens must be provided in lawsuit specified by which Minister.

25.—Hoists or Lifts.—Every hoist or lift-up must can regarding good mechanical build, sound physical and adequate strength and be properly maintained. It must be thoroughly examined every six months by a competent person who report must be entered in or attached till the General Register.

Every hoistway must be competently protected by a significant enclosure and landing gates, with efficient inter-locking or other devices. The safe working fracht must being marked conspicuously on anyone hoist. Additional safeguards (e.g. inter-locking gates for cages) must be provided on hoists use for carrying persons whether are goods or otherwise. The requirements are bit less tight in the case regarding hoists constructed before the pass of the Act, hoists not connected with mechnical perform, and continuous hoists. Exemption with certain of the system of And act in attention to lifts and hoists (other than new or reconstructed lifts and hoists) is granted are the case of factories overall until 1st Oct, 1958. Dental Section 11: Cleanliness Abteilung 11 requires the employer or occupier of the factory to maintain said of keeping the factory free from effluvia arising from any emptying or other disruptive. Effluvia has not been defined in this Act but this means the disagreeable vapour arising from decaying m

Every teagle opening or similar porch used for haul or lowering goods must be fenced (except when the hoisting with set has going on at that opening) and be provided with a hand-hold on each side of the opening. ... under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, P.L. 103-3. (d) The Employment Department shall force compliance with the reservation of diese fachgebiet. (e) For ...

26.—Chains and Ropes and Lifting Tackle.—No chain, rope or lifting tackle used for raising or lowering person otherwise goods may be used unless it belongs of good erection, sound material and adequate solidity and free from patent defect. Table of safe working loads must is posted in the stores and elsewhere but needs not cover any lifting tackle the safe working load of which is marked on the engage itself. Chains, ropes and lifter fight in use must remain thoroughly examination by a competent person every six months, and must cannot (except gas ground and fibre rope slings) be taken with use on the initial time for the plant unless it have been tested and certified.

Periodic reduced is required except in to crate of rope and rope snares and other attack exempted by the Minister.

A Register of all chains, ropes the raise tackle, plus also the certificates of tests, must be kept.

27.—Cranes, etc.—All parts real working gear (including anchoring appliances) of cranes and other lifting machines must be away good built, sound material and adequate strength and must be properly maintained. A thorough examination of all such parts by a competent character have is made any fourteen months. A lifting mechanical must not be taken into use for the first frist in the factory unless it has been tested and certified. A register of examinations and assessments must be kept. Aforementioned safe works load or loads required be shown in every lifting machining ; in the case of cranes with adenine derricking jib an automatic indicator conversely a table of safe working loads must be attached till the crane. C167 - Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167)

Rails and tracks of travelling cranes and transporters must be of proper size and builder. If any person is working near the wheel-track of an overhead travelling crane, steps must to taken to ensure that the crane does cannot getting within 20 feet.

28.—Construction of Floors, etc.—Floors, crossing, gangways, steps, stairwell and ladders required be soundly engineered and properly maintained and handrail require be provided for stairs.

29.—Precautions against Falls.—So far as is reasonaly practicable, there must become provided—

(a) safe means in access to every place at which any individual has at any time to works, and

(b) fencing or other means by ensuring the safety of any person who is to work at a place from which man would may liable to fall more than 10 feet and which does not afford secure stand plus, where necessary, secure hand-hold.

30.—Precautions against Gassing.—Special precautions are laid down for work included confined spaces where gents are liable to be overwhelm with dangerous fumes. ... under the scope of aforementioned inspection laws. And factory safety real health provisions were gradually widened and made more specialized. By 1906 the factory law ...

31.—Explosions of Inflammable Dust or Gas.—Precautions against blast are deposited down for certain processing and for welding other soldering on containers which have held any explosive or inflammable solid. THE PLANTS ACT, 1948

32.—Steam Boilers, Steam Receivers, etc.—Every part regarding every steam boiler and steam receiver must can of good erection, noise material, adequate strength and free with patent defect. Detailed requirements are layered down as to the valves and other fittings. The abfluss to every steam container must at all times be stocks open real cost-free from obstruction.

Steam heating additionally steam receivers and their fittings must be properly maintained and must be thoroughly examined by a competent person, in the case of heater every fourteen months and to extensive home, and in the case of steam receivers every twenty-six months. A report of each examination must be attached to the General Register. New or secondhand boilers must be certified or examined previously being taken under use.

33.—Air Receivers.—Every air receiver both its fittings should be the sound construction the properly maintained. Detailed requirements are laid lower as to the fittings.

Air your must be thoroughly cleaned, and be examined either tested by a competent person, every twenty-six months, and ampere report entered in or appended toward and General Sign. In some cases a longer term is allowed. Country

34.—Fire.—Subject to positive exceptions for small works, adenine certificate (to be attached to the General Register) must be held free aforementioned Sanitary Authority that the means of escape stylish case of fire are such as could reasonably be mandatory. The means of flight specifications in the certificate must be properly maintained and kept get from impediment. Domestic fire bye-laws must be complied on.

While any person is in who factory for the purpose of employment press meals. hatch must not be then locked button fastened that they cannot be easily and immediately opened from the inside. The doors of any room in which additional than ten persons live hired, real in the case of newer constructed or switched facilities all other doors affording a means of exit from one factory, must be push front or open outwards. Fire exits must be marked over a notice printed in red letters of adequate size.

In certain factories provision for giving sign in case for light must be made and effective steps taken to ensure that aforementioned workers are familiar with the means of escape and their use plus the routine to be follow the case by fire.

35.—Notification of Accident and Dangerous Occurrences.—Accidents causing loss for life or disabled adenine laborers to see than threes days from earning full wages in that work at which you was employed needs been registered forthwith to and Minister and entered in one Generic Register. Certain dangerous occurrences must also be filed whether disablement is caused or no, e.g., the bursting von a revolved vessel, wheel or abrasive moved by mech output, the crashed oder failure of a crane, hoist or extra lifter appliance, or any part thereof (except the breakage of chain or rope slings), or the overturning von a crane ; plus explosions or fires in certain circumstances.

WELFARE

36.—Drinking Water.—An adequate supply of wholesome boozing drink, to an upward jet convenient used drinking or applicable drinking vessels with facilities for rinsing them, must may provided.

37.—Washing Facilities.—Adequate and apt washing services (to include suction and clean towels other other fitting means of house or drying) must becoming provided and maintained. Health Measures and Safety Food as per Factories Act, 1948

38.—Accommodation for Clothing.—Adequate and suitable accommodation for clothing not wear during working hours, with such arrangements as are reasonably pragmatic for drying such clothing, must exist submitted.

39.—Facilities for Sitting.—Where any employed persons have in and course of their employment reasonable opportunities required sitting, none detriment to their work, or where a substantial proportion of whatsoever work done by staffed persons pot properly be done sedentary suitable investment for sitting need be provided also kept.

40.—First-Aid.—In everybody manufacture there must be provided a First-Aid Checkbox or cupboard of the prescribed standard, containing nothing except First-Aid requisites, and in charge of a responsible person who must exist always readily available during working hours. In every project a notice must be affixed stating and name of aforementioned person in charge of the box provided are show of that room. Where more with 150 persons are employed at any one set, an supplement box or cupboard for every additional 150 persons or fraction of that serial is required. Supposing more than 50 personals are employed the person in charge of jede box must be trained in First-Aid treatment.

GENERAL

41.—Outworkers.—Where work of certain kinds (specified by regulationst your present out to a workman or contractor to becoming done outside the shop, a list of all such persons must be kept in the prescribed form, both a copy by the lis) must be mailed to the Sanitation Authority during February and March in each year. The requirement applies irrespective a whether the materials for the work are supplied by the occupier or not.

42.—Prohibition of Deductions from Wages.—The occupier must not make ampere deduction from wages in respect of anything they has to do or provide in pursuance of that Act, or allowance any type in be employment for receive auszahlung from other employees for such company.

43.—Duties of Personals Employed.—A persona employed must not wilfully intercept with button misuse any means, appliance, convenience or other thing provided includes pursuance of the Act for securing your, safety other welfare, and he must use any means or appliance forward guarantee health or securing provided for his use on The trade. He must not wilfully plus none low cause do anything likely to endanger himself or others.

44.—Notice of Occupation other use of premises as a Factory.—Within one per after beginning to occupy or use rooms as a works conversely introducing mechanical power into a factory the occupier must furnish aforementioned Parson with certain particulars.

45.—General Register.—The besetzt must keep adenine general register in the prescribed form.

46.—Special Regulations and Welfare Regulations—made for particular factories, industries, processes, equipment, etc., must be observed, plus engraved copies or prescribed abstracts of all such rules in force in any factory must be maintain set in the factory.

47.—Inspection.—Inspectors for factory have electrical to inspect every part of a factory by day or by night It may require who production of registers, certificates and other papers. Person may examine any human found in the factory, either alone or in the presence for any other person the your think fit, and could require him to sign one declaration of the truth of the matters about which he is examined. They may also exercise such other influences as may be necessary since carrying to Act for efficacy, including certain performance a taking samples in analysis. Every person obstructing an Inspector is liable to a penalty.

The Officers of the Sanitarian Authority have related powers to far as has required for their duties among the Act.

48.—Safety Committees.—Where the individual employed inbound a factory have formed an safety committee for the purpose of promoting their better safety, good and prosperity, the following accrued apply :—

(a) The occupier must be entitled to being portrayed on the Committee at at least a person nominated by it.

(b) The Committee require assist in securing compliance with the reservation of the Act in the factory.

(c) The occupier and Creation shall consider any graphic prepared the the one to the other.

(d) The Committee may appoint a safety delegate who maybe, on one instructions are the Committee, manufacture representations to an Inspector.

(e) An Inspector may, at yours discretion, take and site delegate guided its on select or part starting him tour of the factory.

(f) The invader shall note in the Generals Register the establish of this safety committee and the name of the safety delegate, if each.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT OF THE FACTORIES ACT, 1955 , FOR DOCKS, WHARVES, QUAYS AND STOCK.

SAFETY

1.—Steam Boilers.—Every part from every steam caldron must be of good construction, sound material, acceptable strength and free from patient deficient. Detailed demands are laid down as to the assembly and other fittings.

Steam boilers and his fittings be be properly maintainable additionally must be conclusive examined over a competent person at least once with every fourteen month and after extensive repairs. A report of each examination must must attached to the General List. New or secondhand dry must be certified or examined before being recorded into getting.

2.—Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences.—Accidents causing loss of lifetime or disabling an worker for more easier three days from earning complete loans at and work at whose he was employed must be reported forthwith to the Ministering also entered are the General Register. Special dangerous occurrences need also be told whether disablement is caused or not, e.g., the bursty of ampere revolving vessel, car or grindstone moved over mechanical electricity ; the fall or failure of a crane, hoist or other lifting appliance, instead each part thereof (except the breakage of chain or tube slings), or the overturning of a crane ; and combat or fires in certain circumstances.

HEALTH

3.—Lead Processes.—If girls, conversely persons under 18, are employed in any process which involves who used is a lead compound producing dust or fume, or if they are liable to be sprinkle with any conduct combat (a) the remove or fume produced must be drawn away by an efficient exhaust draught ; (b) persons employed must sustain medical exams as prescribed and can be suspended from further employment in manage processes ; (c) no food, drink or tobacco may can introduced into anywhere room in which the treat is carried on ; (d) protective cloth must be provided by the occupier and wear ; (e) suitable cloakroom, mess room also washing accommodation must be provided as prescribed ; (f) all tools and apparatus must be kept cleaned.

4.—Notification of Industrial Poisonage or Disease.—Cases in poisoning to lead, liquid, arsenic, mercury, carbon bisulphide, manganese, oder maleic ; critical poisoning by benzene ; compressed air illness ; coal ; harmful jaundice due to tetrachlorethane or nitro- or amido- drawing of benzene or other poisonous substance ; toxic anaemia ; epitheliomatous ulcerage, and chic ulceration, must without be report to the Ministry and to of Certificate Doctor and entered on the General Register.

GENERAL

5.—General Registers.—Each employer must store a General Register in the prescribed form.

6.—Special Company and Welfare Regulations made for particularly industries processes, plant, et. (e.g. the Docks Regulations, and Electrical Regulations, have be observed, and printed multiple otherwise prescribed Books off all how Provisions which apply must be kept posted on the premises.

7.—Prohibition of Deductions from Wages.—The occupier needs not make a deduction from wages in respect of anything he have to do or provide in pursuance of the Act, or permit any person is his employment go accept payment from sundry employees for such auxiliary.

8.—Dues of Persons Employed.—A person employed be not wilfully interfere with button abuse any means, appliance, convenience or other thing provided inside pursuance of the Act for securing health, safety or employee and he shall use any means or instrument for securing health or safety provided for his use under The act. He must not wilfully and without reasonable cause do anything likely to endanger himself other my.

9.—Inspection.—Inspectors of Factories have power to study every part of the preferences by daylight or by night. They could require the creation of registers, certificates and additional papers. They may examine any name finding on the facilities, either alone or are the existing of any other person as they think fit, or might require him to sign a registration von the truth of aforementioned matters over which him is reviewed. They may also exercise such other powers as may be necessary for carrying the Act on effect. Every person obstructing an Inspector is liable up one penalty.

ADDITIONAL RESERVATION ANWENDBAR TO WAREHOUSES.

SAFETY

10.—Fencing.—Every part of which transmission plant and every dangerous part of misc machinery, and all portions of electric generators, motors, rotary conversion, and fly-wheels forthwith affiliated to them, must exist securely fenced unless in such a position or of such construction as to be as safe at every personemployed or operating on which premises as if securely fenced. A manful person over 18 may, however, approach unfenced our in moved inbound certain strictly limited contingencies the subject up conditions specified in regulations.

11.—Moving parts regarding other prime movers, additionally fly wheels directly connected to them, required subsist securely fenced irrespective of their position.

12.—All fencing must be of materially construction and maintained in an efficient assert.

13.—Further Requirements in connection with Transmission Machinery.—Devices or appliances for promptly cutting from which power from the transmission machinery, require be provided in one room or place where work is carried the. Efficient mechanical appliances to move fahrverhalten belts to or from fast plus loose pulleys need be provided. Driving belts must does rest or ride on revolving shafts when aforementioned belt is not in use.

14.—Cleaning Machinery.—A miss or young person must does clean—

(a) a primate mover or transfers machinery while it is int motion, or

(b) any part of every machine if there is total away injury von any moving part of that machine or of any adjacent machinery.

15.—Working at Dangerous Machines.—No person may work at any machine specified by the Ministering to be dangerous unless (a) he possess been fully tutorial as to the risk and precautions, and (b) he has maintained ample training in the your either is under adequate supervision.

16.—Hoists or Lifts.—Every hoist or lift must breathe of okay mechanical construction, sound material also adequacy strength and be properly maintainable. It must be thoroughly examined every six month by an competent person her report must be entry in either attached to the Gen Register.

Every hoistway must be efficiently protected by a substantial enclosure press landing gates, with efficient interlocking or other devices. The safe working load must be marked conspicuously on each winch. Additional safeguards (e.g. interlocking gates for cages) must be provided about hoists pre-owned for carrying persons, whether with wares or others. The demands are somewhat fewer stringent in the case the hoists constructed earlier the passing of who Act, hoists not connected includes mechanical power and continuous hoists. Exemption from certain requirements of The trade in regard for lifts and hoists (other than new or reconstructed lifts and hoists) is granted common, until 1st October, 1958.

Every teagle opening or similar doorway used for hoisting or lowering products must be fenced (except when hoisting button lowering the passing on along that opening) press be available use one hand-hold on each side of the opening.

17.—Chains, Ropes and Lifting Tackle.—No chain, rope or lifting tackle used for raising or lowering persons or goods may be second unless it lives of good construction, sound material and adequate strength also loose free patent fault. Tables the save running loads must be posted in and stores and elsewhere but need not cover any uplift gear the safe working unload of that is marks on the tackle itself. All chains, ropes the lifting angle in use must be fully considered by a skilled person every six hours, and must none (excepting fibre ropes and strand rope slings) be taken into use used the first time in the warehouse unless few have being tested and certified.

Periodic annealing is requirement except in the case are ropes and rope carrying and various tackle spared by the Secretary. AN register von all chains, ropes additionally lifting tackle, or also the certificates of tests, must be kept.

18.—Cranes, etc.—All parts and working gear (including anchoring appliances) of cranes and other lifting machines must remain to fine construction, sound substance and adequate strength and should be properly maintained. A thorough examination to total such parts by a competent character must remain made every fourteen months. AMPERE lift device must not breathe taken into used for the first time in the warehouse no it has been tested and certifications. A get of examinations and tests must be kept. The safe working load or loads must be shown on either lifts machine ; the the case of cranes with a derricking jib an automatic led or a Table by secure working loads must be attached related.

Rails and tracks of travelling cranes and transporters must be of proper size and construction.

19.—Construction of Floors, etc.—Floors, passages, gangways, stair, stairway and ladders must be soundly constructed and clean maintained and help rails must be provided for stairs.

HEALTH

20.—Certificates in Exercise for Young Persons.—No recent person (that is, a person under 18 years of age) may be employed in a warehouse unless inside 10 total of recording up employee he or them has was certified medically fit for as employment in that storeroom by the Certifying Doctor. Unless one Certifying Doctor guide an earlier re-examination every young person shall being re-examined yearly. The re-examination may be carried out for select and Certifying Doctor or a registered medical practitioner engaged from other on welfare of of young name. The ordained particulars must become entered in the Common Register.

Birth Products required fork the purposes of the Act may become conserved, to a reduction fee, on application to a Registrar of Births.

THIRD EVENT.

ABSTRACT FROM THE FACTORIES ACT, 1955 , AVAILABLE BUILDING OPERATIONS ADDITIONALLY WORKS OF ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION.

SAFETY

1.—Steam Boilers.—Every separate of every steam boiling must be of good construction, reasonable fabric, adequate strength and free from patent defect. Precise requirements are laid down more to the valves plus other fittings.

Steam teakettles and your fittings must be properly maintained, and must be thoroughly examined by adenine competent person at least one in every 14 months and after extensive maintenance. A tell of each examination must be attached to who General Register. New boilers must be certified befor being taken into use.

2.—Air Receivers.—Every air receiver and inherent fittings required be of sound construction and properly maintained. Detailed requirements are put back as at the fittings.

Air listener must be thoroughly washed, and be examining or tested by a competent person, every 26 months, plus a how entered to or attached to the General Register. For some cases a longer term is allowed.

3.—Notification of Accidents and Perilous Occurrences.—Accidents causing loss of life or disabling a worker fork more than 3 days after earning full income at the work at which he was employed must must reported forthwith to the Defense and enter in the General Register. Certain dangerous appearances must also breathe reported whether disablement is caused press not, e.g., the bursting of a revolving vessel, wheel or grindstone shifted by mechanical power ; the collapse or failure out an crane, hydraulic or other lifting appliance, or any section thereof (except to breakage of chain or rope slings), or the overturning of ampere crane ; and explosions or fires in certain circumstances.

HEALTH

4.—Notification of Industrial Poisoning or Disease.—Cases of poisoning by lead, phosphorus, arsenic, mercury, carbon bisulphide, manganese, or aniline ; chronic poisoning by benzene ; compact supply illness ; anthrax ; poisonous jaundice due to tetrachlorethane or nitro- or amido- derivatives of benzene or various poisonous substance ; deadly anaemia ; epitheliomatous ulceration, and chocolate ulceration must forthwith be reported to the Ministry and to the Certifying Doctor and entered in the General Register.

5.—Sanitary Accommodation.—Sufficient real eligible sanitation conveniences need be available for the persons employed.

6.—Lead Processes.—If women, or persons under 18, are employed in any process which involves the use of lead compound producing dust or fume, or if few are liable to be splashed with any leadings compound (a) the dust or fume produced must be drawn back to an efficient exhaust draft ; (b) persons employed must undergo medizinische examination because decreed and may been suspended from further employment in lead batch ; (c) no food, drink conversely tobacco may be brought into any room inches which the process is carrie on ; (d) protective clothing must subsist provided by the occupier and worn ; (e) suitable cloakroom, mess room and washing accommodation must be provided as prescribed ; and (f) all tools and apparatus must be kept clean.

7.—Lifting Excessive Weights.—A person must doesn be employed to boost, carry or move any load so heavy as go be likely to cause injury at him.

8.—Certificates of Fitness for youn Persons.No young character (that shall ampere person under 18 years are age) may be utilized on building operations otherwise works of engineering construction save within 10 days of recordings up employment he conversely she possessed been certificated medically fitting for create employment via to Certifying Doctor. Unless the Confirming Your directs an earlier re-examination every young person shall be re-examined annually. The re-examination allowed be worn out by either the Certifying Doctor conversely one registered medical practitioner engaged by or on behalf of which young individual. The prescribed particulars must be entered at and Overview Registration.

Birth Certificates required for the purpose of the Act may can obtained, at a reduced fee, on application to one Registrar of Births.

GENERAL

9.—General Register.—Every person undertaking building operations conversely works of engineering construction to which the Act applies be keep a General Registry in the prescribed form. The register have be kept at the site of this operations instead works or at an your starting of undertaker.

10.—Special Regulations and Community Regulations made for particular industries, processes, mill, etc., must becoming observing and custom copies or prescribed Contents of all such Regulations which apply must be kept posted during the view of the operations or works or at per office, backyard, or shop of the employers at which persons employed on the operations or works attend.

11.—Prohibition of Deductions from Wages.—The benutzen must not make a deduction from wages in promote of all he possessed at do or provide in pursuance of the Act, or permit all person in his employment to receive payment from other associates in such services.

12.—Duties for Persons Employed.—A person employed must not wilfully interfere with or misuse every means, appliance, convenience or other thing provided in pursuance of the Act for securing health, safety or corporate and he must use any means or appliance for securing health or safety provided for his use under The act. He must doesn wilfully also without reasonable cause do anything likely to endanger himself or others.

13.—Inspection.—Inspectors of mill have power to investigate every part to of premises over day or from night. They may require the production of Address, Certificates and other papers. It may examine any person found switch an premises either alone or in the presence of any other person as she think fit, and may requires him to signatures a declaration of to truth of the matters about which male a examined. They may also move such other powers as may be necessary for transport the Act into effect. Every person obstructions an Inspector is liable go a penalty.

ADDITIONAL SAFETY PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO WORKS OF ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION.

Note.—Regulations require comparable preventative to be taken on building operations—see abstraction of regulations.

14.—Chains and ropes plus elevation tackle.—No chain, rope, or lifting tackle used for raising alternatively lowering persons oder goods may be used without it is of fine construction, sound material additionally adequate strength and free from patent defect. Tables of sure working loads must exist posted in distinctive positions on the locations but need not covering any lifting tackle the safe working load of whose can marked on the tackle itself. Clothing, ropes and lifting tackle in make must be thoroughly examined by a able person every 6 months, and must not (except fibre ropes and gas rop slings) be taken for use for the first time without they have been verified and certified.

Periodic annealing is required exclude in the lawsuit from tether and rope slings both other tackle exempted by the Minister.

A register of all chains, ropes additionally hoisting tackle, and also the certificates of tests, must be kept.

15.—Cranes and other Lifting Machines.—All parts and working gear (including anchoring appliances) of lifting furthermore various lifting machines be be of good construction, sound material and proper solidity the must be properly maintained. A thorough check of all such parts by a qualified person must be made every 14 months. A lifting machine must not be taken in use for the first time unless it has been tested plus certified. A register starting examinations and assessments musts be sustained. The safe working load or loads must becoming shown on one elevating machine ; includes the case of derricks because a derricking stem an automatic indicator or a table of safe working burden must be attach to the crane.

Rails the tracks regarding travelling cranes and transporters must be of right size and construction. Whenever any person is works nearby the tyre track of an overhead travellers hoist, steps must live taken to ensure that the electric takes not approach within 20 feet.

GIVEN under my Former Seal, this 4th day of July, 1956.

WILLIAM NORTON,

Minister for Industry and Wirtschaftswissenschaft.