150. Unnecessary running of engines to be avoided. Diesel engines of vehicles used underground shall not be left running while the vehicles are stationary except for short periods when necessary.
151. Regulations to be posted.. A copy of the foregoing regulations concerning the use, examination, servicing and fuelling of diesel engines underground, the transport and storage of fuel, oil and lubricants and the provision of service stations underground, the maintenance of adequate ventilation in places where diesel engines are used and the means whereby the exhaust fumes from such engines are to be rendered harmless, shall be kept posted at every fuel room and service station underground.
Regulations rr.158-161 73 (2) (a) At every crib-place an impervious metal receptacle with a well fitting cover shall be provided in which all waste food, paper and other rubbish shall be placed.
(b) Any person wilfully neglecting to use the receptacle or throwing food or rubbish about the mine shall be guilty of an offence.
t c) The contents of the receptacle shall be sent to the surface and the receptable shall be thoroughly cleaned not less frequently than once every two days.
158. Drinking water. A supply of potable water, sufficient for the needs of the men employed, shall be provided on the surface and on each working level in every mine. Where men are working in places remote from the source of water supply, suitable containers shall be provided.
159. Waste timber to be removed. Waste timber in underground workings shall not be piled up and permitted to decay but shall be removed from the mine.
160. Change houses. (1) Change houses shall be provided at every mine for both surface and underground employees, and the following previsions shall apply to them:-
( a) The floor space shall be not less than 3 feet by 2 feet for every employee using the change houses in any one shift, in addition to the floor space required for passage ways, heating pipes and drying racks.
(b) An ample supply of fresh hot and cold water shall be provided for employees to wash themselves and wash basins and/ or shower baths shall be provided on a scale to be fixed by the inspector. Shower baths shall be screened from outside observation and provided with drainage to remove waste water and shall be at least four feet apart.
(c) Change-houses shall be well ventilated and lighted and shall be provided with sufficient appliances fer drying wet clothes.
Provision shall be made for warming the change-houses in cold weather and for keeping clean and working clothes separate.
(d) Change-houses shall be so constructed as to be free from draughts and the entry doors shall be provided with sufficient screening to break the wind when such doors are open.
(e) Change-houses shall be cleaned out at least once a fortnight or more frequently if so instructed by the inspector, but the floors must be washed or swept daily.
(f) Change-houses for underground employees shall be as near to the haulage shaft as, in the opinion of the inspector, it is reasonably practicable to have them.
(2) Every man using the change-house shall, at the end of each week remove his unwashed clothes therefrom. This shall not apply to safety helmets, belts or boots which may be left as directed by the manager.
( 3) The inspector may grant exemption from or vary any of the above provisions under such conditions as he sees fit.
161. Provision of shelters. When required by the inspector shelters shall be provided to protect the bracemen and men waiting to enter or leave the mine from extreme temperatures and air movements.
162. Provision of first-aid. (1) While any men are employed in or about the mine, suitable and sufficient first-aid equipment such as stretchers, splints, bandages and kits to the satisfaction of the inspector, shall be kept at the mine ready for immediate use in case of accident.
(2) Where ten or more men are employed at a mine or when required by the inspector, the manager shall ensure that some person employed at the mine is qualified and is the holder of a certificate in first-aid.
163. Use of debris or rubbish for filling. No debris, refuse or other material which is likely to be injurious to the health of those working in the mine shall be sent down a mine, whether abandoned or not, for the purpose Qf filling up excavations or for other purposes.
164. Preventing poisoning by lead. This regulation and the following regulations up to and including Regulation 173 shall apply to places where kad ores and or their products are being processed.
165. Posting of notice. In every place where as a result of lead ores and or their products being processed dust fumes or gas are caused in the atmosphere a notice in the following terms or to like effect shall be exhibited by the owner,_ authorised representative or manager in a manner approved by the inspector:-
"Warning Notice to Employees Prevention of Poisoning by Lead
All men working in and about this mine may, because of the conditions beyond the control of the company, take dust containing lead into their bodies. Personal care and vigilance and medical treatment prevent permanent injury to health from this cause.
Any variations in your normal state of health should be reported to your doctor immediately for investigation by him.
You owe it to your family and the company to co-operate and to carry out the following simple rules:-
1. Always use safety apparatus provided. Prevention is better than cure.
2. Wear your respirator when directed.
3. Bathe at the end of each shift, and change to clean clothing.
4. Change and wash working clothes frequently.
5. Wash hands before eating. Always eat in crib room.
6. Never roll cigarettes at work. Make enough beforehand to last the shift. Fill your pipe with clean hands."
166. Ventilation. (a) All buildings, works and travelling ways contained therein, in which lead processes are carried on shall be adequately ventilated and the walls, floors and rafters of all such buildings shall be kept free of accumulation of dust.
(b) All tapping floors shall he ventilated to the satisfaction of the
in~pector.
167. Flue dust, fumes~ etc. (a) Adequate provision shall be made to prevent, as far as is practicable, the escape of flue dust from smelter flues and or stacks.
Regulations rr. 168-171 75 (b) Noxious fumes and or gasses being discharged to atmosphere shall be discharged at such a point above ground level as the inspector may require.
168. Provision of water. An adequate supply of water shall be made available and used for the purpose of laying dust on all feed floors, tapping floors, mill floors and at all other places where dust is raised.
169. Protection of persons engaged in certain lead processes. (1) The owner, authorised representative or manager shall provide and keep clean and free from dust suitable overalls, head coverings and respirators for the use of persons who may be required to perform any of the following duties and, while performing such duties, such persons shall wear such overalls, head coverings and respirators-
(a) To enter or remain in, clean, demolish or repair any furnace, melting pot, retort, condensing chamber, flue or other place which may be specified by the inspector.
(b) To operate or repair any Cottrell plant.
(c) To break up, crush or grind lead material for the purpose of sampling unless such material is kept damp or is so enclosed in an apparatus as to prevent the escape of dust.
(2) No person shall enter or remain in any furnace, melting pot.
retort, condensing chamber, flue or other place which may be specified by the inspector.
(a) Unless the same is adequately ventilated.
(b) For a continuous period of more than two and a-half hours without an interval of at least half an hour: Provided that the inspector may grant exemption from all or part of this regulation.
170. Meal places. The following places shall be provided and maintained for the use of persons employed in any lead process and such places shall not be exposed to dust or fumes from any manufacturing process:-
{a) Suitable meal rooms situated with due regard to the maintenance of cleanliness and hygiene, and adjacent thereto suitable arrangements for the washing of hands and face prior to taking food, and with warm water laid on.
(b) In or adjacent to such meal rooms suitable individual locker accommodation for storage of food, soap and towel, with door provided with hasp and staple.
(c) A suitable place or places separate and distinct from the rooms and lockers mentioned in the last two paragraphs for the storage of overalls provided in pursuance of Regulation 169.
171. Change-houses. Change-houses provided for persons employed m any lead process shall conform with the following provisions:-
{a) Change-houses shall be well ventilated and lighted and shall be provided with sufficient appliances for drying clothes and for storing working and other clothes and shall have floors of smooth and impermeable surfaces which can be readily cleam:d. Provision shall be made for warming the change- house in cold weather.
(h) An ample supply of fresh hot and cold water shall be provided together with suitable wash basins and shower baths on a scale to ba llxed by the inspector.
172. Duties of employees. (1) Every person engaged in any lead process shall-
( a) Deposit in the place or places provided in pursuance of Regulation 170 all clothing put off during working hours.
(b) Before partaking of food or leaving the mine remove all protective clothing and equipment provided in pursuance of Regulation 169 and deposit such clothing and equipment in the place or places provided in pursuance of Regulation 170.
(2) Every person engaged in any lead process or in any place where any lead process is being carried on shall wash his face and hands before partaking of food.
( 3) No person shall introduce, keep, prepare or partake of any food or drink, except a non-alcoholic drink, in any place in which any lead process is carried on.
( 4) No person shall make cigarettes or cut or roll tobacco in any place where any lead process is being carried on.
173. Lead poisoning records. The manager of every mine or works where lead, lead ores or products therefrom are mined, dressed, smelted or otherwise dealt with shall record the name, age, branch of occupation and length of time employed of every workman laid off as a result of lead poisoning, whether certified or not, and shall forward copies in duplicate of each month's record (distinguishing certified from uncertified cases) to the inspector of mines not later than the seventh day of the next succeeding month. Each month's record shall be in the following form:-
Record of Cases of Lead Poisoning, Month of
Mine: Situated at:
Owner:
Name:
Age:
Occupation:
Department:
Illness (certified):
lllness (uncertified):
Name of medical attendant:
Date of medical certificate:
Date of leaving work:
Address:
If returned, date of return to work:
Number of weeks employed:
Remarks (state whether fresh case or recurrence):
Noted in Company's Books.
Date, , -19
Forwarded to Inspector of Mines.
Date, , 19
19
Sgd. Manager.
174. Irradiating apparatus. Irradiating apparatus, as defined in
"The Radioactive Substances Act of 1958," installed in and on mines shall be subject to the regulations governing such appliances under that Act.
Regulations rr.175-181 77 PART IX-DREDGES
175. Safety apparatus. (1) Every bucket dredge shall be provided with-
( a) Four life buoys, two of which shall be located in the bows and two towards the stem of the dredge.
(b) Suitable life lines fitted around the dredge in a manner approved by the inspector.
(c) An automatic alarm bell which shall sound when the limit of freeboard hereinafter prescribed has been reached.
(d) An automatic electrical or mechanical device to ensure immediate stoppage of the bucket line in the event of an overload.
(e) A means of indicating the dredging depth.
(f) Such other safety appliances as the inspector may, by notice in writing, require.
(2) Every dredge other than a bucket dredge and every floating pontoon and boat used in connection with a dredge shall be provided with
such safety apparatus as the inspector may require.
176. Headline not to be obstructed. Unless otherwise approved by the inspector, the dredge headline shall have free and unobstructed play between its anchor and the dredge provided that nothing in this regulation shall prevent the use of a deflecting sheave between the anchor and dredge if such sheave is securely anchored.
177. No work in vicinity of dredge headline. While the dredge is in operation work shall not be carried out in the vicinity of the dredge headline, but nothing in this regulation shall be construed to prevent authorised persons travelling in the vicinity of the dredge headline.
178. Freeboard. The dredge shall not have less than six inches of freeboard at any point of the deck under its worst working condition unless otherwise approved in writing by the Chief Inspector.
179. Protection of hatchways, etc. Hatchways and all other deck openings shall be fitted with watertight seals, or safeguarded by coamings not less than eighteen inches in height unless otherwise approved in writing by the Chief Inspector.
180. Cleaning of hull compartments. The interior of the hull compartments shall be kept clean and reasonably free of water except for such compartments in which the storage of ballast has been approved by the inspector.
181. Tests. (1) The fOllowing tests shall be made each day by ·a responsible person and the result of such tests shall forthwith be recorded in a book to be kept on the dredge and called the "log book":-
(a) Soundings of all hull compartments, freeboard at the bows and stern both port and starboard, and, in respect of bucket dredges, the dredging depth or angle of ladder unless the dredging depth is recorded automatically.
(b) Test of the automatic alarm bell provided in pursuance of Regulation 175 (1) (c).
( 2) The log book shall be available at all reasonable times for examination by the inspector and the workers' representative.