Install so that at least half of the minimum area so required is not less than seven feet six inches (7' 6”) above ground level:. In every workroom and dining room in a factory or shop or a factory and shop used by employees there shall be provided and regulated spaces capable of providing a movement of air at body level equivalent to not less than two hundred feet (200') per minute. , for the comfort of employees, ensure air movement according to the following table:-.
In every factory, shop, and place, where the numberaof employees exceeds six, the occupier shall provide a fit and proper dining room;
Provided that the minimum floor area of each dining room shall be not less than 120 square feet. These shower rooms shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the inspector and in accordance with the following requirements:-. a.
RULE 2
- This Rule shall take effect from 11th July, 1949
Cleaned with water "or moist sawdust" at least oiicc daily, or at such more frequent intervals as an inspector may order, except scleh part of the ntaor which is permanently set apart for the storage of lead ~ r n a t ~ ~ ~ 2 i ~. Maintained in good condition and condition. ii) (U) Xn any place where a lead process is used, a designated area shall be set aside for the storage of lead material, and no leaterium, except when transported or used, shall be deposited or. Any machinery, fittings, furniture or stack of materials, including lead materials, in a room where lead process is used and/or lead material is stored, must be located in such a way that the floor. i v. Anywhere the area where a conductive process is used may not be used for any process but a conductive process.
Amended by Order in Council published Gazeta Industriale February 8, 1964, p. ork benches in which any lead process is used must--. with a smooth impervious surface, a mesh surface that opens into a completely enclosed space below such a deck;. b. Amended by Order in Council published Gazeta Industriale February 8, 1964, p. Washing and ablution facilities served with hot and cold water for the use of all employees engaged in a lead process shall be provided as follows:-. a.
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
Each employee who is likely to require a respirator must use a separate respirator for his own use or, alternatively, all respirators will be sterilized in an approved manner after we. 14, Protective clothing must be kept clean and not fitted well. Provided that, where the above conditions are practicable, lead material may be moved into a furnace by persons wearing approved respirators or pressure helmets.
No lead material other than blocks or other pieces of metallic lead shall be moved into and/or placed in a crucible unless such material: -. i. 20, 'The manipulation of feed compounds or substances containing lead shall be carried out in a simple manner at points served by a mechanical exhaust system capable of collecting all dust safely and effectively, except under special circumstances where the Chief Inspector of factories and shops can grant a written exemption.
PART IV
An effective dust collector must be provided to collect dust from the exhaust air and from the cleaning process when recycling the abrasive, and must have such a capacity that it does not require emptying more than once a day. 112, pressure helmets must be provided for use by all persons employed in a blasting enclosure or when cleaning the inside of such an enclosure. Where dust arising from the cleaning of such protective clothing and equipment is likely to be inhaled, effective measures shall be taken to prevent such inhalation.
Intermalfy ventilated riinzblers are exhausted at a rate of twenty (20) air changes per minute, cLa1culatct.l to the full internal dimensions of the rumble when empty. 27. Suitable bins, bunkers or other receptacles shall be provided and used for the storage of all bulk sand, fuel, scrap metal or other materials or residues.
RULE 4
- For the purpose of these instructions the following definitions shall
The Lieutenant Governor for and on behalf of His Excellency the Governor, acting by and with the advice of the Exemti C ~ ~ n c i i and in accordance with the ~ ~ o v isions of the "Factories and Shops Act, 1960" and all other powers ~ ~ e r e ~ ~ ~ about him enabling dsth hereby make the rule set out in this schedule. Spray painting' means the application by spraying to any object of hydrogen peroxide, molten metal, lead paint, oil-based paint, quartz paint, varnish, enamel, lacquer, oil stains, shellac, any liquid containing nitrocellulose or mixtures thereof these materials or any other flammable or toxic substances. Lead paint' means any paint, paste, spray, putty, filler, or other material used in painting which, when processed, transmits to an aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid a quantity of soluble lead compound exceeding, when calculated as lead monoxide, 5 per cent. .
Silica paint” means any paint, paste, glaze, spray or other material containing free silica to the extent of 2 percent.
Part I.-Duties of Occupiers
All electrical wiring, appliances, and fittings shall be installed in accordance with the Regulations and By-laws made under the provisions
Ventilation ducts of suitable size and made of non-combustible material, properly insulated, shall be in each cabinet as follows from the top of the cabinet to the outside atmosphere. All spray materials referred to in point 1 d (a) shall be kept when not currently in use in hermetically sealed metal containers. A hazard sign or sign containing the p r o h ~ b ~ t ~ o n of this light shall be placed so as to be clearly visible at all points within a 50-foot radius of the place where spray painting is being done, A back of white- gxo~and will cover the face of the sign.
15, The article to be sprayed must be placed in such a position within the booth that the worker operating the gun will always have the gun between him and the exhaust fan device. All cotton waste cleaning cloths or similar materials that have been in use shall be deposited in the metal containers provided in accordance with.
All cotton waste cleaning rags or similar materials which have been in use shall be deposited in the metal containers provided in accord-
Amended by Order in Council published Industrial Gazette February 8, 1964,. construction or excavation takes place is inclined--. ae purpose of the construction. Amended by Order in Council published Industrial Gazette 8 February 1964, p. here the Chief Inspector is satisfied in respect of any work of which, due to special circumstances, the application of. Amended by Orders in Council published Industrial Gazette 25 January 1964, p. i) An electric arc welding process may not be used unless suitable screens are placed in such positions that all employees and other persons are thereby protected from all harmful radiation from such process.
Amended by order in council, published in the Industry Gazette of February 8, 1964, p. 7- When an electric arc welding process is used and it is not possible by the use of screens provided, in accordance with clause 5 of this Rule, to fully protect persons who have to pass in the performance of their duties from harmful radiation In the event of proximity to such an electric arc welding process, the user must provide appropriate eye protection, and such persons must wear appropriate eye protection to the inspector's satisfaction. The voltage should be applied for such a long time that the test indicator reading becomes almost stable.
Part VI
- A person shall not under any circumstances introduce oxygen
- A true copy of this Rule shall be kept printed, painted, or affixed in legible Roman characters and shall be exhibited by the occupier in a
- Where a person is employed or engaged in carrying out any cutting or welding operation which in the opinion of the Inspector is in
- Wherever welding operations are to be carried on the occupier shall not cause or permit any person to carry out such welding operations
Where the process is of such a nature that it is not practicable to provide such exhausters, respirators of a type approved by the Chief Inspector. ii) Where a process is carried out in contravention of clause (i) of this section, the occupier is guilty of a breach of this rule. Any person provided with a respirator pursuant to this rule shall wear such respirator while engaged in a process to which this rule applies. Maintain at all times in good condition and repair and properly intended all protective equipment provided hereunder, use all eye protection and respirators provided when not in actual use to be stored in a closed cabinet or other closed container where they will be protected from dust;. iii) Ensure that all eye protection devices are disinfected and all respirators so provided are cleaned at intervals not exceeding one month while in continuous or intermittent use. in the Council published Industritidende 8 February 1964, p. a Any eye protection or respiratory protection supplied under this rule for use by any person--.
A protective device B provided under this rule shall not be moved, altered or tampered with by a person so as to remove or reduce the protection it is intended to provide. A true copy of this regulation shall be kept printed, painted or affixed in legible Latin characters and shall be displayed by the owner in legible Latin characters and shall be displayed by the user in a conspicuous place approved by the inspector and in the vicinity of the place where welding operations are carried out or cutting.
Part IX
RULE 7
- Plugs, appliance plugs, cord extension sockets, flexible cords and flexible cables shall have a rating not less than the marked current rating
Check each item of portable or semi-portable equipment for- (a) Damage to the body of the machine;. b) Clogging or loosening of the connections;. The continuity of the earth circuit between the connection of the main earth conductor with the earthing medium on the installation and the earth terminal of all power points from which such portable or semi-portable electrical equipment, as mentioned above, is used or can be used, must be maintained at the end of every four -twenty month period is measured and the resistance thus measured must not exceed 2 ohms. In the case of two or three phase equipment suitable for connection to medium voltage circuits, an earth monitoring device or a sensitive current balance earth leakage protection device, except where such portable or semi-portable electrical equipment is permanently connected to the fixed wiring of an electrical equipment . installation in a factory or shop or place which is effectively earthed and maintained to the satisfaction of the Electricity Authority and is maintained and tested in accordance with this Rule.
The method of connecting the flexible cord to the equipment (a) ~ e r m a n ~ n ~ ~ y connected to the equipment with the earth conductor connected to the exposed metal, if any, of the entrance, except that with double-insulated equipment a ( b ) By means of an appliance plug and a ~ ~ ~ ~ an inlet socket currently approved and with a rating not less than that of the equipment. In both (a) and (h) the other end of the flexible cord must be terminated in a plug, with the earth conductor where necessary correctly connected to the earth terminal.
SCHEDXJLE 1
- A certificate purporting to be signed by the Chief Inspector, endorsed upon, or annexed to any such document or booklet, and certify-
A certificate purporting to be signed by the Chief Inspector, endorsed on, or attached to any such document or booklet, and certifying- endorsed on, or attached to any such document or booklet, and certifying that any standard contained in that document whether booklet was in force on a specified date or during a specified period, shall be evidence that such standard was in force on the date, or as the case may be during the period so specified.
