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FILE NAME: Sprayed Asbestos (SPRA) DATE: 1960 DOC#: SPRA014 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: UK Govt Regs - Statutory Instruments 1960, Part II STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1960 Part II LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS The headings FACTORIES to PURCHASE TAX INDEX TO PARTS I, II and III lPubltsbcD by H utb oilty LO N D O N : H E R M AJESTY'S STATIONERY O F FIC E Shipbuilding and Repairing 1427 1960 No. 1932 The Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing Regulations, 1960 Made - - ' - Laid before Parliament Coming into Operation 20th October, 1960 21th October, 1960 31sf March, 1961 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS Part I--Interpretation and General ........................................ Part II--Means of Access and S ta g in g ....................................... Part III--Further Precautions against Falls of Persons, Materials and Articles ... .............. Part IV--Raising and Lowering, Etc.............................................. part V--Precautions against Asphyxiation, Injurious Fumes or Explosions ... ... part VI_Miscellaneous Safety Provisions ........................... Part VII--Protective W e a r .............................................................. Part VIII--Miscellaneous Health and Welfare Provisions ... Part IX--Training and Supervision ........................................ REG 1-5 6-24 25-30 31-47 48-66 67-72 73-76 77-79 80-81 SCHEDULES F irst Schedule--Manner in which, for the purpose of the definition of " lead paint ", material is to be treated with a view to ascertaining the percentage of compound of lead present (Regulation 3 (2)). Second Schedule--Manner of test and examination before taking any chain, wire rope, lifting appliance or lifting gear into use (Regulations 34 (1), 36 (1) and 40). ' T hird Schedule--Equipment of ambulance rooms (Regulation 79 (3)). REGULATIONS The Minister of Labour by virtue of the powers conferred on him by sections 46 and 60 of the Factories Act, 1937(a), section 8 of the Factories Act, 1948(b), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following special Regulations: -- P art I Interpretation and G eneral Citation, commencement and revocation 1.--(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Shipbuilding and Ship repairing Regulations, 1960, and, save as provided in Regulations 8, 9 (2), 24 and 25 of these Regulations, shall come into operation on the 31st day of March, 1961. - (2) The Shipbuilding Regulations. 1931(c), are hereby revoked. (a) 1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 67. (b) 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 55. (c) S.R. & O. 1931/133 (Rev. VII, p. 444: 1931, p. 431). 1428 FACTORIES Application of Regulations 2- (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this Regulation, these Regulations shall apply-- (a) as respects work carried out in any of the operations in a shipyard in the case of a ship or vessel whether or not the shipyard forms part of a harbour or wet dock ; {b) as respects work carried out in any of the operations in a harbour or wet dock in the case of a ship (but not in the case of a vessel other than a ship) not being work done-- (i) by the master or crew of a ship, or (ii) on board a ship during a trial run, or (iii) for the purpose of raising or removing a ship which is sunk or stranded, or (iv) on a ship which is not under command, for the purpose of bringing it under command. (2) () Nothing in Parts II to IX of these Regulations, except Regulations 6, 31 to 67, 73 to 78 and 80 shall apply as respectsthe operations in a shipyard in which the operations are notcarried on upon vessels which both exceed one hundred feet in length measured overall and have an overall depth exceeding nine feet six inches; , (b) Nothing in Parts II to IX of these Regulations, except Regulations 6, 31 to 67 and 73 to 78 shall apply as respects the carrying out of the operations, in a harbour or wet dock, upon ships which either do not exceed one hundred feet in length measured overall or have an overall depth not exceeding nine feet six inches ; (c) Regulations 7, 12 to 24 and 26 to 30 of 'these Regulations shall not apply as respects the carrying out of the operations, in a public dry dock, upon vessels which either do not exceed one hundred feet in length measured overall or have an overall depth not exceeding nine feet six inches. (3) The Chief Inspector may (subject to such conditions as may be specified therein) by certificate in writing (which he may at his discretion revoke at any time) exempt from all or any of the requirements of these Regulations-- (a) any shipyard or any harbour or wet dock or any class or description of shipyards, harbours or wet docks ; (b) any class or description of machinery, plant, equipment or appliances ; (c) any class or description of ships or vessels ; or (d) any particular work or any class or description of work, if he is satisfied that the requirements in respect of which the exemption is granted are not necessary for the protection of persons employed or not reasonably practicable. Where such exemption is granted a legible copy of the certificate, showing the conditions, if any, subject to which it has been granted, shall be kept posted in a position where it may be conveniently read by the persons employed. (4) Save as expressly provided in Regulations 32, 52, 53, 67 and 68 of these Regulations, the provisions of these Regulations shall be in addition to and not in substitution for or in diminution of other requirements imposed by or under the principal Aot. 1429 Shipbuilding and Repairing .Uions shall a shipyard rms part of a harbour 'f a vessel S S s S a H 5S S S 5S s S e ? u i e "loPr Sr S - ec, for ,b *. * " ` is sunk or -urpose of cidhn"hxture co"ntaining any *sucrhrsi"lic?ate ,oc" rii"8 using or proposing to use tne n ' inspectisoinlicbay" anMy dper"s"oyn b , an, - p e c - ;a,ulations .-.ions in a els which an overall ' emulations at of the :ot exceed depth not > shall not dry dock, measured 'CS. e specified ke at any ins-- escription -* * - ~ b the atmosphere in the oil-ta ,, tbe circumstances of the case, and found that having regard t w l 1 tl atmosphere being or * including the likelihood or J eTM'se iMank or oil-tanks without becoming dangerous, en7 , E ' in his opinion be permitted; wearing breathing apparatus y stopping, filling, or other " lead paint" means any PamE 'tS d hi ?the manner described material used in pan"Jingh^ g,CRc,,ubtions yields to an aqueous solution in the First Schedule .to these le' d compound exceeding, when K a d ' m o n S e . L per cent, of the dry wetEht of the port,on twaKken for anaallyyssiiss; . , ,, v v. -.wf,c 0r g-ti~n .w..hne^eil nuesped ^ te"6' " ,raffipor,er 0^ lh t r g g e a r " nieans a chain sling, rope sling, plate clamp, ring, Unk, ipliances ; mption is d or not copy of has been aveniently md 68 of Idition to imposed h0" ' competent to give such certificates .an analySt ^ ^ suitable manner tested (b) certifies that he has in an adecl ^ ,he 0n-tank, compartment for the presence of inflammable vapour he o t 'certlf|cate and soace or other part of the vessel speciliea '" ard to all the I S ft to be f<ce or o t h e r s circumstances of the ca , ammable, the use of naked lights, of the atmosphere becoming infl kls opinion be permitted m . fires, lamps or hea\ed " velLTM or other part of the vessel specified ` the oil-tank, compartment, space or om y in the certificate ; flashpoint below two hundred - oil" means " V J tT A b el elo ed letter P e n s k y - M m M l ^ , and seventy deErees Fat o t j ^ t g ^ -- -----------(a)52&T53 Viet, c. 63. v t**-, JH'"vjfl 1430 FACTORIES test, whichever is appropriate) and also includes lubricating oil, liquid methane, liquid butane and liquid propane ; " oil-tank" means any tank or compartment in which oil is, or has ibeen, carried as cargo or for use as lubricating oil, as engine fuel or k boiler fuel or as fuel for aircraft on board ; " the operations" means, in relation to a ship or vessel, its construction, reconstruction, repairing, refitting, painting and finishing, the scaling, scurfing or cleaning of its boilers (including combustion chambers or smoke boxes) and the cleaning of its bilges or oil-fuel tanks or any of its tanks last used for carrying oil. For the purpose of this definition the expression " oil " means oil of any description whether or not oil within the meaning of the foregoing definition of that expression ; " overall depth " means the vertical distance between the uppermost deck at the side of the vessel and the bottom of the keel, measured at the middle of the overall length ; " Pensky-Martens closed test " means a test carried out with the apparatus specified and in the manner described in British Standard 2839: 1957, as published by the British Standards Institution on 14th March, 1957, (/' including any approved revision thereof; " person employed " means a person employed in any of the operations ; " the principal A ct" means the Factories Act, 1937 ; " public dry dock " means a dry dock which is available for hire ; " safe working load" means the relevant safe working load specified in the latest certificate of test obtained for the purposes of Regulations 34 or 36 ; " ship ", " vessel " and " harbour " have the same meanings as in the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894(a), except that neither the expression " ship" nor the expression " vessel " shall include a caisson, dock gate or pontoon ; " shipyard " means any yard or dry dock (including the precincts thereof) in which ships or vessels are constructed, reconstructed, repaired, refitted or finished ; " stage" means any temporary platform on or from which persons employed perform work in connection with the operations, but does not include a boatswain's ch a ir; " staging" includes any stage, and any upright, thwart, thwart pin, wedge, distance piece, bolt or other appliance or material, not being part of the structure of the vessel, which is used in connection with the support of any stage, and any guard-rails connected with a stage ; " structure " in Regulations 33, 36, 37 and 38 includes a vessel; " tanker " means a vessel constructed or adapted for carrying a cargo of oil in bulk. (3)'References in these Regulations to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended by or under any other enactment. (2 [ or a l and 1 mas regi' L or i * shah men (' posi the ? to 1 i ano. \* (/ * plai * 40 1 app V an Obligations under Regulations 4.--(1) It shall be the duty of every employer who is undertaking any > ( the of the operations to comply with such of the provisions of the following ! shij Regulations as relate to any work, act or operation performed by him, 9 ( that is to say-- f 17 (a) in so far as they affect any person employed by him-- r. or (i) Regulations 6, 8 (2), 11 (1), 13, 14 (1), (2), (3) and (5), 15, Re, 17 (1), (2), (3), (4) and (6), 18, 19 (1). 20 to 24, 25 (2), 28 (1), 48 to 51, 56 (2), 60 (1) and (2), 70 (1) and (4), 73 to 77, 80 and 81 ; (a) 57 & 58 Vlct. c. 60. rating oil, liquid oil is, or has ; engine fuel or its construction, ig. the scaling, 'n chambers or `-inks or any of this definition ther or not oil -don ; the uppermost '-'l. measured at h the apparatus "d 2839: 1957, ' March, 1957, e operations; '!e for hire ; ad specified in Regulations 34 'mgs as in the cssion " ship " `c or pontoon ; -cincts thereof) paired, refitted which persons but does not b thwart pin, ot being part 'h the support vessel; tying a cargo- be construed er enactment. 'rtaking any 'he following 'ed by him, and (5), 15, ` (2), 28 ( 1). . 80 and 81 ; Shipbuilding and Repairing 1431 (ii) Regulations 11 (2) and 16, except in so far as the person having the general management and control of a public dry dock is respon sible under paragraph (5) of this Regulation ; (iii) Regulation 69 (1), except in so far as the person having the general management and control of a public dry dock is responsible under paragraph (5) of this Regulation or the person having the general management and control of a dock, wharf or quay is responsible under paragraph (6) of this Regulation ; (iv) Regulation 26, except in so far as the shipowner or master or officer in charge is responsible under paragraph (7) of this Regula tion and except in so far as the stevedore or other person carrying on any of the processes of loading, unloading or coaling the ship or vessel is responsible by virtue of the Docks Regulations, 1934(a) ; and (v) Regulation 70 (2) and (3), except in so far as the shipowner or master or officer in charge is responsible under paragraph (7) of this Regulation. (b) in so far as they affect any person whether or not a person employed by him-- (i) Regulations 27, 29 (1) and (2), 30 (1), 53, 54 (1), 63 to 66, 71. 72 and 78 ; and (ii) Regulations 59 and 62, except in so far as the shipowner or master or officer in charge is responsible under paragraph (7) of this Regulation. (2) It shall be the duty of the owner of any machinery, plant, equipment or appliance to which any of the provisions of Regulations 33 to 39, 67 and 68 applies to comply with those provisions ; and in the case of any such machinery, plant, equipment or appliance carried on board a ship not registered in the United Kingdom it shall also be the duty of the master or officer in charge of the ship to comply with those provisions. It shall be the duly of every employer not to use any machinery, plant, equip ment or appliance which does not comply with those provisions. (3) (a) It shall be the duty of every person who installs or places in position any machinery, plant, equipment or appliance to which any of the provisions of Regulations 42, 55 (1) and (2), 56 (1) () and 57 applies to install or place in position such machinery, plant, equipment or appli ance in a manner which complies with those provisions ; (b) It shall be the duty of every person who works or uses any machinery, plant, equipment or appliance to which any of the provisions of Regulations 40 to 47, 55 (1) and (2), 56, 57 (1), (2), (3) and (4), 58 and 69 (4) and (5) applies to work or use such machinery, plant, equipment or appliance in a manner which complies with those provisions. (4) In the case of a shipyard other than a public dry dock, it shall be the duty of the person having the general management'and control of the shipyard to comply with the provisions of Regulations 7 and 8, Regulation 9 (2) in so far as it relates to hand-holds provided by him. Regulations 17 (5), 25 (1) and 79 and (except in so far as the shipowner or master or officer In charge is responsible under paragraph (7) of this Regulation) Regulations 9 (1), 10, 12, 59 and 62. (a) S.R. & O. 1934/279 (Rev. VII, p. 282: 1934 I, p. 572). factories (5) In the case of a public dry dock management : (o') it shall be the duty of the person i (fl)and control of the dock to comp'y as stairways provided by him will the 8 gangways, platforms and . R a t i o n s 7, 9 0 ) i tQ usc 0f SVICh gangways, ; and 12, other than the provisio^ w{-th the provisions of Regula- , platforms and stairways, aiad t p y ^ ^ hand.hofds provided . lion 8 (H, Regulation 9 (2 m so far a SOUnd construction by him Regulation 11 (2) <Tb lum! Regulation 16 in so ; of SCOWS or floating platforms Prov * ial or appliance provided - fir as it relates to the s o u n d y of any m a t c r ^ U>(?) l} by him for approaches to the edge of the Regulation 69 ( ) as respects, i g b dock, and Regulation 79 (1) a d f . , t kint7 any of the j (W it Shall be the duty of ' , 7 ^ " revisions of the following ! operations to comply with such ralion performed by h m, Regulations as .elate to any vork .^ t or op ^ him tl1?t is , in so far as those provisions a'kc any per. o ^ 1 ^ Qf Mch of these to say. Regulations 7. 9 and " R , die gcnCral management and , Regulations, in so far as the perso . ^ .p ^ g m p h (a) of this para- ground t ^ U n ^ | o f ^ T o T S ^ S m S , and Regulation 1 0 ^ ^ ^aragmpS ^ ^ ^ nQl , i,,(? s h ^ T ShaVb6SlX duty of f e person havjn|I the S " ! S n i m ^ T c o m r o ! 01 t h f f o f'^ o ^ h e 's"^ the 3 ^ of -he dock, whatf ; 69 ( 1) as respects the lighting or appiua * or quay. ~ ,1* friqctgr or officer in (71 It shall be the duty of the shtpowner and bf the master i charge of a ship or vessel ru rm ih lio n s 9 (1). 10 and 12 as (,,7 to comply with such of the provisions of lW ula" > ' , ion 59 in so far ^ r c itu e .o a e y means of accessi ^ ; d f ^ . ^ " S . r c d by him. and as it relates to any work, act_ o P ^ light certificate or a (b) where t ^ n t r o l . o^the offi r in charge- " ( T t o provide the protection specified to concerns those hatches or ope . (but d such protection ' ` used for the purposes of 1 tnPf in employer who is undertaking S e r h i o m M S employe shaif be r.sponstble for tts (lir i r x z z w - Re6u'iiion (CU ,0^ ,; n T u r f % r t r c 2 dPr " pcrmittcdby that Regulation : Provided that where a st^ a R e < 7 ^ 1 ' " " opmadois, save as ^ on any of the ship or vessel, is rcsP|)ns1^ rroieclion of a hatch for factories (5) In the case of a public dry dock management : (o') it shall be the duty of the person i (fl)and control of the dock to comp'y as stairways provided by him will the 8 gangways, platforms and . R a t i o n s 7, 9 0 ) i tQ usc 0f SVICh gangways, ; and 12, other than the provisio^ w{-th the provisions of Regula- , platforms and stairways, aiad t p y ^ ^ hand.hofds provided . lion 8 (H, Regulation 9 (2 m so far a SOUnd construction by him Regulation 11 (2) <Tb lum! Regulation 16 in so ; of SCOWS or floating platforms Prov * ial or appliance provided - fir as it relates to the s o u n d y of any m a t c r ^ U>(?) l} by him for approaches to the edge of the Regulation 69 ( ) as respects, i g b dock, and Regulation 79 (1) a d f . , t kint7 any of the j (W it Shall be the duty of ' , 7 ^ " revisions of the following ! operations to comply with such ralion performed by h m, Regulations as .elate to any vork .^ t or op ^ him tl1?t is , in so far as those provisions a'kc any per. o ^ 1 ^ Qf Mch of these to say. Regulations 7. 9 and " R , die gcnCral management and , Regulations, in so far as the perso . ^ .p ^ g m p h (a) of this para- ground t ^ U n ^ | o f ^ T o T S ^ S m S , and Regulation 1 0 ^ ^ ^aragmpS ^ ^ ^ nQl , i,,(? s h ^ T ShaVb6SlX duty of f e person havjn|I the S " ! S n i m ^ T c o m r o ! 01 t h f f o f'^ o ^ h e 's"^ the 3 ^ of -he dock, whatf ; 69 ( 1) as respects the lighting or appiua * or quay. ~ ,1* friqctgr or officer in (71 It shall be the duty of the shtpowner and bf the master i charge of a ship or vessel ru rm ih lio n s 9 (1). 10 and 12 as (,,7 to comply with such of the provisions of lW ula" > ' , ion 59 in so far ^ r c itu e .o a e y means of accessi ^ ; d f ^ . ^ " S . r c d by him. and as it relates to any work, act_ o P ^ light certificate or a (b) where t ^ n t r o l . o^the offi r in charge- " ( T t o provide the protection specified to concerns those hatches or ope . (but d such protection ' ` used for the purposes of 1 tnPf in employer who is undertaking S e r h i o m M S employe shaif be r.sponstble for tts (lir i r x z z w - Re6u'iiion (CU ,0^ ,; n T u r f % r t r c 2 dPr " pcrmittcdby that Regulation : Provided that where a st^ a R e < 7 ^ 1 ' " " opmadois, save as ^ on any of the ship or vessel, is rcsP|)ns1^ rroieclion of a hatch for 1434 FACTORIES Access to dry dock 8- < t ) Every flight 0. steps giving side, secure fencing to a height of ;at ., . or chains, or by K e e t a h e l K rf the "chute and the st.pt. shall b. deemed to be on. C2) ^Srmh^hand-rails and fencing ^ ^ ^ i f ^ ^ J j c c c s ^ r y (whe^he^o/not T f c o ^ i V o n s ) for the access of p m o - g j E S S 0 ^ 2 S f iS r a" ; r s at ; ' : l b: a months after the making of these Regulations. * kept '" J"y , *-- Access to vessels at wharf or quay or in dry dock 9.--(1) If a ship is tying purpose of undergoing any ^ToTcratSons' other Than its construction nrovided means of access for the use of personsTmp^oyed S T u c ^ ^ y have to pass to, or from, the sh.p nr o the wharf quay or dock side, as fo llo w s- () where reasonably P ^ ^ S / ^ n s t T u c r g a n g T a ^ s T s S T c o n - (2) Whe ladder, sm case of the (a) the l gunw ,t access (b) at h of bo (c) a so the b as to ' Vessels io< 11. --(I water, pr> (2) Sco-' shall be ' overcrowd Access to . I 12. w: i shall be p (a) wh ! with j (b) wlr. , way , attm ous ! | shall tions, being ladders, gangways a inches wide, properly secu , " u a throughoul 0n each side to ' ^ means of upper and lower /t " ^-. n g T S / t s h ip 's (ty y : S i c h "s . 1 ! of the operations, and the edge which persons employed shall h? available for any '" 8^ 0^ " ^ n e a r e s t flight of commonly use when pass , j t S xhis paragraph shall come into S & S T . t ' S S S S f l T ^ v T L n t l , If ter .he maUng of these : Regulations. ;1 from the one to the other, safe m possible without undue risk to , - < X 3 & K X f any spec,a, apphance. : Further ; 13.--1 provided to the e' ' (2) N\ 1 employs', uncovcrc provided to or fr ' be prow plating t (3) NN a gre.ue less than Laddeis 14.--1 which ai persons (a) be (b) bo (*0 'v (1 jyoni /vel either to an (roughout on each ,`ie case of an open me inches shall be :s or chains, or by iragraph a flight of ials, with no space deemed to be one .'pt in position save try (whether or not persons, or for the t. or for repair, bul diall be kept readily .xpiration of twelve a dry dock for the tan its construction .ess for the use of >, or from, the ship / s accommodation tvs or similar cong\va>s or construcss than twenty-two ut on each side to f upper and lower means, except that h fencing may be ccted by the ship's trial and adequate i from slipping. .cess from an altar ' of undergoing any Icquate hand-holds persons employed he nearest flight of di shall come into making of these ployed have to pass provided for their nout undue risk to lal appliance. Shipbuilding and Repairing 1435 (3) Where the means of access provided consists of, or includes, a rope ladder, such means of acce.ss shall not be deemed to be safe unless in the case of the vessel with the higher free-board-- (a) the `.op step of the ladder is not more than twelve inches below tlte gunwale or top of the bulwark where the ladder gives immediate access to the vessel ; and (h) at least one adequate and secure hand-hold is available at the position of boarding the vessel ; and (c) a suitable gangway or stairway is provided leading from the top of the bulwark on to the deck, the gangway or stairway being so placed as to be as nearly as practicable opposite to the rope ladder. Vessels used for access or as a working place 11. --(I) Where any person employed has to proceed to or from a ship by water, proper measures shall b.e taken to provide for his safe transport. (2) Scows and floating platforms used for the purpose of the operations shall be of sound construction and properly maintained and shall not be overcrowded. dcrew to and jtom bulwarks 12. Where there is a gangway leading on to a bulwark of a vessel, there shall be provided-- (a) wherever practicable, a platform at the inboard end of the gangway with safe means of access therefrom to the deck ; or (b) where such a platform is not practicable, a second gangway or stair way leading from the bulwark on to the deck which shall either be attached to the end of the first-mentioned gangway or be placed contigu ous to it, in which case means of access, securely protected by fencing, shall be provided from the one to the other. ^ Further provisions as to access 13. --(1) Where outside staging is erected in a shipyard, there shall be provided sufficient ladders giving direct access to the stages having regard to the extent of the staging and to the work to be done. (2) Where a vessel is under construction or reconstruction and persons employed arc liable to go forward or aft or athwartship across or along uncovered deck-beams, or across or along floors, sufficient planks shall be provided on those deck-beams or on those floors for the purpose of access to or from places of work, and sufficient and suitable portable ladders shall be provided so as to give access either from the ground or outer bottom plating to the top of the floor. (3) Without prejudice to any other provision in these Regulations requiring a greater width, no footway or passageway constructed of planks shall be less than seventeen inches wide. Ladders 14. --(!) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Regulation, every ladder which affords a means of access, communication or support to a person or persons employed shall-- (a) be soundly constructed and properly maintained ; and (/;) be of adequate strength for the purpose for which it is used ; and (r) be securely fixed either-- (i) as near its upper resting place as possible, or 33001 (21 B 1 1436 FACTORIES (iil where this is impracticable, at its base, or where such fixing is impracticable a person shall be stationed at the base of the ladder when in use to prevent it from slipping; and _ (d) unless there is other adequate hand-hold, extend to a height of at least two leet six inches above the place of landing or the highest rung to be reached by the feet of any person working on the ladder, as the case may be, or, if this is impracticable, to the greatest practicable height. (2) Requirements (c) and (d) of the preceding paragraph of this Regulation shall not apply to fixed ladders of a ship or to rope ladders LI ectiye measures by means of roping off or other similar means shall be taken to prevent the use of lixed ladders of a ship which do not comply with require ments () and {b) of that paragraph. (3) Requirement (c) of paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall not apply in the'case of a small portable ladder carried from place to place in the course of his work by a person employed. i (4) Any person employed who removes any ladder and sets it up in a new [ position shall, as regards that ladder, comply with requirement (c) of para- j graph (1) of this Regulation. j (5) Rope ladders shall provide adequate foothold and, so far as is reason- ; ably practicable, suitable provision shall be made for preventing such ladders , from twisting. Lashing of ladders .. r . r 15_r n A fibre rope, or a rope made with strands consisting of wire cores ; covered with fibre, shall not be used to secure a ladder used for the purpose 1 of the operations. ' (2) A wire rope shall not be used to secure any such ladder unless its ends am ferruled but this provision shall not apply an-the case of an end which is w situated or protected that a person using the ladder is not liable to come into contact with it so as to sultei injury. Material for staging . , . , ,,n,i 16._(1) A sufficient supply of sound and substan ial material and appliances shall be available in a convenient place or places for the con struction of staging. ...... nr n \ AH planks and other materials and appliances intended to be u.ed o roC; UrcC-usc0rint:a ^ n g ^ i^m red by ^ V - g r a p h shall be carried out by a person competent for the purpose. Staoine dry dock altars and shoring sills a t t o s a r t w a r 17 S'm All stagiim and every part thereof shall be of good construction, All nhnks formin" stages shall be securely fastened to prevent diem from s^i pute u n l S T e y extend eighteen inches or more beyond the inside . t l cro' i fa1 i n s i J c " P" ehlS' " S plain spec i (4) befo: perse (41 work prop, (6) of pi from so fe to 111. Upm III pulle () (b> (21 a le, such Sup; , sup19p. (2' forey Susp 20. possi (2i with nun thro, (3) shall COIldl (41 supp> of a v Boar. 21. suspe; and r. ( 2) of a ' prove; 33 / Ship'.'tiikling and Repairing 1437 Xvhcrc such fixing is //fie base of the ladder ' fad | end to a height of at least j ig or the highest rung to ; .mg on the ladder, as the i o the greatest practicable [ i iragraph of this Regulation ; o rope ladders. Hlfective j ir means shall be taken to I o not comply with require- j i gulation shall not apply in place to place in the course der and sets it up in a new di requirement (c) of para- >!d and, so far as is rcasonfor preventing such ladders inds consisting of wire cores ladder used for the purpose such ladder unless its ends i the case of an end which ladder is not liable to come plank in the way of such gap, shall he erected and adjusted by staging gangs specially, though not nccessaiily exclusively, employed for the purpose. (4) All staging used in connection with the operations shall be inspected before use, and thereafter at regular and frequent intervals, by a competent person. (5) All dry dock altars and shoring sills on or from which persons perform work in connection with the operations shall be of sound construction and properly maintained. (6) All parts of stages, all parts of footways or passageways constructed of planks, and all parts of dry dock altars or shoring sills, being parts on or from which persons perform work in connection with the operations, shall so far as is reasonably practicable, be kept clear of all substances likely to make foothold or hand-hold insecure. Upright used for hoisting block _ 18. --fl) If any upright forming part of staging is used as a fixing for a pulley block for hoisting material-- (a) it shall be properly housed in the ground or shall otherwise be adequately secured so as to prevent it from rising; and {b) it shall he suitably protected against damage by the action of the chain or wire or other means of securing the pulley block to the upright. (2) No upright forming part of staging shall be used as an anchorage for a lead pulley block, unless the upright is not likely to be displaced by such use. Support of stages on planks 19. --(1) Planks supported on the rungs support stages. (2) 11 shall be the duty of the persons foregoing paragraph of this Regulation. of ladders shall not be used to employed to"comply with the substantial material and iacc or places for the con- '.ces intended to be used or before being taken into use equired by this paragraph the purpose. dl be of good construction, trength for the purpose for ( ied, and every upright and : n position as to prevent, so , icement. v fastened to prevent them J or more beyond the inside 1 st. j ' essel, all staging supported 1 ! at the fore and after ends i by the inside uprights, any 1 Suspended stages 20. --(1) Stages suspended by ropes or chains shall be secured as far as possible so as to prevent them from swinging. (2) A libre rope, or a iopc made of strands consisting of wire coics covered with fibre, shall not be used for suspending a stage except that fibre ropes may be used in the case of a stage of which the suspension ropes are reeved through blocks. (3) Chains, ropes, blocks and other gear used for the suspension of stages shall be of sound material, adequate strength and suitable quality, and in good condition. (4) Appropriate steps shall be taken to prevent ropes or chains used for supporting a stage from coming into contact with sharp edges of any part of a vessel. Boatswains' chairs 21. _ (1) Boatswains' chairs and chains, ropes or other gear used for their suspension shall be of sound material, adequate strength and suitable quality and the chains, ropes or other gear shall be securely attached. (2) Suitable measures shall be taken to prevent where possible the spinning of a boatswain's chair, to prevent the tipping of a boatswain's chair and to prevent any occupant falling therefrom. 33001 B 2 1438 FACTORIES Rising stages 22. All planks forming a rising stage at the bow end of a vessel shall be securely fastened to prevent them from slipping. ; Fur i Fein ^ 23.^ Without5prejudice to the other provisions of these.ue^ScumstencK i stages shall be of sufficient width as is reasonable in all the circumstances . of the case to secure the safety of the persons working thereo . : Stages from which a person is liable to jail more than six feet six inches or , H This Regulation applies to stages from which a person is liable to . f a l l 'V d i i l a S of more than `six feet six inches or into water in which there j is a risk of drowning. \ (2) Fvcrv stage to which this Regulation applies , I S ^ s o far as is reasonably practicable be closely boarded, planked , at g mate feet , maki (21 to l purr of n rcm> be i. foui </" l!ail't \ o cons,reeled or placed that a l * - TM ?:o,S r i s s r M carried on ; uf * -* " ,3 ** j ! (c) shall be at least seventeen inches wide. ; n s Everv side of a stage to which this Regulation applies s h a ll - ` (a) if if7is not a side immediately adjacent to any part of. a jesse , . 1 be fenced (subject to the pr?vis,ons * Regulation) with a guard ra 8. ` [ J , , , , h at least , . p b s0 placed as to i Xf .be s U or fron, | L y raised standing place on the stage , or . PioIt- bcir shal side coa. of i be nev of . for re.i' ilf. W * U is a side immediately r& to the S Cwor" K SS of .be structure of the | (4r r , h . case of stapes which - X K S t M "X ' by " o t a la u * suard ro p e " " SU(5) Z i d e of a stage or. as ,he case ntay bo n y a r . of tfe s id e ta f a Fc stage need be fenced in pursuance o Pa'y- 1 ' , being carried on makes a.: ai Q c..' ot *>?* . . 7, Where it is not reasonably practicable ,o con,ply w a t l ^ e B tssssan^ - cK s k m u * * ** - months after the making of these Regulations. ,1) of this Regulation. ;j!s shall not be thrown jjury to persons employed, molves the throwing down 'pus notices shall be posted 'neath the place from which all be done under the direct n any articles or materials tuirements of this Regulation. taken to minimise the risk :cft lying about in any place a or passing underneath. aployed to comply with the i. E tc. gulations shall apply in the appliance used in raising or hall apply in the case of any hfting appliance. these Regulations shall, as the following provisions of 'deli relates to chains, ropes | '), (6) and (8) of section 24 >1. and working gear thereof, car used for anchoring or 'nstruction, sound material, iect and shall be properly iched to a structure may be ' if that plant or gear is first the requirements of this CCS `is (4) and (5) of this Rcgtila1-e for the first time in the (initial alteration or repair, ned by a competent person !e to these Regulations. A . scribed form and containing Shipbuilding and Repairing 1441 the prescribed particulars, signed by the person making or responsible for the carrying out of the test and examination and specifying the safe working load or loads of the appliance, shall have been obtained and shall be avail able for inspection. (2) Subject as aforesaid, every lifting appliance shall be thoroughly examined by a competent person at least once in every period of twelve months and a report of the results of every such examination, containing the prescribed particulars and signed by the person making or responsible for the carrying out of the examination, shall be kept in an approved manner and shall be available for inspection. In the case of lifting appliances in a shipyard, the person by whom the report is signed shall within twenty-eight days of the completion of the examination send to the inspector for the district a copy of the report in every case where the examination shows that the lifting appliance cannot continue to be used with safety unless certain repairs are carried out immediately or within a specified time. (3) Subject as aforesaid, every lifting appliance shall have plainly marked upon it the safe working load. Every crane of variable operating radius (including a crane with a dcrricking jib) shall-- (a) have plainly marked upon it the safe working load at various radii of the jib or crab and, in the case of a crane with a derricking jib, the maximum radius at which the jib may be worked ; and (lb) be fitted with an accurate indicator, clearly visible to the driver, showing the radius of the jib or crab at any time and the safe working load corresponding to that radius. (4) The foregoing provisions of this Regulation shall not apply to sheerlegs temporarily erected for the purpose of the operations. (5) This Regulation shall not apply as respects-- (a) any lifting appliance to which'the Docks Regulations, 1934, apply and which satisfies the requirements of those Regulations ; or (b) any operation carried out on a ship not registered in the United Kingdom by means of any of the ship's engine room cranes where such cranes arc used with the express authorisation and under the supervision of a competent person. Construction oj chains, ropes and lifting gear 35. Chains, ropes and lifting gear shall be of good construction, sound material, adequate strength and free from patent defect. Testing and annealing of chains, etc. 36. --(1) No chain, rope or lifting gear shall be taken into use for the first time in the operations, or after it has undergone any substantial alteration or repair, unless it lias been tested and thoroughly examined by a competent person in the manner described in the Second Schedule to these Regulations. A certificate of test and examination, in the prescribed form and containing the prescribed particulars, signed by the person making or responsible for the carrying out of the test and examination and specifying the safe working load of the chain, rope or gear, shall have been obtained and shall be available for inspection: Provided : (a) that this paragraph shall not apply to a fibre rope or fibre rope sling ; - and (b) that a wire rope sling need not be tested and examined in accordance with this paragraph if the rope of which the sling is constructed has !-*.'<>.if,.-'A 1442 FACTORIES been so tested and examined and all joins in the sling are by splices which satisfy the requirements of Regulation 39. (2) A chain, ring, link, hook, shackle, swivel, eye-bolt or plate clamp being a chain, ring, link, hook, shackle, swivel, eye-bolt or plate clamp which has been lengthened, altered or repaired shall not be used unless, since i such lengthening, alteration or repair, it has been tested and thoroughly examined by a competent person and a certificate of such test and examina tion, in the prescribed form and containing the prescribed particulars, signed by the person making or responsible for the carrying out of the test and examination and specifying the safe working load, has been obtained and is available for inspection. t iro(n3.) TChihsaipnasraagnradphlifatpinpgliegs eoanrlytoto wchhaicinhs tahnisd lpifatrinaggrgapeahr mapapdleieosf swhraollugbhet i annealed at least once in every fourteen months or, in the case of chains, slings, rings, links, hooks, shackles, or swivels being chains, slings, rings, links, hooks, shackles or swivels of half-inch bar or smaller material, at least once in every six months, so, however, that chains and lifting gear not ii in regular use need be annealed only when necessary ; and the prescribed i particulars of the annealing shall be kept in an approved manner and shall t be available for inspection. t (4) Nothing in this Regulation shall apply to chains, ropes or lifting j gear-- (a) to which the Docks Regulations, 1934 apply and which satisfy the requirements of those Regulations ; or , ib) which are permanently attached to a structure. Periodic examination of chains, ropes, etc. 37.--(1) Chains and lifting gear other than rope slings shall be thoroughly examined by a competent person at least once in every period of six months i and reports of the results of such examinations, containing the prescribed I particulars and signed by the person making or responsible Jor-the carrying out of the examination, shall be kept in an approved manner and shall be available for inspection. (2) Ropes and rope slings shall have been thoroughly examined by a competent person within the immediately preceding period of three months, 1 or, in the case of a wire rope or wire rope sling in which such an examina tion has disclosed that a wire of the rope has broken, one month, and reports of the results of such examinations, containing the prescribed particulars and signed by the person making or responsible for the carrying out of the examination, shall be kept in an approved manner and shall be available for i inspection. I! (3) Nothing in this Regulation shall apply to chains, ropes or lifting gear-- (a) to which the Docks Regulations, 1934 apply and which satisfy the requirements of those Regulations ; or (/>) which are permanently attached to a structure. Indication of safe working loads . t 3g,__(l) X table showing the safe working load of every chain, rope and i article of lifting gear in use. and. in the case of a multiple sling, the safe working loads at different angles of the legs, shall be posted in a permanent position in the store in which the chains, ropes and articles of lifting gear are kept ; so, however, that this Regulation shall not apply to any article of i lifting gear if the safe working load thereof, or, in the case of a multiple slinc. the safe working loads at different angles of the legs, is or are plainly marked upon it. I (2) Notln gear-- (a) to require: (b) which Splices in i 39. A th: three tucks the wires c rope: Provided auothcr foi. of splice sp> Load not t> 40. No h beyond its (a) for th and th these I (b) in th. subjeu or oth (i) lx (ii) : Secureness 41.--(1) raised or 1 danger fro (2) Who is liable, '> into contac measures practicable Support o: 42. Evesuitably si: it is used. Wire rope\ 43. No number o! of wires, oi serious dc Knotted t< 44. --(1) any part tl (2) No i bolts and : Provided another ch 33001 / , ing are by splices /( or plate clamp being plate clamp which has r. be used unless, since :m tested and thoroughly .!?of such test and examina. ,-rescribed particulars, signed carrying out of the test and load, has been obtained and I lifting gear made of wrought - paragraph applies shall be 'hs or, in the case of chains, is being chains, slings, rings, bar or smaller material, at it chains and lifting gear not ecessary ; and the prescribed n approved manner and shall to chains, ropes or lifting apply and which satisfy the lure. ope slings shall be thoroughly m every period of six months as, containing the prescribed i responsible for the carrying pproved manner and shall be thoroughly examined by a ding period of three months, : in which such an examinaoken, one month, and reports g the prescribed particulars r for the carrying out of the aer and shall be available for . to chains, ropes or lifting apply and which satisfy the , ture. aid of every chain, rope and of a multiple sling, the safe .nil be posted in a permanent ;nd articles of lifting gear arc not apply to any article of >r, in the case of a multiple igles of the legs, is or are {shipbuilding and Repairing 1443 (2) Nothing in this Regulation shall apply to chains, ropes or lifting " " n o which the Docks Regulations, 1934 apply and which satisfy the requirements of those Regulations ; or (b) which are permanently attached to a structure. Splices in wire ropes . 1>oc, 39. A thimble or loop splice made in any wire rope shail have at Las three tucks with a whole strand of the rope and two tucks with one half of t d " s cuTou. of each strand. All lucks shall be agamst the la, of the 'Trovided dial this Regulation shall not operate to prevent the use of another form of splice which can be shown to be as elhcient as the form of splice specified in this Regulation. 1.omI not to exceed safe working load , . 40. No lifting appliance or chain or rope or lifting gear shall be loaded beyond its safe working load except-- (fl) for the purpose of making a test of the appliance, chain, rope or gear and then only to such extent as is specified in the Second Schedule to these Regulations, or , ,,, , (b) in the case of a crane, in exceptional circumstances to such extent and subject to such conditions as may be approval by the engineer in charge or other competent person, if on each occasion (i) the written permission of the owner or his responsible agent has been obtained ; and (ii) a record of the overload is kept in the prescribed form. Sccineness of loads 41.-(1 ) Loads shall be securely suspended or suPPort^ k f raised or lowered, and all reasonable precautions*shall b6 taken to prevent danger from slipping or displacement. P) Where bv reason of the nature or position of the operation a load is h bk whilst being moved by a lifting appliance or lilting gear to come t^ oniacfwithanTobjcct so L t the object may <hs ^ measures shall be adopted to prevent- -he danger so far as reasonably practicable. Support of lifting appliances and lifting gear 4' Fverv lifting appliance and all lifting gear shall be adequately an suitably supported8 or Suspended having regard to the purpose for whic it is used. . ' ' l i r N r w i r e r o ^ h a l i 'bTu sed if in any length of ten iliamclc.v t'ta,total TM o, o ,, ,f serious defect. 44.-- (1) No chain or wire rope shall be used when there is a knot tied in an(2)PNo chain which is shortened or joined to another chain by means of bolts and nuts shall be used: . , tri Provided that this docs not exclude the use of a chain bolted or joined to another chain by an approved and properly constructed attachment.^ 33001 1444 FACTORIES Precautions against damage to chains and ropes 45. Appropriate steps shall be taken to prevent, so far as practicable the ttihiecyv aa.-oeiinn oorMliiaabblel^tion rcofm re inat'oMncgonotarctlowwitchrms6harp ecdireccusmosfUpmlacncst minatwerhiiaclhs bemgt r n e d Vout. ^ * " f pa" f ^ v e s s e l on Loads on lifting appliances 4 6 ^ (1 ) No load shall be left suspended from a lifting appliance other than a self-sustaining, manually operated lifting apphanec^inless there is a competent person in charge of the appliance while the load is so left. (2) It shall be the duty of the persons employed to comply with the fore going paragraph of this Regulation. P y 1 the tore' Heavy loads on47,' u ? CrC thCIiC 'S reason, t0 bcIievc that a load being lifted or lowered on a lifting appliance weighs more than twenty tons its weiclu ] ascertained by means of an accurate weighing machine or b y t f c J i m .inn b a d PerS n COmpetent f r thC PUrp0Se' and sha11 bc clearlyYmarked on the (a) indicates clearly to the driver or person operating the crane when he load being earned approaches the safe working load of ti e crane for the radius of the jib at which the load is carried ; and (/;l J l VCS ai,1.cP|cicl>t sound signal when the load moved is in excess of the safe working load of the crane at that radius. ' ' P art V Precautions against A sphyxiation, I njurious F umes or E xplosions Ventilation of confined spaces 48. - ;n ) AH reasonably .practicable steps shall be taken to secure and aircmploycd V' milati " ot a"y conlined Persons (2) Compressed oxygen shall not be used to ventilate any confined space p" r p o i r no p' rson employMi shai1 use " "' F Scdy,,xys,, ; i 0sfps s Precautions against inflammable gas or vapour 49. Where in any confined space in any part of a vessel inflammable solvents are used in the application or removal of paint or there is carried on any other process liable to produce inflammable gas or vapour, effective and suitable provision shall be made by adequate ventilation or by other means to prevent the formation of an inflammable atmosphere in the confined space. Precautions against shortage of oxygen 50. No person shall enter or remain in any confined space in a vessel mg a confined space in which there is reason to apprehend that the' proportw being ovc (a) the persi break (b) he i of till Precaut'u 51.-- ( F part of a the prose, persons h of a typi person li.. without b but no pc unless he (2) A ^ unless-- (a) efTc fume (b) am been of! d. (c) the fume but no a< paragraph off dange; (3) Wh graph (F readily a\ (a) no; purp, {b) no! (c) a 1 Rega {d) not The ap shall be . intervals . such exa containin (4) A practised of this Re Applicate 52. In 1 shall, as ; 33001 .. so far as practicable, the _w circumstances in which v/iarp edges of plant, materials ; the vessel on which work is ioni a lifting appliance other ug appliance unless there is a while the load is so left. eyed to comply with the fore- 1 load being lilted or lowered nty tons its weight shall be machine or by the estimation hall be clearly marked on the pplv to any load lifted or a derricking jib and which is ood working order which-- >n operating the crane when de working load of the crane is carried ; and mad moved is in excess of the alius. >us F umes or E xplosions all be taken to secure and ined space in which persons ventilate any confined space - compressed oxygen for this f a vessel inflammable solvents at or there is carried on any gas or vapour, ellcctive and 'dilation or by other means to phere in the confined space. confined space in a vessel, ason to apprehend that the Shipbuilding and Repairing 1445 proportion of oxygen in the air is so low as to involve risk of persons being overcome, unless either-- (a) the space has been and remains adequately ventilated and a responsible person has tested it and certified that it is safe for entry without breathing apparatus, or {b) he is wearing a breathing apparatus of a type approved for the purpose of this Regulation. I'/ccautions against dangerous /nines 51.--(1) No person shall enter or remain in any confined space in any part of a vessel, being a confined space in which thcie is reason to apprehend the presence of any dangerous fumes to such extent as to involve risk of persons being overcome thereby, unless he is wearing a breathing apparatus of a type approved for the purpose of this Regulation, or a responsible person has certified the space as being, for a specified period, safe for entry without breathing apparatus, and the period so specified has not expired ; but no person shall enter or remain in the space without breathing apparatus unless he has been warned when the period so specified will expire. (2) A space shall not be certified under paragraph (1) of this Regulation unless-- (fl) effective steps have been taken to prevent any ingress of dangerous fumes, and (b) any sludge or other deposit liable to give off dangerous fumes has been removed and the space contains no other material liable to give off dangerous fumes, and (c) the space has been adequately ventilated and tested for dangerous fumes and has a supply of air adequate for respiration ; but no account shall be taken for the purposes of sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph of this Regulai ' n of any deposit or other, material liable to give off dangerous fumes in insignificant quantities onfy. i (3) Where any person is employed in any confined space to which para ! graph ( 1) of this Regulation applies, there shall be provided and kept i readily available-- (a) not less than two sets of breathing apparatus of a type approved for the purpose of this Regulation on board the vessel ; and (/;) not less than two additional sets of such apparatus off the vessel; and (c) a lamp or torch of a safety type approved for the purpose of this Regulation with each set of breathing apparatus ; and (if) not less than two belts and ropes suitable for the purpose of rescue. The apparatus, belts, ropes, lamps and torches shall be maintained and shall be thoroughly examined, at least once a month or at such other intervals as may be prescribed, by a competent person ; and a report on every such examination, signed by the person making the examination and containing the prescribed particulars, shall be kept available for inspection. (4) A sufficient number of the persons employed shall be trained and practised in the use of the apparatus mentioned in the preceding paragraph of this Regulation and in a method of restoring respiration. Application of Regulations 50 and 51 52. In the case of a shipyard, the provisions of Regulations 50 and 51 shall, as respects the operations carried out in confined spaces formed by the 33001 11* 2 1446 FACTORIES structure of any ship or vessel, or of part of any ship or vessel, under con- struction or repair, be in substitution for the provisions of section 27 of the 1 principal Act (which relates to precautions in places where dangerous fumes ! are liable to be present). Removal of dust or fumes ! 53. --(1) Where in connection with any process carried on on board, in or on the outside of a vessel or part of a vessel there is given off any dust or ; fume or other impurity of such a character and to such extent as to be likely ' to be injurious to the persons employed, all practicable measures shall be ; taken to protect the persons employed against inhalation of the dust or fume or other impurity, and in particular, where practicable, exhaust appliances 1 shall be provided and maintained, as near as possible to the point of origin ; of the dust or fume or other impurity, to protect such persons against such j inhalation. . I (2) In the case of a shipyard the provisions of this Regulation shall, as i respects the operations carried on on board, in or on the outside of a vessel : or part of a vessel, be in substitution for the provisions of section 47 of the principal Act (which relates to the removal of dust or fumes). \ Rivet fues ; 54. --(1) Rivet tires shall not be taken into or used in or remain in any i confined space on board or in a vessel unless there is adequate ventilation to prevent the accumulation of fumes. ; (2) No person employed shall move a rivet fire into any confined space on board or in a vessel unless he has bee'- authorised by his employer to move ! the fire into that space. . : Placing of gas cylinders and acetylene generators ! _ 55.--(1) No cylinder which contains or has contained oxygen or any j inflammable gas or vapour under pressure, and no acetylene generating plant, j shall be installed or placed within fifteen feet of any substantial source of j heat (including any boiler or furnace when alight) other than the burner or | blow-pipe operated from the cylinder or plant. . j (2) No such cylinder and no such plant shall be taken below the weather ! deck in the case of a vessel undergoing repair, or below the topmost completed deck in the case of a vessel under construction, unless it is installed or placed . in a part of the vessel which is adequately ventilated to prevent any dangerous concentration of gas or fumes. ; (3) It shall be the duty of the persons employed to comply with the | foregoing provisions of this Regulation. Further provision as to acetylene generators 56.--(1) Thc_ following provisions shall be observed as respects any acetylene generating plant-- {a) no such plant shall be installed or placed in any confined space unless effective and suitable provision is made for securing and maintaining the . adequate ventilation of that space so as to prevent, so far as practicable, t any dangerous accumulation of gas ; I (h) any person attending or operating any such plant shall have been j1 ffuolrlythaintsttyrupceteodf pinlanitts swhaolrlkbinegcoannsdtanatlycoapvyaiolafbltheefomr ahkiseru'ssein; structions 1 (c) the charging and cleaning of such plant shall so far as practicable be j done during daylight; (d) partly spent calcium carbide shall not be re-charged into an , acetylene generator. ! (2) No perso light or take a i or shed or in r in the open aii Provided tier open air or oi thoroughly clen (3) A pronu be exhibited o or is being ch.. Construction i 57.--(1) Pi; or vapour to a good construe (2) Such pi; other connecl; appliances. (3) Efficient gases shall be taining oxygen gases or vapou welding or he.. (4) Where . (a) a prop,arrester r between . container practical! shall not blow-pip. (b) any h>. paragrap the burn every pc; the hydr.; (5) The op. inflammable p heating metal protected, tha; Precautions a' 58.--(1) In welding or he vapour supp1 paragraphs of or for a subs; not be taken of vvork. Tin not apply du: (2) Supply closed. vessel, under confs of section 27 of (lie PlWiere dangerous fumes uried on on hoard, in or 1 is given off any dust or ucii extent as to be likely doable measures shall be ition of the dust or fume able, exhaust appliances die to the point of origin uch persons against such 'his Regulation shall, as 'u the outside of a vessel ions of section 47 of the >r fumes). -eel in or remain in an> !s adequate ventilation to any confined space on by his employer to move ntained oxygen or any dylene generating plant, iy substantial source of 'ther than the burner or nken below the weather v the topmost completed it is installed or placed dilated to prevent any d to comply with the erved as respects any > confined space unless mg and maintaining the it, so far as practicable, plant shall have been ne maker's instructions e for his use ; o far as practicable be ' re-charged into an Shipbuilding and Repairing 1447 CCrSOn )W,?C1th?r or not a Pcrson employed) shall smoke or strike a light or take a naked light or a lamp in or into any acetylene generator house or shed or in or into dangerous proximity to any acetylene generating plant in the open air or on board a vessel : b M n n ^ V rCd Ulat !hlS paragraph slia not apply as respects a generator in the p n Mr ,n b?rd a VCSSel which' since i[ was last charged, has been thoroughly cleansed and freed from any calcium carbide and acetylene gas. he(3i l r , minent " tiCe prohibiting smoking, naked lights and lamps shall ^or iics bEeing dchi0anrgoerd, noerariserberiyngacccletyalnceildc. generating plant whilst it is charg"ed Construction of plant for cutting welding or heating metal or^lnnn? t!?PCS F hSeS f/ tllc suppiy of 0N)'gen or any inllammable gas or Napour to any apparatus for cutting, welding or healing metal shall be"of good construction and sound material and be properly maintained. ; (2) X Such "r pipes or yhoses m" shall ns be securely attached to the su,iabi' iips r o,"er apparatus and *2 d n li 'if ' lc` l".cinS anl] re su ltin g v'vcs (or reducing the pressure of (he gases shall be provided and maintained m connection with all cylinders conammg oxygen or any inllammable gas or vapour under pressure vhi e lie cylinders arebe,ng uscd inan^ rocess of catdag- (4) Where acetylene gas is used for cutting, welding or heating metal-- () a properly constructed and efficient back-pressure vake and flame betwern pr0Vlciu and m?mlained in the acetylene supply pipe between each burner or blow-pipe and the acetylene generator cylinder or S S l / T j ' r ' ' " " St',PPlicd' a" d b Pieced as near' as hall nn? , tllC, burncr or blow-pipe, except that these requirements blovv-pipe-Tnd liCClylcnc cylindcr serves only one burner or (/,)n'?mynr?niIralllln providcd in pursuance of the preceding sub para raph shall be inspected on each day by every person who uses the burner or blow-pipe on that day and it shall be the duty of every person employed who uses the burner or blow-pipe to inspect the hydraulic valve accordingly. ^ T'1operating valves of burners or blow-pipes to which oxygen or any inflammable gas or vapour is supplied for the purpose of cutting, welding or heating metal shall be so constructed, or the operating mechanism shall be so protected, that the valves cannot be opened accidentally. Pn cautions after use of apparatus for cutting, welding or heating metal 58.--(1) In the case of apparatus on board a vessel and used for cuttiim wciding or heating metal with the aid of oxygen or any inflammable gas or vapour supplied under pressure, the precautions specified in the following paragraphs of this Regulation shall be taken when such use ceases for the day or for a substantial period and the apparatus is to be left on board, but need not be taken when such use is discontinued merely during short interruptions of work 1 he requirements in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this Regulation shall not apply during a meal interval. (2) Supply valves of cylinders, generators and gas mains shall be securely closed. ^ ifsm m *`iW 1448 FACT0 R1LS (3) Movable pipes or hoses used for conveying oxygen or inlUimmable gas or vapour shall, m the case of a vessel undergoing construction, be brought to the topmost completed deck or, in the case of a vessel undergoing repair, to a weather deck or in either case to some other place of safety which is adequately ventilated to prevent any dangerous concentration of gas or fumes : Provided that where, owing to the nature of the work, it is impracticable to comply with the foregoing requirements of this paragraph, the pipes or hoses shall be disconnected from cylinders, generators or gas mains, as the case may be. (4) When cylinders or acetylene generating plant have been taken below deck ns permitted by paragraph (2) of Regulation 35, such cylinders or acetylene generating plant shall be brought to a weather deck or. in the case of a vessel undergoing construction, to the topmost completed deck. Naked lights on oil-carrying vessels 59.--( 1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Regulation and to the provisions of Regulation 66, and without prejudice to the provisions of Regulations 64 and 65, no naked light, lire or bm p (other than a safety lamp of a type approved for the purpose of this I- Lgulation) and no heated rivet-- (a) shall be permitted to be applied to, or to be in, any part of a tanker unless, since oil was last carried in that tanker, a naked light certificate has been obtained and is in force in respect of those parts of the tanker for which, in the opinion of a competent analyst, a naked light certificate is necessary : Provided that a naked light, fire, lamp or heated rivet of a kind specified in writing by a competent analyst may be applied to. or be in. any part of the tanker so specified ; . . (h) shall be permitted-- ' (i) to be in any oil-tank on board or in a vessel in which oil-tank the oil last carried was oil having a Hash point of less than seventy- three degrees Fahrenheit (Abel closed test) or was 'liquid methane, liquid propane or liquid butane, unless a naked light certificate has previously been obtained on the same day and is in force in respect of that oil-tank and of any oil-tank, compartment or space adjacent thereto : , (ii) to be applied to the outer surface of any oil-tank on board or in a vessel in which oil-tank the oil last carried was such oil as aforesaid, unless a naked light certificate has previously been obtained on the same day and is in force in respect of that oil-tank ; (iii) to be applied to the outer surface of. or to be in, any compartment or space adjacent to an oil-tank on board or in a vessel in which oil-tank the oil last carried was such oil as aforesaid, unless a naked light certificate has previously been obtained on the same day and is in force in respect of that compartment or space : Provided that where in any such case referred to in paragraph (i), (u), or (iii) of this sub-paragraph a competent analyst has certified that daily naked light certificates arc unnecessary or are necessary only to a specified extent, such a daily certificate need not be obtained or, as the case may be, need only be obtained to the specified extent ; (c) shall F any oilin that force in (d) shall f any con vessel w light cci compari (2) Notwf rivets may f in force in i analyst who having regai otherwise o sufficiently ! where practn (3) No pc apply a nn approved fo to any place (4) In this who is comp Entering oil60.--(1) 1 certificate o' type appro\ oil-tank on a certificate (2) Witht than an anu or remain : last carried Fahrenheit analyst has mixture. (3) It sh.. going provi (4) The | ments of R Duration u< 61. Any to a condit. certificate. Posting oj < 62. Evet certificate < thereof is p it may be i mnnunL' gas P iig. obiengbrroepuagihrt, fcty which is >n of gas or J11e work, it is impracticable ;his paragraph, the pipes or riators or gas mains, as the hint have been taken below `ion 55, such cylinders or 1 a weather deck or. in the topmost completed deck. n (2) of Inis Regulation and picjudice to the provisions a lamp (other than a safety Regulation) and no heated 'c in, any pan of a tanker er, a naked light certificate "f those parts of the tanker oyst, a naked light certificate "r heated rivet of a kind nay be applied to. or be in. ' esscl in which oil-tank the point of less than seventy 's!) or was liquid methane, a naked light ccitificate me day and is in force in ink. compartment or space any oil-tank on board or d carried was such oil as -ate has previously been n respect of that oil-tank ; lo be in, any compartment id or in a vessel in winch m aforesaid, unless a naked mied on the same day and i or space : -'d to in paragraph (i), (ii), ibst has ccitilled that daily are necessary only to a not be obtained or. as the -cified extent ; Shipbuilding and Repairing 1449 (< ) shall be permitted to he applied to the outer suiface of. or to be in, any oil-lank on board or m a vessel unless, since oil was last earned in that oil-tank, a naked light certificate has been obtained and is in force in respect of that oil-tank : tut shall be permitted to be applied to the outer surface of, or to be in, any compartment or spare adjacent to an oil-tank on board or in a vessel unless, since oil was last carried as cargo in that oil-tank, a naked light certificate has been obtained and is in force in respect of that compartment or space. (2) Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (I) of this Regulation, heated rivets may be permitted in any place without a naked light certificate being m foice in respect of that place if expressly so authorised by a competent analyst who certifies that after adequate and suitable testing he is satisfied h.iv mg regard to all the circumstances of the case, including the likelihood or oihciv. iw of the atmosphere becoming inllammahle. that the place is sulliciently free from inllamnmblc vapour; but such heated rivets shall, where practicable, be passed through tubes. ' (3) No person (whether or not a person employed) shall introduce, have or apply a naked light, fire or lamp (other than a safety lamp of a type approved for the purpose of this Regulation) or any heated rivet into, in or to any place where they arc prohibited by this Regulation. !\In this Regulation the expression " ...mpetent analyst " means an analyst who is competent to give a naked light certificate. Entering oil-tanks 60. - f t ) No person (other than an analyst entering with a view to issuing a certificate of entry) shall, unless he is wearing a breathing apparatus of a t>pc approved for the purpose of this Regulation, enter or remain in an oil-lank on board or in a vessel unless, since the oil-tank last contained oil, a certificate of entry has been obtained and is in force in respect of the tank. (2) Without prejudice to paragraph (1) of this Regulation, no person (other than an analyst entering as aforesaid) shall be allowed or required to enter or remain in an oil-tank on board or in a vessel in which oil-tank the oil last carried was oil having a flash point of -less than seventy-three degrees l ainenheit (Abel closed test) unless, since the oil-tank last contained oil, an analyst has certified that the atmosphere is sulliciently free from intlammable mixture. (?) It shall be the duty of the persons employed to comply with the fore going provisions of this Regulation. (4) The provisions of this Regulation are without prejudice to the require ments of Regulations 50 and 51. Dmation oj certificates 61. Any naked light certificate or certificate of entry may be issued subject to a condition that it shall not remain in force after a time specified in the certificate. Posting of certificates 61. Every employer or shipowner for whom a naked light certificate or a certificate of entry is obtained shall ensure that the certificate or a duplicate thereof is posted as soon as may be and remains posted in a position where it may be conveniently read by all persons concerned. 1450 JACTORIUS Cleaning of oil-tanks 63. --(1) Subject to the provisions of Regulation 66. before a test for inflammable vapour is carried out with a view to the issue of a naked light certificate for the purposes of Regulation 59 in respect of an oil-tank on I board or in a vessel, that oil-tank shall, since oil was last introduced into ' the tank, be cleaned and ventilated in accordance with paragraph (2) of this Regulation. i (2) The said cleaning and ventilation shall be carried out by the following j methods:-- ' (a) the oil-tank shall be treated in such manner and for such period as j will ensure the vaporisation of all volatile oil ; ' (b) all residual oil and any sludge or other deposit in the oil-lank shall be renroved therefrom ; (c) after the oil-tank has beenso cleaned-- j (i) all covers of manholes and other openings therein shall be removed > and it shall be thoroughly ventilated by mechanical or other efficient j means with a view to the removal of all oil vapour : and then : (ii) the interior surfaces, if any deposit remains thereon, shall be J washed or scrapeddown. t i Invalidation of certificates ! 64. --(1) If during the course of work in, or to the outer surface of, 1 any part of a tanker or aircraft carrier, any pipe or tank joint is opened , or broken or any other event occurs so that there is a risk of oil vapour j entering or arising in that part of the tanker or aircraft carrier, that work j shall be suspended and thereafter any certificate of entry previously issued 1 in respect of any oil-tank in that part and any naked light certificate 1 previously issued in respect of that part shall be no longer in force. : (2) If (in the case of a vessel other than a tanker or'aircraft carrier) * during the course of work in any oil-tank or in any compartment or space j adjacent thereto, any pipe or tank joint is opened or broken or any other | event occurs so that there is a risk of oil vapour entering or arising in the oil-tank or in any compartment or space adjacent thereto, work in the oil-tank and in the compartments and spaces adjacent thereto shall be suspended and thereafter any certificate of entry previously issued in respect of the oil-tank and any naked light certificate previously issued in respect of the oil-tank or any compartment or space adjacent thereto shall be no longer in force. Provisions as to work in other compartments or spaces 65.--(I) Without prejudice to the other provisions of these Regulations, if the presence of oil in such quantity and in such position as to be likely to give rise to fire or explosion is detected in any part of a vessel, being a part to which this Regulation applies and in which repairs of the following kind are to be or are being undertaken, that is to say, repairs involving the use of a naked light, fire or lamp (other than a safety lamp of a type approved for the purpose of Regulation 59) or of a heated rivet, such repairs shall not be started or continued until a naked light certificate has been issued or, as the case may be, reissued in respect of that part of the vessel. (2) This Regulation shall apply to bilges, shaft tunnels, pump rooms, lamp rooms, and to compartments and spaces other than those to which paragraph (1) (d) of Regulation 59 applies. Exceptions fro 66.--( 1) Th as to naked h cleaning and repairs to be v (a) to the o (.b) in or to any such in cases when hundred and test): Provided tl oil-tank or, in the immed from oil or si the outer sur the exterior x. In everv c. cautions shall (2) The pn as to naked involving the hull of a tank, liquid propai liquid butane has previous!' space betwee quately and that an infla; during the pe (3) The pi to any part was in servic - Provided f in the tanka certificate is i (4) The pi in the case o purpose of a Fencing of A 67.--(1) f being motoi a vessel wh be shown t! every persoi fenced so I imposed b) of life-savin; before a test for ; f t issue of a naked light , /expect of an oil-tank on i I was last introduced into : with paragraph (2) of this j u ried out by the following j r and for such period as j -sit in the oil-tank shall be j therein shall be removed - chanical or other efficient I vapour ; and then i -mains thereon, shall be t0 Ibe outer surface of, or tank joint is opened j is a risk of oil vapour urcraft carrier, that work 'f entry previously issued > naked light certificate ^nger in force. nker or aircraft carrier) 'v compartment or space or broken or any other altering or arising in the nt thereto, work in the ijacent ffieieto shall be -'\10usly issued in respect msly issued in respect of icreto shall be no longer us of these Regulations, position as to "be likely t of a vessel, being a part repairs of the following 0 say, repairs involving a safety lamp of a type Seated rivet, such repairs 'ght certificate has been hat part of the vessel, mels, pump rooms, lamp hose to which paragraph Shipbuilding and Repairing 1451 Exceptions from Regulations 59 and 63 66.--( I) The provisions of paragraphs (1) (r) and (1) (d) of Regulation 59 as to naked light certificates and the provisions of Regulation 63 as to the cleaning and ventilation of oil-tanks, shall not apply in the case of minor repairs to be carried out-- (u) to the outer surface of an oil-lank on board or m a vessel ; or (/>) in or to the outer surface of any compartmcn. or space adjacent to any such oil-tank, in cases where the cnly oil last carried was oil having a flash point of one hundred and fifty degrees Fahrenheit or above (Pensky-Martens closed test): Provided that adequate areas of the interior and exterior surfaces of the oil-tank or, as the case may be, of the compartment or space adjacent thereto, in the immediate neighbourhood of the part to be repaired shall be freed from oil or sludge ; so, however, that as respects repairs to be carried out to the outer surface of an oil-tank below the level of any oil in that tank only the exterior surface of that oil-tank need be so freed. In every case to which this paragraph applies appropriate special pre cautions shall be taken for preventing and extinguishing fire. (2) The provisions of paragraphs (1) (a) and (1) (/>) (iii) of Regulation 59 as to naked light certificates shall not apply in the case of minor repairs involving the application of a naked light to the outer surface nnh of the hull of a tanker in which the only oil last carried as cargo was liquid methane, liquid propane or liquid butane, being liquid methane, liquid propane or liquid butane at atmospheric pressure, provided that a naked light certificate has previously been obtained on the same day and is in force in respect of the space between the hull and any oil-tank on board, and the space is ade quately and continuously ventilated by mechanical means so as to ensure that an inflammable concentration of gas or vapour cannot be formed in it during the period for which the naked light certificate-is-in force. (3) The provisions of paragraph (1) (r/) of Regulation 59 shall not apply to any part of a tanker where naked lights were allowed when the vessel was in service afloat: Provided that the said paragraph (1) (a) shall apply whilst any oil-tank in the tanker is open except an oil-tank in respect of which a naked light certificate is in force. (4) The provisions of paragraph (1) (a) of Regulation 59 shall not applv in the case of tankers in which the only oil last carried was oil used for the purpose of a basin trial or a trial trip. - Part VI M iscellaneous Safety P rovisions Fencing of Machinery 67.--(1) All motors, gcar-vvhccls, chain ami friction gearing and shafting, being motors, gear-wheels, chain and friction gearing and shaking on a vessel which are used for the purpose of the operations shall (unless it can be shown that by their position and construction they are equally safe to every person employed as they would be if securely fenced) be securely fenced so far as is practicable but without infringing any requirements imposed by or under the Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1958. in respect of life-saving appliances. 1HJZ FACTORIES (2) I'.very dangerous part of any machinery used for the purpose of the j operations to which the preceding paragraph of this Regulation does not apply, being machinery in a place, or part of a vcs'"\ to which Part 11 of ' the principal Act docs not apply, shall be securely fenced unless it is in such - a position or of such construction as to be as safe to every person employed as it would be if securely fenced, | (3) Nothing in this Regulation shall require any part of the machinery on 1 a vessel which is used for the puipose of the operations to be fenced during i an examination of that part or during any lubrication, adjustment or repair 1 shown by such examination to be immediately necessary, being an examina * tion, lubrication, adjustment or repair which is carried out by a competent | person who has attained the age of eighteen, and which it is necessary to ; carry out while the part of the machinery is in motion. ; (4) In the case of a shipyard, the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Regula 1 tion shall, as respects the dangerous parts of any machinery to which that l paragraph applies, be in substitution for the provisions of subsection (1) of | section 14 of the principal Act (which relates to the fencing of dangerous < parts of machinery). ! Air Receivers .j 68. --(1) The provisions of section 31 of the principal Act (which relate\s to air receivers) shall apply to air receivers used for the purpose of the 1 operations (other than fixed air receivers permanently installed in a ship). . (2) In the case of a shipyard, the provisions of this Regulation shall be in I substitution for the provisions of section 31 of the piincipal Act. Lighting j 69.--(I) All parts of a vessel and all other places where the operations ; are being carried on, and all approaches to such parts and to places ; to which a person employed may be required to proceed in the course of | his employment, shall be sufficiently and suitably lighted ; so, however, I that due regard shall be had to the safety of the vessel and cargo and of | the navigation of other vessels and to any local statutory requirements as ' to the lighting of the harbour or dock. 1 (2) Where in a harbour or wet dock the control of a ship apart from the ! operations remains with the shipowner the ship's permanent lighting shall be ! maintained in operation by him to the extent that it may be required for j the purpose of lighting-- ; (n) the ship ; and i (/;)shthipeomwenaenrs: of access to the ship where that access is provided by the ' Provided that if the shipowner has given written notice to every contractor ; undertaking any of the operations for which the ship's permanent lighting t is required that for a specified period (for reasons connected with the manage ! ment or working of the ship or the use. repair or maintenance of its equip | ment) the permanent lighting will not be maintained in operation by him or will be maintained in operation by him only to a specified extent, the fore going provisions of this paragraph shall for that period not apply or, as the case may be, shall for that period apply only to the extent that the permanent lighting is maintained in operation. In this paragraph-- " contractor " means a person who has contracted with the shipowner or his agent to carry out any of the operations ; and " shipowner " means the shipowner or master or officer in charge. (3) No pci provisions of supply, provr lighting, whicl provided as s> (4) Portabl. used for the | state, in effici in which liqm or stopper an development i (5) Petrolc and only par. degrees Fahre is appropriate (6) No pot authorised or lighting provii IVork in boih 70.--(1) Nflue until it h employed. (2) Before a range of t\w (n) all inlei boiler fn part, or (b) all vah locked. (3) While graph (2) of paragraph si therein referi (4) No pc in, and no p graph (2) of ' are being cop Hatch beams 71. The h removed, be Jumped-up b 72. Bolts for securing use such bol Hand Protec. 73. Adeq1 employed u i inflammable machine can in handling i VJ I I ' 1 i ^ 11! 'purp'-se' of the No pc,son shall be. held not W ^ v c provisions of this Rcgulalujn by tuison Y Ihe ekefric, y allcrnaUVe means of Regulation docs not jl, to which Part II of iced unless it is in such 1 every person employed i S M e suffioeffi and" uifable in the circumstances, shall be ( ,irt of the machinery on t ,ms to be fenced during \ iii, adjustment or repair ,sn.ry, being nn exnniindlied out by a competent i svhich it is necessary to mraph (1) of this Regula- j: machinery to which that , ions of subsection (1) of j the fencing of dangerous ; Saw *-- " so,ar"proc,iclblc' t t g & V S S O C of d o se . iesi. is appropriate) shall be so used. ,) No person ^ b e th e r o, n t on cmoloyed) shall, unless duly with` or remove any means of authorised or in P se nce 0[ this Regulation, lighting provided m pursuance ot tins i t ncipal Act (which relates , for the purpose of the j illy installed in a ship), his Regulation shall be in j principal Act. j If ices where the operations uch parts and to places proceed in the course of !y lighted ; so, however, i vessel and caigo and of statutory requirements as -1 of a ship apart from the i I permanent lighting shall be hat it may be required for j Ta rang'ei o.f two-oIr m o--re ste-am4bo?iler1s1*" " " -- otherwise "en"ter t"he ste ,` be J `sconnectcd lr m J ^ W e s or reps conrrolbng suci, enrr, sba be dosed end secure,, locked. . cream boiler to which para- (t) While persons employed r e n i a m . -n|cls as are referred to in that S n ) of this Regulation applies all such nias or ups as are paragraph shall remain ^connected or a U ju c dicicin referred to shall remain c ` or required to enter or remain (4) No person employed shall b- a 1 4 ^ boiler tQ which para. arc being complied with. ^ ""tessJ prov,sio,sotttatp a. access is provided by the i ! n notice to every contractor j ship's permanent lighting connected with the manage r maintenance of its equip,ned in operation by him or a specified extent, the fore i period not apply or, as the j ily to the extent that the Hatch beams hatch in use for the operations shall, if not . i ? t o & S ? sec(rcyd ,o p re e n , rbdr displacement. P art V II P rotective W ear I ; acted with the shipowner or and _ > :r or officer in charge. i PS Z protection for rhe employed when using cutting or we c u Su * SS pressure or when engaged in " S S u S g o r m E . c Srive.ing or in transporting or stack,ng p a e UWtvui __ nm chtnp .'s. ! 1454 I'Aciomi s Protection in connection with cutting or welding m J 4,..': ( l V f mla!^lc g " alc's lll!ci1 with limed eye-pieces shall tv provided and ami,lined for all persons employed when using cutting or weklinc apparatus to w uch oxygen or any mllammable gas or vapour is suppiied under^essure ' , 1 , re slia11 be provided and maintained for the use of all persons employed when engaged in the process of electric wcldinn-- l,'hl"'ClS 0r Js",i,able, ''cad-shields or saleable hand-shields be injurious andy fr" ' " 01 and trom ^ lik=`y ' and torear,ns [ r o m "Kiai tlian\hnb''n c,cclric. wcldine <s in progress at any place and persons other ar^hkcT^m h'80' -'11-1KU Pr fCSS a''CCmplo>'cd in a position where the rays pproovviiddeedd aatt tihnant p' /Lc" c' ' ' fTor tnhe pro' teCcyteios'nscorfcctnhsoseshpale1r-sownhsere Wphraecrteicaitblies', nboet prac .cable to prov.de effective protection of those persons by sc ecnine suitable goggles shall be provided for their use. Y g* Eye piotection for other processes s Suitable goggles or efleetive scieens shall be niovicled to protect the eyes ol all persons employed in any of the following processes oOtthheerr pnlhannit,eonr0lfrlro^m Tshi"p's" 8; ofT f C 'd rbc,s or bo. lls from boilers or (h) the chipping, scaling or scurfing of hoilcis 01 ships' plates ; (c) drilling by means of portable machine tools ; ' {d) dry grinding of metals. Protection against dust - t J f l ' r / 0 n [C,fh,ins aPParatus of a type approved for the purpose Regulation shall be provided and maintained for the use of every employed in any of the following kinds of work :_ (a) the application of asbestos by means of a spray ; (h) the bicaking down for removal of asbestos lagging : of this person ^\'bestosCUnin8 f SaCl<S r thCr containers w>licl1 have contained id) the cutting of material containing asbestos by means of portable power (e) the scaling, scurfing or cleaning of boilers, combustion chambers or smoke boxes, where his work exposes him to dust of such a character and to such an extent as to be likely to be injurious or offensive to pci sons, employed in such work. (2) It shall be the duty of the persons employed m anv of the kinds of woik specified in this Regulation to use the breathing apparatus provided for their use in pursuance of this Regulation 1 Part VIII Misctl 1ANt-OUS Hl-.Al.TH AND WlR.FARI: PROVISIONS / tohihition of employment of young persons in certain processes 77. No young person shall be employed in fo) the application of asbestos by means of a spray ; or (/>) the breaking down for removal of asbestos lagging ; or (c) the cle. asbestos ; (d) the cult driven sa (e) the sea' smoke b* to such employe*. Lend paint 78. Lead p painting of ai Stretchers, cu. 79. --(1) In available-- () a sufTk similar (/>) a sufli*. (r) a suflic and the stre' maintained. (2) In evei Imurs a resp an ambulaik illness. Leg1 may be, tin shipyard. (3) In evci (cj) in win hundred (b) in whi hundred there shall b a properly c specified in : used only for suitably qua! hours, and a at the room. Young persn 80.--(1) b or shipyards operations ii where, he is water in whi* (2) Any > the opcratioi workman. m f * i,v be provided and f i or welding apparatus ' supplied under pressure. i ike use of all persons i 'Iding-- i suitable hand-shields ! nd from rays likely to 1 rearms from hot metal * ir 'lace and persons other 1 position where the rays h where practicable, be i rsons. Where it is not I persons by screening, j iiovidcd to protect the | recesses:-- j bolts from boilers or ; ips' plates ; i nr die purpose of this e use of every person ' hich have contained ans of portable power nbustion chambers or t of such a character irious or offensive to ' any of the kinds of T apparatus provided aovrsioNs i processes '; or g ; or . Shipbuilding and Repairing 1455 (c) the cleaning of sacks or other containers which have contained asbestos ; or (</) the cutting of material containing asbestos by means of portable power driven saws ; or (<) the scaling, scurfing or cleaning of boilers, combustion chambers or smoke boxes, where his work exposes him to dust of such a character and to such an extent as to be likely to be injurious or offensive to persons employed in such work. Lead pain! 78. Lead paint shall not be applied in the form of a spray in the interior painting of any part of a ship or vessel. Stretchers, ambulances and ambulance rooms, etc. 79.--(1) In every shipyard there shall be provided and kept readily available-- 1 3 (a) a sufficient number of suitably constructed sling stretchers or other similar appliances for raising injured persons ; and (b) a sufficient number of carrying or wheel stretchers : and tc) a sufficient supply of suitable reviving apparatus and oxycen, and the stretchers, appliances and apparatus so provided shall be properly maintained. 33 3 (2) In every shipyard there shall always be readily available during working hours a responsible person or responsible persons whose duty it is to summon an ambulance or other means of transport if needed in cases of accident or illness. Legible copies of a notice indicating that person or, as the case may be, those persons shall be affixed in prominent positions in every shipyard. ~ (3) In every shipyard other than a public dry dock-- (a) in which the number of persons employed normally exceeds five hundred ; or (b) in which the number of persons employed normally exceeds one hundred and which is more than ten miles from a hospital, there shall be provided and maintained in good order and in clean condition a properly constructed ambulance room containing at least the equipment specified in the Third Schedule to these Regulations. The room shall be used only for the purpose of treatment and rest and shall be in the charge of a suitably qualified person who shall always be readily available during working hours, and a record shall be kept of all cases of accident or sickness treated at the room. . P art IX Young persons T raining and Supervision 80.-(l) No young person shall, until he has been employed in a shipyard or shipyards for at least six months, be employed in connection with the operations in a shipyard on a stage from which, or in any part of a ship u here, he is liable to fall a distance of more than six feet six inches, or into ftatcr m which there is a risk of drowning. (2) Any young person under the age of sixteen shall, when employed in the operations in a shipyard, be placed under the charge of an experienced exijen MipiniMon 8 1. C1) In the ease of every shipyard other than a public dry dock, being a shipyard where the number of persons employed regularly or "from time to time exceeds live hundred, a person experienced in the work of such yards i shall be appointed and employed exclusively to exercise general supervision t of the observance of these Regulations and to promote the safe conduct of i the work generally. i 1t (2) This Regulation shall not be construed as preventing two or more i employers from jointly 'appointing the same person or persons to perform ! some or all of the aforesaid duties for those employers. i I Dated this 20th day of October, 1960. fI j John Hare, j Minister of Labour. \ t FIRST SCHEDULE i I Regulation 3 (2) M annck in w h ic h , i-ok the purpose of ih e definiiion of " Lead Pa i n t ", i oMfaCiEoRmIApoLuInSd 1o0fBLEeTaRdEApTrEeDsenWtITH A VIEW TO ASCERTAINING IHE PERCENTAGE i i The materia! is to be treated with suitable solvents to remove the oil, varnish and other media, and the residue to be dried at one hundred degrees Centigrade and thoroughly mixed. A weighed quantity of this extracted, dried and mixed material is to be continuously shaken for one hour, at the common temperature with one thousand times its weight of an aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid' containing 0 25 per cent, by weight of hydrogen chloride. This solution is thereatter to be allowed to stand for one hour and then filtered. The lead salt con tained in the clear filtrate is then to be precipitated as lead sulphide and weighed as lead sulphate. (h) Ever, accessory gc following-- Safe iiw Unde i 20-50 over 5i In the car load applied the crane sli. mg proof In limitation ol the safe wor (c) Ever or not) and for use will' be tested w following ta! Article of Chain sh Rope sh. Plate cla Ring ... Link ... Hook L horn 1 Shackle Swivel Eye-bolt Ramsho ii SECOND SCHEDULE F i Regulations 34 (1), 36 (1) and 40 i M anner of T est and E xaminaiion before taking any C hain, W ire R op e, ii Lifting A ppliance or L ifting G ear into use (<i) Every winch, and every derrick with the whole of the gear accessory thereto, 1 shall be tested with a proof load which shall not be less than the following-- ' j Safe working load proof load Under 20 tons ... ... ... 25 per cent. 4 in excess of ! 20-50 tons ................................... 5 tons V the safe |- over 50 to n s ................................... 10 per cent. J working load j: In the case of a derrick with its accessory gear the proof load shall be applied ! as follows:--(i) where reasonably practicable by hoisting movable weights' or ji (n) in other cases by maintaining the load by means of an accurate spring or hydraulic balance or similar device for a period of not less than five minutes !i:[ Where movable test weights arc used the derrick shall be swung, with the load i suspended, as far as possible in both directions. Where a spring or hydraulic j| balance or similar device is employed it shall be sufficient if the proof load '( is applied with the derrick swung as far as practicable first in one direction and [ then in the other. In each case the derrick shall be tested at the smallest angle '> to the horizontal at which it will operate and this angle shall be stated in the I certificate of the test. ! Pulley bloi Single s! MultipL safe ' and l. MultipL safe 20 tm ing 40 MultipL safe 40toi Chains(ol Calibrat (d) After the gear ac examined, a the purpose deformed lr (e) In the / of a vessel shall be of these Regulations, all !e in all the circumstances iking thereon. than six feet six inches or i which a person is liable to a into water in which there >es-- io closely boarded, planked rson is not liable to fall as being a gap necessary and be nature of the work being dalion applies shall-- 1 to any part of a vessel. ! ,agraphs (4) to (7) of this j uls to a height of at least | ;ls shall be so placed as to ons from the stage or from [ t ! ,0 any part of a vessel, . having regard to the nature | ilure of the structure of the ! I v ropes or chains, and which j by sub-paragraph (a) of the j of a taut guard rope or taut j j 'c. no part of the side of a (3) (a) of this Regulation in j ork being carried on makes : that part impracticable. :raph (3) () of this Regulaie extent necessary for the Is; but guard rails removed is soon as practicable. comply with the provisions <ie shall in cases where the twenty-five inches wide and, at. a at the expiration of twelve Shipbuilding and Repairing Part III F urther P recautions againsi Falls of P ersons. M aterials and A rticles Fencing of dry docks 25. --(1) Fencing shall be provided at or near the edges of a dry dock; at ground level, including edges above (lights of steps and chutes tor materials. The height of such fencing shall at no point be less than three feet or. in the case of fencing which was placed in such position betore the making of these Regulations, two feet six inches. (2) Such fencing as aforesaid shall be kept in position save when and to the extent to which its absence is necessary (whether or not tor t.ie purposes of the operations) for the access of persons, or for the movement of materials or vessels or for traffic or working, or for lepair but >enc-in8 removed for any of these purposes shall be kept readily available and shall be replaced as soon as practicable. (3) This Regulation shall come into operation at the expiration of twentyfour months after the making of these Regulations. Protection of openings ->6_ ( 1) Fvcrv side or edge of an opening in a deck or tank top of a vessel, bcm a side or 'edge which may be a source of danger to persons employed, shall! except where and while the opening is securely covered or where the side or edge is protected to a height of not less than two feet six inches by a coamin" or other part of the vessel, be provided with fencing to a height of not less than three feet above the side or edge, and such fencing snail be kept in position save when and to the extent to which its absence is necessary (whether or not for the purposes of the operations) for the access of persons, or for the movement of materials, or for traffic or working or for repair, but fencing removed for any of these purposes shall be kept readily available and shall be replaced as soon as ^practicable. (2) Paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall not apply-- (a) to that part of an opening in a deck or tank top which is at the head of a stairway or ladder-way intended to be used while the operations are being carried on ; or (/;) to parts of a deck or tank top which arc intended to be plated, except such parts where the plating has necessarily to be delayed so that the opening may be used for the purposes of the operations. Fall of articles from stages 27. Where persons employed are at work outside a vessel on a stage adjacent to part of the structure of the vessel and other persons employed are at work directly beneath that stage, the planks of the stage shall be in such a position that no article liable to cause injury to the persons employed can fall between the planks, and the inside plank of the stage shall be placed ns near as practicable to the structure of the vessel having regard to the nature of the work being carried on. Boxes for rivets, etc. . 28--(1) Boxes or other suitable receptacles for rivets, nuts, bolts and welding rods shall be provided for the use of the persons employed. (2) It shall be the duty of the persons employed to use, so far as practicable, the boxes or other suitable receptacles so provided. Tluowing down materials and articles 29. --(I) Subject to the. provisions of paragraph (2) of this Regulation, parts of staging, tools and other articles and materials shall not be thrown down from a height where they are liable to cause injury to persons employed, but shall be properly lowered. (2) When the work to be done necessarily involves the throwing down ' from a height of articles or materials, conspicuous notices shall be posted 1 to warn persons from working or passing underneath the place from which 1 articles or materials may fall, or the work shall be done under the direct ; supervision of a competent person in authority. i (3) No person employed shall throw down any articles or materials ' from a height except in accordance with the requirements of this Regulation. Loose ai tides or materials 30. (1) So far as practicable, steps shall be taken to minimise the risk i arising from loose articles or materials being left lying about in any place . from which they may fall on persons working or passing underneath. ; (2) It shall be the duty of the persons employed to comply with the ,: foregoing paragraph of this Regulation. 1 P art IV . R aising and L owering, E tc. , Application of Part IV i 3J. The provisions of this Part of these Regulations shall apply in the | case of any chain, rope, lifting gear or lifting appliance used in raising or lowering, and the provisions of Regulation 33 shall applyinthe case of any ! plant or gear usedfor anchoring or fixing a lifting appliance. 1 Operation of Part IV ,, . 32. Jn the case of a shipyard this Part of these Regulations shall, as 1 respects the operations, be in substitution for the following provisions of . the principal Act, that is to say, section 23 (which relates to chains, ropes and lifting tackle) and subsections (1), (2), (4), (5), (6) and (8) of section 24 < (which relates to cranes and other lifting machines). ! Construction of lifting appliances ; 33. Every lifting appliance, including all parts and working gear thereof, i whether fixed or movable, and all plant or gear used foranchoring or ' fixing such an appliance, shall be of good construction, sound material, < adequate strength and free from patent defect and shall be properly ' maintained : ' Provided that plant or gear permanently attached to a structure may be \ used for anchoring or fixing any lifting appliance if that plant or gear is first , thoroughly examined and appears to satisfy the requirements of this 1 Regulation. : Tests, examinations and marking of lifting appliances . 34. --(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) of this Regula- < tion, no lifting appliance shall be taken into use for the first time in the ' operations or after it has undergone any substantial alteration or repair, I unless it has been tested and thoroughly examined by a competent person ; in the manner described in the Second Schedule to these Regulations. A \ certificate of such test and examination, in the prescribed form and containing the pres the carr-. load or able for (2) Sexamine months the profor the v. and sha shipyard days ot district that the repairs (3) S upon it (include (fl) t' the me (b) b sh lo (4) 1 legs to. (5) 'I (a) ' an (b) K Conso 35. ' materi Test'u 36. first ti or rei perso' A cet the p: carr> i of til inspe. Pi. ( ui 1 . (/ Protection in connection w ith cutting o r w elding 74. --(I) Suitable goggles lined with tinted eve-pieces shall be provided and (c) the cle. asbestos : maintained for all persons employed when using cutting or welding apparatus to which oxygen or any inflammable gas or vapour is supplied under pressure. (2) There shall be provided and maintained for the use of all persons employed when engaged in the process of electric welding-- (a) suitable helmets or suitable head-shields or suitable hand-shields to protect the eyes and face from hot metal and from rays likely to be injurious, and (/)) suitable gauntlets to protect the hands and forearms from hot metal and fn a rays likely to be injurious. (?) When electric welding is in progress at any place and persons other (</) the cuti driven sa (c) the sea' smoke b> to such a employe^ Le a d paint 78. Lead p painting of ai than those engaged in that process are employed in a position where the rays arc likely to be injurious to their eyes, screens shall, where practicable, be provided at that place for the protection of those persons. Where it is not practicable to provide effective protection of those persons by screening, suitable goggles shall be provided for their use. Stretchers, an 79. -- (1) In available-- (<j) a suflu similar : E y e protection for other processes (/>) a sufftv 75. Suitable goggles or effective screens shall be ptovided to protect the eyes of all persons employed in any of the following processes :-- (a) the cutting out or cutting off of cold rivets or bolts from boilers or other plant or from ships ; (h) the chipping, scaling or sending of boilers or ships' plates: (r) drilling by means of portable machine tools ; (<7) dry grinding of metals. Protection against dust ~ (c) a suflk and the stre' maintained. (2) In cvei hours a resp an ambulaiK illness. L e y may be. llv shipyard. 76. ---f l ) Rrcalhing apparatus of a type approved for the purpose of this ' Regulation shall be provided and maintained for the use of every person employed in any of the following kinds of work :-- (a) the application of asbestos by means of a spray : -J (h) the breaking down for removal of asbestos lagging : (3) In evei (a) in win hundred (b) in wh. hundred (c) the cleaning of sacks or other containers which have contained asbestos ; (d ) the cutting of material containing asbestos by means of portable power driven saws ; there shall b a properly c specified in ' used only foi (e ) the scaling, scurting or cleaning of boilers, combustion chambers or smoke boxes, where his work exposes him to dust of such a character and to such an extent as to be likely to be injurious or offensive to persons-employed in such work. suitably qua1 hours, and a at the room. (2) It shall be The duty of the persons employed in any of the kinds of work specified in this Regulation to use the breathing apparatus provided for their use in pursuance of this Regulation. Young perse Part VIII Miscta.i ani-ous H i.alth and Wni.rAui; Provisions P ro h ib itio n of em ploym ent of young persons in certain processes 77. No young person shall be employed in-- (a) the application of asbestos by means of a spray; or (/>) the breaking down for removal of asbestos lagging ; or 80.-- (1) b or shipyards operations ii where, he is water in whr (2) Any > the opcratioi workman. i ndcil and ^./apparatus cr pressure, all persons i i fe hand-shields rays likely to ms from hot metal ce and persons other ' osilion where the rays ! where practicable, be * ons. Where it is not ! persons by screening, ! i 1 , | ovidcd to protect the 'ceases :-- bolts from boilers or : 's' plates; ( r the purpose of this use of every person hich have contained J \ ms of portable power j i 'bustion chambers or i t of such a character \ 'nous or olfensive to ! oiK!|',HMiumg uiiu ivcpiunng [HDJ (c) the cleaning of sacks or other containers which have contained asbestos : or (</) the cutting of material containing asbestos by means of portable power driven sa w s: or (e) the scaling, scurfing or cleaning of boilers, combustion chambers or smoke boxes, where his work exposes him to dust of such a character and to such an extent as to be likely to be injurious or offensive to persons employed in such work. \ f' Lead paint ' _ 78. Lead paint shall not be applied in the form of a spray in the interior painting of any part of a ship or vessel. Stretchers, am bulances and am bulance room s, etc. 79. - ( 1 ) In every shipyard there shall be provided and kept readily available-- (a) a sufficient number of suitably constructed sling stretchers or other similar appliances for raising injured persons ; and (b) a sufficient number of carrying or wheel stretchers : and (c) a sufficient supply of suitable reviving apparatus and oxygen, and the stretchers, appliances and apparatus so provided shall be properly maintained. (2) In every shipyard there shall always be readily available during working hours a responsible person or responsible persons whose duty it is to summon an ambulance or other means of transport if needed in cases of accident or illness. Legible copies of a notice indicating that person or. as the case may be, those persons shall be affixed in prominent positions in every shipyard. ~ (3) In every shipyard other than a public dry dock-- __ (a) in which the number of persons employed normally exceeds five hundred ; or (b) in which the number of persons employed normally exceeds one hundred and which is more than ten miles from a hospital, there shall be provided and maintained in good order and in clean condition a properly constructed ambulance room containing at least the equipment specified in the Third Schedule to these Regulations. The room shall be used only for the purpose of treatment and rest and shall be in the charge of a suitably qualified person who shall always be readily available during working hours, and a record shall be kept of all cases of accident or sickness treated at the room. any of the kinds of ' - apparatus provided ~ . Part IX T raining and Supervision 1'V ISIO N S processes : or ; or . Young persons 80.-- (1) No young person shall, until he has been employed in a shipyard I or shipyards for at least six months, be employed in connection with the I operations in a shipyard on a stage from which, or in any part of a ship ' where, he is liable to fall a distance of more than six feet six inches, or into water in which there is a risk of drowning. i (2) Any young person under the age of sixteen shall, when employed in the operations in a shipyard, be placed under the charge of an experienced workman.