S.I. No. 8/1942 - Chromium Plating Regulations, 1942.
STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1942. No. 8. | ||
CHROMIUM PLATING REGULATIONS, 1942. | ||
WHEREAS it is enacted by section 79 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as adapted by subsequent enactments, that where the Minister for Industry and Commerce is satisfied that any manufacture, machinery, plant, process or description of manual labour, used in factories or workshops, is dangerous or injurious to health or dangerous to life or limb, either generally or in the case of women, children or any other class of persons, he may certify that manufacture, machinery, plant, process or description of manual labour to be dangerous and that thereupon the said Minister may, subject to the provisions of the said Act, make such regulations as appear to him to be reasonably practicable and to meet the necessity of the case : | ||
AND WHEREAS on the 2nd day of September, 1938, the said Minister, in pursuance of the said section 79, certified the electrolytic plating or oxidation of metal articles by the use of an electrolyte containing chromic acid or other chromium compounds to be dangerous : | ||
NOW, the Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 79 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as adapted by subsequent enactments, and of every and any other power him in this behalf enabling, hereby makes the following regulations : | ||
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PART I. GENERAL. | ||
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1 Short title | 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Chromium Plating Regulations, 1942. | |
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2 Commencement | 2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 16th day of March, 1942. | |
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3 Interpretation | 3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations. | |
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4 Definitions | 4. In these Regulations— | |
the expression " the Minister " means the Minister for Industry and Commerce ; | ||
the expression " electrolytic chromium process " means the electrolytic plating or oxidation of metal articles by the use of an electrolyte containing chromic acid or other chromium compounds ; | ||
the word " bath " means any vessel used for an electrolytic chromium process or for any process subsequent thereto ; | ||
the expression " the surgeon " means the certifying surgeon for the district in which the relevant factory or workshop is situated or a duly qualified medical practitioner appointed by certificate of the Minister to be the surgeon for the purposes of these Regulations. | ||
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5 Application | 5. These Regulations apply in relation to every factory or workshop in which an electrolytic chromium process is carried on. | |
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6 Exemptions from application | 6.—(1) Where the Minister is satisfied in respect of any factory or workshop that, on account of exceptional circumstances, the infrequency of the occasions on which electrolytic chromium processes are carried on or any other reason, all or any of the requirements of these. Regulations are not necessary for the protection of persons employed in such factory or workshop, he may by certificate exempt such factory or workshop from all or any of such requirements subject to such conditions as may be specified in such certificate. | |
(2) Every certificate issued under this Article shall have effect in accordance with the terms thereof but shall be revocable at any time by the Minister. | ||
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7 Part II of these Regulations to be observed by occupiers and Part III by persons employed | 7. Part II of these Regulations shall be observed by every occupier of a factory or workshop in relation to which these Regulations apply and Part III by every person employed in such a factory or workshop. | |
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PART II. REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED BY OCCUPIERS. | ||
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8 Exhaust draught | 8. At every vessel in which an electrolytic chromium process is carried on, an efficient exhaust draught shall be provided which shall have effect by mechanical means and shall operate on the vapour or spray given off from such vessel as nearly as possible at the point of origin of such vapour or spray so as to prevent it from entering any room in which persons work. | |
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9 Floors | 9. The floors of every room containing a bath shall be rendered even and impervious to water, maintained in a sound condition, and washed down daily. | |
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10 Protective clothing | 10.—(1) There shall be provided and maintained in good condition for the use of all persons employed who work at any process involving contact with liquid from a bath— | |
(a) aprons with bibs, and | ||
(b) in the case of persons who work at a bath, loose-fitting rubber gloves of suitable length and rubber boots or other waterproof footwear. | ||
(2) Aprons and bibs provided in pursuance of this Article shall be of sufficient length and suitable material. | ||
(3) In the immediately preceding paragraph of this Article, the expression, " suitable material ", means, in the case of persons who work at a bath, rubber, leather, or some other impermeable material. | ||
(4) Suitable accommodation shall be provided for the storage of protective clothing provided in pursuance of this Article and adequate arrangements for the drying of such clothing shall also be provided. | ||
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11 Lavatories | 11.—(1) A lavatory under cover and conveniently accessible shall be provided and maintained in a cleanly state and in good repair for the use of all persons employed who work at any process involving contact with liquid from a bath or in subsequent polishing or finishing by aid of mechanical power involving exposure to chromium oxide or other compounds of chromium. | |
(2) Every lavatory provided in pursuance of this Article shall be provided with a sufficient quantity of clean towels (which shall be renewed daily), soap, nail brushes and suitable ointment, and with either— | ||
(a) a trough with a smooth impervious surface, fitted with a waste pipe without plug, and of such length as to allow at least two feet for every five persons employed at any one time, and having a supply of warm water constantly available from taps or jets placed above the trough at intervals of not more than two feet, or | ||
(b) at least one lavatory basin (which shall be not less than twenty inches long by seven inches deep) for every five persons employed at any one time, fitted with a waste pipe and plug or placed in a trough having a waste pipe and having either a constant supply of hot and cold water or warm water laid on or, if a constant supply of heated water is not reasonably practicable, a constant supply of cold water laid on, and a supply of hot water always at hand when required. | ||
(3) The provision of suitable ointment in a lavatory provided in pursuance of this Article shall not be required if every person for whom such lavatory is provided is kept constantly supplied with a collapsible tube containing such ointment. | ||
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12 Drinking water | 12.—(1) There shall be provided and maintained at suitable points and conveniently accessible at all times to all persons employed— | |
(a) an adequate supply, either laid on or contained in suitable vessels, of wholesome drinking water from a public main or from some other source of supply approved in writing by the appropriate local authority, and | ||
(b) except where the water is delivered in an upward jet convenient for drinking, at least one suitable cup or drinking vessel, with facilities for rinsing it in drinking water, at each point of supply. | ||
(2) Each point of supply for drinking water provided in pursuance of this Article shall be clearly marked with the words " Drinking Water", and all practical steps shall be taken to preserve such drinking water and the vessels therefor from contamination. | ||
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13 First-aid boxes and cupboards | 13. The provisions set out in the Schedule to these Regulations in relation to first-aid boxes and cupboards shall be observed. | |
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14 Examinations by the surgeon | 14.—(1) Arrangements shall be made so that every person employed who works at any process involving contact with liquid from a bath shall be examined by the surgeon once in every period of fourteen days or at such other intervals as may be directed by the Minister. | |
(2) Due notice shall be given to the person concerned of the day on which and the time and place at which an examination in pursuance of this Article has been arranged. | ||
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15 The health register | 15. A register (in these Regulations referred to as the health register) containing the names of all persons employed who work at any process involving contact with liquid from a bath shall be kept in a form approved of by the Minister. | |
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16 Restriction on employment in certain cases | 16. No person in respect of whom the surgeon has certified in the health register or otherwise that his employment at a process involving contact with liquid from a bath should be suspended shall be so employed until the sanction thereto of the surgeon has been entered in or attached to the health register. | |
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17 Inspection of hands, etc | 17. Arrangements shall be made for the inspection twice weekly, by some responsible person appointed by the occupier of the hands and forearms of every person employed who works at any process involving contact with liquid from a bath and for a record of such inspections to be kept in the health register. | |
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18 Restriction on employment of young persons | 18.—(1) A young person under the age of eighteen years shall not be allowed to work at a bath. | |
(2) This Article shall not apply to any young person who was employed to work at a bath before the commencement of these Regulations. | ||
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19 Cautionary placard | 19. The official cautionary placard as to the effects of chrome on the skin shall be kept affixed in such position as to be easily read by all persons employed at work at any process involving contact with liquid from a bath. | |
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PART III. REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED BY PERSONS EMPLOYED. | ||
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20 Misuse or interference with appliances | 20. No person employed shall misuse or, without the concurrence of the occupier or some responsible person in charge of the factory or workshop, interfere with any appliance provided in pursuance of these Regulations. | |
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21 Presentation for examination by the surgeon | 21. Every person employed who works at any process involving contact with liquid from a bath shall from time to time present himself for the examinations by the surgeon arranged for such person in pursuance of these Regulations. | |
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22 Restriction on working in certain cases | 22. No person in respect of whom the surgeon has certified in the health register or otherwise that his employment at a process involving contact with liquid from a bath should be suspended shall work at any such process until the sanction thereto of the surgeon has been entered in or attached to the health register. | |
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23 Use of protective clothing | 23. Every person employed who works at a process involving contact with liquid from a bath shall wear the protective clothing provided in pursuance of Article 10 of these Regulations and shall deposit such clothing when not being worn in the accommodation provided for the storage thereof in pursuance of the said Article. | |
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24 Presentation for twice weekly inspection | 24. Every person employed who works at any process involving contact with liquid from a bath shall, in accordance with the arrangements made under Article 17 of these Regulations, present himself twice in each week for the inspection of his hands and forearms by the person appointed by the occupier under that Article. | |
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SCHEDULE. | ||
FIRST-AID BOXES AND CUPBOARDS. | ||
1. There shall be provided and maintained, so as to be readily accessible, for the use of all persons employed who work at any process involving contact with liquid from a bath a first-aid box or cupboard of the standard set out in paragraph 6 or paragraph 7 (whichever is appropriate) of this Schedule and, where more than one hundred and fifty such persons are employed, an additional such first-aid box or cupboard for every one hundred and fifty such persons. | ||
2. The number of first-aid boxes or cupboards required under this Schedule shall be calculated by reference to the largest number at work at any one time, a fraction of one hundred and fifty being reckoned as one hundred and fifty and, where the work is done in shifts, the calculation of the number at work shall be by reference to the largest number at work at any one time. | ||
3. Nothing except appliances or requisites for first-aid shall be kept in a first-aid box or cupboard provided in pursuance of this Schedule and every such box or cupboard shall be distinctively marked with the words " First Aid". | ||
4. All materials for dressings contained in a first-aid box or cupboard provided in pursuance of this Schedule shall be those designed in and of a grade or quality not lower than the standard prescribed by the Irish Pharmacopoeia. | ||
5. Each first-aid box or cupboard provided in pursuance of this Schedule shall be placed in the charge of a responsible person who shall be readily available during all working hours, and a notice shall be affixed in every work-room stating the name of the person in charge of the nearest first-aid box or cupboard. | ||
6. In the case of a factory or workshop in which not more than fifty persons are employed who work at a process involving contact with liquid from a bath, a first-aid box or cupboard provided under this Schedule shall contain at least— | ||
( a ) a copy of the first aid leaflet (Form F.I. 923) issued by the Department of Industry and Commerce, | ||
( b ) a sufficient number (not less than twelve) of small sterilised dressings for injured fingers, | ||
( c ) a sufficient number (not less than six) of large sterilised dressings for other injured parts, | ||
( d ) a sufficient number of sterilised burn dressings (small and large), | ||
( e ) a sufficient supply of sterilised cotton wool in ½ oz. packets, | ||
( f ) a two per cent. alcoholic solution of iodine, | ||
( g ) a bottle of sal volatile having the dose and mode of administration indicated on a label thereon, | ||
( h ) eye drops prepared as described in the said first-aid leaflet (Form F.I. 923), and | ||
( i ) a sufficient supply of ointment and impermeable waterproof plaster. | ||
7. In the case of a factory or workshop in which more than fifty persons are employed who work at a process involving contact with liquid from a bath, a first-aid box or cupboard provided in pursuance of this Schedule shall contain at least— | ||
( a ) a copy of the first-aid leaflet (Form F.I. 923) issued by the Department of Industry and Commerce, | ||
( b ) a sufficient number (not less than twenty-four) of small sterilised dressings for injured fingers, | ||
( c ) a sufficient number (not less than twelve) of medium size sterilised dressings for injured hands or feet, | ||
( d ) a sufficient number (not less than twelve) of large sterilised dressings for other injured parts, | ||
( e ) a sufficient number of sterilised burn dressings (small and large), | ||
( f ) a sufficient supply of sterilised cotton wool in ½ oz. packets, | ||
( g ) a two per cent. alcoholic solution of iodine, | ||
( h ) a bottle of sal volatile having the dose and mode of administration indicated on a label thereon, | ||
( i ) eye drops prepared as described in the said first-aid leaflet (Form F.I. 923), | ||
( j ) a sufficient supply of ointment and impermeable waterproof plaster, | ||
( k ) a supply of suitable splints and cotton wool or other material for padding, | ||
( l ) a supply of adhesive plaster, | ||
( m ) a tourniquet, | ||
( n ) twelve roller bandages, | ||
( o ) six triangular bandages, and | ||
( p ) safety pins. | ||
The foregoing items ( k ) to ( p ) inclusive need not be included where a properly equipped ambulance room is provided or where at least one box is separately provided which contains the said items and is placed and maintained in like manner as a first-aid box provided in pursuance of this Schedule. | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry and Commerce, this 16th day of February, 1942. | ||
R. C. FERGUSON, | ||
Secretary, | ||
Department of Industry and Commerce. |