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PART III
Safety
MISCELLANEOUS
87.
Fencing of motors, etc.-
(1) All motors,
cogwheels, chains and friction gearing, flywheels, shaftings, every dangerous
and moving parts of machinery (whether or not driven by mechanical power) and
steam pipes shall be securely fenced or lagged.
(2) The fencing of
dangerous parts of machinery shall not be removed while the machinery is in
motion or in use, but if removed, shall be replaced before the machinery is
taken into normal use again.
(3) No part of any
machinery which is in motion and which is not securely fenced shall be
examined, lubricated, adjusted or repaired except by persons duly authorised.
(4) Machine parts
shall only be cleaned when the machine is stopped.
(5) When machinery is
stopped for servicing or repairs, adequate means shall be taken to ensure
that it cannot inadvertently be restarted.
88.
Electrical equipment.-
(1) Only duly
authorised person shall be permitted to install, adjust, examine, repair,
displace or remove electrical equipment or circuits.
(2) Efficient and
suitably located means shall be provided for cutting off all pressure from
every part of the system, as may be necessary to prevent danger.
(3) All portable
electrical equipment shall be maintained in good working order and inspected
by a responsible person at least once in every day before It is taken into
use.
(4) Portable electric
light or equipment used in a confined space shall be of twenty-four volts or
less.
(5) Only flame proof
electrical equipment shall be used in a confined space where inflammable gas,
fume or dust is likely to be present.
(6) All non-current
carrying metal parts of electrical equipment shall be earthed or other
suitable measures shall be taken to prevent them from becoming live.
(7) Portable or
flexible electric conductors shall be of heavy duty type and shall be kept
clear of loads, running gear and moving equipment.
(8) All live
conductors shall be adequately insulated or fenced to prevent danger by
accidental contact of dock workers or non-current carrying parts of lifting
appliances, conveyors, transport equipment and machinery.
89.
Transport of dock workers on land.-
Suitable means of
safe transport shall be provided for the dock workers for their movement from
their place of booking to the working area or between the two working areas
when the distance between the points exceeds two kilometres.
90.
Transport of dock workers by water.-
(1) When any dock
worker has to proceed to or from a ship by water for the purposes of carrying
on a dock work, proper measures shall be taken to provide for his safe
transportation. Vessels used for this purpose shall be in charge of a
responsible person, and shall be properly equipped for safe navigation and
maintained in good condition.
(2) The means of
transport referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall conform to the following:
(a) adequate
protection is provided to the dock workers from inclement weather;
(b) the vessel shall
be manned by adequate and experienced crew, duly authorised by competent
authority;
(c) if the bulwarks
of the vessel are lower than 60 centimetres, the open edges shall be fitted
with suitable fencing to a height of at least one metre above the deck. The
posts, stanchions and similar parts used in the fencing shall not be spaced
more than two metres apart;
(d) the number of
life buoys on deck shall be at least equal to the number of persons in the
crew and shall not be less than two;
(e) all life buoys
shall be kept in good state of maintenance and be so placed that if the
vessel sinks they remain afloat, one of the said buoys shall be within the
immediate reach of the steerman and another shall, be situated far apart; and
(f) the position of
the steerman of the vessel shall be such that he has a reasonably free view
of all sides.
(3) Maximum number of
persons that can be safely carried In the vessel shall be certified by a
competent authority and marked plainly and conspicuously on the vessel and
such number shall not be exceeded.
91.
Reporting of accidents.-
(1) Notice of any
accident in a dock which either,
(a) causes loss of
life; or
(b) disables a person
from work on which he was employed for the rest of the day or shift in which
the accident occurred; shall forthwith be sent by telegram, telephone or
special messenger within four hours of the occurrence to,-
(i) the Inspector:
(ii) the relatives of
the workers when the accident causes loss of life to the dock worker or is
likely to disable the dock worker from work for more than ten days; and
(iii) in the case of
fatal accidents also to:
(a) the
officer-in-charge of the nearest Police Station, and,
(b) the District
Magistrate or if the District Magistrate by order so directs, the
Sub-Divisional Magistrate.
(2) In the case of
accidents falling under Cl. (b) of sub- regulation (1) the injured person
shall be given first-aid and thereafter immediately transferred to a hospital
or other place of treatment.
(3) Where any
accident causing disablement subsequently results In the death of dock
worker, notice in writing of the death shall be submitted to the authorities
mentioned in sub-regulation (1) within 72 hours after the death occurs.
(4) The following
classes of dangerous occurrences shall be reported to the Inspector, whether
death or disablement is caused or not, in the manner prescribed in
sub-regulation (1):
(a) collapse or
failure of lifting appliances or conveyors or breakage or failure of rope,
chains or other loose gears and lifting devices or overturning of cranes,
used in dock work, falling of hatchboards or cargo from sling, displacement
of hatch beams or coverings;
(b) collapse or
subsidence of any wall, floor, gallery, roof, platform, staging or means of
access;
(c) explosion of a
receiver or vessel used for the storage, at a pressure greater than
atmosphere pressure of any gas or gases (Including air) or any liquid or
solid resulting from the compression of gas;
(d) explosion or fire
causing damage to any place in the dock in which dock workers are employed;
(e) collapse,
capsizing, toppling or collision of the transport equipment,
(f) spillage or
leakage of dangerous goods and damage to their containers; and
(g) breakage,
buckling or damage of freight containers.
(5) If a failure of
lifting appliance, loose gear and transport equipment has occurred, the
concerned appliance, gear or equipment and the site shall, as far as
practicable, be kept undisturbed until inspected by the Inspector.
(6) Every notice
given under sub-regulation (1) and sub-regulation (4), shall be confirmed
within seventy-two hours of the occurrence by submitting a written report to
the inspector in Form XII and a proper acknowledgment obtained provided that
in case of an accident under Cl. (b) of sub-regulation (1), such written
report need be submitted only when the dock worker is disabled from work on which
he was employed for more than forty-eight hours from the time of accident.
92.
Notification of certain diseases.-
(1) When a dock
worker contracts any disease specified in Schedule IV, a notice in Form XIV
shall be sent by the employer forthwith to the Inspector.
(2) If any medical
practitioner attends on a dock worker suffering from any disease specified in
the aforesaid Schedule, the medical practitioner shall without delay send
addressed to the Director General, Directorate General Factory Advice Service
and Labour Institutes, Central Labour Institute Building, Sion, Bombay-
400022, a notice stating the name and full particulars of the patient and the
disease.
93.
Safety Officers.-
(1) Every Port
Authority and dock labour board shall employ safety officers as per the scale
laid down in Schedule III.
(2) Every other
employer of dock worker shall employ at least one safety officer, provided
that the employers may form a group and appoint safety officer for the group
as per the scale laid down in Schedule I with the written permission of the
Chief Inspector.
(3) The duties,
qualifications and conditions of service of the safety officer shall be as
provided in Schedule III.
(4) The safety
officer shall be assisted by suitable assistants and staff which shall be got
approved from the Chief Inspector.
94.
Renewal of licences.-
The Port Authorities
before issue of renewal of the licences of employers of dock workers shall
obtain a report from the Chief Inspector or the Inspector, regarding the
safety performance and compliance of the regulations and take into
consideration the report while granting the renewal of the licence.
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