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PART III
Safety
B. Warehouses and Store Places
19.
Construction.-
(1) All floors,
walls, steps, stairs, passages; chutes and gangways of warehouses and
storeplaces shall be of sound construction and properly maintained.
(2) The slope of
ramps shall be such that the stability of transport equipment or vehicles
using them is not endangered.
20.
Floor loading.-
(1) The maximum load
per square metre to be carried by any floor of a warehouse or store place and
maximum load of any lifting appliance and transport equipment used on such
floor shall be displayed at conspicuous places.
(2) The maximum loads
referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall not be exceeded.
21.
Stairs.-
(1) For every
staircase in a warehouse or store place, a substantial handrail of a height
of at least one metre shall be provided and maintained, which if the
staircase has an open side shall be on that side, and in the case of a
staircase having two open sides, such a handrail shall be provided and
maintained on both sides.
(2) Any open side of
staircase shall also be guarded by the provision and maintenance of lower
rail or other effective means.
22.
Openings.-
AII openings in
floors and walls shall in so far as they prevent danger, be effectively
protected.
23.
Means of escape In case of fire.-
(1) All warehouses
and store places shall be provided with sufficient means of escape in case of
fire for the dock workers employed therein and all the means of escape, other
than the means exit in ordinary use, shall be distinctively marked in a
language understood by the majority of the dock workers.
(2) A free passageway
giving access of each means of escape in case of fire shall be maintained for
the use of all dock workers.
(3) In every dock
there shall be provided effective and clearly audible means of giving warning
in case of fire to every dock worker employed therein.
C. Means of Access
24.
Access between shore and ship.-
(1) When a ship is
lying at a wharf or quay for the purpose of dock work, adequate and safe
means of access to the ship, properly installed and secured, shall be
provided.
(2) Safe means,
required by sub-regulation (1) shall be as follows:
Where practicable,
the ship, accommodation ladder or a gangway or a similar construction, shall
be-
(i)
not less than 55 cms, wide at the steps and of adequate depth with steps
having permanent non-skid surface;
(ii) properly secured and securely fenced throughout its length on each side
to a clear height of one metre by means of upper and lower rails, taut ropes
or chains or by other equally safe means except that in the case of ship's
accommodation ladder such fencing shall be necessary one side only provided
that the other side is properly protected by the ship's side;
(iii) constructed of suitable material and maintained in good condition and
suitable for the purpose;
(iv) maintained in a condition as to prevent slipping;
(v) fitted with a platform at either end of the ladder and the lower platform
or the treads resting on the dock;
(vi) an angle maintained not exceeding 40 degrees to the horizontal irrespective
of resting on the dock.
(3) When a fixed
tread ladder is used and the angle is low enough to require dock workers to
walk on the edge of the treads, cleated duck boards shall be laid over and
secured to the ladder.
(4) Whenever there is
danger of dock workers falling between the ship and the shore, a safety knot
or other suitable protection shall be rigged below the accommodation ladder
in such a manner as to prevent dock workers from falling.
(5) If it is not
possible to rest the accommodation ladder or gangway and the foot of the same
is more than 30 cms. away from the edge of the wharf or quay, the space
between them shall be bridged by a firm walkway equipped with railing on both
the sides with a minimum height of one metre with the mid-rails.
(6) Access to the
ship shall not be within the swinging radius of the load.
(7) When the upper
end of the means of access rests on or is in flush with the top of the
bulwark substantial steps properly secured and equipped with at least one
substantial handrail one metre in height shall be provided between the top of
the bulwark and the deck and the steps provided shall be, as far as
practicable, in line with the gangway.
(8) The use of
swinging derricks or rope ladders for the access shall be prohibited.
25.
Access between ship and another vessel.-
(l) When a ship is
alongside another ship, and dock workers have to pass from one to the other,
adequate and safe means of access shall be provided for their use, unless the
conditions are such that it is possible to pass from one to the other without
undue risk and without the aid of any special appliance.
(2) If the other ship
is sailing barge, flat, keel, lighter or other similar vessel of relatively
low free board, the means of access shall be provided by the ship which has
the higher tree board.
(3) Rope ladders used
as a means of access between ship and another vessel shall,-
a) be
of good construction, made up of suitable and sound material with adequate
strength and properly maintained for the purpose for which it is used;
(b) be adequately secured at Its upper and in such a manner that It Is firmly
and safely held in order to prevent any possible ship-down of its spare
rolled up portion when the ladder is used;
(c) have treads which are flat and of a width and depth of not less than 30
centimetres and 15 centimetres respectively and so constructed as to prevent
slipping;
(d) have suitable provisions as far as practicable, for preventing the ladder
from twisting; and
(e) have bottom tread within the safe distance of the lower landing place.
26.
Access between deck and hold.-
(1) If the depth from
the level of the deck to the bottom of the hold exceed 1.5 metres there shall
be maintained safe means of access from the deck to the hold In which work Is
being carried on.
(2) Where
practicable, access to the hold shall be by separate man-hatches 60
centimetre by 60 centimetre clear in size, with a sloping ladder and hand
rail through each deck to the lower hold and hinged cover for a man-hatch
shall, while in the open position, be effectively secured.
(3) When the length
of the hatchway exceeds 7 metres, a fixed hold ladder shall be fitted both on
or near the fore and aft side of the hatchway.
(4) Fixed hold
ladders shall be maintained in good repair and shall comply with the
following provisions:
a)
the ladders shall be at least 30 centimetres between their up-rights and
leave free foot-room of at least 12 centimetres behind the ladder:
(b) the rungs shall be so fastened that they cannot tilt, and the intervals between
rungs shall not exceed 30 centimetres;
(c) the rungs shall afford an adequate hand-hold;
(d) the ladders shall be sufficiently long; and
(e) a suitable landing platform shall be provided for every six metres length
or fraction thereof.
(5) Fixed hold
ladders connecting decks shall lie in the same straight line, unless measures
are taken at each tween deck for safe ascent and descent from the ladders.
(6) (a) If the fixed
holds ladders cannot extend upwards on to the coamings, strong cleats shall
be fitted to the coamings in the same line as the ladders at intervals not
exceeding 30 centimetres having a clear internal width of at least 30
centimetres while affording free footroom of at least 12 centimeters and so
constructed as to prevent the foot from slipping sideways:
(b) Coamings which
are higher than 90 centimeters above the deck shall also be provided with the
necessary cleats referred to in this sub-regulation on the outside.
(7) Shaft tunnels
shall be provided with adequate hand-hold and boot-hold on each side.
(8) The approaches to
hold ladders and stairs shall be at least 4-0 centimeters wide and shall not
be obstructed, and if on one or both sides there are dangerous moving parts
it shall be at least 50 centimeters wide.
(9) Cargo shall be
stacked sufficiently far from the ladder to leave at each rung of the ladder
foot-hold of a depth including any space behind the ladder of not less than
12 cms. for a width of 25 centimeters.
27.
Fencing of and means of access to lifting appliances.-
(1) Safe means of
access to every part of a lifting appliance shall be provided.
(2) The operator's
platform on every crane or tip driven by mechanical power shall be securely
fenced and shall be provided with safe means of access. In particular, where
access is by a ladder,-
a)
the sides of the ladder shall extend to a reasonable distance beyond the
platform or some other suitable handhold shall be provided;
(b) the landing place on the platform shall be maintained free from
obstruction and slipping; and
(c) in case where the ladder is vertical and exceeds six metres in height, a
resting place shall be provided, after every six metres and part thereof.
28.
Ladders.-
(1) All metal,
wooden, rope or other ladders, that are used by dock workers shall be of
sound material, good construction and adequate strength for the purpose for
which they are intended and shall be properly maintained and kept free from
oil or other slippery material.
(2) Wooden ladders,
shall not be painted, but covered with clear varnish or other transparent
preservative.
(3) No ladder shall
be used which has-
a) a missing or
defective rung; or
(b) any rung which depends for its support on nails, spikes or other similar
fixings.
(4) Every ladder
shall be inspected at suitable intervals by a responsible person, and if any
defects are found in any ladder, the ladder shall be immediately taken out of
service.
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