I, MICHAEL O'LEARY, Minister for Labour, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 11 , 29 , 76 , 77 , 79 , 85 , 90 , 96 , 97 , 112 , 122 and 127 of the Mines and Quarries Act, 1965 (No. 7 of 1965) and the Labour (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1966 ( S.I. No. 164 of 1966 ) and after due compliance with the provisions of that Act relating to the procedure for making general regulations, hereby make the following regulations:

PART I. Preliminary and General.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Quarries (General) Regulations, 1974.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1974.

3. (1) In these Regulations--

"the Act" means the Mines and Quarries Act, 1965 (No. 7 of 1965);

"driving-belt" includes any driving strap or rope;

"inspector" means an inspector appointed under Section 130 of the Act;

"lifting appliance" means a crab, winch, pulley block or gin wheel used for raising or lowering and also a crane, sheer legs, excavator, dragline, piling frame, aerial cableway, aerial ropeway or overhead runway;

"lifting gear" means a chain sling, rope sling, or similar gear, and a ring, link, hook, plate clamp, shackle, swivel or eye-bolt;

"machinery" includes any driving-belt;

"manager" means a person appointed under section 23 of the Act;

"the Minister" means the Minister for Labour; "owner" has the meaning assigned to it by section 4 of the Act;

"plant or equipment" includes machinery, gear, apparatus and appliance, or any part thereof;

"safe working load" means either the relevant safe working load required to be specified in the latest certificate of test obtained for the purpose of Regulations 40 and 41 of these Regulations, or where no such certificate is required, the relevant safe working load required to be marked or exhibited on the lifting appliance, lifting gear, chain, rope or other article of plant or equipment by Regulations 40 and 41 of these Regulations;

"special regulations" means regulations applicable to a particular quarry only.

"unconsolidated material" means any mineral other than a mineral which has been dried, compacted or indurated by natural pressures operating since deposition.

4. Subject to Regulation 5 hereof, these Regulations shall apply to every quarry.

5. Subject to Regulation 44 of these Regulations, the Minister or an inspector may, by notice served on the owner, exempt any quarry or part thereof, or any thing or class or description of things thereat, from the application of any provision of these Regulations if he is satisfied that the safety of persons employed at the quarry will not be prejudiced in consequence of the granting of the exemption.

6. (1) The Quarries (General) Regulations, 1956 ( S.I. No. 274 of 1956 ) are hereby revoked.

(2) All special rules established under section 25 of the Metalliferous Mines Regulation Act, 1872 (as applied to quarries by section 2 of the Quarries Act, 1894) and in force immediately before the coming into operation of these Regulations shall on the 30th day of June, 1974, cease to have effect.

PART II. Safety (General Provisions).

7. (1) Every working day the manager of a quarry shall inspect or cause to be so inspected by a competent person appointed for that purpose by him, each of the following, namely:

( a ) every working place and every road used by persons employed at the quarry for the purpose of their work or of getting to and from their working places,

( b ) the top of each working face of the quarry; provided that where a quarry is worked by a system of benches, the sides and tops of the faces of such benches, which for the time being are not being worked, shall be likewise inspected at intervals of not less than once in every thirty days, and

( c ) the external parts of all machinery and appliances forming part of the equipment of the quarry,

and the manager shall daily examine, or cause to be examined by such a person, any face, side or overburden of the quarry which may cause danger at any such place or road.

(2) If any danger is revealed by an inspection carried out to comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) of this regulation, the manager shall ensure that all practicable steps are taken at once to remove it and, except for that purpose, any person exposed to the danger shall be withdrawn.

(3) A true report of every such inspection made under paragraph (1) of this regulation shall be entered and signed forthwith by the person making the inspection, in a book which shall be in Form No. 1 set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations, which book shall be provided by the owner and shall be kept readily available at the quarry.

(4) A true report of any danger revealed in the course of an inspection under this regulation, or any other danger observed by or notified to the manager or competent person, together with the steps taken to remove the danger, shall be made in the book mentioned in paragraph (3) of this regulation and shall be signed and dated by the person making the entry.

8. The manager of a quarry shall take all practicable steps to ensure that--

( a ) the overburden at or near the top of a face or a side of the quarry is cleared back to a sufficient distance and depth to avoid the danger of falls of the minerals worked or any other substance, and that all unconsolidated materials such as clay, earth, sand, gravel or loose rock lying within 1.83 metres (6 feet) of the edge of the quarry are removed, and

( b ) on the completion of any overburden stripping operations all overburden lying more than 1.83 metres (6 feet) from the edge of the quarry is sloped to an angle less than its natural angle of repose.

9. (1) In workings at a quarry of clay, sand and gravel or other types of unconsolidated material where mechanical loading equipment is not used the following provisions shall be complied with, namely:

( a ) material shall not be removed by undermining,

( b ) a working place shall not have a vertical height of more than 3.05 metres (10 feet), unless the material is at a suitable angle to ensure safety,

( c ) where the thickness of the material exceeds 3.05 metres (10 feet) in vertical depth, the work shall be done either in benches or at a suitable angle to ensure safety.

(2) Where mechanical equipment is used at a quarry in loading unconsolidated material, unless the material is at a suitable angle of repose, no working place shall have a vertical height of more than 1.52 metres (5 feet) above the top of the boom or the bottom of the bucket when raised by the equipment to its highest operating position.

10. (1) Unless permission in writing is first obtained from the Minister or an inspector by the manager of a quarry to quarry otherwise, all quarry operations over 19.8 metres (65 feet) in height shall be worked in benches not more than 19.8 metres (65 feet) high.

(2) The manager shall ensure that all practicable measures are taken to maintain the faces, benches and broken material at a quarry in a safe working condition.

11. In case a quarry is dangerous by reason of its depth, as far as practicable, the manager of the quarry shall ensure that the following points and places in the quarry are securely fenced or otherwise protected against inadvertent access by persons employed at the quarry, namely;

( a ) any point which such persons may have to pass in the course of their employment, and

( b ) any place where they may have to work in the course of their employment.

12. (1) Where any mechanically propelled vehicle or a mechanically propelled trailer vehicle is used at a quarry for tipping material on to a stock-pile or tip or into any excavation or pit or over the edge of any embankment or earthwork, the manager of the quarry shall ensure that all practicable measures are taken where necessary to prevent such vehicle or trailer from overturning and from over-running the edge of such stock-pile, tip, excavation, pit, embankment or earthwork.

(2) Where any mechanically propelled vehicle or a mechanically propelled trailer vehicle is used at a quarry in such a manner that the driver of the vehicle has not a clear and unrestricted view in the direction of motion of the vehicle, the manager of the quarry shall ensure that all practicable measures are taken to ensure the safety of the persons employed at the quarry. In particular the vehicle shall not be set in motion until--

( a ) adequate audible warning has been given, and

( b ) in case the driver of the vehicle or any other person employed may be endangered by the vehicle being set in motion, there has been appointed and stationed by the manager, or appointed and stationed by a person authorised by the manager in that behalf, one or more competent persons as may be necessary to give necessary signals to the driver of the vehicle.

(3) The manager shall ensure that all practicable measures are taken to ensure the stability of the load carried by any vehicle at a quarry to avoid the overturning of the vehicle or the accidental discharge of the load.

(4) A person shall not drive a mechanically propelled vehicle or a mechanically propelled trailer vehicle at a quarry without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for the safety of the persons employed at the quarry or at a speed or in a manner which is dangerous to such persons.

(5) A person employed at a quarry in charge of a mechanically propelled vehicle at the quarry shall not alight from the vehicle unless he has ensured that the vehicle is placed and secured so that it can neither move nor be set in motion inadvertently.

13. (1) Every person employed at a quarry shall, in addition to complying with the provisions of the Act, the Regulations, any special regulations and any rules made by the manager in pursuance thereof, comply with such directions concerning safety and discipline as may be given by those in authority over him.

(2) A person employed at a quarry shall not, while at the quarry, be in a state of intoxication, and a person who is so employed, shall not without the permission of the owner bring any intoxicating liquor to a quarry.

(3) Every person employed at a quarry in any stage of a process in relation to which provision is made by these Regulations for the supply of protective clothing, equipment or devices shall wear or use the clothing, equipment or devices so supplied at all times while employed in such stage.

14. Every person employed in working or loading materials at a quarry shall make a careful examination of his working place at the beginning of each period of work, at such times during the course of the period as may be necessary in the particular circumstances to ensure safety, and in particular after any shot has been fired at or near to the place.

15. Every person employed at a quarry who notices anything that appears unsafe or likely to cause danger shall remedy the matter if it is within the scope of his duty, and if not shall forthwith report it either to the person immediately in charge or a person appointed by the manager to receive such reports.

16. A person employed at a quarry shall not throw down rock, stones or other material so as to endanger other persons.

17. No person shall travel, and no person employed at a quarry shall allow another person to travel, by means of an aerial ropeway or an aerial cableway at a quarry without special permission in writing from the manager.

18. So far as is practicable, a person employed at a quarry shall neither pass nor remain underneath anything suspended from any lifting appliance or aerial ropeway at the quarry.

19. (1) The manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that no person is required to work at a place at a quarry where he is liable to be struck by falling stones, articles or materials until adequate measures have been taken to protect him from injury.

(2) One of the measures referred to in paragraph (1) of this regulation is the provision, for the personal use of the person by the owner, of a suitable protective helmet and every such person shall wear the helmet so provided for his personal use.

(3) Each protective helmet provided under this regulation shall not be re-issued to any other person unless it has previously been cleaned and disinfected.

20. (1) It shall be the duty of every person while employed working on the face of a quarry, at such operations as barring loose material, scaling and cleaning, to continually wear suitable safety equipment attached to a lifeline. The lifeline shall either be securely snubbed above the working place under the supervision of a competent person or be held taut by one or more persons employed at the quarry.

(2) It shall be the duty of the owner of a quarry to provide an adequate supply of safety equipment and lifelines so that the requirements of this regulation may be complied with and to ensure that all equipment so provided is of good construction, sound material, adequate strength, free from patent defect and is properly maintained.

21. The manager shall ensure that all practicable measures are taken at any place at a quarry where acids or dangerous substances are produced, transported, used or stored, to ensure the safety of the persons employed in the handling or storing of the acids or substances.

PART III. Health and Welfare Provisions.

22. (1) A manager shall cause arrangements to be made for the medical examination by a registered medical practitioner (hereinafter referred to as a doctor) of every person to be employed at the quarry or required by a certificate issued for the purposes of this regulation to have a further such examination.

(2) A certificate issued for the purpose of this regulation shall be in the Form No. 2 set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations.

(3) A certificate mentioned in paragraph (2) of this regulation may impose conditions or limitations in relation to the employment of persons in any particular capacity or in particular work and may require the person to whom it relates to be further medically examined after a period specified in the certificate.

(4) Every certificate issued under this regulation shall be kept readily available at the office at the quarry or at such other place as may be approved by an inspector.

(5) The initial medical examination carried out for the purpose of this regulation shall include an X-ray examination of the lungs and any other medical examination which may be reasonably required by the doctor.

23. (1) A manager of a quarry shall, before the employment of a person at a quarry--

( a ) cause notice to be given to the doctor by whom that person is to be examined, of the name, address and age of the person, and

( b ) cause notice to be given to the person requiring him to attend that doctor for examination on a day specified in the notice.

(2) Where any person employed at a quarry is required by a certificate issued for the purpose of Regulation 22 of these Regulations to be further medically examined, the manager shall, not later than four days before the end of the period specified in the certificate--

( a ) cause notice to be given to the doctor by whom the person is to be examined, of the name, address and age of the person together with particulars of the certificate, and

( b ) cause notice to be given to the person requiring him to attend that doctor for further examination on a day specified in the notice and which is within or not later than fourteen days after the end of the period specified in the certificate.

24. (1) A person, who has failed to submit himself for an initial or further medical examination in accordance with a notice given to him under Regulation 23 of these Regulations shall not be employed at a quarry.

(2) A person shall not be employed at a quarry unless a certificate of fitness for the purposes of Regulation 22 of these Regulations has been issued in relation to him and--

( a ) in case such a certificate is issued in relation to the employment of the person in a particular capacity or particular work--he shall not be so employed in any other capacity or work, and

( b ) in case such a certificate is a certificate mentioned in Regulation 25 of these Regulations or is issued for a period specified in the certificate the person shall not be so employed after the certificate has lapsed by virtue of the said Regulation 25 or the expiration of the period so specified, as may be appropriate, unless or until a further certificate of fitness is issued in relation to him.

25.--(1) Where a certificate issued for the purposes of Regulation 22 of these Regulations relates to a person under twenty-one years of age, that certificate shall lapse and be deemed to have expired at the end of twelve months from the date of the certificate.

(2) The manager shall, until such time as a person referred to in paragraph (1) of this regulation reaches the age of twenty-one, cause arrangements to be made for the medical examination for the purposes of Regulation 22 of these Regulations of the person during the last quarter of each twelve months period of service.

(3) Nothing in this regulation shall be construed as prohibiting the medical examination of a person employed at a quarry in pursuance of a medical scheme operated by the owner of the quarry.

26.--(1) Where persons are employed in connection with the carrying on of any operation or process in which they are or may be exposed to dust, gas or other substance of such character and in such quantity as to be likely to cause bodily injury, it shall be the duty of the manager of the quarry to cause arrangements to be made to ensure that--

( a ) every person shall be examined at the expense of the owner by a doctor before being employed in such a process and thereafter once in every six months or at such other intervals as may be directed by such doctor,

( b ) every person to be examined in accordance with this paragraph is enabled to present himself at the appointed time for the examination,

( c ) a person who has failed to submit himself for a medical examination required by this paragraph is not allowed to work in any such operation or process before submitting himself for such an examination,

( d ) a person, in respect of whom there is for the time being in force a certificate issued for the purpose of this paragraph and which does not cover employment in any such operation or process, shall neither work nor be allowed to work in any such operation or process until such time as such a certificate covering such employment is issued in relation to him.

(2) Notwithstanding any direction given for the purposes of paragraph (1) (a) of this regulation, the Minister or the doctor who gave the direction may at any time require a person employed in any operation or process mentioned in paragraph (1) of this regulation to undergo a medical examination which may consist of any or all of the following--

( a ) a general clinical examination,

( b ) a blood pressure determination,

( c ) a haemoglobin estimation,

( d ) an X-ray examination of the lungs,

( e ) respiratory function tests,

( f ) a blood lead level determination,

( g ) any other examination considered necessary

and the requirements of paragraph (1) of this regulation, other than subparagraph (a), shall, in relation to a person examined by virtue of this paragraph, apply, subject to the necessary modifications, in the same manner as they apply in relation to a person examined for the purposes of that paragraph.

(3) A certificate issued for the purposes of this regulation shall be in Form No. 2 set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations and every certificate so issued shall be kept readily available at the office at the quarry or at such other place as may be approved by an inspector.

(4) In this regulation "bodily injury" shall include--

( a ) fibrosis of the lungs due to silica or other dust (including the condition known as dust reticulation),

( b ) diseases resulting from the working, handling or treatment of ores containing lead, antimony, cadmium, arsenic, mercury, manganese, vanadium, asbestos, copper, silver, zinc, aluminium or their compounds or any other minerals or their compounds, and

( c ) diseases resulting from the working, handling or treatment of radio-active ores.

27.--(1) The manager of every quarry shall make arrangements to keep at the office of the quarry a health register (herein referred to as the register) and make or cause to be made entries therein showing--

( a ) the name, address, age and date of first employment of every person who is or has been employed at the quarry and who is or was required by these Regulations to be medically examined,

( b ) particulars of any notice given to any such person to attend for a medical examination required by these Regulations and of any certificate issued after such examination,

( c ) in any case in which the employment of a person was terminated in pursuance of Regulation 24 (2) (b) of these Regulations, the date and reason therefor.

(2) The manager of a quarry shall, if so requested by the manager of any other quarry, send to that manager a copy of any entry in the register which he may reasonably require to enable him to comply with the requirements of these Regulations with respect to the employment of a person at the other quarry.

(3) A register kept in pursuance of this regulation shall neither be destroyed nor removed from the office of a quarry without the approval in writing of an inspector, and if the quarry is abandoned it shall, within three months of the abandonment be sent to the Minister for preservation by him for such a period as the Minister considers expedient for the purpose of enabling these Regulations to be carried into effect.

28. (1) The owner of every quarry shall ensure that there is provided in accordance with this regulation and maintained so as to be readily available at the quarry the appropriate number, having regard to paragraph (3) of this regulation, of first-aid boxes or cupboards each of which is clearly marked "First-Aid" and contains only first aid materials (which shall include the leaflet and materials specified in the next following paragraph) which comply with the requirements of paragraph (5) of this regulation. Where the requirements of this regulation are complied with the facilities and equipment so provided shall, in relation to the quarry, be adequate for the purposes of section 85 (1) of the Act, as applied to quarries by Section 97 of the Act.

(2) The materials referred to in paragraph (1) of this regulation are as follows:

( a ) for quarries at which the number of persons employed does not exceed ten--

(i) a copy of the first-aid leaflet (Form F.I. 1033) issued by the Department of Labour,

(ii) a sufficient number (being not less than six) of small sterilised dressings for injured fingers,

(iii) a sufficient number (being not less than three) of medium size sterilised dressings for hands or feet,

(iv) a sufficient number (being not less than three) of large sterilised dressings for other injured parts of the body.

(v) a sufficient number of sterilised burn dressings (both small and large),

(vi) a sufficient supply of sterilised cotton wool,

(vii) a sufficient number of assorted sizes (being not less than six) of adhesive wound dressings of the type mentioned in paragraph (12) of this regulation,

(viii) a sufficient supply of adhesive plaster,

(ix) a sufficient supply of the eye ointment in the type of container mentioned in paragraph (13) of this regulation,

(x) a sufficient number (being not less than six) of sterilised eye-pads in separate sealed packets, and

(xi) a sufficient supply of suitable antiseptic;

( b ) for quarries at which more than ten but not more than fifty persons are employed--

(i) a copy of the said first-aid leaflet (Form F.I. 1033),

(ii) a sufficient number (being not less than twelve) of small sterilised dressings for injured fingers,

(iii) a sufficient number (being not less than six) of medium size sterilised dressings for injured hands or feet.

(iv) a sufficient number (being not less than six) of large sterilised dressings for other injured parts of the body.

(v) a sufficient number of sterilised burn dressings (both small and large),

(vi) a sufficient supply of sterilised cotton wool,

(vii) a sufficient number of assorted sizes (being not less than twelve) of adhesive wound dressings of the type mentioned in the said paragraph (12),

(viii) a sufficient number (being not less than two) of suitable triangular bandages,

(ix) a sufficient supply of adhesive plaster,

(x) a sufficient supply of the eye ointment in the type of container mentioned in the said paragraph (13),

(xi) a sufficient number (being not less than eight) of sterilised eye-pads in separate sealed packets,

(xii) a sufficient supply of suitable antiseptic,

(xiii) a rubber bandage or pressure bandage, and

(xiv) a sufficient supply of safety pins;

and

( c ) at quarries at which the number of persons exceeds fifty but does not exceed one hundred and fifty--

(i) a copy of the said first-aid leaflet (Form F.I. 1033),

(ii) a sufficient number (not being less than twenty-four) of small sterilised dressings for injured fingers,

(iii) a sufficient number (being not less than twelve) of medium size sterilised dressings for injured hands or feet,

(iv) a sufficient number (being not less than twelve) of large sterilised dressings for other injured parts of the body,

(v) a sufficient number of sterilised burn dressings (both small and large),

(vi) a sufficient supply of sterilised cotton wool,

(vii) a sufficient number of assorted sizes (being not less than thirty-six) of adhesive wound dressings of the type mentioned in the said paragraph (12),

(viii) a sufficient number (being not less than eight) of suitable triangular bandages,

(ix) a sufficient supply of adhesive plaster,

(x) a sufficient supply of the eye ointment in the type of container mentioned in the said paragraph (13),

(xi) a sufficient number (being not less than eight) of sterilised eye-pads in separate sealed packets,

(xii) a sufficient supply of suitable antiseptic,

(xiii) a supply of suitable splints and cotton wool or other material for padding,

(xiv) a tourniquet,

(xv) twelve roller bandages, and

(xvi) a sufficient supply of safety pins.

(3) Where more than one hundred and fifty persons are employed at a quarry, an additional first-aid box or cupboard of the standard set out in paragraph (2) (c) of this regulation shall be provided for every additional one hundred and fifty persons.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation the number of persons employed at a quarry shall be taken to be the largest number of persons so employed thereat at any one time, and the number shall be reckoned in multiples of one hundred and fifty and any fraction of one hundred and fifty shall be taken to be one hundred and fifty. Where the persons so employed are employed on shifts, the largest number so employed shall be taken to be the number employed at the quarry.

(5) All materials or dressings contained in the first-aid boxes or cupboards shall be those designated in, and of a grade and quality not lower than the standard prescribed by, the British Pharmaceutical Codex or any supplement thereto.

(6) At all times while persons are employed at the quarry at least one person shall be readily available who is competent to administer first-aid and who complies with at least one of the following requirements, namely,

( a ) be registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses maintained by An Bórd Altranais in accordance with the Nurses Act, 1950 to 1961, or

( b ) be the holder of a certificate of proficiency in first-aid granted within the last preceding three years by a society, body, or training organisation approved by the Minister for that purpose.

(7) The owner of a quarry shall ensure that each first-aid box or cupboard is clearly and conspicuously marked and that the names of the persons appointed to administer first-aid treatment are posted and kept posted in a position where they may be easily seen and read by the persons employed.

(8) The owner of every quarry shall provide and maintain suitable arrangements for the speedy removal to a suitable shelter or first-aid room, or where necessary, to hospital or their homes of persons who, while employed at the quarry, suffer bodily injury or become ill. The arrangements should include--

( a ) the provision of a suitable stretcher,

( b ) the provision of a suitable ambulance, carriage or other suitable means of conveyance,

( c ) suitable arrangements to ensure that persons employed are familiar with the procedure for calling an ambulance promptly to the scene, and

( d ) the provision of blankets, hot water bottles and other items necessary to minimise shock.

(9) Where an ambulance room together with equipment for rendering first-aid are provided at a quarry and there are facilities to ensure the immediate treatment there of all injuries occuring at the quarry, and the facilities and equipment satisfy the Minister or an inspector, the Minister or the inspector may issue a certificate to that effect and in case such a certificate is issued and has not been withdrawn the facilities and equipment to which the certificate relates shall, as respects the quarry, be regarded as being adequate for the purposes of the said section 85 (1) as so applied to quarries.

(10) ( a ) It shall be the duty of the owner of every quarry where poisonous or dangerous compounds, solutions or gases are used or produced to ensure that there shall be kept at the quarry a sufficient supply of suitable antidotes and washes for the prompt first-aid treatment of all injuries likely to be sustained by persons employed at the quarry from such compounds, solutions or gases.

( b ) The containers containing such antidotes and washes shall be properly labelled and the labelling shall contain explicit directions for the use of their contents.

(11) In the case of a quarry at which not more than five persons are employed and at which mechanical power is not used, the Minister or an inspector may by notice served on the owner specify the facilities and equipment which, if provided by the owner, shall be regarded as adequate for the purpose of the said section 85 (1) as so applied to quarries and in case a notice is so served and has not been withdrawn and the facilities and equipment specified in the notice and provided at the quarry to which the notice relates, those facilities and that equipment shall be regarded, as respects the quarry, as being adequate for the purposes of that section as so applied.

(12) The adhesive wound dressings referred to in paragraph (2) of this regulation shall consist of a pad fixed to a piece of plaster. waterproof or otherwise, as centrally as possible and leaving an adequate margin of adhesive surface all round. The pad and the margin of adhesive surface shall be protected by muslin or other suitable material for removal before use. The pad shall be either a piece of unmedicated absorbent lint or other suitable material containing one or other of the following substances in not more than the strength specified--

Boric Acid	5%
Aminacrine Hydrochloride	0.1%
Chlorhexidine Hydrochloride	0.1%
Eu lavine	0.15%
Domiphen Bromide	0.15%
Bismuth Subgallate	2.5%

Each wound dressing shall be contained in an individual sealed pack clearly marked to indicate the contents of the pack.

(13) The eye ointment referred to in paragraph (2) of this regulation is the ointment referred to in the British Pharmacopoeia, 1958, as Sulphacetamide Eye Ointment (6%).

The ointment shall be packed in a sterilized collapsible opaque tube (with nozzle and cap) containing three grams of the ointment and clearly marked "Sulphacetamide Eye Ointment". The proportion of Sulphacetamide Sodium in the ointment shall also be clearly marked on the tube.

29.--(1) The owner or manager of a quarry shall cause to be provided and maintained for the use of the persons employed at the quarry;

( a ) adequate and suitable accommodation for taking shelter during interruptions of work caused by bad weather,

( b ) adequate and suitable dry accommodation for clothing not worn during working hours, other than special protective clothing used on occasions of work,

( c ) adequate and suitable accommodation for the deposit of special protective clothing used for work,

( d ) adequate and suitable facilities for taking meals which shall be protected from the weather and be provided with adjacent facilities for boiling water and washing hands. Where a piped water supply is available or an adequate supply of water is reasonably practicable, the facilities for washing hands shall include,

(i) where the number of persons employed is one hundred or less, one wash-hand basin for every twenty persons,

(ii) where the number of persons employed exceeds one hundred, one wash-hand basin for every twenty persons up to one hundred and one for every forty persons thereafter,

(iii) sufficient soap and clean towels or other suitable means of cleaning and drying the hands to be kept conveniently available, and

( e ) an adequate supply of wholesome drinking water at a convenient point or points and clearly marked "Drinking Water" or patently intended to be used as drinking water.

(2) For the purposes of this and the two next following Regulations the number of persons employed at a quarry shall be taken to be the largest number of persons who, while so employed may require to use the facilities at any one time.

30.--(1) In addition to the requirements of Regulation 29 of these Regulations, where persons are employed at a quarry in connection with the carrying on of any operation or process in which they are or may be exposed to dust, gas or other substance of such character and in such quantity as to be likely to cause bodily injury, the following provisions of this regulation shall apply.

(2) ( a ) The owner or manager shall cause to be provided and maintained for the use of all persons so employed the following, namely;

(i) adequate and suitable cloakroom facilities for clothing not worn during working hours and

(ii) adequate and suitable cloakroom facilities having satisfactory arrangements for the storage and drying of working clothing and the storage of personal protective clothing and protective respiratory equipment required under these Regulations.

( b ) The facilities provided in pursuance of subparagraph (a) of this paragraph shall consist of suitably situated cupboards or at least one hook or peg for each person, the pegs or hooks to be not less than 0.30 metres (1 foot) apart laterally; or other suitable arrangements approved of by an inspector.

( c ) The facilities provided in pursuance of the said subparagraph (a) shall be--

(i) conveniently located and enclosed so as not to be exposed to dust from any process,

(ii) constructed and arranged so that the persons using the facilities shall enter and leave the cloakrooms by different doors before and after changing,

(iii) placed under the charge of a responsible person who shall ensure that clothing not worn during working hours and working clothing are kept in proper custody, and a person wearing working clothing shall not, without the permission of the person in charge of the cloakroom enter that part of the cloakroom used for keeping clothing not worn during working hours, and

(iv) maintained in a clean state.

(3) The owner or manager of a quarry shall cause to be provided and maintained for the use of persons employed suitable accommodation for the taking of meals which shall be--

( a ) suitably located and enclosed so as no to be exposed to dust from any process,

( b ) furnished with sufficient tables (having impervious table top surfaces) and chairs or benches,

( c ) provided with adequate means for boiling water,

( d ) provided with adequate facilities for the washing and rinsing of eating utensils,

( e ) provided with convenient facilities for washing hands and which shall comply with the requirements mentioned in paragraph (7) of this regulation,

( f ) provided with an adequate supply of clean and wholesome drinking water,

( g ) provided with suitable and adequate arrangements to enable persons employed at the quarry to store their food containers during working hours,

( h ) maintained in a clean state,

( i ) provided with effective means for securing and maintaining a temperature of not less than sixteen degrees Celsius during meal intervals, and

( j ) placed under the charge of a responsible person.

(4) The owner or manager of a quarry shall cause to be provided and maintained at least one shower bath with an ample supply of hot and cold water from one fixture for every fifteen persons employed, and in case the number of persons employed at the quarry is not a multiple of fifteen, that number shall be rounded up to the next multiple of fifteen, and the result obtained shall, for the purposes of this paragraph be deemed to be the number of persons employed at the quarry.

(5) The washing facilities provided under this regulation shall not be located in any room or place provided for the taking of meals.

(6) Every cloakroom, messroom and washroom accommodation (including any passages used in relation thereto) provided in pursuance of this regulation shall comply with the following requirements;

( a ) it shall be constructed and maintained so as to exclude rain, wet and damp and shall be adequately lighted and ventilated,

( b ) the walls, floors and ceilings thereof shall be of suitable construction,

( c ) all ceilings, partitions and inside walls shall be painted and washed or otherwise cleaned and shall be maintained in a clean state at all times.

(7) The requirements referred to in paragraph (3) (e) of this regulation are as follows:

( a ) each wash-hand basin shall be fitted with a waste-pipe and plug and shall have a supply of hot and cold or warm water laid on,

( b ) each trough shall be fitted with an unplugged waste pipe and shall have a supply of warm water laid on at points above the trough at intervals of not more than 0.61 metres (2 feet),

( c ) wash-hand basins and troughs shall be sufficient in number to provide at least one basin or 0.61 metres (2 feet) of the length of any trough or, in the case of circular or oval trough, 0.61 metres (2 feet) of the circumference of a trough for every five persons who may require to use the facilities at any one time,

( d ) a basin or trough shall not be reckoned as being provided in relation to a number of persons unless the basin or trough is conveniently accessible to everyone of that number and,

( e ) a trough or other receptacle shall measure internally at least 1.22 metres (4 feet) over its longest or widest part.

31. (1) It shall be the duty of the manager of a quarry to take all practicable steps to ensure that sufficient and suitable sanitary conveniences for persons employed at a quarry are provided, maintained and kept clean and--

( a ) where a piped water supply is in a quarry, all sanitary conveniences shall be individually flushed water closets, except urinals which shall have suitable flushing arrangements, and

( b ) sanitary conveniences shall not communicate with any workroom except through the open air or through an intervening ventilated space, and

( c ) effective provision shall be made for lighting the sanitary conveniences.

(2) There shall be provided at least one suitable sanitary convenience (not being a convenience suitable only as a urinal) for every 25 males. If the number of persons employed exceeds 100 in any quarry and sufficient urinal accommodation is also provided, it shall be sufficient if there is provided one such convenience for every twenty-five males up to the first one hundred and one such convenience for every forty males thereafter. In calculating the number of sanitary conveniences required to be provided under this regulation, where the number of persons employed is not a multiple of twenty-five that number shall be rounded up to the next multiple of twenty-five and the result obtained shall, for the purposes of this paragraph, be deemed to be the number of persons employed at the quarry.

(3) Every such convenience (other than a convenience suitable only as a urinal) shall be under cover and partitioned off so as to secure privacy and shall have a proper door and fastening. Urinals shall be so placed and screened as not to be visible from other parts of the quarry where persons work or pass.

(4) The sanitary conveniences shall be placed so as to be readily accessible to the persons employed at all times while they are in the quarry.

32. (1) In case either the noise level at any place in a quarry or noise resulting from any process or operation at a quarry is of a character, intensity or duration which is likely to cause bodily injury to persons employed at the quarry the owner of the quarry shall ensure that all practicable measures are taken to protect such persons against such injury by:

( a ) the provision of suitably designed protective ear muffs or other devices to protect the persons against such injury, and

( b ) any other expedient means to attenuate the noise.

(2) All persons employed at a quarry in or adjacent to the source of any noise likely to cause bodily injury shall wear any protective devices provided by the owner in accordance with paragraph (1) of this regulation.

33. The manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that--

( a ) in case an internal combustion engine is installed in a building at any quarry, provision is made for safely conducting the exhaust gases of such engine into the open air, and the exhaust system is arranged so as to avert the possibility of fumes re-entering the building or entering the intake of any air compressor or contaminating the atmosphere of any adjacent building,

( b ) in case, in connection with the carrying on of any operations or process at a quarry, there is given off gas of such character and quantity as to be likely to be dangerous or injurious to the persons employed,

(i) the entry of the gas into the air or its accumulation in any place in circumstances which might be harmful is minimised by means taken as near as possible to the point of origin of the gas, and

(ii) any of the gas entering the air is trapped or dispersed so as to render it harmless, and

( c ) no person in a quarry enters or is permitted to enter any confined space, tank or similar container unless all necessary steps have been taken to ensure that the atmosphere therein is safe.

34. Suitable goggles, and where appropriate, effective screens shall be provided by the owner to protect the eyes of the persons employed in any of the following operations or processes at a quarry--

( a ) breaking and dressing of mineral carried on by means of hand tools or other portable tools,

( b ) welding or cutting of metals by means of electrical, oxyacetylene or other similar process,

( c ) dry grinding of metals or articles of metal applied by hand to a revolving wheel or disc driven by mechanical power, and

( d ) processes involving the use or manipulation of corrosive or other liquids detrimental to the eyes.

35. (1) Where persons are employed in a quarry in connection with the carrying on of any operation or process in which they are or may be exposed to dust, gas or other substance of such character and quantity as to be likely to cause bodily injury, the owner shall provide and cause to be issued suitable respiratory protective equipment for the use of every person employed in such operation or process.

(2) The manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that respiratory protective equipment required .to be provided by paragraph (1) of this regulation is inspected regularly, replaced when necessary and maintained in an efficient and sanitary condition, and that adequate means of cleaning and disinfecting respiratory protective equipment are provided and maintained for that purpose.

(3) Respiratory protective equipment provided in pursuance of this regulation which has been worn by a person shall not be issued for use by another person unless it has first been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.

(4) Such respiratory protective equipment shall, when not in use, be stored in reasonably dust-tight containers in a cupboard or receptacle and a separate cupboard or receptacle shall be provided for each worker to whom respiratory protective equipment has been issued.

(5) Every person employed at a quarry and required to use respiratory protective equipment shall be instructed in the use and limitations of such equipment.

(6) Respiratory protective equipment shall be used only for the purpose for which it is intended, and no modifications of the equipment shall be made other than in accordance with the manner specified by the manufacturers.

(7) Such respiratory protective equipment shall, in general, only be used where adequate protection by other means is impracticable.

36. (1) Where persons are employed in a quarry in connection with the carrying on of any operation or process in which they are or may be exposed to dust, gas or other substance of a character and quantity as to be likely to cause bodily injury, the owner shall provide--

( a ) protective clothing of suitable design and material which shall consist of overall, head coverings where necessary and suitable footwear, and such overalls shall, where necessary. consist of suitable close fitting single piece suits in good repair,

( b ) suitable provisions for the daily or more frequent removal of dust from protective clothing provided in pursuance of this regulation. The aforesaid provisions shall ensure that dust thereby removed does not enter or contaminate the atmosphere of any workroom, mess room, cloakroom or washroom at the quarry, and

( c ) with suitable hand protection every person employed whose work exposes his hands to cuts or abrasions unless the wearing of such hand protection would expose the person to an occupational hazard.

(2) Every overall and head covering (other than industrial safety helmets) provided in pursuance of paragraph (1) of this regulation shall be maintained, renewed when necessary and shall, at suitable intervals, be washed or otherwise cleaned.

PART IV. Plant, Machinery and Buildings

37.--(1) The owner or manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that:

( a ) a person shall neither clean, oil or grease nor be required to clean, oil or grease any machinery at a quarry while it is in motion if the cleaning, oiling or greasing thereof would expose the person to risk of injury from any moving part either of that machinery or any other adjacent machinery,

( b ) belts are not put on or taken off machinery at the quarry while the machinery is driven by mechanical power, other than by means of an efficient mechanical appliance,

( c ) efficient devices or appliances are provided and maintained in every room or other place in the quarry where there is power operated machinery by which the power can promptly be cut off from the machinery,

( d ) in case a person is employed at a quarry at or near power operated machinery and the person could be exposed to danger if the machinery were set in motion without warning there is provided an efficient means (which may include a device for locking a switch) which would prevent the machinery being started without the knowledge of the person,

( e ) a person shall not at a quarry use any machinery with which guards are provided without those guards being in position, nor be required to use any such machinery without the guards provided being in position, and

( f ) a person using machinery at a quarry or any other person shall not make inoperative the guards provided with the machinery.

(2) In case and for so long as machinery at a quarry is being installed, adjusted, repaired or maintained the requirements of subparagraphs (e) and (f) of paragraph (1) of this regulation shall not apply in relation to the machinery, and in lieu thereof a manager shall ensure that all practicable steps are taken to ensure that a person is not exposed to danger from any moving part of the machinery.

38. The manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that the following requirements are complied with in relation to any machine at a quarry which is driven mechanically namely:

( a ) every set-screw, bolt or key on any revolving shaft, spindle, wheel or pinion of the machine shall be so sunk, encased or otherwise effectively guarded as to prevent danger,

( b ) all flywheels, gearing, friction drives, cams, belts, pulleys, chains, pinions, worm gears and other transmission machinery liable to present danger when in motion to any person coming into contact with them shall be so designed or otherwise effectively guarded as to prevent such danger, and

( c ) every power-driven grinding wheel shall be provided with a hooded guard of sufficient strength to withstand the shock of a bursting wheel. This guard shall be adjusted close to the wheel and extended forward, over the top of the wheel, to a point at least thirty degrees beyond a vertical line drawn through the centre of the wheel.

39. The manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that:

( a ) all gantries, gangways and platforms at a quarry (other than temporary wheeling planks) if dangerous on any open side, are securely fenced on every such open side and have on each such side a continuous skirting board not less than 150 millimetres (6 inches) in height,

( b ) for every staircase in a building at a quarry or affording a means of exit from such a building and for every gangway and gantry at a quarry, a substantial hand-rail, together with a lower rail or other effective means of ensuring safety, is provided and maintained on each open side,

( c ) all openings in floors of such a building through which a person could fall or a working-platform and the top of any shaft, hopper or kiln at a quarry are kept securely fenced to a minimum height of 1.06 metres (3 feet 6 inches) except in so far as the nature of the work renders such fencing impracticable,

( d ) all floors, steps, stairs and passages in such a building or affording a means of exit from such a building, and all such gangways, gantries and platforms are both of sound construction and properly maintained, and

( e ) all fencing or other safeguards provided in pursuance of the foregoing provisions of this regulation are of substantial construction and properly maintained.

40.--(1) The manager of a quarry shall take all practicable steps to ensure that the following provisions are complied with as respects every chain, rope or lifting gear used at the quarry, namely:

( a ) the chain, rope or lifting gear shall not be so used unless it is of good construction, sound material, adequate strength and free from patent defect,

( b ) a table showing the safe working loads of every kind and size of chain, rope or lifting gear in use and, in the case of a multiple sling, the safe working load at different angles of the legs, shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place where it may be conveniently read by the persons using such chain, rope or lifting gear, and any chain, rope or lifting gear not shown in the table shall not be so used; provided that the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in relation to lifting gear if the safe working load thereof is plainly marked upon it.

( c ) no chain, rope or lifting gear shall be so used for any load exceeding the safe working load thereof as either shown in the table aforesaid or marked upon it;

( d ) no chain, rope or lifting gear shall be so used at the quarry for raising or lowering, or as a means of suspension, unless it has been thoroughly examined by a competent person at least once within the previous six months, and a report of the results of every such examination shall be made and signed by the person carrying out the examination and the report shall be kept available for inspection at the quarry;

provided that chains, ropes and lifting gear not in regular use at the quarry need only be so examined as and when necessary,

( e ) no chain or rope, or lifting gear (other than a fibre rope sling), shall be taken into use at the quarry for the first time unless previously it has been tested and thoroughly examined by a competent person and a report of the results of the test and examination, made and signed by the person making the test and examination, has been obtained, and every such report shall be kept available for inspection at the quarry.

( f ) every chain and every lifting gear (other than a rope sling) shall unless--

(A) either,

(i) it is made of material, or is constructed, so that it cannot be subjected to heat treatment without risk of damage, or

(ii) it has been subjected to a form of heat treatment (other than annealing) approved for the purposes of this regulation by the Minister, and

(B) it is of a class or description exempted under Regulation 5 of these Regulations,

be annealed at least once in every fourteen months, or, in the case of chains or slings of 12 millimetres (0.5 inches) bar or smaller material, in every six months; provided that chains and lifting gear not in regular use at the quarry need be annealed when necessary.

(2) If the Minister is not satisfied as to the competency of a person employed to make any test and examination required by this regulation, or as to the thoroughness of any particular test and examination, he may require a further test and examination of the rope, chain or lifting gear, as the case may be, to be carried out by a person nominated by him and the owner of the quarry concerned shall give the necessary facilities for such further test and examination.

(3) The report of every examination or test and examination required by this regulation shall be in Form No. 5 set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations.

41. (1) All the working gear or other parts, whether fixed or movable (including the anchoring and fixing appliances), of every lifting appliance used at a quarry shall be of good construction, sound material, adequate strength and free from patent defect, and shall be properly maintained.

(2) No lifting appliance shall be used at a quarry unless it has been tested and thoroughly examined by a competent person within the previous fourteen months and a certificate described in paragraph (4) of this regulation has been obtained in relation to it. In the case of a pulley block, gin wheel or sheer legs to be used for loads not exceeding 1016 kilograms (1 ton), for the purposes of this regulation, the testing of such appliance shall only be necessary when the appliance is being first installed at the quarry.

(3) In case a substantial alteration or repair affecting its strength or stability has been carried out on a lifting appliance, the appliance shall not be used at a quarry until it has been tested and thoroughly examined by a competent person and a certificate described in paragraph (4) of this regulation has been obtained in relation to it. The requirements of this paragraph are in addition to those of the immediately preceding paragraph.

(4) The certificate mentioned in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this regulation is a certificate stating that the lifting appliance to which it relates has been tested in the manner specified in the Second Schedule to thesse Regulations, that it has been examined and that it has passed the test, and every such certificate shall be signed by the person making or responsible for carrying out the test and examination who shall specify on the certificate--

( a ) the safe working load or loads of the equipment to which the certificate relates,

( b ) in the case of a crane with a variable operating radius (including a crane with a derricking jib), the radii of the jib, trolley or crab, as the case may be, which are appropriate to the safe working load or loads specified in the certificate, and

( c ) in the case of a crane with a derricking jib, the maximum radius at which the jib may be worked.

(5) A report of the results of every test and examination required by paragraph (2) or (3) of this regulation shall be made within twenty-eight days thereafter to the manager of the quarry concerned and shall be signed by the person carrying out the test and examination.

(6) Where a report of the result of a test and examination made pursuant to this regulation shows that the plant or equipment to which it relates cannot continue to be used with safety unless repairs specified in the report are carried out, the manager shall, within seven days of receiving the report pursuant to this regulation cause a copy of the report to be sent to an inspector.

(7) Every lifting appliance used at a quarry and every part thereof (including all working gear and all other plant or equipment used for anchoring or fixing the appliance) shall, so far as practicable, be inspected at least once per week by its driver or by some other competent person. A report of the results of every inspection required by this paragraph shall be made forthwith to the manager and shall be signed by the person carrying out the inspection and shall be in Form No. 3 set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations.

(8) The manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that--

( a ) a power operated lifting appliance at a quarry is not operated otherwise than by a person who is either--

(i) both trained in the operation of and competent to operate the appliance, or

(ii) being trained in the operation of the appliance under the direct supervision of a person who is competent to give such training, and

( b ) all persons employed at the quarry who are in control of power operated lifting appliances are appointed by him for that purpose,

and every appointment of a person to be so in control shall be in Form No. 4 set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations.

(9) No person under eighteen years of age shall be employed at a quarry (except under the direct supervision of a competent person for the purpose of training) either to give signals to the operator of any lifting appliance driven by mechanical power or to operate any such appliance.

(10) All rails at a quarry on which a travelling crane moves and every track at a quarry on which the carriage of a transporter or runway moves shall be of proper size and adequate strength and have an even running surface, and all such rails and every such track shall be properly maintained. Where it is necessary to prevent danger, an adequate stopping device shall be provided to limit the travel of any crane, transporter or runway aforesaid.

(11) There shall be plainly marked on every lifting appliance other than an excavator or dragline at a quarry the safe working load or loads thereof, but in the case of a jib crane constructed so that the safe working load may be varied by raising or lowering the jib, there shall be attached to the appliance either an automatic indicator of safe working loads or a table indicating the safe working loads by reference to either specified inclinations of the jib or specified radii of the load.

(12) In the case of an excavator or dragline adapted for use, or being used, as a temporary crane at a quarry there shall be plainly marked upon the machine--

( a ) a means of identification, and

( b ) the maximum permitted load or loads and the angle and length of the jib or boom to which they relate.

(13) An excavator or dragline shall not be used as a temporary crane at a quarry unless it has been tested and thoroughly examined within the previous six months by a competent person and a certificate, signed by the competent person making the test and examination, has been obtained in relation to it. The said certificate shall--

( a ) contain a description of the machine and means of identification.

( b ) specify the maximum load to be lifted by the machine. when adapted for use as a temporary crane, at different angles or lengths of the jib or boom, as may be appropriate.

(14) Every power operated lifting appliance at a quarry shall be provided with--

( a ) an efficient brake, brakes or other safety device which will prevent the fall of a load when suspended, and

( b ) a means, independent of the braking system, by which the load can be effectively controlled whilst being lowered.

(15) If the Minister is not satisfied as to the competency of a person employed to make an examination or test required by this regulation, or as to the thoroughness of any particular examination or test, he may require a further examination or test of the lifting appliance to be carried out by a person nominated by him, and the owner of the quarry concerned shall give the necessary facilities for such further examination or test.

42. (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation, the manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that every air receiver at a quarry--

( a ) has the safe working pressure marked upon it so as to be plainly visible,

( b ) in the case of a receiver connected with the air compressing plant, is either constructed so as to withstand with safety the maximum pressure which can be obtained in the compressor, or is fitted with a reducing valve or other suitable appliance to prevent the safe working pressure of the receiver being exceeded,

( c ) is fitted with a suitable safety valve adjusted so as to permit the air to escape as soon as the safe working pressure is exceeded,

( d ) is fitted with an accurate pressure gauge indicating the pressure in the receiver,

( e ) is fitted with a suitable appliance for draining the receiver,

( f ) is fitted with a blow-off cock through which any fluid which may have accumulated in the receiver may be blown-off,

( g ) is provided with a suitable manhole, handhole, or other means which will allow the interior of the receiver to be thoroughly cleaned, and

( h ) in a case where more than one receiver is in use at the quarry, bears a distinguishing mark which shall be easily visible.

(2) The requirement of paragraph (1) (e) of this regulation shall not apply to any vessel mentioned in sub-paragraphs (d) or (e) of paragraph (11) of this regulation and the requirements of paragraph (1) (g) of this regulation shall not apply to any vessel mentioned in sub-paragraph (c) of the said paragraph.

(3) For the purpose of the provisions of paragraph (1) of this regulation relating to safety valves and pressure gauges, any set of two or more air receivers supplied with air through a single pipe may be treated as one receiver.

(4) In a case where a reducing valve or other suitable appliance to prevent the safe working pressure being exceeded is required to be fitted to a set of air receivers supplied with air through a single pipe, paragraph (3) of this regulation shall not apply unless the valve or appliance is fitted on the single pipe.

(5) The manager of a quarry shall take all practicable steps to ensure that every air receiver and its fittings are of sound construction and properly maintained and that the blow-off cock fitted thereto is opened, while the plant is running, at least once in every working day.

(6) Every air receiver at a quarry shall be thoroughly cleaned and examined at least once in every period of twenty-six months, but in the case of a receiver so constructed that the internal surface cannot be thoroughly examined--

( a ) the person making any such examination may specify in writing a period exceeding twenty-six months but not exceeding four years within which the next examination is to be made,

( b ) a suitable hydraulic test of the receiver shall be carried out in lieu of internal examination.

(7) Every examination and test under paragraph (6) of this regulation shall be carried out by a competent person and a report of the result of every such examination and test shall contain the particulars specified in the Third Schedule to these Regulations and shall be entered in or attached to the general register.

(8) In case a report under this regulation specifies that the safe working pressure of the receiver to which it relates is to be reduced or that such receiver cannot continue to be used with safety unless specified repairs are carried out, the manager shall, within seven days of receiving the report, cause to be sent to the inspector a copy of the report.

(9) If the Minister is not satisfied as to the competency of the person employed to make examinations under this regulation or as to thoroughness of the examination, he may require the receiver to be re-examined by a person nominated by him, and the owner shall give the necessary facilities for such re-examination.

(10) If, as a result of any re-examination under paragraph (9) of this regulation it appears that the report of the examination was inadequate or inaccurate in any material particular, the cost of the re-examination shall be recoverable from the owner as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction, and in any legal proceedings the report of the re-examination purporting to be signed by the person making it shall be received in evidence of the facts stated therein without further proof unless the contrary is shown.

(11) In this regulation "air receiver" means--

( a ) any vessel (other than a pipe or coil, or an accessory, fitting or part of a compressor) for containing compressed air and connected with air compressing plant,

( b ) any fixed vessel for containing compressed air or compressed exhaust gases and used for the purpose of starting an internal combustion engine,

( c ) any vessel forming part of the equipment of a vehicle at a quarry for containing compressed air and used to operate the braking system of the vehicle,

( d ) any fixed or portable vessel (not being part of a spraying pistol) used for the purpose of spraying by means of compressed air any paint, varnish, lacquer or similar material, and

( e ) any vessel in which oil is stored and from which it is forced out by compressed air.

43. (1) The manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that every steam boiler at a quarry, whether separate or one of a range, shall be provided with the following, namely:

( a ) a suitable safety valve, separate from any stop valve, which shall be adjusted so as to prevent the boiler being worked at a pressure greater than the maximum permissible working pressure and fixed directly to, or as close as practicable to, the boiler,

( b ) a suitable stop-valve connecting the boiler to the steam pipe,

( c ) a steam pressure gauge accurately indicating the pressure of steam in the boiler and having marked upon it in a distinctive colour the maximum permissible working pressure, which gauge shall be connected to the steam space and be easily visible to the boiler attendant,

( d ) at least one water gauge to show the water level in the boiler and made of transparent material, or if not so made, of a type approved by the Minister, and, in case the gauge is of the glass tubular type and the working pressure in the boiler normally exceeds 275.8 kilonewtons per square metre (40 pounds per square inch), the gauge is fitted with an efficient guard which does not obstruct the reading of the guage,

( e ) a plate bearing a distinctive number which is easily visible,

( f ) a means for attaching a test pressure gauge, and

( g ) unless is it externally fired, either by a suitable fusible plug or an efficient low-water alarm device.

(2) Subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of this regulation shall not apply with respect to economisers, and subparagraphs (c), (d) and (e) of that paragraph shall not apply with respect to economisers or superheaters.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this regulation a lever-valve shall not be regarded as being a suitable safety valve unless the weight is secured on the lever in the correct position.

(4) A person shall neither enter nor be in a steam boiler at a quarry which is one of a range of two or more steam boilers unless--

( a ) all inlets through which steam or hot water might enter the boiler from any other part of the range are disconnected from that part, or in case there is a valve or tap controlling the entry of steam or hot water through the entry, such valve or tap controlling such entry is closed and securely locked, and,

( b ) where the boiler has a blow-off pipe in common with one or more other boilers or delivers into a common blow-off vessel or sump, the blow-off valves or taps on the boilers in the range are constucted so that each of them can only be opened singly by a common key which cannot be removed until the valve or tap is closed and one, and only one, such key is in use for all the blow-off valves or taps in the range.

(5) The manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that every steam boiler at a quarry--

( a ) is of good construction, sound material, adequate strength and free from patent defect, and

( b ) that all its fittings and attachments are properly maintained.

(6) The manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that--

( a ) every such steam boiler and attachments are examined in accordance with this paragraph by a competent person or persons at least once in every period of fourteen months and also after any extensive repairs, and

( b ) every steam boiler is prepared for such examination in accordance with the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations.

Any examination under subparagraph (a) of this paragraph shall consist of an examination of the boiler when it is cold and, except as regards an economiser or superheater, an examination when it is under normal steam pressure. The two parts of the examination may be carried out by different persons. The examination under steam pressure shall be made on the first occasion when steam is raised after the examination of the boiler when cold, or as soon as possible thereafter, and the person making the examination shall see that the safety valve is adjusted so as to prevent the boiler being worked at a pressure greater than the maximum permissible working pressure.

(7) A report of the result of every examination under paragraph (6) of this regulation in which one of the forms set out in the Fifth Schedule to these Regulations is appropriate and containing such particulars specified in that Schedule as are appropriate shall, as soon as practicable and in any case within twenty-eight days of the completion of the examination, be entered in or attached to the general register, and the report shall be signed by the person or persons making the examination, and if that person is an inspector of a boiler-inspecting company or association, the report shall be countersigned by the chief engineer of the company or association or by such other responsible officer or employee of the company or association as may be authorised in writing on that behalf by such engineer.

For the purposes of this paragraph and the succeeding provisions of this regulation relating to reports of examinations, the examination of a boiler when it is cold and its examination when it is under steam pressure shall be treated as separate examinations.

(8) A steam boiler which has previously been used shall not be taken into use at any quarry for the first time in that quarry until it has been examined and reported on in accordance with paragraphs (6) and (7) of this regulation.

(9) A new steam boiler shall not be taken into use at any quarry unless there has been obtained from the manufacturer of the boiler, or from a boiler-inspecting company or association, a certificate specifying the maximum permissible working pressure thereof and stating the nature of the tests to which the boiler and fittings have been previously submitted, and the boiler is marked so as to enable it to be identified as the boiler to which the certificate relates.

(10) A report mentioned in this regulation may specify conditions for securing the safe working of a steam boiler, or amend or remove such conditions previously specified, and the boiler to which such conditions relate shall not be used except in accordance with those conditions.

(11) In case a report under this regulation specifies that the maximum permissible working pressure of the boiler to which it relates is to be reduced or that such boiler cannot continue to be used with safety unless specified repairs are carried out, the manager shall, within seven days of receiving the report cause to be sent to the inspector a copy of the report.

(12) If the Minister is not satisfied as to the competency of the person employed to make an examination under this regulation or as to the thoroughness of the examination, he may require the boiler to be re-examined by a person nominated by him, and the owner shall give the necessary facilities for such re-examination.

(13) If, as a result of any re-examination under paragraph (12) of this regulation it appears that the first examination was inadequate or inaccurate in any material particular, the cost of the re-examination shall be recoverable from the owner as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction, and in any legal proceedings the report of the re-examination purporting to be signed by the person making it shall be received as evidence of the facts stated therein without further proof unless the contrary is shown.

(14) Every certificate mentioned in paragraph (9) of this regulation shall be kept available by a manager for inspection by an inspector for so long as the boiler to which the certificate relates is in use at the quarry.

(15) In this regulation and in the Fifth Schedule to these Regulations--

"maximum permissible working pressure" means, in the case of a new steam boiler, that specified in the certificate referred to in paragraph (9) of this regulation and, in the case of a steam boiler which has been examined in accordance with this regulation, that specified in the report of the most recent examination;

"steam boiler" means any closed vessel in which, for any purpose, steam is generated under pressure greater than atmospheric pressure, and, subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation, includes any economiser used to heat water being fed to any such vessel, and any superheater used for heating steam.

44. The Minister or an inspector may by certificate except from any of the provisions of Regulations 42 and 43 of these Regulations any steam boiler or air receiver which is of a class or type to which he is satisfied that such provisions cannot reasonably be applied and any such exception may be unqualified or may be subject to such conditions as may be contained in the certificate.

45. The manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that both sufficient and suitable fire fighting equipment is available at a quarry in--

( a ) workshops or other buildings where oil, grease, solvents, liquids or materials likely to cause risk of fire or explosion are used or stored,

( b ) workshops and other buildings where welding operations of any kind are carried on, and

( c ) buildings used for the generation, transformation, distribution or use of electrical energy.

46. The manager of a quarry shall take all practicable steps to ensure that suitable non-flammable containers for the temporary disposal of flammable refuse, such as scrap paper, oily waste, rags or other similar materials, are provided at all mess-rooms, workshops and stores and that such containers are emptied regularly and the contents disposed of in a suitable manner.

47.--(1) The manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that every mechanically propelled vehicle used at a quarry is provided with each of the following, namely:

( a ) an efficient braking system,

( b ) a speedometer placed and constructed so as to be readily read by the driver,

( c ) a means for giving an audible warning signal,

( d ) a suitable type of portable fire extinguisher placed on the vehicle so as to be readily accessible,

( e ) such protection as may be necessary in the particular circumstances to protect the driver of the vehicle from exposure to dust, gas or wet, and

( f ) in the case of a tractor vehicle the unladen weight of which does not exceed 7,366 kilograms (7¼ tons) a safety frame of the type which is capable of satisfying the test for safety frames set out as an Optional Test (15) Safety Cabs and Frames, in the Standard Code for the Official Testing of Agricultural Tractors published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in OECD Document C (66) 135 (Final) of 30 January, 1967, annexed to No. 79 Documentation 1966 Series in Agriculture and Food. The manager shall further ensure that the safety frame is both fitted to the tractor vehicle and maintained so as to afford the protection for which it is designed.

(2) ( a ) The requirement of paragraph (1) (b) of this regulation shall not apply to a vehicle which is incapable of exceeding a speed of 24 kilometres (15 miles) per hour,

( b ) for, and only for, the period of twelve months beginning on the day on which these Regulations come into force the requirement of the said paragraph (1) (b) shall not apply to a vehicle which was in use at a quarry before that day,

( c ) for, and only for, the period of five years beginning on the 1st day of January, 1973, the requirement of paragraph (1) (f) of this regulation shall not apply to a vehicle which was in use at a quarry before that day.

(3) Unless the working area is efficiently illuminated by natural or artificial means, the manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that every mechanically propelled vehicle mentioned in paragraph (1) of this regulation shall be provided with an efficient lighting system so as to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of all persons employed at the quarry.

(4) In case there is at a quarry an overhead structure or cable which could obstruct the passage of any vehicle or trailer, or any extending part thereof when extended or any load, the manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that sufficient and suitable signs indicating the clearance beneath that structure or cable are posted and kept posted so as to be easily seen and read by the driver of any vehicle which may approach the place where such structure or cable is situated.

(5) Every person in charge of mechanically propelled vehicle at a quarry shall, before commencing to use the vehicle, ensure that the brakes and steering, and pneumatic tyres, where used, are in a satisfactory condition.

(6) The manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that at regular intervals every mechanically propelled vehicle mentioned in paragraph (1) of this regulation is inspected by a person who is trained and is efficient in the maintenance of the vehicle, and such person shall ensure that--

( a ) the braking system is effective by means of a suitable test which shall include the application of the brakes, when the vehicle is moving, by either--

(i) direct mechanical action, or

(ii) any other means provided for their application, and

( b ) the vehicle is in all other respects in proper working order.

(7) The manager shall ensure that all practicable measures are taken, by the provision of suitable screens or other effective means to prevent persons at a quarry from being injured by tyres or tubes being pneumatically inflated.

(8) ( a ) In this and the next following regulation "mechanically propelled vehicle" means a mechanically propelled vehicle (including mechanically propelled plant) which forms part of the equipment of a quarry and is not--

(i) a vehicle intended or adapted for use on rails or on a ropeway,

(ii) a vehicle constructed or adapted for use under, and only under, the control of a pedestrian, or

(iii) a motor-cycle.

( b ) In this regulation--

"articulated vehicle" means a combination of a prime mover and a semi-trailer which is attached to the prime mover by partial super-imposition at a point between the front and rear axles of the prime mover;

"safety frame" means a rigid framework or safety cab designed to protect the driver of a tractor vehicle from being crushed in case the tractor vehicle overturns;

"tractor vehicle" means a mechanically propelled vehicle other than the prime mover of an articulated vehicle, designed for drawing trailers;

"trailer" means a vehicle drawn by a mechanically propelled vehicle and includes a semi-trailer.

48. (1) The manager of a quarry shall take all practicable steps to ensure that--

( a ) all persons employed at the quarry and who are in control of mechanically propelled vehicles are appointed by him for that purpose in writing, and every such appointment shall be in Form No. 4 set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations and shall state the types or classes of vehicles for which the appointment is valid,

( b ) no person who is under the age of seventeen years is permitted to be in control of any mechanically propelled vehicle, and

( c ) no person who is under the age of eighteen years is permitted to be in control of any mechanically propelled vehicle exceeding 2,032 kilograms (2 tons) in weight unladen.

(2) The manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that no person is permitted to be in charge of a mechanically propelled vehicle at a quarry unless he has been adequately trained by a skilled person in the safe and correct use of such vehicle (or a vehicle of a similar type or class) and any associated equipment, and is certified in writing by the manager to be competent to drive the vehicle without supervision; provided that it shall be permissible for a mechanically propelled vehicle to be controlled by a person, who for the purpose of receiving training, is under the supervision of a skilled driver.

49. (1) The manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that the hydraulic and pneumatic systems of every machine, lifting appliance and vehicle used for lifting, lowering, or tipping goods or materials at a quarry are of good construction, sound materials, adequate strength and free from any patent defect and are at all times properly maintained.

(2) The manager shall take all practicable steps to ensure that no vehicle or trailer equipped with a tipping body shall be used at a quarry unless there is provided (whether as part of the equipment of the vehicle or trailer or otherwise) one or more efficient devices, being devices whose mode of operation is indpendent of the tipping mechanism, for keeping the tipping body from collapsing when in the raised position at any time when the vehicle is being maintained or repaired.

(3) Whenever a machine, appliance or vehicle mentioned in paragraph (1) of this regulation, is in an elevated or abnormal position. the manager shall ensure that all practicable measures are taken to ensure the stability of the machine, appliance or vehicle.

50. Every report, certificate or other document required by these Regulations shall be kept at the office at the quarry, or at such other place approved by an inspector, and shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by an inspector. The owner or manager shall send to an inspector such extracts from any such report, certificate or other document or copies thereof as the inspector may from time to time require for the purpose of the execution of his duties under the Act.

FORM M & Q 119

FIRST SCHEDULE.

FORMS

FORM No. 1.

QUARRIES (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1974.

FORM TO BE USED AT THE UNDERMENTIONED QUARRY IN MAKING REPORTS OF INSPECTIONS UNDER REGULATION 7 OF THE ABOVE REGULATIONS.

Name and Address of Quarry.

............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................

This form or a correct copy thereof, must be kept at the Quarry (or at a place approved by an inspector), and must be kept for at least 3 years after it has ceased to be used for entries therein.

The true report of inspections at every quarry under the provision of regulation 7 (3) of the above Regulations, shall be in the book which shall be in the form set out as follows:--

I certify that I have this day inspected............................................................ .....................................
............................................................ ............................................................ .................................
and that the following is a true report of the result of the inspection and of the danger revealed in the course of the inspection and the steps taken to remove it.
Inspection begun at............................................................ .....completed at..........................................
Signed............................................................ ...................................Date...........................................


I certify that I have this day inspected............................................................ .......................................
............................................................ ............................................................ ...................................
and that the following is a true report of the result of the inspection * and of the danger revealed in the course of the inspection and the steps taken to remove it*
Inspection begun at............................................................ ...completed at.............................................
Signed............................................................ ...................................Date...........................................

Note.--The Competent person is required to record in this book any other danger observed by or notified to him together with the steps taken to remove the danger.

* Strike out words in italics if no danger was found.

FORM No. 2.

MINES AND QUARRIES ACT, 1965 .

Form M. & Q. 120

Reference No..........................

CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS FOR EMPLOYMENT.

I certify that I have examined the following person having regard in particular to his sight, hearing and heart:

(Name in full)............................................................ ............................................................ ................
whose address is............................................................ ............................................................ ...........
Date of Birth...................................................

I find such person fit for employment to the extent specified and subject to the conditions below and to the best of my knowledge he is not subject to any infirmity, physical or mental, to such a degree as to interfere with the efficient discharge of his duties arising in relation to the employment covered by this Certificate.

EXTENT OF EMPLOYMENT COVERED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.

Name of owner............................................................ ............................................................ .............

Address of owner............................................................ ............................................................ ..........

Name of mine/quarry............................................................ ............................................................ .....

(Extent of employment in the mine/quarry. Insert either "All kinds" or specify the particular departments, processes or kinds of work to which the certificate is confined.)

1.	............................................................ ..........	............................................................ ...
2.	............................................................ ..........	............................................................ ...
3.	............................................................ ..........	............................................................ ...
4.	............................................................ ..........	............................................................ ...

CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THIS CERTIFICATE.

(a) If none, insert "None"				...........................................
(b) If granted, subject to re-examination within 12 months, insert date				To be examined before ............................................
(c) In the case of a person under 21 years of age the period for which this certificate is issued will expire on				............................................
Signature of Doctor............................................................ ............................................................ ........
Address of Doctor............................................................ ............................................................ ..........
Date............................................................ ..

Form M. & Q. 121

FORM No. 3.

QUARRIES (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1974.

FORM TO BE USED AT THE UNDERMENTIONED QUARRY IN MAKING REPORTS OF INSPECTIONS, EXAMINATIONS OR TESTS OF LIFTING APPLIANCES.

Name and Address of Quarry:

............................................................ ............................................................ ...................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ....................................

This form or a correct copy thereof, must be kept at the Quarry (or at a place approved by an inspector) and must be kept for at least 3 years after it has ceased to be used for entries therein.

REPORT OF INSPECTION, EXAMINATION OR TEST OF LIFTING APPLIANCE.

I certify that I have inspected/examined/tested* thoroughly all parts and working gear, whether fixed or movable, including the anchoring and fixing appliances of the lifting appliance described below as to its condition and safety.

The following is a full and accurate report of the result of the inspection/examination/test*:--

(Note.--Particulars should be inserted of any defect found, especially any defect affecting the safe working load, and of the steps taken to remedy such defect.)

............................................................ ............................................................ ...................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ....................................

Distinguishing number or mark (if any) and description sufficient to identify the lifting appliance

............................................................ ......

	Inspection*			Commenced at........................ Completed at...........................
Date of	Examination	..........................................
	Test
	Inspection*
Date of	last Examination............................................................ .....................................................
	Test
Signed............................................................ ...			Date............................................................ .........

*Delete where necessary.

Form M. & Q. 122

FORM No. 4.

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORISATION.

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT

(a)............................................................ ............................................................ .................................
............................................................ ............................................................ ......................................
who is		.....................			years of age has received the necessary training for
employment as (b)				............................................................ .........................................................
............................................................ ............................................................ ......................................
and, in my opinion, is competent to carry out the following duties (c)						...................................................
............................................................ ............................................................ ......................................
............................................................ ............................................................ ......................................
Signed		............................................................ ............................................................ ....................
Manager for the			............................................................ .........................................				Quarry
Date	........................................................

Notes: (a) Insert full name and address.

(b) Insert nature of intended employment.

Form M. & Q. 123

FORM No. 5.

QUARRIES (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1974.

Form to be used at the undermentioned Quarry in making reports of tests and examinations of chains, ropes and lifting gear under these Regulations.

Name and Address of Quarry:

............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................

This form, or a correct copy thereof, must be kept at the Quarry (or at a place approved by an inspector) and must be kept for at least 3 years after it has ceased to be used for entries therein.

REPORT OF TEST AND EXAMINATION OF CHAINS, ROPES AND LIFTING GEAR.

CERTIFICATE OF TEST AND EXAMINATION OF CHAINS AND LIFTING GEAR.

1. (1) Particulars--

Distinguishing No. or mark	Description of item. This should include size, material and particulars of any heat treatment	Number tested and examined	Date of test and and examination	Proof load applied (specify units)	Safe working load (specify units)
(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)	(v)	(vi)

(2) Name and address of maker, supplier or repairer.

2. Certificate of test and examination of wire rope.

(1) Name and address of the maker or supplier of the rope.........................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ....................................

(2) (a) Size of rope in inches (millimetres) (state whether diameter or circumference).

( b ) Number of strands............................................................ ........................................
( c ) Number of wires per strand............................................................ ...........................
( d ) Lay............................................................ ............................................................ ...

(3) Tensile strength of wire (tons per square inch) (kilonewtons per square millimetre).

(4) ( a ) Date of test of sample of the rope.

( b ) Load at which this sample broke.

( c ) Safe working load, subject to any stated qualifying conditions, such as minimum pulley diameter, direct tensile load, etc.

3. (1) Name and address of firm, company, association or person undertaking the test and examination.

(2) Name, position and qualification of person who carried out the test and examination.

I certify on behalf of the firm, company, association or person named in paragraph (1) of this paragraph that the items described herein were tested and thereafter examined and were found to be free from cracks, flaws or other defects.

Signature		............................................................ .....................
Date		............................................................ .....................

Note. --Paragraphs 1 and 3 are to be used for the report of test and examination of chains and lifting gear.

Paragraphs 2 and 3 are to be used for the certificate of test and examination of wire ropes.

SECOND SCHEDULE

REGULATIONS 40 AND 41.

MANNER OF TESTING AND EXAMINING BEFORE TAKING LIFTING APPLIANCES AND GEAR INTO USE.

1. Every crane and other hoisting machine with its accessory gear shall be tested with a proof load which shall exceed the safe working load as follows:

Safe working load	Proof load
Up to 20 metric tonnes	25 per cent in excess
20 to 50 metric tonnes	5 metric tonnes in excess
Over 50 metric tonnes	10 per cent in excess

The said proof load shall be applied either--

( a ) by hoisting movable weights, or

( b ) by means of a spring or hydraulic balance or similar appliance.

This said proof load shall be hoisted and swung as far as possible, in both directions. In the case of a jib-crane, if the jib has a variable radius, it shall be tested with a proof load as defined above at the maximum and minimum radii of the jib. In the case of hydraulic cranes or hoists, where, owing to the limitation of pressure, it is impossible to hoist a load twenty-five per cent in excess of the safe working load, it shall be sufficient to hoist the greatest possible load.

2. (1) Every article of loose gear (whether it is accessory to a machine or not) shall be tested with a proof load at least equal to that shown against the article in the following table:

TABLE

Article of Gear		Proof Load
Chain		Twice the safe working load
Ring
Hook
Shackle		Twice the safe working load
Swivel
Pulley Blocks:
Single Sheave Block		Four times the safe working load.
Multiple Sheave Block with safe working load up to and including 20 metric tonnes		Twice the safe working load.
Multiple Sheave Block with safe working load over 20 metric tonnes up to and including 40 metric tonnes		20 metric tonnes in excess of the safe working load.
Multiple Sheave Block with safe working load over 40 metric tonnes		One and a half times the safe working load.

(2) Where the Minister is of opinion that, owing to the size, design, construction, material or use of any such loose gear or class of such gear, any of the above requirements are not necessary for the protection of persons employed at a quarry, he may by certificate in writing (which he may in his discretion revoke) exempt such gear or class of gear from such requirement, subject to such conditions as may be stated n the certificate.

3. After being tested as aforesaid, all machines with the whole of the gear accessory thereto and all loose gear shall be examined, the sheaves and the pins or the pulley blocks being removed for the purpose, to see whether a part is injured or permanently deformed by the test.

4. In the case of wire ropes, a sample shall be tested to destruction and the safe working load shall not exceed one-fifth of the breaking load of the sample tested

THIRD SCHEDULE.

QUARRIES (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1974.

PARTICULARS TO BE INCLUDED IN A REPORT OF AN EXAMINATION OF AIR RECEIVERS.

The particulars to be contained in the report or the result of every examination and test of an air receiver under Regulation 42 (7) of these Regulations shall be the particulars specified hereunder.

1. Name of owner of quarry.

2. Name and address of quarry.

3. Description and distinguishing mark of receiver and type of receiver.

4. Date of construction (if ascertainable) together with a brief history of the receiver.

5. Date of last hydraulic test (if any) and pressure appiled.

6. Particulars as to--

( a ) parts (if any) inaccessible at time of examination,

( b ) the examination and test made,

( c ) condition of the receiver, including particulars of any defect materially affecting the safe working pressure.

7. Particulars as to whether the fittings and appliances are in accordance with the requirements of the Mines and Quarries Act, 1965 , and whether they are properly maintained and in good condition.

8. Repairs (if any) required and the period within which they should be executed and any other conditions which the person making the examination thinks it necessary to specify for securing safe working.

9. ( a ) The safe working pressure calculated from dimensions and from the thickness and other data ascertained by the examination, due allowance being made for conditions of working if unusual or exceptionally severe; and

( b ) where repairs affecting the safe working pressure are required, the safe working pressure--

(i) before the expiration of the period specified in paragraph 8 of this Schedule,

(ii) after the expiration of such period if the required repairs have not been completed, and

(iii) after the completion of the required repairs.

10. The date of the examination and by whom it was carried out.

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

PREPARATION OF STEAM BOILERS FOR EXAMINATION.

1. The owner of a quarry shall, for the purpose of the examination under Regulation 43 (6) of these Regulations, of every steam boiler, when cold, and all its fittings and attachments, prepare the interior and exterior of every such boiler for such examination and shall provide such of the following facilities as are appropriate to the type of boiler to be examined, namely, facilities for hammer-testing, drilling, lifting, hydraulic testing, steam trial and for such other means of testing as may be necessary for a thorough examination.

2. For the purpose of such examination, in the case of a steam boiler (other than an economiser or superheater)--

( a ) the boiler shall be opened out, cleaned and scaled,

( b ) doors of man-holes, mud-holes and hand-holes shall be removed,

( c ) fire-bars and, in the case of Lancashire and Cornish boilers, fire-bridges, if of brick, shall be removed,

( d ) all connections shall be opened out and all safety valves shall be taken adrift and cleaned, and

( e ) brickwork shall be removed to the extent required by the person making the examination and shall, in any case be removed to the extent necessary to expose the seams of a shell boiler and the drums and headers of a water tube boiler---

(i) in the case of a boiler which is situated in the open air or exposed to the weather or to dampness, at least once in every six years, and

(ii) in any other case, at least once in every ten years.

3. For the purpose of such examination, in the case of an economiser or superheater--

( a ) all connections shall be opened out and all safety valves shall be taken adrift and cleaned, and

( b ) brickwork shall be removed to the extent required by the person making the examination.

FIFTH SCHEDULE.

REPORT OF EXAMINATION OF STEAM BOILERS.

PART I.

The report of the result of an examination under Regulation 43 (7) of these Regulations, of every steam boiler shall be in whichever of the forms contained in this Schedule is appropriate and shall contain the following particulars namely;

( a ) in the case of an examination of a steam boiler (other than an economiser or superheater) when cold, the particulars indicated in Part II of this Schedule

( b ) in the case of an examination of an economiser when cold, the particulars indicated in Part III of this Schedule,

( c ) in the case of an examination of a superheater when cold, the particulars indicated in Part IV of this Schedule, and

( d ) in the case of an examination of a steam boiler (including an economiser and superheater) when under normal steam pressure, the particulars indicated in Part V of this Schedule.

PART II.

FORM M & Q 124

REPORT OF EXAMINATION OF STEAM BOILER (OTHER THAN AN ECONOMISER OR SUPERHEATER) WHEN COLD.

Name of Owner of Mine/Quarry
Name and Address of Mine/Quarry
Description and distinctive number and type of Boiler
Date of Construction.
(The history should be briefly given and the examiner should state whether he has seen the last previous report)
Date of last hydraulic test (if any) and the pressure applied
Quality and source of feed water
Is the boiler in the open or otherwise exposed to the weather or to damp?
1. Boiler:
(a) What parts of seams, drums or headers are covered by brickwork?
(b) Date of last exposure of such parts for the purpose of examination.
(c) What parts (if any), other than parts covered by brick-work and mentioned above, were inaccessible?
(d) What examination and tests were made? (If there was any removal of brickwork, particulars should be given here).
(e) Condition of boiler. (State any defects materially affecting the maximum permissible working pressure.)		External Internal

2. Fittings and Attachments:
(a) Are there proper fittings and attachments?
(b) Are all fittings and attachments in satisfactory condition (so far as ascertainable when not under pressure)?
3. Repairs (if any) required and period within which they should be executed, and any other conditions which the person making the examination thinks it necessary to specify for securing safe working.
4. Maximum permissible working pressure calculated from dimensions and from the thickness and other data ascertained by the present examination, due allowance being made for conditions of working if unusual or exceptionally severe.
Where repairs affecting the working pressure are required, state the maximum permissible working pressure:
(a) before the expiration of the period specified in paragraph 3 of this Part,
(b) after the expiration of such period, if the required repairs have not been been completed,
(c) after the completion of the required repairs.
5. Other observations.

Subject to the reservation (noted above) of certain points for examination under steam pressure, I certify that on............................................................ ...........the boiler above described was sufficiently scaled, prepared and (so far as its construction permits) made accessible for thorough examination and for such tests as were necessary for thorough examination, and that on the said date I thoroughly examined this boiler, its fittings and attachments, and that the above is a true report of the result.

Signature............................................................ ...		Counter Signature......................................
		Name of Company or Association
Qualification..........................................................		............................................................ .....
Address	............................................................ ............................................................ ...........
Date............................................................ ..........		Date...........................................................

FORM M & Q 125

PART III.

REPORT OF EXAMINATION OF ECONOMISER WHEN COLD.

Name of Owner of Mine/Quarry
Name and Address of Mine/Quarry
Description of economiser, type and number of pipes.
Date of Construction. (The history should be briefly given and the examiner should state whether he has seen the last previous report.)
Date of last hydraulic test (if any) and pressure applied
Quality and source of feed water
Is the economiser exposed to the weather?
Are the dampers in proper working order?
1. Economiser:
(a) What parts, if any, are inaccessible?
(b) State number of top caps removed at examination
(c) State number of bottom caps removed at examination
(d) What examinations and tests were made?
(e) Condition of economiser (State any defects materially affecting the maximum permissible working pressure)		External Internal
2. Fittings and attachments:
(a) Are there proper fittings and attachments?
(b) Are all fittings and attachments in satisfactory condition (so far as ascertainable when not under pressure)?
3. Repairs (if any) required and period within which they should be executed, and any other conditions which the person making the examination thinks it necessary to specify for securing safe working
4. Maximum permissible working pressure calculated from dimensions and from the thickness and other data ascertained by the present examination, due allowance being made for conditions of working if unusual or exceptionally severe.
Where repairs affecting the working pressure are required, state the maximum permissible working pressure:
(a) before the expiration of the period specified in paragraph 3 of this Part,
(b) after the expiration of such period, if the required repairs have not been completed,
(c) after the completion of the required repairs.
5. Other observations

Subject to the reservation (noted above) of certain points for examination under pressure, I certify that on....................................... the economiser above described was sufficiently scaled, prepared and (so far as its construction permits) made accessible for thorough examination and for such tests as were necessary for thorough examination, and that on the said date I thoroughly examined this economiser, its fittings and attachments, and that the above is a true report of the result.

Signature............................................................ .	Counter Signature.................................................
	Name of Company or association
Qualification.........................................................	............................................................ ................
Address............................................................ ............................................................ .............................
Date............................................................ ........	Date............................................................ ..........

FORM M & Q 126

PART IV.

REPORT OF EXAMINATION OF SUPERHEATER WHEN COLD.

Name of Owner of Mine/Quarry
Name and Address of Mine/Quarry
Description and type of superheater
Date of Construction.
(The history should be briefly given and the examiner should state whether he has seen the last previous report.)
Date of last hydraulic test (if any), and pressure applied
1. Superheater:
(a) What parts are covered by brickwork?
(b) Date of last exposure of such parts for the purpose of examination
(c) What parts (if any) other than parts covered by brick work, were inaccessible?
(d) What examination and tests were made?
(e) Condition of superheater. (State any defects materially affecting the maximum permissible working pressure).		External Internal
2. Fittings and Attachments:
(a) Are there proper fittings and attachments?
(b) Are all fittings and attachments in satisfactory condition (so far as ascertainable when not under pressure)?
3. Repairs (if any) required and period within which they should be executed and any other conditions which the person making the examination thinks it necessary to specify for securing safe working.
4. Maximum permissible working pressure calculated from dimensions and from the thickness and other data ascertained by the present examination, due allowance being made for conditions of working if unusual or exceptionally severe.
Where repairs affecting the working pressure are required, state the maximum permissible working pressure:
(a) before the expiration of the period specified in paragraph 3 of this Part,
(b) after the expiration of such period, if the required repairs have not been completed,
(c) after the completion of the required repairs.
5. Other observations

Subject to the reservation (noted above) of certain points for examination under steam pressure, I certify that on...........................................................the superheater above described was sufficiently scaled, prepared and (so far as its construction permits) made accessible for thorough examination and for such tests as were necessary for thorough examination and that on the said date I thoroughly examined this superheater, its fittings and attachments, and that the above is a true report of the result.

Signature............................................................ ........	Counter Signature......................................
	Name of Company or association
Qualification............................................................ ....	............................................................ .....
Address............................................................ ............................................................ .......................
Date............................................................ ...............	Date..........................................................

FORM M & Q 127

PART V.

REPORT OF EXAMINATION OF STEAM BOILER UNDER NORMAL STEAM PRESSURE.

(This Form may also be used (so far as applicable) for supplementary reports on Economisers and Superheaters.)

Name and Owner of Mine/Quarry
Name and Address of Mine/Quarry
Description, distinctive number and type of Boiler
1. Condition (External).
2. Fittings and Attachments:
(a) (i) is the safety valve so adjusted as to prevent the boiler being worked at a pressure,greater than the maximum permissible working pressure specified in the last report (Form M & Q 124) of the examation when cold?
(ii) if a lever safety valve, is the weight secured on the lever in the correct position?
(b) is the pressure guage working correctly?
(c) is the water guage in proper working order?
3. Repairs (if any) required and period within which they should be executed and any other conditions which the person making the examination thinks it necessary to specify for securing safe working.
4. Other observations.

I certify that on.............................I examined the abovementioned boiler under normal steam pressure and that the above is a true report of the result.

Signature ............................................................ ....		Counter Signature ......................................
		Name of Company or Association
Qualification ............................................................		............................................................ .....
Address	............................................................ ............................................................ ...............
............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................
Date ............................................................ ............		Date ...........................................................

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 28th day of May, 1974.

MICHAEL O'LEARY,

Minister for Labour.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These regulations prescribe precautions which must be taken in relation to the following matters for the purpose of securing the safety, health and welfare of persons employed in quarries.

( a ) safety of work places,

( b ) medical supervision of workers,

( c ) welfare of workers (provision of sanitary conveniences, washing facilities, protective clothing etc.),

( d ) gas and noise control and eye protection,

( e ) machinery equipment and vehicles--their use and maintenance,

( f ) fire fighting.

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S.I. No. 146/1974 -- Quarries (General) Regulations, 1974.