Applica- tion.
Power to exempt.
Notification of accidents.
Driving belts.
Machines adjacent to passage ways.
Dangerous parts of machinery and mill- gearing.
Exposed wheels, etc.
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6. No child shall be allowed to work in any industrial undertaking for more than 9 hours in any period of 24 hours.
7. No child shall be allowed to work in any industrial undertaking for more than 5 hours continuously.
8. In any industrial undertaking the interval of relaxation between any spell of 5 hours continuous work and the next spell of work shall be not less than one hour, and the interval of relaxation after any spell of work of less than 5 hours duration shall be of reasonable duration having regard to all circumstances.
9. Every child employed in any industrial undertaking shall be allowed one day's rest in every seven days.
10. No child shall be employed in any industrial undertaking between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.
11. No woman or young person shall be employed in any industrial undertaking between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.
12. No child shall be allowed to carry any weight which is unreason- ably heavy having regard to the child's age and physical development, and no child whatever shall be allowed to carry any load exceeding 40 catties in weight.
B-Factory and Workshop Regulations.
1. Subject to any exemption granted by the Protector of Labour these regulations shall apply to all factories and workshops.
2. It shall be lawful for the Protector to exempt any factory or workshop or any class of factory or workshop from all or any of these regulations, and to withdraw any such exemption.
3.--(1) Every accident in a factory or workshop which results in loss of life or which disables any person employed in the factory so as to cause him to be absent for more than three days from his ordinary work, shall, within seven days thereof, be reported on the form in the First Appendix hereto, either at the office of the Protector or at a police station.
(2) If any accident causing disablement is notified under this regulation and the accident subsequently resuits in the death of the person disabled, notice in writing of the death shall forthwith be given either at the office of the Protector or at a police station.
4.-(1) All driving belts passing through floors shall be securely fenced to a height of 6 feet from the floor.
(2) All driving belts used for main driving or counter-driving which are within 6 feet of the floor or other place to which the workers have access shall be securely fenced.
(3) All overhead main driving belts, if more than four inches wide, shall be protected underneath with strong guards of wood or metal at those parts where persons are likely to pass under them.
5. All moving parts of any machines which are adjacent to any passage way shall be securely fenced.
6.--(1) All dangerous parts of all machinery, and every part of the mill-gearing, must either be securely fenced, or be in such position or of such construction as to be equally safe to every person employed or working in the factory as it would be if it were securely fenced.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, "mill gearing" includes every shaft, wheel, drum and pulley and every other appliance by which motion or power is communicated to any machine.
7. All fly wheels, all pulleys, and all exposed wheels, shall be securely fenced, and all set screws and bolt heads shall be cut off or countersunk.