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[r. 23 cont.]
Provision of
means for closing opening.
Prohibition of smoking and naked lights in certain
cases.
(1 of 1873).
Fire escapes.
Factory etc., above dangerous goods store.
(1 of 1873).
(2) Every opening in such dividing wall or floor as aforesaid shall be fitted with doors of fire-resisting material constructed to the satisfaction of the Building Authority.
24. In every factory adequate means shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Commissioner for closing in case of fire every opening in every floor through which a shaft or driving belt may pass.
25. If any process, trade or occupation carried on in any factory or workshop involves the use of any inflammable liquid as defined in any regulations under the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873, or any mixture containing any such liquid, or any substance or thing which in the opinion of the Commissioner involves danger from fire, the Commissioner may prohibit smoking and the use of naked lights in such factory or workshop, and the proprietor thereof shall take such steps to enforce the prohibition as the Commissioner may direct.
Tenement factories.
26. The Commissioner may require that any tenement factory shall be provided with an enclosed concrete stairway with self-closing doors of fire-resisting material on each landing, and that the stairway be carried in concrete to the top floor of the building and continued either in concrete or in iron to the roof. He may also require the provision of a protected route to neighbouring buildings, or such other alternative means of escape as he may approve. In the case of such a factory extending laterally more than two house spaces on either side of an enclosed concrete stairway he may require an alternative means of egress from each house space or floor.
27. No tenement factory or workshop shall be situated on any upper floor of a building of which the ground floor is licensed for the storage of any dangerous goods as defined in the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873, or any regulations thereunder, unless the dangerous goods are housed in a structure effectively cut off, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner and the Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade, by a structure of fire-resisting material from direct communication with the factory or workshop.
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