1983 Ed.]
Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations
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[Subsidiary]
Protection of
43. The contractor responsible for any construction site, where there is carried on any process which results in particles of material or dust being produced in such a manner as to be likely to enter or damage the eyes of any workman engaged in the process, shall ensure that-
(a) suitable goggles or effective screens are provided for the protection of the workman; and
(b) the workman uses the goggles or screens, as the case may be.
44. (1) A contractor shall ensure that-
eyes.
Fencing of machinery.
(a) every flywheel and moving part of any prime mover;
(b) every part of transmission machinery; and
(c) every dangerous part of other machinery (whether or not driven by mechanical power),
for which he is responsible is securely fenced to the satisfaction of the Commissioner unless it is in such a position or of such construction as to be as safe to every workman on the construction site as it would be if it were securely fenced.
(2) Where under paragraph (1) parts of any machinery are required to be fenced, the contractor shall ensure that the fencing is kept in position while the parts are in motion or in use, except where the parts are necessarily exposed for examination or for any lubrication or adjustment shown by the examination to be immediately necessary.
45. (1) The contractor responsible for any mechanical equipment shall ensure that, when it is used on a construction site, it is not operated except by a workman who is trained and competent to operate it:
Provided that the equipment may be operated by a workman not so qualified if he is operating it under the supervision of another worker who is so qualified.
(2) The contractor responsible for any mechanical equipment shall ensure that no person under 18 years of age is employed-
(a) to operate the equipment; or
(b) to give signals to the operator of the equipment.
(3) In this regulation, "mechanical equipment" includes any bulldozer, compactor, dumper, excavator, grader, loader, locomotive, lorry, scraper, truck and any mobile machine which is used for the handling of any material on a construction site.
46. (1) A contractor responsible for a construction site shall ensure that no woman or young person is permitted to clean any dangerous part of any machinery or plant in the construction site while the machinery or plant is in motion by the aid of any mechanical power.
Trained and competent workmen to operate mechanical equipment.
L.N. 238/83.
Cleaning of dangerous machinery by women or young persons.