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(e) A sufficient number of (and in any event, not less than eight) triangular bandages of unbleached calico. the longest side of each bandage measuring not less than fifty-one inches and each of the other sides of each bandage measuring not less than thirty-six inches.
( A sufficient supply fand in any event, not less than 2 rolls of ↑ inch
by 5 yards of zinc oxide plaster) of adhesive plaster.
(g) A sufficient number of (and in any event, not less than twelve) one
ounce packets of absorbent cotton wool,
(8) A pressure bandage.
(1) A sufficient number of safety pins.
() An eye bath.
(Moles
All mumerials for dressier shall be those destinated in and of a grade or quality not lower than the standards specified by the British Phacokceulich) Cater.)
Made by the Commissioner of Labour on the 10th day of February 1969.
R.My. I etterington
Commissioner of Labour.
Explanatory Note,
(This Note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to inditure their general purport).
These regulations are new and introduce statutory requirements for the purpose of achieving greater safety in quarrying operations
Part I deals with preliminary matters including provisions for Commencement and definitions,
3. Part II provides a procedure for the approval of suitably qualified persons as supervisors or deputy supervisors of quarries. Applications may be made in the prescribed form to the Commissioner of Labour who may grant approval if he is satisfied that the applicant has the requisite qualifications. No person may be an approved supervisor or deputy supervisor of two or more quarries at the same time. The Commissioner of labour may withdraw his approval of any supervisor of deputy supervisor who has been convicted of an offence against the regulations or who is no longer acting as such. A right of appeal by way of petition to the Governor is provided for any applicant in respect of whom approval as a supervisor or deputy supervisor is refused. A right of appeal is also provided for any supervisor or deputy supervisor whose approval is withdrawn. In the latter case, the Commissioner of Labour may permit the appellant to continue to carry out his duties until the appeal is duly disposed of.
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Part III provides for registers to be kept in quarries showing full details of the times worked, the approved supervisor who is at any time In charge of work, and inspections carried out in the quarry or do equipment kept therein.
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5. Part IV provides for the keeping of certain safety equipment in quarries. Every quarry must be bounded by a wire fence and must have warning notices erected at regular intervals along its boundaries. The propricter must provide approved safety helmets for persons who work on a top, face or floor in a quarry and approved safety ropes or safety harness for persons who work on a top or face.
6. Part V deals with first aid requirements in quarries. No work may be carried on in a quarry unless a certain proportion of the workers present are persons trained in first aid. The proprietor of every quarry is required to keep in good condition in the quarry specific medical supplies and equipment, in the care of a person trained in first aid.
7. Part VI regulates the manner in which quarry operations are to be carried out. No work may normally be carried on in a quarry except under the sole supervision of an approved supervisor. However work many be carried on under the sole supervision of a deputy supervisor if the total time so worked does not exceed five hundred hours in any one year. The "supervisor on duty", which expression is defined in regulation 2 to include any approved deputy supervisor under whose supervision work is lawfully being carried on, must carry out regular inspections of working places, roads, tops, faces, sides and any overburden in the quarry to make sure that persons in the quarry will not be endangered. He musi also carry out regular inspections of the equipment used in the quarry to make sure that it is safe. A person working in a quarry must also carry out regular inspections of his working place and must report to the supervisor on duty if he is not satisfied with its safety. Similarly, every worker who suspects that the equipment he is using is defective must report the fact to the supervisor on duty. The supervisor on duty must not let persons who have not had sufficient training work in the quarry. Persons working in certain places in the quarry are required to wear safety helmets, safety harness or safety ropes. No one is permitted to operate any mechanical equipment near the edge of a face, side or tip unless a banksman is în attendance, and the operator must follow the banksman's directions. Persons in quarries are also prohibited from standing beneath certain mechanical equipment The supervisor on duty is responsible for ensuring that the method of quarrying used is such as to avoid as much as possible soy over hanging overburden. No face may be worked in excess of a specified height and no work may be carried out on any face if there is a risk of falling rock from any face above IL
8. Part VII deals with miscellaneous matters and in particular provides a penalty of a fine of up to five thousand dollars for any offence committed against the regulations.
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Parts 1, II and VII will come into operation immediately on publication in the Gazette, while Parts III, IV, V and VI will not come into operation until the 1st day of October 1969.
(Secretariat GR. 16/2961/46TV}