Saturday, December 8, 1973
WARNING TO FUEL USERS BY SMOKE ABATEMENT ADVISER
Fuel users who wish to install or alter any furnace, oven or
chimney on their premises are required by law to obtain prior approval
from the Commissioner of Labour 28 days before such work is commenced,
according to the Smoke Abatement Adviser of the Labour Department, Mr. K.
Higginson.
In a recent circular letter to fuel users, known to the department,
Mr. Higginson said failure to do so constituted an offence under the Clean
Air (Furnaces, Ovene and Chimneys) (Installation and Alteration) Regulations 1972 and was punishable by fines of up to $5,000 and an additional fine
of $50 for each day on which the offence continued.
Mr. Higginson said the Regulations laid down statutory requirements
in respect of the design of furnaces, ovens or chimneys.
"However," he said, "users of fuel not exceeding five gallons of
liquid fuel, 70 pounds of solid fuel, or 10 therms of gaseous fuel per hour
are not affected by the Regulations, nor is any furnace or oven operated
solely by electricity."
In his letter, Mr. Higginson also reminded fuel users of their
obligations under a set of newly enacted regulations the Clean Air
(Restriction and Measurement of Smoke Emission) Regulations 1973. The
Regulations were designed to reduce the risk of air pollution and would
become effective on January 1, 1974.
/He said
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