1961-HKRS30-8-52_Part03 — Page 40

Certain

factory buildings to be provided with Ughtning conductor,

Factory to be surrounded by fence if required by the Authority.

Matches, etc. not to be carried in factory.

Employees in

a factory to

wear special clothing and footwear if

required by

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(4) Not more than six persons shall be employed in any such building at any one time.

48. (1) In any factory, any gunpowder magazine or building in which gunpowder is mixed, used, handled or stored shall be provided with an efficient lightning conductor,

(2) The licensee of any factory shall permit any officer authorized. by the Authority to enter the factory and inspect and test any lightning conductor provided in accordance with paragraph (1) and shall within seven days of such inspection, comply with such directions in respect of such lightning conductor as such officer may give.

49. Any factory shall, if so required by the Authority, be sur rounded by a fence so constructed as to prevent any unauthorized entry upon the premises.

50. (1) No person in any factory shall carry any hard metals, tobacco or cigarettes or any matches or other means of ignition.

(2) Any person in or entering any factory shall, if required, submit to being searched by the licensee of the factory or person authorized by him or by any police officer or officer of the Fire Services Department.

(3) Any factory shall be provided with such rooms as may be required by the Authority for the purpose of carrying out the search of persons therein and such rooms shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the Authority.

$1. (1) Any person employed at a factory shall, while in the factory, if so required by the Authority, wear only such clothing and footwear as may be approved by the Authority.

(2) Any factory shall be provided with such changing rooms as the Authority, may be required by the Authority.

Only certain tools to be used in

manufacture

of gunpowder

or Breworks.

Instruction

to be given to factory employees at least anot manth.

52. In any operation in the manufacture of gunpowder or fireworks involving the handling of any explosive substance no tools other than tools made of wood, copper, brass or some soft metal shall be used.

53. (1) The licensee of any factory shall cause instruction in the dangerous nature of gunpowder and in the precautions to be taken a its use and handling to be given to all persons employed at any factory at least once a month.

(2) The Authority may from time to time examine such persons as to their fitness for their duties.

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54. In each room in any factory there shall be placed in a con- Factory picuous position a notice stating the maximum number of persons permitted by the licence to be employed therein.

rooms to contain notices of numbers permitted to be employed therein,

55. No female person shall be employed in any gunpowder maga. Female zine in any factory.

56 (1) In any factory building in which gunpowder is present and any person is employed, a male supervisor shall be employed with no other duty than that of the supervision of other employees.

persons not to be employed in Iactory gunpowder magazino.

Male super- visors to be employed in factory buildings

(2) There shall be at least one such supervisor for every twenty containing employees.

57. In any factory, no person under the age of sixteen years shall be employed in any room or building in which gunpowder is present.

gunpowder,

Young to be

DICTSONS Not

employed in factory

Teoms of

buildings containing

gunpowder,

58. No artificial light other than electric light shall be used in any No artificial part of a factory.

light other than electric light to be used in factory.

39. A notice prohibiting smoking, in English and Chinese, shall Notice to be be prominently displayed at each entrance to any factory.

displayed at facloty entrance

prohibiting smoking.

60. At any factory there shall, at all times, be at least two watch- Factory to men on daty.

have at least two watch-

men.

works not to

61. No person shall manufacture any firework which explodes on Certain fire- impact, or which has in any single container thereof more than ten be manufac- grains of any explosive mixture in which potassium perchlorate is an tured. ingradient.