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Construction

of pump conduit Atlogs.

Connexion

of the

electricity

supply to pump.

Metol casings

id pump to be carthed.

Electricity

supply circuit to pump to be protected by fuzes or circuit-

breaker.

Spring con-

(2) All cable joints in any pump equipment housing shall be so treated as to prevent the ingress of water.

(3) Sealing of the insulation of any such cable shall be by means of appropriate sealing boxes.

217. All conduit fittings in any pump equipment bousing shall be of Hameproof construction and galvanized.

218. (1) Connexion of the electricity supply to any pump shall be made to the flameproof portion of the installation in the pump equip. ment housing by means of

(a) wiring enclosed in a heavy gauge galvanized solid-drawo screwed steel conduit of which the end in the housing shal engage the termination provided by the pump manufacturer by not less than one inch; or

(b) mineral insulated copper-sheathed cable with appropriate

flameproof fittings; or

(c) cable having a continuous metallic sheath protected by strel wire or steel tape armouring with armour clamps and provided with wiping glands.

(2) All cable joints used in connexion with the electricity supply to any pump shall be so treated as to prevent the ingress of water.

(3) Any conduit or cable sheath so used shall not be used as out of the conductors supplying electricity to the pump.

219. All metal casings of apparatus and conduits in any purp equipment housing shall be effectively earthed.

220. (1) The electricity supply circuit to any pump shall be separately protected by means of fuzes or circuit-breakers sel to operate at a current value as near as practicable to the normal current consumed by the pump.

(2) Such fuzes or circuit-breakers shall not be situated in or on the pump equipment housing.

221. No spring controlled nozzle used on a power operated pump trolled pump shall be fitted with a stop or catch which would enable the valve to be fitted with be kept fully open and so eliminate manual control. stop or calch,

nozzle not to

Construction

222. No pipe line connected to any pump shall be constructed of of pump pipe metal of a melting point lower than 2912° Fahrenheit.

lines,

223. All reasonable precautions shall be taken to prevent petroleum spirit entering any sewer or drain or the Harbour from pump installation.

any Precautions

any

to be Lakeo to prevent petrolcim spirit entering sewer, etc.

petrol pump

224. The Authority may, on being satisfied that, in respect of any The Auther- pump installation, any of the provisions of regulations 191 to 223 ity may relax inclusive may safely be relaxed or suspended, authorize in writing the regulations, suspension or relaxation of such provisions for such period and subject

In such conditions as be may think fit, and such provisions shall there- opon, for the period stated, not apply to such pump installation so long as all such conditions are complied with.

Petroleum installations.

215. In regulations 226 to 251 inclusive-

"bunded area" means an area enclosed by a wall or embankment so as to form a retaining space for holding highly inflammable or inflammable liquid,

Interpreta- tion.

226. No petroleum installation shall be maintained except on a site Situation of upproved by the Authority and the Director of Public Works and, in petroleuma

installation. the case of a site confronting the Harbour, by the Director of Marine.

227. The whole area of any petroleum installation, excluding such Petroleumi part thereof as confronts the Harbour, shall be enclosed to the satis installation to fuction of the Authority in a manner approved by the Director of Public Works.

be enclosed.

228. All operations in any petroleum installation in connexion with Operations to the business carried on therein shall be supervised by the licensee thereof be supervised. or by some responsible person acting under the orders of the licensee thereof.

229. No act which tends to cause fire or explosion shall be per- Acts tending formed in any petroleum installation.

230. All reasonable precautions shall be taken to----

(a) prevent waste oil entering any sewer or drain or the Harbour

from any petroleum installation; and

(6) ensure the safe dispersion of static electricity from tanks and pipes in any petroleum installation and the contents thereof,

to cause fre or explosion not permitted.

Precautions to be taken.

231. No goods of inflammable nature, other than petroleum pro- Certain goods ducts or goods connected with the business of the petroleum installation pot permitted

io petroleum shall be in any petroleum installation without the permission of, and installation, subject to such conditions as may be imposed by, the Authority.