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Offence to enter unsate place in con- travention of prohibition.

Safety helmer

to be wom for certain work.

Safety ropes or harness to be worn for certain work.

Supervisor on

duty to inspect equiprocat periodically.

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35. Any person who enters or remains on any place in contravention of a prohibition made by a supervisor on duty under paragraph (2) of regulation 33 shall be guilty of an offence:

Provided that with the consem of the supervisor on duty, a person may enter or remain on the place for the purposes of making it safe.

36. (1) No person shall go or remain on any top, face or floor in a quarry unless he is wearing a safety helmet of a type approved by the Commissioner or any officer authorized in writing by the Commissioner of Labour under paragraph (1) of regulation 17,

(2) Any person who-

(a) being the supervisor on duty in a quarry, permits any person to go or remain on any top, face or floor in the quarry in contravention of paragraph (1); or

(b) contravenes paragraph (1),

shall be guilty of an offence.

37. (0) No person shall go or remain on any top or face in a quarry unless he wears a set of safety ropes or a safety harness of a type approved by the Commissioner or any officer authorized in writing by the Commissioner of Labour under paragraph (1) of regulation 18.

(2) Any person who-

(a) being the supervisor on duty in a quarry, permits any person to go or remain on any top or face in the quarry in contravention of paragraph (1): or

(b) contravenes paragraph (1),

shall be guilty of an offence.

38. (1) At the beginning of the first work shift on every day on which work is carried on in any quarry, the supervisor on duty shall inspect all mechanical equipment used in the quarry or which is in the quarry for the purpose of being used, to determine whether it is in safe and efficient working order.

(2) At the beginning of the first work shift on the first working day of every week in which work is carried on in any quarry, the supervisor on duty shall inspect-

(a) every set of safety ropes and every safety harness used in the quarry or which is in the quarry for the purpose of being used, to determine whether they are in safe and efficient working order; and

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(b) every safety helmet used in the quarry or which is in the quarry for the purpose of being used, to determine whether it is in safe condition.

(3) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.

39. (1) Where the supervisor on duty in a quarry-

(a) on making any inspection under paragraph (1) of regula. tion 38, finds that any mechanical equipment is not in safe and efficient working order;

(b) on making any inspection under sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) of regulation 38, finds that any set of safety ropes or safety harness is not in safe and efficient work. ing order; or

(c) on making any inspection under sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2), Ands that any safety helmet is not in safe condition,

he shall forthwith prohibit every person from operating or driving such mechanical equipment or using such set of safety ropes, safety barness or safety helmet in the quarry until it has been put into safe and efficient working order, or safe condition, as the case may be.

(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

40. (1) Every supervisor on duty in a quarry who makes an inspection under paragraph (1) or (2) of regulation 38 shall forthwith enter in the Equipment Register a full report of the result of his inspection including details of any prohibition made by him under paragraph (1) of regulation 39.

(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

41. Any person who-

(a) operates or drives any mechanical equipment; or

(b) uses any set of safety ropes, safety harness or safety

belmet,

in a quarry în contravention of a probibition made by the super- visor on duty under paragraph (1) of regulation 39 shall be guilty of an offence:

Provided that with the consent of the supervisor on duty a person may operate or drive the mechanical equipment or use the set of safety ropes, safety harness or safety helmet for the purposes of putting it into safe and efficient working order, or safe condition, as the case may be.

Supervisor on duty to prohibit use of unsafe or inefficicat equipment.

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Inspection report.

Form Bebedule, Form 1.

Offence to use unsafe or inefficient

equipment in

contravention of prohibition.