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Citation and commencement.

Application,

Interpretation.

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FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE.

(Chapter 59).

FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (WOODWORKING MACHINERY) REGULATIONS 1971.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance, the Commis- sioner of Labour has made the following regulations

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PART I.

PRELIMINARY.

These regulations may be cited as the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Woodworking Machinery) Regulations 1971 and shall come into operation on the 1st day of November 1971.

2. These regulations shall apply to any industrial under- taking in which any woodworking machine is used.

3. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise re-

quires- "circular saw" means a circular saw working in a bench (includ- ing a rack bench) for the purpose of ripping, deep-culting or cross-cutting: but does not include a swing saw or other saw which is moved towards the wood;

"gauge" means the British Imperial Standard Wire Gauge; "plain band saw" means a band saw, other than a log saw or a band re-sawing machine, the cutting portion of which runs in a vertical direction:

"planing machine" includes a machine for overhead planing or for

thicknessing or for both operations;

"swing saw" or "pendulum saw" means a revolving saw mounted in a frame, column or chassis which is suspended from a pivot above the table, bench or other support on which the wood is placed and which is operated by being pulled across the table. bench or other support on which the wood is placed: "underground room" means a room any part of which is so situated that balf or more of the whole height thereof meas- ured from the floor to the ceiling is below the surface of the footway of the adjoining street or of the ground adjoining or nearest to the room;

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"woodworking machine" means any circular saw. swing saw, pendulum saw, plain band saw, planing machine, vertical spindle moulding machine or chain mortising machine that operates on wood.

PART IL

DUTIES OF PROPRIETORS.

4. A woodworking machine shall be provided with an efficient stopping and starting appliance, and the control of this appliance shall be in such a position as to be readily and con- veniently operated by the person in charge of the machine.

$ Sufficient clear and unobstructed space shall be main- tained at a woodworking machine while in motion to enable the work to be carried on without unnecessary risk.

6. The floor surrounding a woodworking machine shall be maintained in good and level condition, and, as far as practicable, free from chips and other loose material, and shall not be allowed to become slippery.

7. (1) Adequate lighting shall be provided for a wood. working machine.

(2) Artificial lighting shall be so placed or shaded as to pre- vent direct rays of light from impinging on the eyes of the operator while be is operating such machine.

(3) No illumination will be considered adequate which pro- vides less than fifteen lumens of light for every square foot of working area.

8. No woodworking machine shall be worked in any under- ground room which is certified by the Commissioner of Labour to be unsuitable for the purpose as regards height, construction, light. ventilation or in any other respect.

Stopping and starting devices.

Clear space.

Floors.

Lighting

Underground

TOOTES.

9. (1) A person while being trained to work a woodworking Training. machine shall be fully and carefully instructed as to the dangers arising in connexion with such machine and the precautions to be observed.

(2) Except with the written permission of the Commissioner of Labour, no person under sixteen years of age shall be employed on any woodworking machine.