wagons.
(17) (a) Atall crossings of a track with a road or walkway, danger or crossing signs and
Wherever reasonably practicable, blinking lights or alarm lights shall be provided.
At all important crossings, gates or barriers manned by watchmen shall be
provided, Swinging gates and barriers shall be secured against inadvertent
opening or closing
(b) All crossings, warning signs, gates and barriers shall be illuminated during hours
of darkness,
(18) _ It shall be the duty of every driver of a locomotive or a shunter including a shunting
Jamadar, to report without delay to their superior any defect in permanent way, locomotive or
rolling stock.
(19) No person who is under eighteen years of age and no person who is not sufficiently
competent and reliable, shall be employed as a driver of a locomotive or as a shunter.
(20) The Chief Inspector may, by an order in writing, exempt a factory or part of it, from all
or any of the provisions of this rule to such extent and on such conditions as he deems
necessary.’
65-D. Quality of personal protective equipment:- All personal protective equipments
provided to workers as required under any of the provisions or the Act or the rules shall have
certification by I.S.I, or any equivalent standard approved by the State Government.
65-E. Protective equipment:- The Inspector may, having regard to the nature of the hazards
involved in work and process being carried out, order the occupier or the Manager in writing to
supply to the workers exposed to particular hazard any personal protective equipment as may
be found necessary.]
Footnote:
1, Rules 65-B to 65-E inserted by Notification No. SWL 10 LET 87, dated 1-10-1993, w.esf
1-10-1993.
+166. Excessive weights
(1) No woman or young person unaided by another person, shall lift, carry or move by
hand or on head, any material, article, tool or appliance exceeding the maximum limit in
weight specified in the table below:
Table
Persons Maximum weight of material, article, tool or appliance
‘Adult male 50 Kilograms
‘Adult female 30 Kilograms
‘Adolescent male | 30 kilograms.
‘Adolescent female | 20 Kilograms
Male child 16 Kilograms,
Female child 14 Kilograms
(2) No woman or young person shall engage, in conjunction with others, in lifting, carrying,
‘or moving by hand or on head, any material, article, tool or appliance, if the weight thereof
exceeds the lowest weight fixed in sub-rule (1) for any of the persons engaged, multiplied by
the number of persons engaged.]Footno!
1, Rule 66 substituted by Notification No, SWL 10 LET 87, dated 1-10-1993, w.e.f. 1-10-
1993.
67. Protection of Eyes:- Effective screens or suitable goggles shall be provided for the
protection of persons employed in or in the immediate vicinity of the following processes: —
(a) The process specified in Schedule I to this Rule, being processes which involve
risk of injury to the eyes from particles or fragments thrown in the course of the
process,
(b) the processes specified In Schedule II to this rule, being processes which involve
risk of injury to the eyes by reason of exposure to excessive light.
*[Schedule I
1, The breaking, cutting, dressing or carving of bricks, stone, concrete, slag or similar
materials by means of a hammer, a chisel, pick or similar hand tool, or by means or a
portable tool driven by mechanical power and the grinding of surfaces of any materials
by means of a wheel or disc driven by mechanical power, wherein any such of the
foregoing cases, particles or fragments are liable to be thrown off towards the face of
the operator in the course of the process.
2. The dry grinding of surfaces of metal, by applying them by hand to a wheel, disc or hand
driven by mechanical power, and of surfaces of metal by means of a portable tool driven
by mechanical power.
3. The dividing into separate parts of metal, bricks, stone, concrete or similar materials by
means of a high speed saw driven by mechanical power or by means of an abrasive
cutting off wheel or disc driven by mechanical power.
4. The turning of metals, or article of metal where particles or fragments are liable to be
thrown off towards the face of the operator in the course of the process.
5. Drilling by means of portable tools where particles or fragments are liable to be thrown
off towards the face of the operator in the course of the process.
6. The welding and cutting of metals by means of ah electric, oxyacetylene or similar
process,
7. The hot fettling of metal casting, by means of a flux injected burner or air torch, and
the de-seaming of metal,
8. The fettling of metal castings, involving the removal of metal, including runners, gates
and risers, and the removal of any other material during the course of such fettling.
9. The chipping of metals, and the chipping, knocking out, cutting out or cutting off of
cold rivets, bolts, nuts, Tugs, pins, collars, or similar articles from any structure or
plant, or from part of any structure or plant, by means of a hammer, chisel, punch or
similar and tool, or by means of a portable tool driven by mechanical power.
10. The chipping, or surfing of paint, scale, slag, rust or other corrosion from the surface
of metal and other hard materials by means of a hand tool or by a portable tool driven