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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

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