(10) Women shall not be employed in factories in which the
colours specified in paragraph (1) are prepared except in work
which does not expose them to the action of lead dust or fumes.
Young persons shall not be employed nor be allowed on the
premises in factories concerned exclusively or in great part
with the preparation of lead colours or other lead compounds.
(11) No person shall be employed in rooms where the processes
specified in paragraph (1) are carried on who is not provided
with a certificate from a qualified surgeon stating that he is
physically fit and free from disease of the lungs, kidneys,
and stomach, and that he is not addicted to alcohol. This
certificate shall be kept and produced on demand to the Factory
Inspector or Appointed Surgeon.
(12) No person shall be employed in packing lead colours or
mixtures containing lead or other lead compounds in a dry
state, or with the coopering of the filled casks for more
than eight hours daily. This regulation shall not apply where
the packing machines are provided with effectual exhaust
arrangements, or so constructed and used as effectually to
prevent the escape of dust.
No person under 18 years of age shall be employed in the
process mentioned in the above paragraph, but exception can
be allowed in the packing of colours containing lead in
small amount, or in small packages for retail purposes, on
application to the higher authorities.
For the rest, no person coming into contact with lead or lead
compounds shall be employed for more than 10 hours within the
space of 24 hours.
(13) The occupier shall provide overalls and head-coverings for
all persons coming into contact with lead or lead compounds,
and suitable footwear for those emptying the oxidising chambers.
(14) The occupier shall not allow work involving exposure
to dust to be performed except by workers provided with
respirators or moist sponges covering the nose and mouth.
(15) The occupier shall not allow work involving contact with
soluble salts of lead to be done except by workers provided
with waterproof gloves or by those whose hands have previously
been smeared with vaseline.
(16) The occupier shall provide the overalls, respirators, &c.,
mentioned in paragraphs (13) (14) and (15) for each one of the
workers in sufficient number and in good condition. He shall
take care that they are used only by the workers to whom they
are severally assigned, and that in the intervals of work and
during the time when they are not in use they shall be kept in
their appointed place. Overalls shall be washed every week, and
the respirators, sponges, and gloves before each time that they
are used.
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