Rule 66. (no heading in the Gazette)

(1) The following dangerous manufacturing process or operations, welfare amenities, sanitary facilities, protective equipment and clothing and other requirements necessary for dangerous operations are provided in Schedules ‘H’.

(i) Manufacture of aerated water and process incidental thereto

(ii) All types of electroplating process

(iii) Manufacture and repair of electric accumulators

(iv) Glass manufacturing and processes incidental thereto

(v) Grinding or glazing of metals and processes incidental thereto

(vi) Manufacture and treatment of lead and certain compounds of lead

(vii) Generation of gas from dangerous petroleum

(viii) Cleaning or smoothing of articles by a jet of sand, metal shot or grit or other abrasive propelled by a blast of compressed air or steam

(ix) Liming and tanning or raw hides and skins and process incidental thereto

(x) Certain lead process carried on printing presses and type foundries

(xi) Dichromate manufacture

(xii) Chemical works

(xiii) Manufacture or manipulation of Carcinogenic Dye Intermediates

(xiv) Manufacture, handling and usage of benzene and substances containing benzene

(xv) Manufacture of pottery

(xvi) Manipulation of stone or any other material containing free silica

(xvii) Handling and processing of asbestos, manufacturing of any article of asbestos and any other Process of manufacture or otherwise in which asbestos is used in any form

(xviii) Handling or manipulation of corrosive substances

(xix) Compression of oxygen and hydrogen produced by electrolysis of water

(xx) Process of extracting oils and fats from vegetable and animal sources in solvent extraction plants

(xxi) Manufacture or manipulation of manganese and its compounds

(xxii) Manufacture or manipulation of dangerous pesticides

(xxiii) Manufacturing process or operations in carbon di-sulphide plants

(xxiv) Operation involving High Noise Levels

(xxv) Manufacture of Rayon by Viscose process

(xxvi) Highly Flammable Liquids and Flammable Compressed Gases

(xxvii) Carpet and woolen drugget making or any work incidental thereto or connected therewith

(xxviii) Brassware making or any work incidental thereto or connected therewith

(xxix) Lock and hardware making or any work incidental thereto or connected therewith

(xxx) Welding Process and any work incidental thereto or connected therewith

(xxxi) Hot metallurgical process and any work incidental thereto or connected therewith

(xxxii) Manufacturing or manipulation of Fertilizers

(xxxiii) Cold storage or milk chilling plant or manufacturing of ice using ammonia as refrigerant and processes incidental thereto

(2) The provisions specified in the Schedules ‘H’(i) to ‘H’ (xxxiii) annexed with rule shall apply to any class or description of factories wherein dangerous manufacturing processes or operations specified in such Schedule are carried out.

(3) Every worker employed in the said processes or operations of any Schedule shall necessarily be re-examined by a Factory medical officer periodically as specified in the schedule. Factory medical officer shall also enter the nature of tests and results in Health Register in Form V.

(4) Medical examination under the schedule shall be performed by a Factory Medical Officer whose qualification shall be as prescribed in Rule 27.