Schedule B IX

Liming and tanning of raw hides and skins and processes incidental

thereto.

1. Cautionary notices.-

I.

Cautionary notices as to anthrax in the form specified by the Chief

Inspector-cum-Facilitator shall be affixed in prominent positions in the

factory where they may be easily and conveniently read by the persons

employed.

II. A copy of a warning notice as to anthrax in the form specified by the

Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator shall be given to each person employed

when he is engaged, and subsequently if still employed, on the first

day of each calendar year.

III. Cautionary notices as to the effects of chrome on the skin shall be

affixed in prominent positions in every factory in which chrome

solutions are used and such notices shall be so placed as to be easily

and conveniently read by the persons employed.

IV. Notices shallbe affixed in prominent places in the factory stating the

position of the First Aid box or cupboard and the name of the person in

charge of such box or cupboard.

V. If any person employed in the factory is illiterate, effective steps shall

be taken to explain carefully to such illiterate person the contents of

the notice specified in sub-paragraphs (I), (II) and (IV) and if chrome

solutions are used in the factory, the contents of the notice specified in

sub-paragraph (Il).

II. Protective clothing.—The occupier shall provide and maintain in good

condition the following articles of protective clothing :-

a.waterproof footwear leg coverings,aprons and gloves for persons employed

in processes involving contact with chrome solutions, including the

preparation of such solutions ;

b) gloves and boots for persons employed in lime yard;

(c) protective footwear, aprons and gloves for persons employed in processes

involving the handling of hides and skins, other than in processes specified in sub-

paragraphs (a) and (b) above :

Provided that the gloves, aprons, leg coverings or boots may be of rubber or leather,

but the gloves and boots to be provided under sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be

of rubber :

Provided further that theglovesmaynot be provided to persons fleshing by hand or

employed in processes in which there is no risk of contact with lime, sodium sulphide

or other caustic liquor.

3. Washing facilities, mess room and cloakroom.—There shall be provided

and maintained in a clean state and in good repair for the use of all persons

employed-

a. a trough with a smooth impervious surface fitted with a waste pipe, without

plug, and of sufficient length to allow of at least 60 centimetres for every five

such persons employed at any one time, and having a constant supply of

water from taps or jets above the trough at intervals of not more than 60

centimetres; or at least on wash-basin for every ten such persons employed

at any one time, fitted with a waste pipe and plug and having a constant

supply of cleanwater; together with, in either case, a sufficient supply of nail

brushes, soap or other suitable cleansing material and clean towels;

b. a suitable mess room, adequate for the number remaining on the premises

during the meal intervals, which shall be furnished with sufficient tables and

benches and adequate means for warming food and for boiling water. The

mess room shall-

i. be separate from any room or shed in which hides or skins are stored,

treated or manipulated ;

ii. be separate from the cloakroom ; and

ill. be placed under the charge of a responsible person; and

c. the occupier shall provide and maintain for use of all persons employed

suitable accommodation for clothing put off during working hours and another

accommodation for protective clothing and also adequate arrangements for

drying up the clothing in both the cases, if wet. The accommodation so

provided shall be kept clean at all times and placed under the charge of a

responsible person.

4. Food, drinks, etc. prohibited in workrooms.-No food, drink, pan and

supari or tobacco shall be brought into or consumed by any worker in any

workroom or shed in which hides or skins are stored, treated or manipulated.

5. Medical facilities and record of examinations and tests.-

I.

The occupier of every factory in which the schedule applies, shall

Employ a qualified medical practitioner for medical surveillance

of the workers employed therein whose employment shall be

subject to the approval of the Chief Inspector of Factories ;

b.

Provide to

the said medical practitioner all the necessary

facilities for the purpose referred to in clause (a) ;

c. Arrange for inspection of the hands of all the persons keeping in

contact with chromium substances to be made twice a week ;

and

d.

Provide and maintain and supply suitable ointment and plaster

in a box readily accessible to the workers and solely used for the

purpose of keeping the ointment and the plaster.

II. The records of medical examinations and appropriate tests carried out

by the said medical practitioner shall be maintained in a separate

register approved by the Chief Inspector-cum- Facilitator, which shall

be kept readily available for inspection by the Inspector-cum-Facilitator.

6. Medical Examination by Medical Officer.-

I.

Every worker employed in shall be examined by a Medical Officer

within 15 days of his first employment. Such examination shall include

No worker shall be allowed to work after 15 days of his first

employment in

the factory unless certified fit for such employment by the Medical Officer.

II.

Every worker employed in the said processes shall be re-examined by the

Medical Officer at least once in every twelve calendar months. Such re-

examination shall, wherever the Medical Officer considers appropriate, include

tests as specified in sub-paragraph (I).

III.

The Medical Officer after examining a worker shall issue a Certificate of

Fitness in Form XXIII. The record of examination and re-examination carried

out shall be entered in the Certificate and the Certificate shall be kept in the

custody of the manager of the factory. The record of each examination carried

out under sub-paragraph (I) and (II), including the nature and the results of

the tests, shall also be entered by the Medical Officer in a health register in

Form XXIV.

IV. The Certificate of Fitness and the health register shall be kept readily available

for inspection by the Inspector-cum-Facilitator.

V. If at any time the Medical Officer is of the opinion that a worker is no longer

fit for employment in the said processes on the ground that continuance

therein would involve special danger to the health of the worker, he shall

make a record of his findings in the said certificate and the health register.

The entry of his findings in those documents should also include the period

for which he considers that the said person is unfit for work in the said

processes.The person so suspended from the process shall be provided with

alternate placement facilities unless he is fully incapacitated in the opinion of

the Medical Officer, in which can the person affected shall be suitably

rehabilitated.

VI.

No person who has been found unfit to work as said in sub-paragraph (V)

above shall be re-employed or permitted to work in the said processes unless

the Medical Officer, after further examination, again certifies him fit for

employment in those processes.