Schedule XVIII

MANUFACTURE OR MANIPULATION OF CARCINOGENIC DYE

INTERMEDIATES

1. Application - The schedule shall apply in respect of all factories or any part thereof

where processes in which the process of manufacturing or manipulation of a Carcinogenic Dye

Intermediates (here in referred to as the said manufacturing processes) is carried on.

Provided that Paragraphs 25 and 26 shall apply only to a process involving manufacturing,

manipulation of compounds mentioned in Appendix B (here in referred to as the said

manufacturing processes B)

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2. Definition - (a) For the purpose of this schedule a nitre or amino compounds means a

nitrated or aminated compound of aromatic hydrocarbons mentioned in Appendix A or B

attached there to.

(b) "Approved" means approved by Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator.

(c) "Omitted"

(d) "efficient exhaust draught" means localised ventilation effected by mechanical means

for the removal of gas, vapour, dust or fume so as to prevent them from escaping into the air of

any place in which work is carried on. No draught, shall be deemed to be efficient which fails

to remove smoke generated at the point where such gas, vapour, fume or dust originates; and

(e) Manipulation shall include mixing, blending, filling, emptying, grinding, sieving,

drying, packing. sweeping, handling, using or chemical processing of a nitro-amino compound.

(f) "Airline respirator" means a helmet or face piece with necessary connections by means of

which a person using it in a poisonous or irritant atmosphere breathes ordinary air or any

suitable apparatus approved in writing by Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator.

3. Cautionary placards - Cautionary placards in the form specified in appendix attached

to this schedule and printed in the language of the maJ□rity of the workers employed in the

said processes shall be affixed in prominent places frequented by them in the factory, where

the placards can be conveniently read. Arrangements shall be made by the manager to instruct

periodically all such workers regarding the precautions contained in the cautionary placards.

4. Prohibition relating to employment of pregnant women and Adolescent No pregnant

woman or adolescent shall be employed or permitted to work in any room in which the said

processes are carried on.

5. Air space- in every room in which the said manufacturing process is carried on there

shall at least 15 cubic-meters of air space excluding any space occupied by machinery

equipments or any other article for each person employed there in and in computing this air

space no height over 4.25 meters shall be taken into account.

6. Efficient exhaught draught- (1) unless the said process is completely enclosed so as to

not to give rise to dust or fume it shall not be carried on without the use of an efficient exhaught

draught when a nitro or amino compound;

(a) ls introduced into a tank, hopper, machine, or container or filled into cartridge; or

(b) Is ground, crushed, mixed, sieved, or blended.

(2) {a) All equipment for the extraction or suppression of dust shall at least once in

every six months be examined and tested by competent person, and any defect disclosed by

such examination and test shall be rectified as soon as practicable.

(b) A register containing particulars of such examination and tests shall be kept in

Form-42 electronically or otherwise

7. Floors of workroom - The floor of every workroom in which the said processes are

carried on shall be

(a) Smooth and impervious to water provided that asphalt or tar shall not be used in the

composition of the floor.

(b) Maintained in a state of good repair,

(c) With a suitable slope for easy draining and provided with gutters and

(d) Thoroughly washed daily with the drain water being led into a sewer through a closed

channel.

8. Work benches- work benches on which a nitre or amino compound is manipulated shall-

(a) Have a smooth impervious surface preferably of stainless steel; and

(b) Be washed daily with hose-pipe or cleaned by means of suction cleaning apparatus at the

time when no other work is carried on there at.

9. Waste disposal -

(1) There shall be provided a suitable receptacle made of non-absorbable material with a

tightly fitting cover for depositing waste material like cloth paper or other material soiled with

a nitro or amino compound.

(2) Such receptacle shall be destroyed by burning or using other suitable methods under

the supervision of a responsible person.

10. Disposal of empty containers - Empty containers used for holding compounds included

under Appendix-A shall be thoroughly cleaned of their contents and treated wlth an inactivating

agent before being discarded.

11. Decontamination of Pits, Tanks etc.

(a) before a worker enters a pit, tank, kettle or any other confined space which contains a nitre

or amino compound it shall be thoroughly washed and cleaned.

(b) No part of the plant which contains nitre or amino compounds shall be repaired or

opened for repairs unless it has been emptied of such compounds and thoroughly cleaned

&decontaminated.

(c) Records of such treatments shall be maintained in a register approved by the Chief

Inspector-cum-Facilitator and the register shall be made available for inspection when required

by Inspector-cum-Facilitator.

12. Manual handling - Controlled substances shall not be allowed to be mixed, filled,

emptied or handled except by means of a scoop with a handle. Such scoop shall be thoroughly

cleaned daily

13 Protective wears- the occupier shall provide, maintain clean and in good condition

protective clothing and other equipment’s as specified in the table below: -:-

TABLE

Process Protective clothing and other equipment’s

(i) F or manipulation of compounds (a) Long trousers and shirts or overalls

Mentioned in Appendix-A with full sleeves and head coverings. The

shirt or overall shall cover the neck

completely; and

(b) rubber hand gloves, rubber aprons,

rubber gum boots and airline respirator

(ii) F or manipulation of compounds (a) White clean clothing mentioned

Mentioned in Appendix-B in (A) as above in addition to

white clean shirts. Singlet and

protective equipment's as

mentioned in (a) above

(b) White long sleeve apron

14. Instructions regarding risk - Every worker on his first employment in thesaid processes

shall be fully instructed on the properties of the toxic chemicals to which he is likely to be

exposed to, of the dangers involved and the precautions to be taken. Workers shall also be

instructed on the measures to be taken to deal with an emergency.

15. Medical examination by medical officer - (1) every worker employed in the processes

specified in paragraph 1 shall be examined by a Medical officer within15 days of his first

employment. Such examinations shall include skin test for dermatitis and 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.

(2) Every worker employed in a manganese process shall be re-examined by a Medical

officer at least once in every three calendar months and such examination shall, wherever the

Medical officer considers appropriate, include all the tests in sub-paragraph (1).

(3) The Medical officer after examining a worker shall issue a Certificate of Fitness in

Form-40. The record of examination and re-examinations carried out shall be entered in the

Certificate and the Certificate shall be kept in the custody of the occupier of the factory. The

record of each examination carried out under sub-paragraph (1) and (2), including the nature

and the results of this test, shall also be entered by the Medical officer in a health register in

Form-41 electronically or otherwise.

(4) The Certificate of Fitness and the health register shall be kept readily available for

inspection by the Inspector-cum-Facilitator.

(5) 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 to work in the said process shall be

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

the Medical officer, in which case the person affected shall be suitably rehabilitated.

(6) No person who has been found unfit to work as said in sub-paragraph (5) 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.

16. Washing and bathing facilities -

(1) The following washing and bathing facilities shall be provided and maintained in a dean

state and in good repair for the use of all workers employed in the said processes:-

(a) a wash place under cover having constant supply of water and provided with clean towels,

soap and nail brushes and with at least one stand pipe for every five such workers;

(b) 50 percent of the stand pipes provided under clause (a) shall be located in bathrooms where

both hot and cold water shall be made available during the working hours of the factory and

for one hour thereafter;

(c) The washing and bathing facilities shall be in close proximity of the area housing the said

processes;

(d) Clean towels shall be provided individually to each worker; and

(e) in addition to the taps mentioned under clause (a), one stand pipe, in which warm water

is made available, shall be provided on each floor.

(2) Arrangement shall be made to wash factory uniforms and other work clothes every day.

17. Washing and bathing� (a) all the workers employed in the said manufacturing process

shall carefully wash their hands and faces before taking food or leaving factory.

(b) Bath register- the workers employed in the said manufacturing process shall take bath

at factory premises and will enter their names in the bath register as token of having done so.

18. Food, drinks, etc. Prohibited in workroom - No worker shall consume food, drink, pan,

supari or tobacco or shall smoke in any workroom in which the said processes are carried on

and no worker shall remain in any such room during intervals for meals or rest.

19. Cloakroom - There shall be provided and maintained in a clean state and in good repair

for the use of the workers employed in the said processes

(a) a cloakroom with lockers having two compartments - one for street clothes and the

other for work clothes, and

(b) a place separate from the locker room and the mess room, for the storage of protective

equipment provided under paragraph 7. The accommodation so provided shall be under the

care of a responsible person and shall be kept clean.

20. Mess room - There shall be provided and maintained for the use of workers employed

in the said processes who remain on the premises during the meal intervals, a mess room which

shall be furnished with tables and benches and provided with suitable means for warming food.

The mess room shall be placed under the charge of a responsible personand shall be kept clean.

21. Time allowed for washing - Before each meal and the end of the day at least 10 minutes

addition to the regular interval shall be a11owed for washing to each person who has been

employed in the said process.

22. Drying stoves- (a) every drying stove shall be efficiently ventilated to the outside air in

such a manner that hot air from stove shall not be drawn into any work room.

(b) No person shall enter into stove to remove the contents until a free current of air has been

passed through by mechanical means.

23. Non-sparking tools- Non sparking tools shall be provided for the purpose of cleaning

or repairing machinery or operating any process where vapours of betanaphthyl amine are

evolved.

24. Testing of atmosphere- Amines in the atmosphere of the work room where the

manufacturing process is carried on shall be estimated once in every week and records of such

estimations shall be made available when required by an Inspector-cum-Facilitator.

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25. Separation of process- the said manufacturing process 'B' shall be carried on in rooms

which shall not communicate with the other rooms except through a passage open entirely to

outside atmosphere.

26. Limitation of exposure- (a) no worker under the age of 40 years shall be engaged in the

factory for the said manufacturing process 'B for the first time after the date on which these

rules come into force.

(b) before the end of the day at least one hour shall be allowed for bathing to each person who

is employed in the said manufacturing process 'B' including the time allowed under paragraph

22.

27. Exemptions - If in respect of any factory, the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator is satisfied

that owing to the exceptional circumstances or infrequency of the processes or for any other

reason, all or any of the provisions of this schedule is not necessary for the protection of the

workers in the factory, the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator may be a certificate in writing

(which he may in his discretion revoke at any time), exempt such factory from all or any of

such provisions subject to such conditions, if any, as he may specify therein.