Schedule XX

MANUFACTURE OR MANIPULATION OF MANGANESE AND ITS COMPOUNDS

1. Definitions - For the purposes of this schedule

(a) "manganese process" means processing, manufacture or manipulations of manganese

or any ore or any mixture containing manganese; "first employment" means first employment

in any manganese process and includes also re-employment in any manganese process

followed any cessation of employment for continuous period of 3 calendar months.

(h) "'Manipulations'· means mixing, blending, filling, emptying, grinding, sieving, drying.

packing, sweeping, or otherwise handling of manganese, or mixture containing manganese;

and

{f) "efficient exhaust ventilation" means localised ventilation effected by mechanical means

for the removal of dust or fume or at its source of origin so as to prevent it from escaping into

the atmosphere of any place where any work is carried on. No draught shall be deemed to be

efficient which fails to remove the dust or fume or mist at the point where it is generated and

fails to prevent it from escaping into and spreading into the atmosphere of a work place.

2. Application - This schedule shall apply to every factory in which or in any part of which

any manganese process is carried on.

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

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

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

protectionofthe persons employed in such factory, he may by an order in writing Which he may

at his discretion revoke, exempt such factory from all or any of the provisions on such

conditions and for such period as he may specify in the said order.

4. Isolation of a process - Every manganese process which may give rise to dust, vapour

or mist containing manganese, shall be carried on in a totally enclosed system or otherwise

effectively isolated from other processes so that other plants and processes and other parts of

the factory and persons employed on other processes may not be affected by the same.

5. Ventilation of process - No process in which any dust, vapour or mist containing

manganese is generated, shall be carried out except under an efficient exhaust ventilation which

shall be applied as near to the pointof generation as practicable.

6. Medical examination by medical officer- (1) Every worker employed in any manganese

process shall be medically examined by a Medical officer within 15days of his first

employment. Such examinations shall include tests for detection of serum calcium, serum

phosphate and manganese in blood and urine and also include steadiness tests and other neuro-

muscular coordination tests. No worker shall be allowed to work after 15 days of his first

employment in the factory unless certified 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 flndings 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.

7. Personal protective equipment - (1) the occupier of the factory shall provide and

maintain in good and clean condition suitable overalls and head coverings for all persons

employed in any manganese process and such overalls and head coverings shall be worn by

the persons while working on a manganese process.

(2) The occupier of the factory shall provide suitable respiratory protective equipment for

use by works in emergency to prevent inhalation of dusts, fumes or mists. Sufficient number

of complete sets of such equipment shall always be kept near the work place and the same shall

be properly maintained and kept always in a condition to be used readily.

(3) The occupier shall provide and maintain for the use of all persons employed, suitable

accommodation for the storage and make adequate arrangements for cleaning and maintenance

if personal protective equipment.

8. Prohibition relating to pregnant women and Adolescent - No pregnant women or adolescent

shall be employed or permitted to work in any manganese process.

9. Food, drinks, etc. Prohibited in the work rooms - No food, drink, pan and supari or tobacco

shall be allowed to be brought into or consumed by any worker in any workroom in which any

manganese process is carried on.

10. Mess room - There shall be provided and maintained for the use of the persons employed

in a manganese process a suitable mess room which shall be furnished with sufficient tables

and benches and adequate means for warming of food. The mess room shall be placed under

the charge of a responsible person and shall be kept clean.

11. Washing facilities - There shall be provided and maintained in a clean state and in good

condition, for the use of persons employed on manganese process-

(a) A wash place under cover, with either -

(i) a trough with a smooth impervious surface fitted with a waste pipe without plug, and

of sufficient length to allow at least 60 centimetres for every ten 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;

(ii) at least on wash basin for every five such persons employed at any one time, fitted with

a waste pipe and plug and having a constant supply water; and

(b) sufficient supply of soap or other suitable cleaning material and nail brushes and clean

towels.

12. Cloakroom - lf the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator so requires there shall be provided

and maintained for the use of persons employed in manganese process a cloakroom for clothing

put off during working hours with adequate arrangements for drying the clothing.

13. Cautionary placard and instructions - Cautionary notices in the form specified in

appendix and printed in the language of the majority of the workers and employed, shall be

affixed in prominent places in the factory where they can be easily and conveniently read by

the workers and arrangement shall be made by the occupier to instruct periodically all workers

employed in a manganese process regarding the health hazards connected with their duties and

the best preventive measures and methods to protect themselves. The notices shall always be

maintained in a legible condition.