Schedule Ill

MANUFACTURE AND REPAIR OF ELECTRIC ACCUMULATORS

1. Savings - This schedule shall not apply to the manufacture or repair of electric

accumulators or parts thereof not containing lead or any compound of lead; or to the repair on

the premises, of any accumulator forming part of a stationary battery.

2. Definitions - For the purposes of this schedule -

(a) "Lead process" means the melting of lead or any material containing lead, casting, pasting,

lead burning, or any other work, including trimming, or any other abrading or cutting of pasted

plates, involving the use, movement or manipulation of or contact with, any oxide of lead;

(b) "manipulation of raw oxide of lead" means any lead process involving any manipulation or

movement of raw oxides of lead other than its conveyance in a receptacle or by means of an

implement from one operation to another;

3. Prohibition relating to pregnant women and Adolescent - No pregnant women or

adolescent shall be employed or permitted to work in any lead process or in any room in which

the manipulation of raw oxide of lead or pasting is carried on.

4. Separation of certain processes - Each of the following processes shall be carried on in

such a manner and under such conditions as to secure effectual separation from one another,

and from other processes: -

a. manipulation of raw oxide of lend;

b. pasting;

c. drying of pasted plates;

d. formation with lead turning (tacking)necessarily carried on in connection

therewith; and

e. melting down of pasted plates.

5. Air space - ln every room in which a lead process is carried on, there shall be at least

14.2 cubic meters of air space for each person employed therein, and in computing this air

space no height over 3.75 meters shall be taken into account.

6. Ventilation - Every workroom shall be provided with inlets and outlets of adequate size

as to secure and maintain efficient ventilation in all parts of the room.

7. Distance between workers in pasting room - In every pasting room the distance between

the centre of the working position of any paster and that of the paster working nearest to him

shall not be less than 1.5 meters.

8. Floor of workrooms -

(1) The floor of every room in which lead process is carried on shall be -

(a) of cement or similar material so as to be smooth and impervious to

water;

(b) maintained in sound condition; and

(c) kept free from materials, plant. or other obstructions not required for, or

produced in, the process carried on in the room.

(2) In all such rooms other than grid casting shops the floor shall be cleansed daily after

being thoroughly sprayed with water at a time when no other work is being carried on in the

room.

(3) In grid casting shops the floor shall be cleansed daily.

(4) Without prejudice to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (1), (2) and (3), where

manipulation of raw oxide of lead or pasting is carried on, the floor shall also be-

(a) kept constantly moist while work is being done;

(b) provided with suitable and adequate arrangements for drainage; and

(c) Thoroughly washed daily by means of hose pipe.

9. Work-benches - The work-benches at which any lead process is carried on shall -

(i) have a smooth surface and be maintained in sound condition

(ii) be kept free from all materials or plant not required for, or produced in the

process carried out there at, and all such work-benches other than those in grid casting

shops shall be;

(a) cleaned daily either after being thoroughly damped or by means of

suction cleaning apparatus at the time when no other work being carried on there

at and

(b) all such work-benches in grid casting shops shall be cleaned daily;

(iii) every work-bench used for pasting shall-

(a) be covered throughout with sheet lead and other impervious material:

(b) be provided with raised edges;

(c) be kept constantly moist while pasting being carried on

10. Exhaust draught- (1) 1) The following provisions shall not be carried on without the

use of an efficient exhaust draught: -

(a) Melting of lead or material containing lead.

(b) Manipulation of raw oxide of lead unless done in an enclosed apparatus so as to

prevent the escape of dust into work-room.

(c) Pasting

(d) Trimming, brushing, filing or any other abrading or cutting or pasted plates

giving rise to dust.

(e) Lead burning other than-

(i) "tacking" in the formation room

(ii) Chemical burning for making of lead linings for cell cases carried on in

such a manner that the application of efficient exhaust is impracticable. Such exhaust

draught shall be affected by mechanical means and shall operate on the dust or fume

given off as nearly as may be at the point of reason so as to prevent it entering the air

of any room in which persons works.

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-40.

11. Fumes and gasses from melting pots - The products of combustion produced in the

heating of any melting pot shall not be allow to escape into a room in which persons work .

12. Containers for dross - A suitable receptacle with tightly fitting cover shall be provided

and used for dross as it is removed from every melting pot. Such receptacle shall be kept

covered while in the work room accept when dross is being deposited therein.

13. Container for lead waste - A suitable receptacle shall be provided in every workroom

in which old plates and waste material which may give rise to shall be deposited.

14. Racks and shelves drying room - The racks and shelves provided in any drying room

shall not be more than 2.4 m from the floor and not more than 60 cm in width provided that as

regards racks or shelves set or drawn from both sides the total width shall not exceed 1.2 m.

Such racks and shelves shall be cleaned only after being thoroughly damped unless so efficient

suction cleaning apparatus is used for this purpose.

15. Medical examination by the Medical officer- (1) every worker employed in a lead

processes shall be examined by a Medical officer within 15 days of his first employment. Such

examination shall include test for lead in urine and blood, ALA in urine, haemoglobin content,

stippling of cells and steadiness test. 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 the said processes shall be re-examined by a Medical officer

at least once in every 3 calendar months and such re- examination shall, wherever the Medical

officer considers appropriate, include tests specified in subparagraph(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 paragraphs (1) and (2), including the nature

and the results of the tests, shall also be entered by the medical officer in a health register in

Form- 39 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 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.

(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. Protective clothing- protective clothing shall be provided and maintained in good

condition for all person employed in-

(a) Manipulation of raw oxide of lead

(b) Pasting

(c)The formation room and such clothing shall be worn by the person concerned.

The protective clothing shall consist of a water-proof apron and water- proof footwear; and

also, as required persons employed in the manipulation of raw oxide of lead or in the pasting

the head covering shall be washed daily.

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

in a lead process and remaining on the premises during the meal intervals, a suitable mess room

which shall be furnished with sufficient tables and benches. The mess room shall place under

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

18. Cloak room- there shall be provided and maintained for the use of all persons employed

in a lead process-

(a) a cloak room for clothing put-off during working hours with adequate arrangements

for drying the clothes, if wet Such accommodation shall be separate from mess room.

(b) separate and suitable arrangements for the storage of protective clothing provided

as per sub-rule (16)

19. Washing facilities - (1) There shall be provided and maintained in a cleanly state and in

good repair for the use of all persons employed in a lead process -

(a) a wash place 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 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

(ii) at least one wash basin for every five such persons employed at any one

time, fitted with a waste pipe and plug and having a adequate supply of water laid on.

(iii) a sufficient supply of clean towels made of suitable materials renewed

daily, which supply in case of pasters and person employed in manipulation of raw

oxide of lead shall include a separate marked towel for each worker; and

(iv) a sufficient supply of soap or other suitable cleansing material and of

nail brushes.

(b) There shall in addition be provided means of washing in close proximity to the

rooms in which manipulation of raw oxide of lead or pasting is carried on if required

by notice in writing from the Chief Inspector-cum- Facilitator.

20. Time allowed for washing - Before each meal and before the end of the day's work, at

least ten minutes, in addition to the regular meal times, shall be allowed for washing to each

person employed in the manipulation of raw oxide of lead or in pasting.

Provided that if there is be one basin or 60 centimetres of trough for each such person, this

paragraph shall not apply.

21. Facilities for bathing- sufficient bath accommodation to the satisfaction of the Chief

Inspector-cum-Facilitator shall be provided to all the persons engaged in manipulation of raw

oxide of lead or in pasting and a sufficient supply of soap and clean towels.

22. Foods, drinks etc. Prohibited in work-rooms- no food, drink, pan and supari or

tobacco shall be consumed or brought by any worker into any work- room in which any lead

process is carried on.