Rule 105. Dangerous operations

(1) The following operations when carried on in any factory are declared to be dangerous operations: -(i) manufacture of aerated water and processes incidental thereto;

(ii) electrolytic plating or oxidation of metal articles by use of an electrolyte containing acids, bases or salts of metals such as chromium, nickel, cadmium, zinc, copper, silver or gold;

(iii) manufacture and repair of electric accumulators;

(iv) glass manufacture;

(v) grinding or glazing of metals;

(vi) manufacture and treatment of lead and certain compounds of lead;

(vii) generation of gas from dangerous petroleum;

(viii) cleaning, smoothening or roughening etc. of articles by a jet of sand, metal shot, grit or other abrasive propelled by a blast of compressed air of steam;

(ix) liming and tanning of raw hides and skins and processes incidental thereto;

(x) carrying on of certain processes of lead and lead material in Printing Presses and Type Foundries;

(xi) chemical works;

(xii) manufacture of pottery and ceramics;

(xiii) compression of Oxygen and Hydrogen produced by the electrolysis of water;

(xiv) manipulation of stone or any other material containing free silica;

(xv) handling and processing of asbestos, manufacture of any article of asbestos and any other process of manufacture or otherwise in which asbestos is used in any form;

(xvi) handling and manipulation of corrosive substances;

(xvii) use of ovens and driers in factories;

(xviii) manufacture or Manipulation of Carcinogenic intermediates;

(xix) process extracting vegetable oils from oil cakes in solvent extraction plants;

(xx) manufacture or manipulation of manganese and its compounds;

(xxi) protection against hazards of poisoning arising from benzene; [xxii) carbon disulphide plants;

(xxiii) operations involving high noise levels; (xxiv] manufacture or manipulation of dangerous pesticides;

(xxv) manufacture of rayon by viscose;

(xxvi) highly flammable liquids and flammable compressed gases;

(xxvii) operation in foundries;

(xxviii)textile machinery except used in jute mills;

(xxix) process of melting in induction furnace;

(xxx) wood working machinery;

(xxxi) rubber mills;

(xxxii) centrifugal machines;

(xxxiii) power presses;

(xxxiv) shears, slitters and guillottine machines;

(xxxv) thermic fluid heaters;

(xxxvi) manufacture of chromic acid or manufacture or recovery of the bichromate of sodium, potassium or ammonium; and

(xxxvii) welding/cutting operation with the use of LPG/Acetylene/Argon.

(2) The provisions specified in the Schedules annexed hereto shall apply to such class or description of factories wherein dangerous operations specified in each Schedule are carried out.

(3) (a) For the medical examination of workers to be conducted by the medical officer as required by the Schedules annexed hereto, the occupier of the factory shall pay fee at the rate of one hundred rupees per examination of each worker;

(b) the fee specified in clause (a) shall be exclusive of any charges for biological, radiological or other tests which may have to be carried out in connection with the medical examination. Such charges shall be payable by the occupier; and

(c) the fees to be paid for medical examination shall be paid online through portal which shall be credited to the treasury in the head of account as may be specified by the Union Territory Administration of Lakshadweep from time to time.

(4) Wherever a periodical medical examination has been prescribed under the different Schedules, the occupier shall send a return in Form-37, to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator, so as to reach him on or before the 5th day of every month in respect of medical examination of the workers conducted during the preceding month.

(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Schedules annexed to this rule, the Inspector-cum-Facilitator may issue order in writing to the occupier, directing him to carry such measures, and within such time, as may be specified in such order with a view to remove conditions dangerous to the health of the worker or to suspend any process, where such process constitutes in the opinion of the Inspector-cum-Facilitator imminent danger of poisoning or toxicity.

(6) Any register or record of medical examinations and tests connected therewith required to be carried out, under any of the Schedule annexed hereto, in respect of any worker, shall be kept readily available to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator and shall be preserved till the expiry of a period of one year after the worker ceases to be in employment of the factory.

(7) For the purpose of this rule "Medical Officer" means a qualified medical practitioner having qualification as prescribed under rule 57 and recognised by the Inspector-cum-Facilitator.