Schedule VII

(See Rule 84)

Generating Petrol Gas from Petrol

1. Prohibition relating to women and young persons:- No women or young person shall be employed or

permitted to work in or shall be allowed to enter of any building in which the generation of gas from

dangerous petroleum is carried on.

2. Flame traps – The plant for generation of gas from dangerous petroleum and associated piping and

fittings shall be fitted with at least two efficient flame traps so designed and maintained as to prevent

a flash back from any burner to the plant. One of these traps shall be fitted as close to the plant as

possible. The plant and all pipes and valves shall be installed and maintained free from leaks.

3. Generating building or room.– All plants for generation of gas from dangerous petroleum, erected

after coming into force of the provisions specified in this schedule, shall be erected outside the factory

building proper in a separate well-ventilated building (hereinafter referred to as the “generating

building”). In the case of such plants erected before the coming into force of the provisions specified

in this schedule there shall be no direct communications between the room where such plants are

erected (hereinafter referred to as “the generating room”) and reminder of the factory building. So far

as practicable, all such generating rooms shall be constructed of fire resting materials.

4. Fire extinguisher– An efficient means of extinguishing petrol fires shall be maintained in an easily

accessible position near the plant for generation of gas from dangerous petroleum.

5. Plan to be approved by Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator – Petrol Gas shall not be manufactured except

in a plant for generating Petrol Gas, the design and construction of which has been approved by the

Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator.

6. Escape of petrol – Effective steps shall be taken to prevent petrol from escaping into any drain or sewer.

7. Prohibition relating to smoking etc. – No person shall smoke or carry matches, fire, or naked light or

other means of producing a naked light or spark in the generating room or building or in the vicinity

thereof. A warning notice in the language understood by the majority of the workers shall be pasted

in the factory, prohibiting smoking and the carrying of matches, fire, or naked light or other means of

producing a naked light or spark into such room or building.

8. Access to petrol or container– No unauthorized person shall have access to any petrol or to a vessel

containing or having actually contained petrol.

9. Electric fittings– All electric fittings shall be of flame proof construction and all electric conductors

shall either be enclosed in metal conduits or be lead sheathed.

10. Construction of doors:- All doors in the generating room or building shall be constructed to open

outwards or to slide and no door shall be locked or obstructed or fastened in such manner that it

cannot be easily and immediately opened from the inside while gas is being generated and any person

is working in the generating room or building.

11. Repair of containers – No vessel that has contained petrol shall be repaired on a generating room or

building and no repairs to any such vessel shall be undertaken unless lie steam has been blown into the

vessel and until the interior is thoroughly steamed out orother equally effective steps have been taken

to ensure that it has been rendered free from petrol or inflammable vapour.