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 substances mentioned clause 3and 4 are formed,

manufactured, handled, or used and the processes incidental thereto in the course of

which these substances are formed, are carried on. The processes indicated in this clause

shall be referred to hereinafter as “the said processes”, and such a reference shall mean

any or all the processes described in this clause.

2. Definitions.- For the purpose of this schedule the following definitions shall apply,

unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) ”controlled substances” means chemical substances mentioned in clause 4 of

this schedule;

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(b) ”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

(c) ”prohibited substances” means chemical substances mentioned in clause 3 of

this schedule.

3. Prohibited substances.- For the purpose of this schedule, the following chemical

substances shall be classified as “prohibited substances” except when theses substances

are present or are formed as a by-product of a chemical reaction in a total concentration

not exceeding one percent :-

(a) beta-naphthylamine and its salts;

(b) Benzedrine and its salts;

(c) 4-amino biphenyl and its salts;

(d) 4-nitro diphenyl and its salts; and

(e) any substance containing any of these compounds.

4. Controlled substances.- For the purpose of this schedule, the following chemical

substances shall be classified as “controlled substances” :-

(a) alpha-naphthylamine or alpha-naphthylamine containing not more

than one percent of beta-naphthylamine either as a by-product of

chemical reaction or otherwise, and its salts;

(b) ortho-tolidine and its salts;

(c) dianisdine and its salts;

(d) dichlorobenzidine and its salts;

(e) auramine; and

(f) magneta.

5. Requirements for processing or handling controlled substances.-

(1) Wherever any of the controlled substances referred to in clause 4 are formed,

manufactured, processed, handled, or used, all practical steps shall be taken to prevent

inhalation,

ingestion or absorption of the said controlled substance by the workers while engaged in

processing that substance, and its storage or transport within the plant, or in cleaning or

maintenance of the concerned equipment, plant, machinery and storage areas.

(2) As far as possible all operations shall be carried out in a totally enclosed system.

Wherever such enclosure is not possible, efficient exhaust draught shall be applied at the

point where the controlled substances are likely to escape into the atmosphere during the

process.

(3) The controlled substances shall be received in the factory in tightly closed containers

and shall be kept so except when these substances are in process or in use. The controlled

substances shall leave the factory only in tightly closed containers of appropriate type.

All the containers shall be plainly labelled to indicate the contents.

6 .Personal protective equipment.-

(1) The following items of personal protective equipment shall be provided and issued to

every worker employed in the said processes:-

(a) long trousers and shirts or overalls with full sleeves and head coverings.

The shirt or overall shall cover the neck completely; and

(b) rubber gum-boots.

(2) The following items of personal protective equipment shall be provided in sufficient

numbers for use by workers employed in the said processes when there is danger of

injury during the performance of normal duties or in the event of emergency :-

(a) rubber hand-gloves;

(b) rubber aprons; and

(c) airline respirators or other suitable respiratory protective equipment.

(3) It shall be the responsibility of the manager to maintain all items of personal

protective equipment in a clean and hygienic condition and in good repair.

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 . Disposal of empty containers.- Empty containers used for holding controlled

substances shall be thoroughly cleaned of their contents and treated with an inactivating

agent before being discarded.

9. 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.

10. Instructions regarding risk.- Every worker on his first employment in the said

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.

11. Cautionary placards.- Cautionary placards in the form specified in appendix

attached to this schedule and printed in the language of the majority 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

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the manager to instruct periodically all such workers regarding the precautions contained

in the cautionary placards.

12. Obligations of the workers.- It shall be the duty of the persons employed in the said

processes to submit themselves for the medical examination including exfoliative

cytology of urine by the the qualified medical practitioner as provided for under these

rules.

13. Washing and bathing facilities.- (1) The following washing and bathing facilities

shall be provided and maintained in a clean 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

everyday.

14. 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.

15. Cloak room.- 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 messroom, for the storage of

protective equipment provided under clause 7. he accommodation so provided

shall be under the care of a responsible person and shall be kept clean.

16. 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

messroom which shall be furnished with tables and benches and provided with suitable

means for warming food.

17. Time allowed for washing.- Before the end of each shift 30 minutes shall be allowed

for bathing for each worker who is employed in the said processes. Further, at least 10

minutes shall be allowed for washing before each meal in addition to the regular time

allowed for meals.

18. Medical facilities and records of examinations and tests.- (1) The occupier of

every factory to which this schedule applies, shall,-

(a) employ a qualified medical practitioner for medical surveillance of the workers

employed therein whose employment shall be subject to the approval of the Chief

Inspector-cum-Facilitator ; and

(b) provide to the medical practitioner all the necessary facilities for the purpose

referred to in item (a).

(2) The record of such examinations carried out by the medical practitioner shall be

maintained in a separate, register, which shall be kept readily available for inspection by

the Inspector-cum-Facilitator.

19. Medical examination.- (1) Every worker employed in the processes specified in

clause 1 shall be examined by a medical practitioner within 15 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 practitioner.

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

practitioner at least once in every three calendar months and such examination shall,

wherever the medical practitioner considers appropriate, include all the tests in sub-

clause (1).

(3) The Medical practitioner after examining a worker, shall issue a Certificate of Fitness

in Form 23. 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 manger of the

factory. The record of each examination carried out under sub- clause (1) and (2),

including the nature and the results of these test, shall also be entered by the medical

practitioner in a health register in Form 24.

(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 practitioner 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 practitioner, in which case the person affected

shall be suitably rehabilitated.

(6) No person who has been found unfit to work as said in sub- clause (5) shall be re-

employed or permitted to work in the said processes unless the medical practitioner, after

further examination, again certifies him fit for employment in those processes.

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

satisfied that owing to the exceptional circumstances or infrequency of the processes or

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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 exempt

such factory from all or any of such provisions subject to such conditions, if any, as he

may specify therein.