# Factories Act 1937, Section 20: Cleaning of machinery by women and young persons.


A woman or young person shall not clean any part of a prime mover or of any transmission machinery while the prime mover or transmission machinery is in motion, and shall not clean any part of any machine if the cleaning thereof would expose the woman or young person to risk of injury from any moving part either of that machine or of any adjacent machinery.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw8and1Geo6/1/67/section/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/factories-act-1937/section-20
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