The Pottery (Health etc.) (Metrication) Regulations 1982
S.I. 1982/877 · Made 25 June 1982
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Made 25th June 1982
Laid before Parliament 9th July 1982
Coming into Operation 1st October 1982
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 49(1), (2) and (4) and 82(3)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974f1 (“the 1974 Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect without modification to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
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Footnotes
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section 49 was amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c.71), section 116 and Schedule 15, paragraph 15.
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
- 2Amendments to the principal Regulations to substitute metric measurements for imperial and other measurements
- 3Amendments to the Abstract of Special Regulations (Pottery—Health and Welfare) Order 1973
- 4Application to existing premises and plant or premises and plant under construction
- Signature
- Schedule THEAMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
These Regulations may be cited as The Pottery (Health etc.) (Metrication) Regulations 1982 and shall come into operation on 1st October 1982.
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, “the principal Regulations” mean the Regulations which are amended by Regulation 2 of these Regulations, that is to say:—
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The Pottery (Health) Special Regulations 1947;
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The Pottery (Health and Welfare) Special Regulations 1950f1.
2Amendments to the principal Regulations to substitute metric measurements for imperial and other measurements
The provisions of the principal Regulations specified in the Schedule to these Regulations in column 1 shall be amended by substituting for the measurements set out opposite thereto in column 3 the measurements set out in the corresponding entry in column 4.
3Amendments to the Abstract of Special Regulations (Pottery—Health and Welfare) Order 1973
In Schedules 1 and 2 of the Abstract of Special Regulations (Pottery—Health and Welfare) Order 1973, which reproduce parts of the Pottery (Health and Welfare) Special Regulations 1950, there shall be substituted for the measurements set out in the relevant entries in the Schedule to these Regulations in column 3 the measurements set out opposite thereto in column 4.
4Application to existing premises and plant or premises and plant under construction
Where any premises or plant in existence or under construction immediately before the coming into operation of these Regulations complied with the requirements of the principal Regulations as then in force, those premises or that plant shall be deemed to comply with the principal Regulations as amended by these Regulations.
Signature
Signed by order of the Secretary of State.
David Waddington
Joint Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department of Employment
25th June 1982
Schedule THEAMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regulation to be amended | Subject matter of measurement | Present measurement | Measurement to be substituted |
| The Pottery (Health) Special Regulations 1947 | |||
| Regulation 2 | Definition of “low solubility glaze”: temperature at which a weighed quantity of the material has been dried | 100 degrees Centigrade | 100 degrees Celsius |
| The Pottery (Health and Welfare) Special Regulations 1950 | |||
| Regulation 2(2) | Definition of “low solubility glaze”: temperature at which a weighed quantity of the material has been dried | 100 degrees Centigrade | 100 degrees Celsius |
| Regulation 6(2)(a)(i) | (a) Maximum distance a woman or young person may carry clay, clay dust or clay scraps | 50 yards | 45 metres |
| (b) Maximum weight a woman or young person may carry | 40 lbs | 18 kilograms | |
| Regulation 6(2)(a)(ii) | (a) Maximum distance a woman or young person may carry damp clay | 50 yards | 45 metres |
| (b) Maximum weight a woman or young person may carry | 40 lbs | 18 kilograms | |
| Regulation 6(6)(a) | Maximum weight a woman may lift or carry by herself | 30 lbs | 13 kilograms |
| Regulation 6(6)(b) | Maximum weight a woman may lift or carry in conjunction with any other person | 50 lbs | 22 kilograms |
| Regulation 6(6)(c) | Maximum height above floor level saggars may be lifted by a woman | Four feet six inches | 1.35 metres |
| Regulation 6(6) (Proviso) | Proviso which relates to carrying short distances— | ||
| (a) Maximum weight a woman may lift or carry by herself | 50 lbs | 22 kilograms | |
| (b) Maximum weight a woman may lift or carry in conjunction with any other person | 80 lbs | 36 kilograms | |
| (c) For the purposes of the proviso, the maximum distance a woman may carry a saggar | Six feet | 1.8 metres | |
| Regulation 6(7) | Maximum weight a young person may lift or carry | 20 lbs | 9 kilograms |
| Regulation 12(2)(c) | Maximum intervals above trough at which warm water to be supplied | Two feet | 600 millimetres |
| Regulation 12(3)(a) | (a) Definition of “unit” in terms of length of trough | Two feet | 600 millimetres |
| (b) Definition of “unit” in terms of section of circumference of trough | Two feet | 600 millimetres | |
| Regulation 12(3)(d) | Minimum internal measurement of basin or other receptacle | Four feet | 1.2 metres |
| Regulation 16(1) | (a) Maximum temperature of workroom | 75 degrees Fahrenheit | 24 degrees Celsius |
| (b) Minimum outside temperature above which proviso applies | 65 degrees Fahrenheit | 18 degrees Celsius | |
| (c) Maximum temperature of workroom | 75 degrees Fahrenheit | 24 degrees Celsius | |
| (d) Maximum interval by which workroom temperature may exceed outside temperature | 10 degrees | 6 degrees | |
| Regulation 16(2) | Minimum workroom temperature | 55 degrees Fahrenheit | 13 degrees Celsius |
| Regulation 16(4) | Maximum temperature in oven | 115 degrees Fahrenheit | 46 degrees Celsius |
| Regulation 17(1)(xix) | Exception to use of efficient exhaust draught in lawning of dry colours: maximum amount lawned at a time | One ounce | 25 grams |
| Regulation 22(b)(i) | Minimum floor area to each tile press | Seventy square feet | 6.5 square metres |
| Regulation 22(b)(ii) | Minimum distance between the centres of the dies of any two presses | Five feet six inches | 1.7 metres |
| Regulation 22(b)(iii) | Minimum width of certain gangways | Six feet | 1.8 metres |
| Regulation 22(c)(i) | Minimum floor area to each tile press | One hundred and twenty square feet | 11 square metres |
| Regulation 22(c)(ii) | Minimum distance between the centres of the dies of any two presses | Nine feet | 2.8 metres |
| Regulation 22(c)(iii) | Minimum width of certain gangways | Seven feet six inches | 2.3 metres |
| Regulation 22(c) (Proviso) | (a) Minimum distance between the centres of the dies of presses | Six feet six inches | 2 metres |
| (b) Minimum width of certain gangways | Six feet | 1.8 metres | |
| Regulation 24(3)(a) | Minimum distance of painting from end of board | Six inches | 150 millimetres |
| Regulation 29(1)(a) | Height above which cleaning shall be done once every 14 months | Seven feet six inches | 2.3 metres |
| Regulation 29(1)(b) | Height up to which cleaning shall be done as required | Seven feet six inches | 2.3 metres |
Explanatory note
These Regulations amend—
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The Pottery (Health) Special Regulations 1947; and
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The Pottery (Health and Welfare) Special Regulations 1950;
by substituting amounts or quantities expressed in metric units for amounts or quantities not so expressed or expressed in metric units of a different description and, by Regulation 3, the Abstract of Special Regulations (Pottery—Health and Welfare) Order 1973 is similarly amended.
Regulation 4 provides that the amendments do not relate to premises or plant in existence or under construction immediately before the coming into operation of these Regulations if those premises or that plant complied with the then existing Regulations.