# The Pottery (Health etc.) (Metrication) Regulations 1982, Schedule THE: AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS


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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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1982/877/schedule (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pottery-health-etc-metrication-regulations-1982/schedule
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