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The Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing Regulations 1960

S.I. 1960/1932 · Made 20 October 1960

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Factories

Made 20th October 1960

Laid before Parliament 27th October 1960

Coming into Operation 31st March 1961

The Minister of Labour by virtue of the powers conferred on him by sections 46 and 60 of the Factories Act, 1937, section 8 of the Factories Act, 1948, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following special Regulations:—

Contents

  1. Part I: INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and revocation
  3. 2Application of Regulations
  4. 3Interpretation
  5. 4Obligations under Regulations
  6. 5Publication of Regulations
  7. Part II: MEANS OF ACCESS AND STAGING
  8. 6Safe access in general
  9. 7General access to vessels in a shipyard
  10. 8Access to dry dock
  11. 9Access to vessels at wharf or quay or in dry dock
  12. 10Access between vessels
  13. 11Vessels used for access or as a working place
  14. 12Access to and from bulwarks
  15. 13Further provisions as to access
  16. 14Ladders
  17. 15Lashing of ladders
  18. 16Material for staging
  19. 17Staging, dry dock altars and shoring sills
  20. 18Upright used for hoisting block
  21. 19Support of stages on planks
  22. 20Suspended stages
  23. 21Boatswains' chairs
  24. 22Rising stages
  25. 23Width of stages
  26. 24Stages from which a person is liable to fall more than six feet six inches or into water
  27. Part III: FURTHER PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FALLS OF PERSONS, MATERIALS AND ARTICLES
  28. 25Fencing of dry docks
  29. 26Protection of openings
  30. 27Fall of articles from stages
  31. 28Boxes for rivets, etc
  32. 29Throwing down materials and articles
  33. 30Loose articles or materials
  34. Part IV: RAISING AND LOWERING, ETC
  35. 31Application of Part IV
  36. 32Operation of Part IV
  37. 33Construction of lifting appliances
  38. 34Tests, examinations and marking of lifting appliances
  39. 35Construction of chains, ropes and lifting gear
  40. 36Testing and annealing of chains, etc
  41. 37Periodic examination of chains, ropes, etc
  42. 38Indication of safe working loads
  43. 39Splices in wire ropes
  44. 40Load not to exceed safe working load
  45. 41Secureness of loads
  46. 42Support of lifting appliances and lifting gear
  47. 43Wire ropes with broken wires
  48. 44Knotted chains, etc
  49. 45Precautions against damage to chains and ropes
  50. 46Loads on lifting appliances
  51. 47Heavy loads
  52. Part V: PRECAUTIONS AGAINST ASPHYXIATION, INJURIOUS FUMES OR EXPLOSIONS
  53. 48Ventilation of confined spaces
  54. 49Precautions against inflammable gas or vapour
  55. 50Precautions against shortage of oxygen
  56. 51Precautions against dangerous fumes
  57. 52Application of Regulations 50 and 51
  58. 53Removal of dust or fumes
  59. 54Rivet fires
  60. 55Placing of gas cylinders and acetylene generators
  61. 56Further provision as to acetylene generators
  62. 57Construction of plant for cutting, welding or heating metal
  63. 58Precautions after use of apparatus for cutting, welding or heating metal
  64. 59Naked lights on oil-carrying vessels
  65. 60Entering oil-tanks
  66. 61Duration of certificates
  67. 62Posting of certificates
  68. 63Cleaning of oil-tanks
  69. 64Invalidation of certificates
  70. 65Provisions as to work in other compartments or spaces
  71. 66Exceptions from Regulations 59 and 63
  72. Part VI: MISCELLANEOUS SAFETY PROVISIONS
  73. 67Fencing of Machinery
  74. 68Air Receivers
  75. 69Lighting
  76. 70Work in boilers, etc
  77. 71Hatch beams
  78. 72Jumped-up bolts
  79. Part VII: PROTECTIVE WEAR
  80. 73Hand Protection
  81. 74Protection in connection with cutting or welding
  82. 75Eye protection for other processes
  83. 76Protection against dust
  84. Part VIII: MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND WELFARE PROVISIONS
  85. 77Prohibition of employment of young persons in certain processes
  86. 78Lead paint
  87. 79Stretchers, ambulances and ambulance rooms, etc
  88. Part IX: TRAINING AND SUPERVISION
  89. 80Young persons
  90. 81Safety supervision
  91. Signature
  92. Schedule FIRSTMANNER IN WHICH, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE DEFINITION OF “LEAD PAINT”, MATERIAL IS TO BE TREATED WITH A VIEW TO ASCERTAINING THE PERCENTAGE OF COMPOUND OF LEAD PRESENT
  93. Schedule SECONDMANNER OF TEST AND EXAMINATION BEFORE TAKING ANY CHAIN, WIRE ROPE, LIFTING APPLIANCE OR LIFTING GEAR INTO USE
  94. Schedule THIRDEQUIPMENT OF AMBULANCE ROOMS
  95. Explanatory note