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Statutory Instruments
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Made
21st July 1992
Laid before Parliament
30th July 1992
Coming into force
10th September 1992
The Secretary of State, in the exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a), and (5)(b), 49 and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(2) and (4) and 9 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974(1) ( "the 1974 Act") and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to her by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Metrication etc.) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 10th September 1992.
2. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, "the principal instruments" means the Acts referred to in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 1 to these Regulations and the Orders and Regulations referred to in column 1 of Part II of that Schedule.
3.-(1) The provisions of the principal instruments specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations in column 1 (the subject matter of which is described in column 2) shall be amended by substituting for the measurements or expressions set out opposite thereto in column 3, the measurements or expressions set out in the corresponding entry in column 4.
(2) For the Schedule to the Cotton Cloth Factories Regulations 1929(2) there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
4. Where the measurements relating to any plant, buildings or other permanent structure in existence or under construction immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations complied with the requirements of the principal instruments as then in force in so far as they related to the measurements of that plant, building or other permanent structure, then such compliance shall be deemed to be compliance with the principal instruments as amended by these Regulations.
5.-(1) The Order dated 30th December 1903 modifying the proportion of cubic feet of space to be provided in certain bakehouses (The Modification of Space in Bakehouses Order 1903)(3) shall be revoked.
(2) Article 4 of the Notification of Employment of Persons Order 1964(4) (which specifies the size of the form to be used for notification) shall be revoked.
6.-(1) Section 68 of the Factories Act 1961(5) (relating to humid factories) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
(2) After subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsection-
"(2A) In this section, unless the context otherwise requires-
"dry bulb temperature" means the temperature measured by an accurate and properly maintained thermometer (which may form part of the hygrometer) and any reference in this section to a dry bulb thermometer, or without qualification to a thermometer, shall be taken to be a reference to such a thermometer and a reference without qualification to temperature shall be taken to be a reference to the dry bulb temperature;
"hygrometer" means an accurate and properly maintained and calibrated instru ment for the measurement of the relative humidity in the work-place;
"wet bulb temperature" means either-
the temperature indicated by the wet bulb of a static hygrometer which relies on natural circulation of air around the thermometers; or
the temperature calculated from the dry bulb temperature and relative humidity by the method approved for the time being by the Health and Safety Executive,
and any reference in this section to the reading of the wet bulb thermometer shall be taken to be a reference to the wet bulb temperature."
(3) In subsection (3)-
(a)in the opening words after the words "two hygrometers" there shall be inserted the words "and a thermometer close to each hygrometer", and the words from "conforming to" to "be prescribed" shall be repealed;
(b)in sub-paragraph (a) for the word "fixed" there shall be substituted the word "placed";
(c)sub-paragraph (b) shall be repealed;
(d)in sub-paragraph (c) after the words "read the hygrometers" there shall be inserted the words "and the thermometers", and at the end of the subparagraph, the words from "which shall be provided" to the end of that subparagraph shall be repealed.
(e)for sub-paragraph (d) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph-
"(d)the records of the wet bulb temperature or temperature and hygrometer readings shall be kept by the occupier for at least two years from when they were made and the occupier shall give his employees immediate access to those records on request together with such information as is necessary for their interpretation.".
(4) In subsection (5) for the words "in the table of humidity" there shall be substituted the words "in Schedule 1 to this Act".
(5) In subsection (7), for the word "fixed"-
(a)in the first place where it occurs, there shall be substituted "and one thermometer close to it placed"; and
(b)in the second place where it occurs, there shall be substituted "and ther mometers placed".
(6) In subsection (8) the words from "and a copy" to the end of the subsection shall be repealed.
(7) Section 79 of the Factories Act 1961 (restriction of approval of plans for cotton cloth factories) shall be repealed.
7.-(1) In addition to the amendments made by Part I of these Regulations (relating to metrication) the Flax and Tow Spinning and Weaving Regulations 1906(6) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
(2) In the preliminary part of the Regulations dealing with definitions, after the words "In these Regulations" there shall be inserted at the appropriate places the following definitions-
""Dry bulb temperature" means the temperature measured by an accurate and properly maintained thermometer (which may form part of the hygrometer) and any reference in these Regulations to a dry bulb thermometer or without qualification to a "thermometer" shall be taken to be a reference to such a thermometer and a reference without qualification to temperature shall be taken to be a reference to the dry bulb temperature.
"Hygrometer" means an accurate and properly maintained and calibrated instru ment for the measurement of the relative humidity in the work-place.
"Wet bulb temperature" means either-
the temperature indicated by the wet bulb of a static hygrometer which relies on natural circulation of the air around the thermometer; or
the temperature calculated from the dry bulb temperature and relative humidity by the method approved for the time being by the Health and Safety Executive,
and any reference in these Regulations to the reading of the wet bulb thermometer shall be treated as a reference to the wet bulb temperature.".
(3) For regulation 4 there shall be substituted the following regulation-
"4.-(1) In every room in which wet spinning is carried on, or in which artificial humidity is produced in aid of manufacture a hygrometer and a thermometer close to the hygrometer shall be positioned in the centre of the room or in such other position as may be directed by an inspector by notice in writing.
(2) The hygrometer and the thermometer shall be read between 10 and 11 a.m. on every day that any person is employed in the room and again between 3 and 4 p.m. on every day that any person is employed in the room agter 1 p.m. and a record of all such readings shall be kept.
(3) The said record shall be kept by the occupier for at least two years from when it was made and the occupier shall give his employees immediate access to those records on request together with such information as is necessary for their interpretation.".
(4) There shall be inserted the following regulation as regulation 12-
"12.-(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this Regulation, the Health and Safety Executive may, by a certificate in writing, exempt any person or class of persons, from all or any of the requirements or prohibitions imposed by these Regulations and any such exemption may be granted subject to conditions and to a limit of time and may be revoked by a certificate in writing at any time.
(2) The Executive shall not grant any such exemption unless, having regard to the circumstances of the case and in particular to-
(a)the conditions, if any, that it proposes to attach to the exemption; and
(b)any requirements imposed by or under any enactments which apply to the case,
it is satisfied that the health or safety of persons who are likely to be affected by the exemption will not be prejudiced in consequence of it.".
8.-(1) In addition to the amendments made by Part I of these Regulations (relating to metrication) the Hemp Spinning and Weaving Regulations 1907(7) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
(2) In the preliminary part of the Regulations dealing with definitions, after the words "In these Regulations" there shall be inserted at the appropriate places the following definitions-
""Dry bulb temperature" means the temperature measured by an accurate and properly maintained thermometer (which may form part of the hygrometer) and any reference in the Regulations to a dry bulb thermometer or without qualification to a "thermometer" shall be taken to be a reference to such a thermometer and a reference without qualification to temperature shall be taken to be a reference to the dry bulb temperature.
"Hygrometer" means an accurate and properly maintained and calibrated instru ment for the measurement of the relative humidity in the work-place.
"Wet bulb temperature" means either-
the temperature indicated by the wet bulb of a static hygrometer which relies on natural circulation of air around the thermometer; or
the temperature calculated from the dry bulb temperature and relative humidity by the method approved for the time being by the Health and Safety Executive,
and any reference in these Regulations to the reading of the wet bulb thermometer shall be treated as a reference to the wet bulb temperature.".
(3) For regulation 6 there shall be substituted the following regulation-
"6.-(1) In every room in which artificial humidity of air is produced in aid of manufacture, a hygrometer and a thermometer close to the hygrometer shall be positioned in the centre of the room or in such other position as may be directed by an inspector by notice in writing.
(2) The hygrometer and the thermometer shall be read between 11 and 12 a.m. on every day that any person is employed in the room and again between 4 and 5 p.m. on every day that any person is employed in the room after 1 p.m. and a record of all such readings shall be kept.
(3) The said record shall be kept by the occupier for at least two years from when it was made and the occupier shall give his employees immediate access to those records on request together with such information as is necessary for their interpretation.
(4) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Regulation shall not apply to any room in which the difference of reading between the wet and dry bulb thermometers is never less than 2 degrees, if notice of the intention to work on that system has been given in writing to an inspector.".
(4) There shall be inserted the following regulation as regulation 7-
"7.-(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this Regulation, the Health and Safety Executive may, by a certificate in writing, exempt any person or class of persons, from all or any of the requirements or prohibitions imposed by these Regulations and any such exemption may be granted subject to conditions and to a limit of time and may be revoked by a certificate in writing at any time.
(2) The Executive shall not grant any such exemption unless, having regard to the circumstances of the case and in particular to-
(a)the conditions, if any, that it proposes to attach to the exemption; and
(b)any requirements imposed by or under any enactments which apply to the case,
it is satisfied that the health or safety of persons who are likely to be affected by the exemption will not be prejudiced in consequence of it.".
9.-(1) In addition to the amendments made by Part I of these Regulations (relating to metrication) the Cotton Cloth Factories Regulations 1929(8) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
(2) In the preliminary part of the Regulations dealing with definitions, for the definition of "hygrometer" there shall be substituted at the appropriate places the following definitions-
""Dry bulb temperature" means the temperature measured by an accurate and properly maintained thermometer (which may form part of the hygrometer) and any reference in the Regulations to a dry bulb thermometer or without qualification to a thermometer shall be taken to be a reference to such a thermometer and a reference without qualification to temperature shall be taken to be a reference to the dry bulb temperature.
"Hygrometer" means an accurate and properly maintained and calibrated instru ment for the measurement of the relative humidity in the work-place.
"Wet bulb temperature" means either-
the temperature indicated by the wet bulb of a static hygrometer which relies on natural circulation of air around the thermometer; or
the temperature calculated from the dry bulb temperature and relative humidity by the method approved for the time being by the Health and Safety Executive.
In these Regulations references to the dry bulb reading of the hygrometer and the wet bulb reading of the hygrometer shall be taken to be references to the dry bulb temperature and the wet bulb temperature respectively.".
(3) The preliminary part of the Regulations dealing with exemptions shall be revoked.
(4) For regulation 3 there shall be substituted the following regulation-
"3. In each weaving shed two hygrometers and a thermometer close to each hygrometer and one additional hygrometer and thermometer for every 500 or part of 500 looms in excess of 700 looms shall be provided, in such positions as may be approved by an inspector.".
(5) For regulation 4 there shall be substituted the following regulation-
"4.-(1) In every weaving shed the readings of each hygrometer and thermometer provided in pursuance of regulation 3 shall be observed on every day on which any workers are employed in the shed, between 15 and 30 minutes from the commencement of work, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon and (except on Saturday) between 4 and 5 p.m. and a record of those readings shall be made.
(2) The said records shall be kept by the occupier for at least two years from when they were made and the occupier shall give his employees immediate access to those records on request together with such information as is necessary for their interpretation.".
(6) In regulation 6(c) the words from "in such manner" to the end of the subparagraph shall be revoked.
(7) There shall be inserted the following regulation as regulation 10A-
"10A.-(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this Regulation, the Health and Safety Executive may, by a certificate in writing, exempt any person or class of persons, from all or any of the requirements or prohibitions imposed by these Regulations and any such exemption may be granted subject to conditions and to a limit of time and may be revoked by a certificate in writing at any time.
(2) The Executive shall not grant any such exemption unless, having regard to the circumstances of the case and in particular to-
(a)the conditions, if any, that it proposes to attach to the exemption; and
(b)any requirements imposed by or under any enactments which apply to the case,
it is satisfied that the health or safety of persons who are likely to be affected by the exemption will not be prejudiced in consequence of it.".
(8) In regulation 12 after the word "hygrometer" there shall be inserted the words "and thermometers".
10.-(1) In addition to the amendments made by Part I of these Regulations (relating to metrication) the Jute (Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulations 1948(9) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
(2) After regulation 1 there shall be inserted the following regulation-
1A.-(1) In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires-
"dry bulb temperature" means the temperature measured by an accurate and properly maintained thermometer (which may form part of the hygrometer) and any reference without qualification in the Regulations to a thermometer shall be taken to be a reference to such a thermometer and a reference without qualification to temperature shall be taken as a reference to the dry bulb temperature;
"hygrometer" means an accurate and properly maintained and calibrated instrument for the measurement of the relative humidity in the work-place;
"wet bulb temperature" means either-
the temperature indicated by the wet bulb of a static hygrometer which relies on natural circulation of air around the thermometer; or
the temperature calculated from the dry bulb temperature and relative humidity by the method approved for the time being by the Health and Safety Executive.
(2) In these Regulations references to the dry bulb reading of the hygrometer and the wet bulb reading of the hygrometer shall be taken as references to the dry bulb temperature and the wet bulb temperature respectively.".
(3) After regulation 3 there shall be inserted the following regulation-
"3A.-(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this Regulation, the Health and Safety Excutive may, by a certificate in writing, exempt any person or class of persons, from all or any of the requirements or prohibitions imposed by these Regulations and any such exemption may be granted subject to conditions and to a limit of time and may be revoked by a certificate in writing at any time.
(2) The Executive shall not grant any such exemption unless, having regard to the circumstances of the case and in particular to-
(a)the conditions, if any, that it proposes to attach to the exemption; and
(b)any requirements imposed by or under any enactments which apply to the case,
it is satisfied that the health or safety of persons who are likely to be affected by the exemption will not be prejudiced in consequence of it.".
(4) For paragraph (2) of regulation 17 there shall be substituted the following paragraph-
"(2) A hygrometer and a thermometer close to it shall be kept as near as practicable to the centre of every room, and if an inspector so directs, a second hygrometer and thermometer shall be placed at the side of the room or in such other position as may be directed by an inspector.".
(5) Paragraphs (3) and (4) of regulation 17 shall be revoked.
(6) For paragraph (3) of regulation 18 there shall be substituted the following paragraph-
"(3) For the purposes of this Regulation, in the case of a room in which two hygrometers and two thermometers are placed in accordance with regulation 17 the readings to be recorded are the average of those of both hygrometers or both thermometers as the case may be.".
(7) Schedule 2 to the Regulations shall be revoked.
11. The Flax and Hemp (Record of Humidity) Order 1961(10) shall be revoked.
AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE VALUE AND DETERMINATION OF THE FLASH POINT OF PETROLEUM-SPIRIT
12.-(1) These amendments shall have effect in relation to the value of the flash point of petroleum-spirit and the methods for determining it.
(2) The provisions of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928(11) specified in Part I of Schedule 3 to these Regulations in column 1, shall be repealed or modified to the extent specified in the corresponding entry in column 2.
(3) The provisions of the instruments specified in Part II of Schedule 3 to these Regulations in column 1, shall be revoked or modified to the extent specified in the corresponding entry in column 2.
Signed by order of the Secretary of State.
Patrick McLoughlin
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Employment
21st July 1992
Regulation 3(1)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| Provisions to be amended | Subject matter of measurement | Present measurement | Measurement to be substituted |
| Celluloid and Cinematograph Film Act 1922(12) | |||
| Section 2(1)(a) | Minimum quantity of raw celluloid to which the Act applies | one hundredweight | 50 kilograms |
| Section 2(2)(a) | Minimum quantity of cinematograph film to which the Act applies | eighty pounds | 37 kilograms |
| Schedule 1 | |||
| Part II, Regulation 3 | Maximum quantity of film to be exposed at one time | 40 pounds | 18 kilograms |
| Part III, Regulation 10 | Maximum quantity of celluloid which may be kept in one storeroom | one ton | 1 tonne |
| Maximum quantity of film which may be kept in one storeroom | one ton | 1 tonne | |
| Part III, Regulation 11 | Maximum aggregate quantity of celluloid and cinematograph film which may be kept in one storeroom | one ton | 1 tonne |
| Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928(13) | |||
| Section 1(1)(a) | Maximum quantity of petroleum-spirit which may be kept without a licence in any glass, earthenware or metal vessel | one pint | 570 millilitres |
| Section 1(1)(b) | Maximum aggregate quantity of petroleum-spirit which may be kept without a licence | three gallons | 15 litres |
| Flax and Tow Spinning and Weaving Regulations 1906(14) | |||
| Definitions | Degrees | Fahrenheit | Celsius |
| Regulation 3 | Minimum temperature of room where hand-hackling, roughing or machine-hackling carried on | 50 degrees | 10 degrees |
| Minimum temperature of room where sorting, carding or preparing is carried on | 55 degrees | 13 degrees | |
| Temperature of direct draught below which no person should be exposed | 50 degrees | 10 degrees | |
| Regulation 5 | Minimum difference between wet and dry bulb thermometer readings | 2 degrees | 1 degree |
| Regulation 6 | Temperature of water absorbing oxygen from potassium permanganate solution | 60 degrees | 16 degrees |
| Maximum amount of oxygen absorbed by water used for humidification | 0.5 grain of oxygen per gallon | 7 milligrams of oxygen per litre | |
| Regulation 8 | Temperature in rooms into which steam is introduced | 70 degrees | 21 degrees |
| Regulation 9 | Pitch of wet-spinning frames required to have splash guards | 2¾ inches | 70 millimetres |
| Regulation 11 | Minimum difference between wet and dry bulb thermometer readings | 4 degrees | 2 degrees |
| Paints and Colours Regulations 1907(15) | |||
| Application, paragraph (2) | Minimum weight of parcels or kegs above which the prohibition on women's employment applies | 14 lbs | 6 kilograms |
| Hemp Spinning and Weaving Regulation 1907(16) | |||
| Definitions | Degrees | Fahrenheit | Celsius |
| Regulation 4 | Minimum temperature of room where machine-hackling is carried on | 50 degrees | 10 degrees |
| Minimum temperature of room where carding or preparing is carried on | 55 degrees | 13 degrees | |
| Regulation 5 | Temperature of direct draught below which no person should be exposed | 50 degrees | 10 degrees |
| Herring Curing (Norfolk and Suffolk) Welfare Order 1920(17) | |||
| Article 1 | Maximum walking distance from factory to workshop in certain areas (exemption from requirement to provide a messroom) | 400 yards | 400 metres |
| Article 4 | Maximum distance of cloakroom and washing facilities from factory or workshop | 250 yards | 250 metres |
| The Celluloid (Manufacture Etc.) Regulations 1921(18) | |||
| Regulation 1(i) | Maximum quantity of celluloid not kept in fire-resisting chamber | one hundredweight | 50 kilograms |
| Maximum quantity of celluloid indicated on notice on storeroom door | one hundredweight | 50 kilograms | |
| The Manufacture of Cinematograph Film Regulations 1928(19) | |||
| Definitions | |||
| "Fire-resisting material" | (a)Minimum thickness of brickwork; | four and one-half inches | 100 millimetres |
(b)Minimum thickness of concrete; | three inches | 75 millimetres | |
(c)Minimum thickness of breeze slabbing; | three inches | 75 millimetres | |
(d)Minimum thickness of oak or teak; | two inches | 50 millimetres | |
(e)Minimum thickness of glass. | one quarter of an inch | 6 millimetres | |
| "Storeroom" | Maximum quantity of film allowed | eighty pounds | 37 kilograms |
| Regulation 2 | Quantity of cinematograph film allowed in any room | eighty pounds | 37 kilograms |
| Regulation 8(a) | Minimum and maximum areas of gas relief space in storerooms | 70 square inches 90 square inches | 200 square centimetres 260 square centimetres |
| For each weight of film | 500 pounds | 100 kilograms | |
| Regulation 9(b)(ii) | Maximum quantity of cinematograph film in storeroom | one ton | 1 tonne |
| Horizontal Milling Machines Regulations 1928(20) | |||
| Exemptions | Regulation 3 does not apply to milling cutters used on: | ||
| 2½ inches | 65 millimetres | |
| 2 inches | 50 millimetres | |
| Cotton Cloth Factories Regulations 1929(21) | |||
| Definitions | Degrees | Fahrenheit | Celsius |
| Regulation 1(a) | Wet bulb hygrometer reading above which artificial humidification is prohibited | 72½ degrees | 22.5 degrees |
| Regulation 1 | Average wet bulb reading above which work is to cease | 80 degrees | 27 degrees |
| Average wet bulb reading at which work may resume | 80 degrees | 27 degrees | |
| Regulation 2 | Temperature of water absorbing oxygen from potassium permanganate solution | 60 degrees | 16 degrees |
| Maximum amount of oxygen absorbed by water used for humidification | 0.5 grain of oxygen per gallon | 7 milligrams of oxygen per litre | |
| Regulation 5 | Minimum temperature in weaving shed during first half hour of working day | 50 degrees | 10 degrees |
| Minimum temperature in weaving shed for the working day after first half hour | 55 degrees | 13 degrees | |
| Temperature of draught below which no person should be exposed | 50 degrees | 10 degrees | |
| Regulation 6(a) | Maximum diameter of steam pipes | two inches | 50 millimetres bore |
| Maximum diameter of steam pipes installed after 1 April 1912 | one inch | 25 millimetres bore | |
| Regulation 6(d) | Minimum thickness of insulator between hangers and steam pipes | Half an inch | 13 millimetres |
| Regulation 6(e) | Maximum projection of uncovered jet from steam pipe beyond outer surface of covering | 4½ inches | 115 millimetres |
| Regulation 6(f) | Maximum steam pressure | 70 lbs per square inch | 4.8 bar |
| Regulation 7(a) | Minimum average height of shed | 14½ feet | 4.4 metres |
| Minimum height of valley-gutters from floor | 12 feet | 3.6 metres | |
| Regulation 7(d) | Minimum width of alley-way separating boiler house and engine room from shed | 6 feet | 2 metres |
| Regulation 7(e) | Minimum horizontal distance between any boiler flue and wall of shed | 6 feet | 2 metres |
| Regulation 9 | Minimum distance of roof ventilator intakes above ridges | three feet | 920 millimetres |
| Average of wet bulb readings between 11 am and 12 noon and between 4 and 5 pm above which all available means of natural ventilation should be kept in full operation | 72½ degrees | 22.5 degrees | |
| Regulation 10 | Minimum horizontal distance between clothes pegs in cloak room | eighteen inches | 460 millimetres |
| Minimum distance of clothes pegs from wall or pillar | Half an inch | 13 millimetres | |
| Oil Cake Welfare Order 1929(22) | |||
| Article 6 | Temperature of bath water | 100 degrees Farenheit | 38 degrees Celsius |
| Petroleum-Spirit (Motor Vehicles etc) Regulations 1929(23) | |||
| Regulation 5(d)(ii) | Maximum capacity of each of two storage vessels | two gallons | 10 litres |
| Regulation 6 | Maximum quantity of petroleum-spirit in a storage place | sixty gallons | 275 litres |
| Regulation 6(b) | Maximum distance between two storage places in the occupation of the same occupier deemed one storage place | Twenty feet | 6 metres |
| Regulation 7(1) | Maximum capacity of storage vessel | two gallons | 10 litres |
| Regulation 7(1)(a) | Minimum distance of storage place from any building, highway or public footpath | Twenty feet | 6 metres |
| Regulation 7(2) | Capacity of storage vessel above which occupier should notify the local authority | two gallons | 10 litres |
| Regulation 8(1) | Minimum distance of storage place from any building, stack of timber or other inflammable substance before notification is required | Twenty feet | 6 metres |
| Regulation 8(1)(b) | Maximum capacity of each of two storage vessels on motor vehicle, motorboat, hovercraft or aircraft | two gallons | 10 litres |
| Regulation 11(b) | Maximum quantity of petroleum-spirit for use in cleaning or as a solvent for repair purposes | one gill | 150 millilitres |
| Regulation 13(b) | Increase in the maximum quantity of petroleum-spirit in a storage place in connection with making or repair of roads | sixty gallons thirty gallons | 275 litres 140 litres |
| Regulation 13(d) | Maximum capacity of any storage vessel in connection with making or repair of roads | two gallons | 10 litres |
| Regulation 13(g) | Minimum distance of iron locker for containing storage vessels from any means of exit from a theatre, music hall, cinema or other place of public entertainment or from a hospital | fifty feet | 15 metres |
| Minimum distance of iron locker from any means of exit from any other place where persons assemble for any purpose, or from a dwelling house | fifteen feet | 5 metres | |
| Regulation 13(h) | Minimum distance from iron locker of any fire or artificial light liable to ignite flammable vapour | Twenty feet | 6 metres |
| The Petroleum (Carbide of Calcium) Order 1929(24) | |||
| Article 2(i) | Maximum quantity of carbide of calcium which may be kept without a licence so long as it is kept in separate hermetically closed metal vessels | 5 lbs | 2.5 kilograms |
| Maximum quantity to be kept in each hermetically closed metal vessel | 1 lb | 500 grams | |
| Article 2(ii) | Maximum quantity of carbide of calcium which may be kept without a licence so long as it is kept in accordance with the conditions in articles 2(ii)(a)-(e) | 28 lbs | 13 kilograms |
| Petroleum (Mixtures) Order 1929(25) | |||
| Article 2 | Maximum quantity of non-liquid mixtures of petroleum which may be kept without a licence so long as it is enclosed in hermetically sealed packages or vessels | 30 lbs | 15 kilograms |
| Maximum quantity to be kept in each hermetically sealed package or vessel | 1 lb | 500 grams | |
| Article 4 | Substitution of units of mass for units of volume for solid mixtures of petroleum | gallons ten pounds one gallon one and a quarter pounds one pint | litres 5 kilograms 5 litres 570 grams 570 millilitres |
| Cinematograph Film Stripping Regulations 1939(26) | |||
| Definitions | |||
| "Fire-resisting material" | (a)Minimum thickness of brickwork; | four and one-half inches | 100 millimetres |
(b)Minimum thickness of concrete; | three inches | 75 millimetres | |
(c)Minimum thickness of breeze slabbing; | three inches | 75 millimetres | |
(d)Minimum thickness of oak or teak; | two inches | 50 millimetres | |
(e)Minimum thickness of glass | one quarter of an inch | 6 millimetres | |
| Part I | |||
| Regulation 2 | Maximum quantity of cinematograph film in room other than storeroom | 100 pounds | 45 kilograms |
| Regulation 9(d) | Maximum temperature in drying enclosure | 100° Fahrenheit | 38 degrees Celsius |
| Regulation 10(a)(i) | Minimum distance between storeroom and buildings where persons are regularly present | 20 feet | 6 metres |
| Regulation 10(a)(vi) | Minimum height of wall above the roof between adjacent storerooms | 3 feet | 920 millimetres |
| Regulation 10(b)(ii) | Maximum quantity of cinematograph film in storeroom | one ton | 1 tonne |
| Regulation 11(a) | Ratio of gas relief space to space in storeroom | one square foot fifty cubic feet | 1 square metre 15 cubic metres |
| The Magnesium (Grinding of Castings and Other Articles) Special Regulations 1946(27) | |||
| Regulation 7(d) | Maximum horizontal distance that dust-laden air should travel before being drenched with water | ten feet | 3 metres |
| Regulation 11(1) | Minimum distance from buildings where dust sludge or scale from scrubber can be disposed of by: | ||
| 100 feet | 30 metres | |
| 100 feet | 30 metres | |
| Regulation 13(a) | Distance from certain processes below which smoking, open lights and fires are prohibited | twenty feet | 6 metres |
| Clay Works (Welfare) Special Regulations 1948(28) | |||
| Regulation 4(1)(c) | Maximum intervals between warm water supply points above troughs | two feet | 600 millimetres |
| Regulation 4(2)(a) | Meaning of "unit" (of washing facilities): | ||
| length of trough | two feet | 600 millimetres | |
| circumference of circular or oval trough | two feet | 600 millimetres | |
| Regulation 4(2)(d) | Minimum internal length or width of trough | four feet | 1.2 metres |
| The Jute (Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulations 1948(29) | |||
| Regulation 14(a) | Minimum temperature deemed reasonable where the only work done is opening of bales, or the batching or softening of jute | 55 degrees | 13 degrees Celsius |
| Regulation 14(b) | Minimum temperature deemed reasonable where other work is done | 60 degrees | 16 degrees Celsius |
| Regulation 16(1)(a) | Minimum width of alleyway separating engine-room, boiler-house and boiler flue from workroom | six feet | 2 metres |
| Regulation 16(1)(b) | Minimum ventilated space separating workroom from boiler flue passing underneath | six feet | 2 metres |
| Regulation 17(5) | Temperature of water absorbing oxygen from permanganate of potash solution | sixty degrees | 16 degrees Celsius |
| Maximum amount of oxygen absorbed by water used for humidification | Half a grain of oxygen per gallon | 7 milligrams of oxygen per litre | |
| Regulation 18(1)(i) | Wet bulb thermometer reading above which artificial humidification is prohibited | seventy-two and a half degrees | 22.5 degrees Celsius |
| Regulation 18(1)(ii) | Minimum difference between the wet bulb and dry bulb thermometer readings during artificial humidification | four degrees | 2 degrees Celsius |
| Regulation 18(2) | Wet bulb reading at which all means of ventilation and reducing temperature are to be put into operation | seventy-five degrees | 24 degrees Celsius |
| Wet bulb reading to be reached by the above means | seventy-two and a half degrees | 22.5 degrees Celsius | |
| Regulation 22(1)(c) | Maximum interval between water supply points above troughs | two feet | 600 millimetres |
| Regulation 22(1)(d) | Meaning of "unit" (of washing facilities): | ||
| length of trough | two feet | 600 millimetres | |
| circumference of circular or oval trough | two feet | 600 millimetres | |
| Schedule 1 | |||
| Requirement (a) for opening machines | Minimum length of feed table or feed band at opening machines | 4 feet 6 inches | 1.35 metres |
| Height from the floor to which guards for table or band should extend | 4 feet 6 inches | 1.35 metres | |
| Distance which guard should extend from the vertical plane in which the nip of the roller lies | 2 feet | 600 millimetres | |
| Requirement (c) for softening machines | Minimum length of feed table in front of first pair of rollers on softening machines | 6 feet | 1.80 metres |
| Height from floor to which guards for feed table should extend | 4 feet 6 inches | 1.35 metres | |
| Distance which guard should extend from vertical plane in which axis of the roller lies | 3 feet 6 inches | 1.05 metres | |
| Requirement (a) for carding and teasing machines | Maximum distance from floor to underside of guard enclosing side gearing of carding and teasing machines | 8 inches | 200 millimetres |
| Requirement (c) for carding and teasing machines | Maximum space between bars or rods of guard on doffing roller | 1½ inches | 38 millimetres |
| Minimum distance from doffer pin points to underside of rods or bars | 4 inches | 100 millimetres | |
| Maximum space between drawing pressing roller and first rod | 2 inches | 50 millimetres | |
| Minimum distance between outermost bars or rods measured over periphery of guard | 12 inches | 300 millimetres | |
| Requirement (e) for carding and teasing machines | Maximum distance between lowest cross-member of underframe and floor | 8 inches | 200 millimetres |
| Maximum space between bars or rods covering openings above lowest cross-member | 6 inches | 150 millimetres | |
| Requirement for cop winding machines | Maximum width of slots in fencing for pedal levers in cop winding machines of "cop above cone" type | 1 inch | 25 millimetres |
| Requirement (c) for dressing machines, cylinder and box or store type | Minimum space between any yarn guide roller and its adjacent steam cylinder on cylinder type dressing machines | 3 inches | 75 millimetres |
| Requirement for looms | Maximum clearance between guard and shuttle when shuttle is placed on fell of cloth with loom crank shaft on top centre | ½ inch | 13 millimetres |
| The Agriculture (Lifting of Heavy Weights) Regulations 1959(30) | |||
| Regulation 3 | Maximum weight of a sack or bag permitted to be lifted or carried by a worker unaided | 180 lb | 80 kilograms |
| Factories (Cleanliness of Walls and Ceilings) Order 1960(31) | |||
| The Schedule | |||
| Paragraph 9(d) | Height above which parts of rooms, passages and staircases are exempt | twenty feet | 6 metres |
| Gas safety Regulations 1972(32) | |||
| Regulation 5(a) | Internal diameter of service pipe | 2 inches | 50 millimetres |
| Regulation 10(d) | Minimum fall of pipe | one inch in ten feet | 25 millimetres in 3 metres |
Regulation 3(2)
Regulation 1(b)
| Dry Bulb Readings | Wet Bulb Readings |
|---|---|
| (1) | (2) |
| 10 | 9 |
| 11 | 10 |
| 12 | 11 |
| 13 | 12 |
| 14 | 13 |
| 15 | 14 |
| 16 | 15 |
| 17 | 16 |
| 18 | 17 |
| 19 | 18 |
| 20 | 19 |
| 21 | 20 |
| 22 | 20.5 |
| 23 | 21 |
| 24 | 22 |
| 25 | 22.5" |
Regulation 12
| (1) | (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Provisions | Extent of repeal or modification | |
| Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928(33) | ||
| Section 17 | After subsection (5) insert the following new subsection- "(6) In any case where these is doubt as to whether the substance tested is petroleum-spirit the testing shall be carried out using the Abel test apparatus.". | |
| Section 20 | Repeal | |
| Section 23 | ||
| Definition of "I.W.G." | Repeal | |
| Definition of "petroleum-spirit" | For the definition of petroleum-spirit, substitute the following definition- ""Petroleum-spirit" means such petroleum as when tested in accordance with Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Substances Regulations 1984 (S.I. 1984/1244) has a flash point of less than 21°C Celsius.". | |
| Schedule 2 | Repeal. | |
| (1) | (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Provisions | Extent of revocation or modification | |
| Petroleum (Mixtures) Order 1929(34) | ||
| Article 1 | After the words "Petroleum-spirit" substitute the following words-
| |
| The Schedule | ||
| Part I | In Part I for "seventy-three degrees fahrenheit" substitute "21 degrees Celsius". | |
| Part II | ||
| Paragraph 1 (Liquid Mixtures) | After the words "shall be tested by" substitute the words-
| |
| Paragraph 2 (Sedimentary and Viscous Mixtures) | In sub-paragraph (1) after the words "shall be tested by" substitute the words-
In sub-paragraph (2) after the words "with a stirrer" substitute the words-
In sub-paragraph (4) after the words "shall be" substitute the words "a test specified in Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Substances Regulations 1984.". | |
| Paragraph 3 (Solid Mixtures) | (a)For the words from "solid mixture of petroleum" to "the Act of 1928" substitute "shall be that which is carried out with Abel apparatus according to a method for that apparatus set out in Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Substances Regulations 1984."; (b)for "cylinders 1½ inches long" substitute "cylinders 38 millimetres long"; (c)for "1/4 inch in diameter" substitute "6 millimetres in diameter"; (d)for "shortened to 1/2 inch" substitute "shortened to 13 millimetres"; (e)for "a depth of 1½ inches" substitute "a depth of 38 millimetres"; (f)for "about 75° Fahrenheit" substitute "about 22° Celsius"; (g)for "72° Fahrenheit" substitute "20° Celsius"; (h)for "73° Fahrenheit" substitute "21° Celsius". | |
| The Dry Cleaning Special Regulations 1949(35) | ||
| Regulation 2(2) | For the definition of "Flash point" substitute the following definition- ""Flash point" means the flash point determined in accordance with Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Substances Regulations 1983 (S.I. 1984/1244)." | |
| Regulation 2(2A) | After paragraph (2) of regulation 2 insert the following paragraph- "(2A) Solely for the purposes of these Regulations, for sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Substances Regulations 1984 there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph- "(b)by one of the non-equilibrium methods referred to in paragraph 6, except that when the flash point falls within the range 30° C to 34° C that flash point shall be confirmed by the use of like apparatus using the appropriate equilibrium method referred to in paragraph 5."" | |
| The Factories (Testing of Aircraft Engines and Accessories) Special Regulations 1952(36) | ||
| Regulation 2(2) | For the definition of "Petroleum-spirit" substitute the following definition- ""Petroleum-spirit" means petroleum-spirit as defined in section 23 of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 (1928 c. 32 amended by S.I. 1992/1811) and any other flammable liquid or substance which when tested in accordance with Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Substances Regulations 1984 (S.I. 1984/1244) has a flash point of less than 21 degrees Celsius.". | |
| The Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing Regulations 1960(37) | ||
| Regulation 3(2) | For the definition of "Abel closed test" substitute the following definition- ""Abel closed test" means a test carried out with Abel apparatus according to a method for that apparatus set out in Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Substances p Regulations 1984 (S.I. 1984/1244)." | |
| The Highly Flammable Liquids and Liquefied Petroleum Gases Regulations 1972(38) | ||
| Regulation 2(2) | In the definition of "highly flammable liquid" from the words "when tested" to "32 degrees Celsius and" substitute "when tested in accordance with Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Substances Regulations 1984 (S.I. 1984/1244) has a flash point of less than 32 degrees Celsius and". | |
| Regulation 2(2A) | After paragraph (2) of regulation 2 insert the following paragraph- "(2A) Solely for the purposes of these Regulations, for sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 4 of Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Substances Regulations 1984 there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph- "(b)by one of the non-equilibrium methods referred to in paragraph 6, except that when the flash point falls within the range 30° C to 34°C that flash point shall be confirmed by the use of like apparatus using the appropriate equilibrium method referred to in paragraph 5."". | |
| Schedule 1 | Repeal | |
| The Fire Certificates (Special Premises) Regulations 1976(39) | ||
| Schedule 1 Part III | ||
| Paragraph 25(a) | For the definition of "highly flammable liquid" substitute the following definition- | |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
1. Part I of these Regulations amends the enactments listed in Part I of Schedule 1, namely the Celluloid and Cinematograph Film Act 1922 and the Petroleum (Consolida tion) Act 1928, by substituting measurements expressed in metric units for measure ments not so expressed.
2. Similar amendments are made to the Instruments listed in Part II of that Schedule.
3. The substituted measurements preserve the effect of the original provisions except to the extent necessary to obtain amounts expressed in suitable and convenient terms. Regulation 4 provides that the amendments do not relate to plant, buildings, or other permanent structures in existence or under construction immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations if that plant or those buildings or other permanent structures complied with the then existing Regulations.
4. By regulation 5, the Modification of Space in Bakehouses Order 1903 and article 4 of the Notification of Employment of Persons Order 1964 are revoked.
5. Part II of these Regulations amends legislation relating to humid factories used for the manufacture of cotton and similar goods. The effect of the amendments are to permit humidity measurements to be made using accurate hygrometers rather than just wet and dry bulb hygrometers which are calibrated on the Fahrenheit (non-metric) temperature scale.
6. The legislation amended is-
(a)section 68 of the Factories Act 1961;
(b)the Flax and Tow Spinning Regulations 1906;
(c)the Hemp Spinning and Weaving Regulations 1907;
(d)the Cotton Cloth Factories Regulations 1929, and
(e)the Jute (Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulations 1906.
7. Part II of these Regulations also revokes section 79 of the Factories Act 1961 (which relates to the approval of plans for cotton cloth factories) and the Flax and Hemp (Record of Humidity) Order 1961.
8. Part III of these Regulations amends the definition of "petroleum-spirit" in the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 to correspond with the definition now used internationally and also permits the test methods that are in use internationally to be used. There are consequential amendments to the instruments listed in Part II of Schedule 3.
1974 c. 37; sections 15, 49 and 50 were amended by Schedule 15 of the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71) paragraphs 6, 15 and 16 respectively.
S.R. & O. 1929/300.
S.R. & O. 1903/1157.
S.I. 1964/533.
1961 c. 34, relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1983/978.
S.R. & O. 1929/300.
S.I. 1961/1070.
S.R. & O. 1920/1622.
S.R. & O. 1929/300.
S.R. & O. 1929/992.
S.R. & O. 1929/993.
S.R. & O. 1946/2107.
S.I. 1948/1547.
S.I. 1959/2120.
S.I. 1972/1178; these Regulations have effect as if made under section 15 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37) by virtue of Schedule 8, paragraph 6 of the Gas Act 1986 (c. 44).
S.R. & O. 1929/993.
