Sr. No.

Sections of Rules under which competency is required

Qualifications

Experience for the purpose

Facilities at his disposal

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Rules made under Section 6 and Section 112 Certificate of stability for buildings

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or its equivalent from a recognised University

i)             An experience of working for a minimum period of ten years in design or construction or testing repairs of structures

ii)            Knowledge of non-destructive testing various Codes of Practices that are current and the effect of the vibrations and natural forces on the stability of the buildings; and

iii)           An ability to arrive at a reliable conclusion with regard to the safety of the structure or the building.

Rules made under Section 21(2) - "Dangerous Machines

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical or Textile Engineering or its equivalent from a recognised University

i)                     An experience of working for minimum period of seven years in, -

a)       design or operation or maintenance; or

b)       testing, examination and inspection of relevant machinery, their guards, safety devices and appliances.

ii)                   Should, -

a)       be conversant with safety devices and their proper functioning;

b)       be able to identify defects and any other cause leading to the failure; and

c)       have ability to arrive at a reliable conclusion with regard to the proper functioning of safety devices and appliances and machine guards.

Gauges for measurement, instruments for measurement of speed and any other equipment or device to determine the safety in the use of dangerous machines.

Section 28 - Hoists and Lifts

Bachelor's degree in Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent from a recognised University

i)                     An experience of working for a minimum period of seven years in;

a)       design or erection or maintenance; or

b)       inspection and test procedures of hoists and lifts.

ii)                   Should be, -

a)       conversant with the current and relevant codes of practices and test procedures;

b)       conversant with other statutory requirements covering the safety of the hoists and lifts; and

c)       able to identify defects and arrive at a reliable conclusion and with regard to the safety of hoists and lifts.

Facilities for Load Testing, tensile testing gauges, equipment/ or gadgets for measurement, and any such other equipment required for determining the safe working conditions of hoists and lifts.

Section 29- Lifting Machines, chains, ropes and lifting tackles

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical or Metallurgical Engineering or its equivalent from a recognised University

i)An experience of working for a minimum period of seven years in, -

a)       design or erection or maintenance; or

b)       testing, examination and inspection lifting machines, chains, ropes and lifting tackles

ii)Should be conversant with, -

a)       current and relevant codes of practices and test procedures

b)       fracture machines and metallurgy of the material of construction; and

c)       heat treatment or stress relieving techniques as applicable to stress bearing components and parts of lifting machinery and lifting tackles;

d)       capable of identifying defects and arriving at a reliable conclusion with regard to the safety or lifting machinery, chains, ropes and lifting tackles.

Facilities for Load Testing, tensile testing, heat treatment equipment or gadget for measurement, gauges and any such other equipment required for determining the safe working conditions of the lifting machine tackles.

Section 31 - Pressure Plant

Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Electrical or Metallurgical or Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent from a recognised University

i)An experience of minimum of ten years in :-

a)       design or erection or maintenance; or

b)       testing, examination and inspection of pressure plants;

ii)Should be:-

a)       conversant with relevant Codes of practices and test procedures relating to pressure vessels; and

b)       conversant with other statutory requirements concerning the safety of unfired pressure vessels and equipment operating under pressure;

c)       conversant with non-destructive testing techniques as are applicable to pressure vessels; and

d)       able to identify defects and arrive at a reliable conclusion with regard to the safety of the pressure plants.

Facilities for carrying out Hydraulic tests gauges, equipment or gadget for measurement and any other equipment or gauges to determine the safety in the use of pressure vessels.

Section 36 - Precautions against dangerous fumes gases etc.

Master's degree in Chemistry, or a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from a recognised University

i)An experience of working a minimum period of ten years in:-

a)       in collection and analysis of environmental samples and calibration of monitoring equipment;

ii)Should : -

a)       be conversant with the hazardous properties of chemical and their permissible limit values;

b)       be conversant with the current techniques of sampling and analysis of the environmental contaminants; and

c)       be able to arrive at a reliable conclusion regarding safety in respect of entering and carrying out hot work.

Meters, instruments and devices duly calibrated and certified for carrying out the tests and certification of safety in working in confined spaces.

Ventilation Systems as required under various Schedules (specifying the manufacturing process or operation) framed under Section 87, such as Schedules on -

i)Grinding or glazing of metal and processes incidental thereto;

ii)Cleaning and smoothing, roughening etc., of articles, by a jet sand, metal shot or grit or other abrasive propelled by a blast of compressed air of steam;

iii)Handling and Processing of asbestos;

iv)Manufacture of Rayon by viscose process; and

v)Foundry operations.

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or its equivalent

i)An experience of working for a minimum period of seven years in design, fabrication, installation, testing of ventilation system and system used for extraction and collection of dusts, fumes and vapours and other ancillary equipment; and

ii)Should be conversant with the current and relevant Codes of practice and tests procedures in respect of ventilation and extraction system for fumes; and

iii)be able to arrive at a reliable conclusion with regard to the effectiveness of the system.

Facilities for testing the ventilation system, instruments and gauges for testing the effectiveness of the extraction systems for dusts, vapours and fumes and any other equipment needed for determining the efficiency and adequacy of these systems should have the assistance of a suitable qualified Technical person, who can come to a reasonable conclusion as to the adequacy of the system.