Karnataka Factories Rules

SCHEDULE I

[under Rule 63]

 

 (1)   The breaking cutting, dressing or carving of bricks, stone, concrete, slag or similar materials by means of a hammer, a chisel, pick or similar hand tool, or by means of a portable tool driven by mechanical power and the grinding of surfaces of any such materials by means of a wheel or disc driven by mechanical power, wherein any such of the foregoing cases particles of fragments are liable to be thrown off towards the face of the operator in the course of the process.

(2)    The dry grinding of surfaces of metal by applying them by hand to a wheel, disc or hand driven by mechanical power and of surfaces of metal by means of a portable tool driven by mechanical power.

(3)    The driving into separate parts of metal, bricks, stone concrete or similar materials by means of a high speed saw driven by mechanical power or by means of an abrasive cutting off wheel or disc driven by mechanical power.

(4)    The turning of metals or articles of metal, where particles or fragments are liable to be thrown off towards the face of the operator in the course of the process.

(5)    Drilling by means of portable tools, where particles or fragments are liable to be thrown off towards the face of the operator in the course of the process.

(6)    The welding and cutting of metals by means of an electric, oxyacetylene or similar process.

(7)    The hot fettling of steel castings by means of a flux injected burner or air torch, and the deseaming of metal.

(8) The fettling of metal casting involving the removal of metal, including runners, gates and risers, and the removal of any other material during the course of such fettling.

(9)    The chipping of metal, and the chipping, knocking out, cutting out or cutting off of cold rivets, bolts, nuts lugs, pins, collars, or similar articles from any structure or plant or from part of any structure or plant by means of a hammer chisel, punch or similar hand tools, or by means of a portable tool driven by mechanical power.

(10) The chipping or scurfing of paint, scale, slag, rust or other corrosion from the surface of metal and other hand materials by means of a hand tool or by a portable tool driven by mechanical power.

(11) The breaking of scrap metal by means of a hammer or by means of a tool driven by mechanical power.

(12) The routing of metal, where particles or fragments are liable to be thrown off towards the face of the operator in the course of the process.

(13) Work with drop hammers and power hammers used in either case for the manufacture of forging, and work by any person not working with such hammers whose work is carried on in such circumstances and in such a position that particles or fragments are liable to be thrown off towards his face during work by drop hammers or power hammers.

(14) Work at a furnace where there is a risk to the eyes from molten metal.

(15) Pouring or skimming of molten metal.

(16) Work involving risk to the eyes from hot sand being thrown off.

(17) Truing or dressing of an abrasive wheel.

(18) The handling in open vessels or manipulation of strong acids or dangerous corrosive liquids or materials, and the operation, maintenance or dismantling of plant or any part of plant, being plant or a part of plant which contains or has contained such acids, liquids or materials unless the plant or part of plant has been so prepared (by isolation, reduction of pressure, or otherwise)), treated or designed and constructed so as to prevent risk of injury.

(19) Any other process wherein there is a risk of injury to eyes from particles or fragments thrown off during the process; and