(1) No person shall be required or allowed to enter any chamber, tank, vat, pit, pipe, flue or other confined space in any factory in which any gas, fume vapour or dust is likely to be present to such an extent as to involve risk to persons being overcome thereby, unless it is provided with a manhole of adequate size or other effective means of egress.
(2) No person shall be required or allowed to enter any confined space as is referred to in sub-section (1), until all practicable measures have been taken to remove any gas, fume, vapour or dust, which may be present so as to bring its level within the permissible limits and to prevent any ingress of such gas, fume, vapour or dust and unless--
(a) a certificate in writing has been given by a competent person, based on a test carried out by himself that the space is reasonably free from dangerous gas, fume, vapour or dust; or
(b) such person is wearing suitable breathing apparatus and a belt securely attached to a rope the free end of which is held by a person outside the confined space.]
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1. Subs. by s. 17, ibid., for section 36 (w.e.f.
1-12-1987).
Section 31 of Factories Act - Pressure plant
Section 32 of Factories Act - Floors, stairs and means of access
Section 33 of Factories Act - Pits, sumps openings in floors, etc
Section 34 of Factories Act - Excessive weights
Section 35 of Factories Act - Protection of eyes
Section 36 of Factories Act - Precautions against dangerous fumes, gases, etc
Section 36A of Factories Act - Precautions regarding the use of portable electric light
Section 37 of Factories Act - Explosive or inflammable dust, gas, etc
Section 38 of Factories Act - Precautions in case of fire
Section 40 of Factories Act - Safety of buildings and machinery