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(b) there shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, be provided and maintained safe means of
access to every place at which any person is at any time required to work.
[(c) when any person has to work at a height from where he is likely to fall, provision shall be
made, so far as is reasonably practicable, by fencing or otherwise, to ensure the safety of the person
so working.]
33. Pits, sumps openings in floors, etc.—(1) In every factory every fixed vessel, sump, tank, pit or
opening in the ground or in a floor which, by reason of its depth, situation, construction or contents, is or
may be a source of danger, shall be either securely covered or securely fenced.
(2) The State Government may, by order in writing, exempt, subject to such conditions as may be
prescribed, any factory or class or description of factories in respect of any vessel, sump, tank, pit or
opening from compliance with the provisions of this section.
34. Excessive weights.—(1) No person shall be employed in any factory to lift, carry or move any
load so heavy as to be likely to cause him injury.
(2) The State Government may make rules prescribing the maximum weights which may be lifted,
carried or moved by adult men, adult women, adolescents and children employed in factories or in any
class or description of factories or in carrying or any specified process.
35. Protection of eyes.—In respect of any such manufacturing process carried on in any factory as
may be prescribed, being a process which involves—
(a) risk of injury to the eyes from particles or fragments thrown off in the course of the process,
or
(b) risk to the eyes by reason of exposure to excessive light, the State Government may by rules
require that effective screens or suitable goggles shall be provided for the protection of persons
employed on, or in the immediate vicinity of, the process.
[36. Precautions against dangerous fumes, gases, etc.—(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.]
[36A. Precautions regarding the use of portable electric light.—In any factory—
(a) no portable electric light or any other electric appliance of voltage exceeding twenty-four
volts shall be permitted for use inside any chamber, tank, vat, pit, pipe, flue or other confined space
[unless adequate safety devices are provided]; and
(b) if any inflammable gas, fume or dust is likely to be present in such chamber, tank, vat, pit,
pipe, flue or other confined space, no lamp or light other than that flame-proof construction shall be
permitted to be used therein.]
1. Subs. by Act 20 of 1987, s. 16, for clause (c) (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).
2. Subs. by s. 17, ibid., for section 36 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).
3. Ins. by Act 94 of 1976, s. 16 (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).
4. Ins. by Act 20 of 1987, s. 18 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).