Factories (Wool and Hair Processing) Regulations, 1975.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Factories (Wool and Hair Processing) Regulations, 1975.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall come into operation on the 31st day of December, 1975.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations—
"the Act" means the Factories Act, 1955 (No. 10 of 1955);
"approved" means approved for the time being by the Minister;
"horsehair" means tail or mane horsehair whether in the raw state or partially or wholly prepared;
"the Minister" means the Minister for Labour;
"the occupier" means the occupier of a factory to which these Regulations apply;
"opening" for the purposes of Regulations 9, 10, 11, 12 and 32 of these Regulations means the opening of the fleece, including the untying or cutting of the knots, or, if the material is not in the fleece, the opening out of the material for inspection or classification, and "open" and "opened" shall be construed accordingly.
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paragraphs: (1) For the purposes of these Regulations
"certified" means certified by the director of a bacteriological laboratory recognised by a Health Board established under the Health Act, 1970 (No. 1 of 1970);
"disinfection" means—
( a ) exposure to steam at a temperature of not less than 100° Celsius for at least half an hour of material so loosened, spread out or exposed as to allow the steam to penetrate throughout, which process is certified to secure the destruction of anthrax spores in all parts of all wool or hair subjected to the process, or
( b ) exposure of wool or hair to a disinfectant under such conditions of concentration and temperature of the disinfectant, and such duration and manner of exposure of the wool or hair to the disinfectant as may be certified to secure the destruction of anthrax spores in all parts of all wool or hair subjected to the process.
(2) A certificate relating to a process of disinfection referred to in paragraph (1) of this regulation shall not be valid until—
( a ) a copy of the certificate has been furnished to the Minister, and
( b ) the certificate has been attached to the register required to be maintained by the occupier pursuant to Regulation 17 of these Regulations.
(3) A certificate relating to a process of disinfection referred to in paragraph (1) of this regulation may be revoked at any time by the Minister either generally or in relation to a factory in which anthrax has occurred.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall apply to all factories in which the processes of sorting, willowing, washing, combing or carding wool or hair, of the types specified in the Schedule to these Regulations and which has not undergone disinfection, and all processes incidental or related thereto are carried on.
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paragraphs: (1) It shall be the duty of the occupier to comply with the provisions of Regulations 7 to 31 of these Regulations.
(2) It shall be the duty of all persons employed to comply with the provisions of Regulations 32 to 39 of these Regulations.
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paragraphs: Wool or hair, which has not undergone disinfection, of the type specified in Part IV of the Schedule to these Regulations shall not be stored other than in a room set aside for the purpose and no other wool or hair shall be stored in such a room.
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paragraphs: Wool or hair shall not be stored in a sorting room or in a willowing room.
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paragraphs: Bales of wool or hair of the types specified in the Schedule to these Regulations shall not be opened for the purpose of being sorted or manufactured by any person other than by a person skilled in judging the condition of the material.
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paragraphs: Wool or hair of the type specified in Part I of the Schedule to these Regulations shall not be opened from the bale until the bale has been thoroughly soaked in water.
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paragraphs: (1) Wool or hair (other than horsehair) of the type specified in Part II of the Schedule to these Regulations shall not be opened from the bale unless—
( a ) it is thoroughly steeped in water, or
( b ) the wool or hair is opened over an efficient opening screen which is fitted with a mechanical exhaust draught, and is situated in a room in which the opening of bales and no other work is carried on.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) (b) of this regulation, an opening screen shall not be deemed to be efficient if—
( a ) the area of the screen is less than 1.1 square metres,
( b ) the length or breadth of the screen is less than 1 metre, and
( c ) the velocity of the exhaust draught is, at any point of the screen within 450 millimetres of the centre, less than 30.5 linear metres per minute.