Hide and Skin Regulations, 1942.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Hide and Skin Regulations, 1942.
2 Commencement
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall come into operation on the 16th day of March, 1942.
3 Interpretation
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paragraphs: The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.
4 "The Minister
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paragraphs: In these Regulations the expression "the Minister" means the Minister for Industry and Commerce.
5 Application
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paragraphs: These Regulations apply in relation to any factory or workshopin which either or both of the following are carried on, that is to say :—
(a) the handling of imported hides or skins, whether dry or salted, and
(b) the liming and tanning of raw hides and skins (including the re-tanning of tanned or partly tanned hides and skins) and processes incidental thereto.
6 Non-application of certain Articles in certain cases
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paragraphs: Articles 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 18 of these Regulations shall not apply in respect of persons employed in the process of unloading any ship in any dock, harbour, or canal or in moving or handling hides or skins in or at any dock, wharf, or quay or in any warehouse other than a warehouse used wholly or mainly for the storage of hides or skins.
7 Relaxation of requirements of certain Articles
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paragraphs: —(1) When the Minister is satisfied in respect of any warehouse to which Articles 12 and 13 of these Regulations apply that the relaxation of any of the requirements of those Articles which involve the provision of means of heating is necessary for the safety of such warehouse, he may by certificate authorise such relaxation to such extent and subject to such conditions as may be specified in such certificate.
(2) Every certificate issued under this Article shall have effect in accordance with the terms thereof but shall be revocable at any time by the Minister.
8 Revocation
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paragraphs: The Hides and Skins Regulations, 1921, made on the 29th day of December, 1921, under Section 79 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, are hereby revoked.
9 Part II of these Regulations to be observed by occupiers and Part III by persons employed
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paragraphs: Part II of these Regulations shall be observed by every occupier of a factory or workshop in relation to which these Regulations apply and Part III thereof by every person employed in such a factory or workshop.
PART II. REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED BY OCCUPIERS.
10 Protective clothing
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paragraphs: —(1) There shall be provided and maintained in good condition for the use of all persons employed in the processes set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations the protective clothing indicated in respect of such processes in the said Schedule.
(2) Aprons and leg coverings provided in accordance with this Article shall be such as to afford effective protection from the wet or damp of the processes for which they are worn.
(3) Leg coverings provided in accordance with this Article shall include vamps, spats, or other efficient means of preventing water entering the uppers of the wearer's footwear.
11 First-aid boxes and cupboards
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paragraphs: —(1) The provisions set out in the Second Schedule to these Regulations in relation to first-aid boxes and cupboards shall be observed.
(2) Where an ambulance room is provided in respect of any particular factory or workshop and such arrangements are made as to ensure the immediate treatment therein of injuries, the Minister may by certificate exempt the occupier from observing in relation to such factory or workshop the requirements of the immediately preceding paragraph of this Article to such extent and subject to such conditions as may be specified in such certificate.
(3) Every certificate issued under this Article shall have effect in accordance with the terms thereof but shall be revocable at any time by the Minister.
12 Cloak-room accommodation
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paragraphs: —(1) There shall be provided and maintained for the use of all persons employed—
(a) suitable accommodation for clothing put off during working hours,
(b) suitable and separate accommodation for protective clothing provided under these Regulations, and
(c) adequate arrangements for drying such protective and other clothing.
(2) Accommodation provided in pursuance of this Article shall be kept clean and be placed under the charge of a responsible person.
13 Mess-room
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paragraphs: —(1) A suitable mess-room shall be provided and maintained for the use of all persons employed who remain on the premises during meal intervals.
(2) Where the Minister is satisfied in respect of any factory or workshop that some other suitable arrangement is made in lieu of providing a mess-room, he may by certificate exempt the occupier from observing in relation to such factory or workshop the requirements of the immediately preceding paragraph of this Article.
(3) Every certificate issued under this Article shall have effect in accordance with the terms thereof but shall be revocable at any time by the Minister.
(4) A mess-room provided in pursuance of this Article shall be—
(a) outside any room or shed in which bales or skins are opened or hides or skins are handled after the bales are opened,
(b) separate from the accommodation provided in pursuance of the immediately preceding Article of these Regulations,
(c) furnished with sufficient tables and chairs or benches with back rests,
(d) provided with adequate means for warming food and boiling water,
(e) kept clean and sufficiently warm, and
(f) be placed under the charge of a responsible person.
14 Washing facilities
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paragraphs: —(1) Suitable facilities for washing, including a sufficient supply of clean towels, renewed daily, nail brushes, soap and warm water, shall be provided and maintained for all persons employed.
(2) Facilities provided in pursuance of this Article shall be kept clean and be placed under the charge of a responsible person.
15 Wrapping material
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paragraphs: In every tannery all wrapping material in which hides or skins have been packed shall be destroyed by burning unless such wrapping material is disinfected either by exposure to steam at a temperature of not less than 212° F. for at least thirty minutes in a properly constructed steam disinfecting apparatus or by boiling for at least one hour.
16 Inspection where certain solutions are used
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paragraphs: Where solutions containing chromates or salts of chromium with free acid are used, arrangements shall be made for an inspection of the fingers of all persons coming into contact with such solutions to be made twice in every week by a person in charge of a first-aid box or cupboard provided in pursuance of these Regulations.
PART III. REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED BY PERSONS EMPLOYED.
17 Report of injuries, washing, etc
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paragraphs: Every person employed shall—
(a) report to his foreman any cut or sore and, until it has been treated, abstain from handling hides or skins, and
(b) if he is employed in breaking open the bales of hides or skins or in handling hides or skins after the bales have been opened, wash the hands, clean the nails, and leave off the protective clothing before partaking of food or leaving the premises.
18 Prohibition on partaking of food, etc., in certain places
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paragraphs: No person employed shall keep or partake of food or keep any article of clothing other than those he is wearing in any room or shed in which bales of hides or skins are opened or hides or skins are handled after the bales have been opened or in any place in which any of the processes set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations are carried on.