| Factories Act |
(Chapter 104, Section 102)
| Factories (Persons-in-Charge) Regulations |
| Rg 9 |
| REVISED EDITION 1990 |
| (25th March 1992) |
| [26th December 1986] |
| Citation |
| 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Factories (Persons-in-Charge) Regulations. |
| Definitions |
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
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| Application |
| 3. No person shall be in charge of any steam boiler, steam engine or internal combustion engine, except as provided in these Regulations. |
| Steam boilers whose heating surface is 50 square metres or less |
| Steam boilers whose heating surface is between 50 square metres and 200 square metres |
| 5. Where the heating surface of a steam boiler or the aggregate heating surface of steam boilers connected to a common range exceeds 50 square metres but does not exceed 200 square metres, a first class steam boiler attendant shall be in charge of such boiler or boilers during each shift, and regulation 4(2) shall apply. |
| Steam boilers whose heating surface is between 200 square metres and 500 square metres |
| 6. Where the heating surface of a steam boiler or the aggregate heating surface of steam boilers connected to a common range exceeds 200 square metres but does not exceed 500 square metres, a second grade steam engineer shall be in charge of such boiler or boilers during each shift, and he shall be assisted by a first or second grade boiler attendant for each separate boiler or boilers, and regulation 4(2) shall apply. |
| Steam boilers whose heating surface exceeds 500 square metres |
| 7. Where the heating surface of a steam boiler or the aggregate heating surface of steam boilers connected to a common range exceeds 500 square metres, a first grade steam engineer shall, unless the Chief Inspector otherwise directs, be in charge of such boiler or boilers and he shall be assisted during each shift by a first or second grade steam engineer and by as many first or second grade boiler attendants as shall be sufficient to ensure that there shall not be more than two steam boilers to each attendant. |
| Internal combustion engine whose power does not exceed 60 kilowatts |
| 8. Where the greatest power of any one internal combustion engine in any one factory does not exceed 60 kilowatts, a second-class driver (internal combustion engine) shall be in charge. |
| Internal combustion engine whose power exceeds 60 kilowatts but does not exceed 100 kilowatts |
| 9. Where the power of an internal combustion engine or engines forming one plant exceeds 60 kilowatts but does not exceed 100 kilowatts, a first-class driver (internal combustion engine) shall be in charge. |
| Internal combustion engine whose power exceeds 100 kilowatts but does not exceed 300 kilowatts |
| 10. Where the power of an internal combustion engine or engines forming one plant exceeds 100 kilowatts but does not exceed 300 kilowatts, a second grade engineer shall be in charge and he shall be assisted by a first or second-class driver (internal combustion engine) for each internal combustion engine. |
| Internal combustion engine whose power exceeds 300 kilowatts |
| 11. Where the power of an internal combustion engine or engines forming one plant exceeds 300 kilowatts, a first grade engineer shall, unless the Chief Inspector otherwise directs, be in charge and shall be assisted by such engineers and such drivers as the Chief Inspector may direct. |
| Responsibility of first grade engineer |
| 12. Where a first grade engineer is required to be in charge, such engineer may be resident or non-resident, but shall accept full responsibility for the safe working of the machinery. |
| Exemption |
| 13. The Chief Inspector may exempt, with conditions, by certificate in writing, certain classes of steam boilers or internal combustion engines from the requirements of these Regulations if he is satisfied that such requirements cannot be reasonably applied. [S 522/2000 wef 01/12/2000] |