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ROVISIONS AS TO S AFETY AND E MPLOYMENT >General provisions as to safety. A>
1. For the prevention of dangerous accidents, and for ensuring the safety of
persons employed, in every quarry, the following provisions shall have effect:
C >>( a ) The working of the sides and of the overburden of the quarry shall
be carried on so as to prevent dangerous falls of material; C >>( b ) The top
of the quarry, and any opening or shaft made for the purpose of quarrying
shall, if dangerous, be kept securely fenced; C >>( c ) If quarrying work is
carried on after dark, the quarry shall be under the supervision of a
competent person appointed by the owner, occupier or agent for the purpose of
such work; C >>( d ) Effective measures shall be taken for securing and
maintaining sufficient and suitable lighting in every part of the quarry in
which persons are working; C >>( e ) No explosives shall be taken into or used
in any quarry except explosives provided by the owner, occupier, or agent; C
>>( f ) Due and effective warning shall be given before blasting is commenced
and when it is finished. >Dust precautions.
[{1}P ART IIA it is not provided with an efficient and properly maintained barrier so designed and constructed as to prevent any person from accidentally falling into the quarry, and C >>( b ) by reason of its accessibility from a highway or a place of public resort, it constitutes a danger to members of the public. <1878 c.52 ]
Ss.13, 14 rep. by SR 1980/333[
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