Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Dry Batteries) Regulations 1976 - Legal Notice 196 of 1976. Jurisdiction China - Hong Kong Year 1976 Published in English Serial title Hong Kong Government Gazette Source 6 Aug. 1976, No.32, Legal Supplement No.2, p.B607-611. Serial number Hong Kong Cap.59 P Descriptors [Primary] Hong Kong, battery and dry cell manufacture, manganese dioxide, occupational hygiene [Secondary] housekeeping, law, personal hygiene, protective clothing, respirable dust, ventilation, warning notices, welfare facilities Subject category Chemical safety Abstract These Regulations, dated 26 July 1976, are intended to protect workers' health in premises where dry-cell batteries containing manganese dioxide are manufactured. Definitions are followed by sections devoted to: storage; mixing rooms; rooms for moulding and pressing manganese dioxide "dollies"; dust; ventilation; good housekeeping; tiled surfaces for walls and floors, avoidance of dust concentration; prohibition of taking meals, smoking or sleeping in mixing rooms or moulding and pressing rooms; protective clothing (cap, face mask, gloves, overalls); lockers; washing facilities; warning notices; liability for use of faulty equipment; penalties. CIS No. 77-425 Database ID 26657