Factories Act - Subsidiary legislation Jurisdiction Guyana Year 1949 Published in English Source In: The Laws of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana, 1977, [107]p. Serial number Laws of Guyana Chapter 95:02 Descriptors [Primary] Guyana, manufacturing industries, occupational safety and health [Secondary] compendium, construction sites, emergency exits, first aid, harbours, housekeeping, law, lifting equipment, notification of occupational accidents, safety devices, welfare facilities, woodworking machines Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract Collection of Regulations issued under the Factories Act (CIS 96-2). The Regulations are: Notices designating officers of the Labour Authority and labour inspectors (1974); Hours of Work (Saw Mill Workers; Printing Trade Workers) (1956 et seq.); Factories Act (Exemption) Order (1961) [exemption of certain dock workers from certain provisions of the Act]; Factories (Prescribed Forms) (12/1949 et seq.) [covering registration and accident notification forms]; Factories (Fire Escapes) (1/1951); Factories (First Aid) (2/1951); Docks (Safety) (2/1951, 12/1953); Distilleries (Safety) (7/1951); Factories (Health and Welfare) (16/1951, 36/1953) [covering: cleanliness, overcrowding, temperature, ventilation, lighting, sanitation, welfare facilities, industrial diseases, hours of work]; Factories (Examining Surgeons) (18/1952); Factories (Woodworking Machinery) (Safety) (4/1953); Factories (Safety) (14/1953) [covering: fencing of machinery and other aspects of machine safety; floors, passages and stairs; lifting equipment; dangerous fumes]; Building (Safety) (4/1955) [covering: scaffolds and means of access; raising and lowering; excavations; demolition; health and welfare; miscellaneous - vehicles, explosives, generation of steam and smoke, protection against falling materials, lighting, temporary structures, safety nets, safety supervision]. CIS No. 96-7 Database ID 66043