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Document ID (ISN)28369
CIS number 77-1821
ISSN - Serial title New South Wales Government Gazette
Year 1976
Convention or series no.
Author(s)
Department of Labour and Industry, Sydney.
Title Factories (Health and Safety - Dipping in Flammable Solutions) Regulations 1976 - Regulation No.369 of 1976.
Bibliographic information No.148, 19 Nov. 1976, p.5125-5128.
Abstract These Regulations, dated 22 Oct. 1976 (entry into force: 1 Jan. 1977) are made under the Factories, Shops and Industries Act 1962. They apply to all industrial processes involving the coating of articles by dipping in a flammable solution, including draining and drying of the articles. Sections are devoted to: employers' obligations; provision of local exhaust ventilation at rim of tank or vat for fume removal; liquid level in tank; inspection openings and cleaning holes in exhaust ducts; suppression of sparking in fans and belts; no smoking or naked lights; storage of flammable solutions; maintenance of exhaust system; powers and duties of factory inspectors.
Descriptors (primary) flammable liquids; Australia; fire prevention; dip coating; New South Wales
Descriptors (secondary) local exhaust; sources of ignition; maintenance and repair; storage; responsibilities; penalties; replaced; law; warning notices
Document type A - Laws, regulations, directives
Country / State or ProvinceNew South Wales
Subject(s) Standards and directives with the force of law
Broad subject area(s) Fires, explosions and major hazards
Browse category(ies) Fires
Surface treatment