The draft home office regulations for chemical works

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1921
• Weight: 140 KB
• Volume: 40
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0368-4075
• DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5000400301

✦ Synopsis

THE DRAFT' HOME OFFICE REGULATIONS FOR CHEMICAL WORKS.

( I ' r o n ~ the rlssociutiou of British ClicmicuZ df "I1 ICfUCl urcrs.) The prorisioii of hygiciiic coiiditioiis for I:ilioiir and of protcc~ioii froiii tl:iiigcr for workers is IIOW rccogiiiscd ;is bciiig :ibsolutcly csseiiti:il in cvcry iiiduswy, iiiid cspcci:il~y is this so in tlic clicniicnl iii.lustry trlicre tlic work inrolvcd iii ccrtniii III:IIIUf;ictiircs is of :I diiiigeroiis mid iiiilicnltliy c1i:ir:icter. 1 1 1 0 driirt ltcgiiliitioiis for Cliciiiicnl Works rccciitly issued 1)y tlic Hoiiic Ollicc h v c set :I very high stiiiid:ird for tho coiiditioiie of cirrploylricnt to I)c riitiiutiiiiicd in cheiiiic;iI fiictorics. This is very dcsirtihle, but i t is felt by : I Iwgc scctioii of tlic iiidiistry tlint soinc of the proposcd dcniiinds :ire of :in cstriivagniit nrid iiiipriictic:iblo iiritiirc.

111 tlic Iiirger niid iiiorc iiioderii works tlic provisions nindc for tlic Iicnlth niid gericrnl wclfnrc of the. ~~i i p l o y ~e t l nro iii iiiost cnscs csccllciit, lmt the ciiforcciiicnt of tlic proposcd rcgrilritioiis sill, cvcii iii these iiistnnccs, iiivolre ndtlitionnl cspciitliturc.