Section 43 in Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Scheme, 1961
43. Material and construction.
(1)A sufficient supply of sound and substantial material shall be available in a convenient place or places for the construction of staging.(2)All the staging shall-(a)be securely constructed of sound and substantial material and shall be maintained in such condition as to ensure the safety of all dock workers ; and(b)inspected at regular and frequent intervals by a competent person.(3)All planks intended to be used for staging shall -(a)be carefully examined before being taken into use ; and(b)be re-examined before they are used again after the stages have been dismantled, by a person qualified to detect faults in timber.(4)All planks forming stages shall be fastened to prevent slipping, unless they extend 54 cm. (18 inches) or more beyond the inside edge of the thwart or support on which they rest.(5)All stages shall be of sufficient width, as is reasonable in all the circumstances of the case, to secure the safety of dock workers working thereon. In particular, no stage at a height of 2 m. (6 inches) or more above the ground, dock bottom, deck or tank top, shall be less than [30 cm. (12 inches)] [Substituted by S.O. 75, dated the 18th December, 1965.] wide.(6)Planks support done the rungs of ladders shall not be used to support stages.(7)(a)Stages suspended by ropes or chain shall be secured as far as possible so as to prevent their swinging.(b)Fibre ropes shall not be used for suspending stages except where such stages are suspended from rope reaved through blocks.[Safe means of access shall be provided for the use of workers to and from stages, Ropes used for suspending stages shall not be used as means of access.] [Inserted by ibid.]
