(5)Precautions against ignition. - Wherever there is danger of fire or explosion from accumulation of flammable or explosive substances in air-(a)all electrical apparatus shall either be excluded from the area of risk or they shall be of such construction and so installed and maintained as to prevent the danger of their being a source of ignition;(b)effective measures shall be adopted for prevention of accumulation of static charges to a dangerous extent;(c)workers shall wear shoes without iron or steel nails or any other exposed ferrous materials which is likely to cause sparks by friction;(d)smoking, lighting or carrying matches ,lighters or smoking materials shall be prohibited.(e)transmission belts with iron fasteners shall not be used; and(f)all other precautions, as are reasonably-practicable, shall be taken to prevent initiation of ignition from all other possible sources such as open flames, frictional sparks overheated surfaces of machinery or plant, chemical or physical-chemical reaction and radiant heat.[The material susceptible to spontaneous ignition shall be stored in dry condition and should be in heaps of such capacity and separated by such passage which will prevent fire. The materials susceptible to ignition and stored in the open shall be at a distance not less than 1 meter away from process or storage buildings] [Added by SRO. No. 1149/2001 dt. 28-12-2001.].
