Section 7 in Punjab Boiler Operation Engineers' Rules, 2001
7. Limits of daily period of attendance, reliefs and sphere of action.
(1)A person, incharge of a boiler, shall be deemed to be in direct and immediate charge of the same when he is within the range of fifty metres of such a boiler,(2)An Operation Engineer of a boiler or boilers for which a certificate of proficiency is required may be relieved of the charge by a person holding a first class certificate of competency as an attendant in any one day for not more than two periods, the total of which shall not exceed two hours :Provided that the holder of a first class certificate of competency as an attendant may also with the consent, in writing, of the Chief Inspector, relieve a person holding a certificate of proficiency as an operation engineer for a period which may extend to ten consecutive days which, in special circumstances, the Chief Inspector may extend to any length of time but not exceeding thirty days at a time.
