Ordinance on Prevention of Lead Poisoning
(Special Ordinance of September 30, 1972)
(Ministry of Labour Ordinance No. 37)
Chapter IV. Management
Section 2. Supervision of Work
(Work Beneath Hopper)
Article 39.The employer shall not have workers engage in work at locations beneath hoppers which might spill powdered lead, etc., or sintered ore, etc., being loaded to the said hoppers. Whereas, this provision shall not be applied when workers who work temporarily in such locations are supplied with effective respiratory protective equipment.
(Scraping Off Lead-Containing Paints)
Article 40.The employer shall take the following measures when he/she has workers engage in work to scrape off lead-containing paints from objects as provided for in item 8 of Attached Table 4 of the Enforcement Order:
- The said lead work shall be conducted in a wet method unless it is extremely difficult.
- Scraped-off lead-containing paints shall be promptly removed.
(Raking Out Lead Compounds)
Article 41.The employer shall take the following measures when he/she has workers engage in work to rake lead compounds out of baking furnace:
- Set the hopper or container to receive lead compounds as close as possible to the raking outlet of the furnace.
- Use a rake with long handle.
(Work Inside Lead Facilities)
Article 42.The employer shall take the following measures when he/she has workers engage in the work listed in item 9 of Attached Table 4 of the Enforcement Order:
- Be certain to shut off the joint between the said lead facilities and the other facilities which are to be kept in operation prior to the commencement of the work.
- Sufficiently ventilate the inside of the said lead facilities prior to the commencement of the work.
- Prevent the diffusion of the lead dust, etc., or sintered ore, etc., by means of wetting those substances either sticking to or accumulating in the said lead facilities prior to the commencement of the work.
- Have the workers wash their bodies as soon as the work is completed.
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