Lead poisoning : from the industrial, medical, and social points of view. Lectures delivered at the Royal Institute of Public Health.

  • Oliver, Thomas, Sir.
Date:
1914
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    for the use of the workers, with soap, nail brushes, and at least one lavatory basin for every five persons employed. Each such basin shall be fitted with a waste pipe. There shall be a constant supply of hot and cold water laid on, except where there is no available public water service, in which case the provision of hot and cold water shall be such as shall satisfy the Inspector in charge of the district.* The lavatory shall be thoroughly cleaned and supplied with clean towels after every meal. There shall, in addition, be means of washing in close proximity to the workers of each department, if required by notice in writing from the Inspector in charge of the district. There shall be facilities, to the satisfaction of the Inspector in charge of the district, for the workers to wash out their mouths. 19. Before each meal, and before the end of the day's work, at least ten minutes in addition to the regular meal times, shall be allowed to each worker for washing. A notice to this effect shall be affixed in each depart- ment. * The following Rule is in force in certain works in substitu- tion for paragraph 1 of Rule 18 : — The occupier shall provide and maintain in a cleanly state and in good repair for the use of persons em- ployed a lavatory containing either— (a) At least one lavatory basin for every five such persons, fitted with a waste pipe, or placed in a trough having a waste pipe, and having a constant supply of hot and cold water, or warm water, laid on ; or {b) Troughs of enamel or similar smooth im- pervious material, fitted with waste pipes without plugs, and having a constant supply of hot and cold water, or warm water, laid on. The length of such troughs shall be in a proportion of not less than 2 feet for every five persons employed. He shall also provide in the lavatory, soap, nail brushes, and a sufficient supply of towels.