7. Repairs of the plant mentioned in Para. 5 in which workers are exposed to inhalation of slag dust shall be entrusted by the occupier only to such workers as wear respirators supplied for the purpose or other means of protecting mouth and nostrils such as wet sponges, handkerchiefs, &c.
8. Emptying of slag powder from the grinding mills and dust collectors and transference to the store rooms shall only be done in accordance with special regulations designed to minimise dust.
9. Filling slag powder into sacks from the outlets of the mills, elevating and discharging it into receptacles shall only be done under efficient exhaust ventilation.
10. Sacks in which the powder is transported and piled in heaps shall be of a certain defined strength to be increased in the case of sacks to be piled in heaps more than 3½ metres in height. Special rooms separated from other workrooms shall be provided for storage of slag powder in sacks. Only the sacks representing the previous day’s production may be stored in the grinding rooms.
Basic slag in powder and not in sacks shall be kept in special storage rooms shut off entirely from other workrooms. No person shall enter such storage rooms when they are being filled or emptied. Discharging the contents of the sacks into them shall be done under exhaust ventilation.
11. The floors of the workrooms described in Para. 1 shall be cleaned before the commencement of each shift or in an interval during each shift. No person except those engaged in cleaning shall be present during the operation. If cleaning is effected by sweeping, the occupier shall require the persons doing it to wear the respirators provided or other protection for the mouth and nose.
12. The occupier shall not permit the workers to bring spirits into the factory.
13. A lavatory and cloakroom and, separated from them and in a part of the building free from dust, a meal room shall be provided. These rooms shall be kept clean, free from dust, and be heated during the winter.
In the lavatory and cloakroom water, soap, and towels shall be provided and adequate arrangements shall be made for keeping the clothing taken off before commencing work.
The occupier shall give the persons employed opportunity to take a warm bath daily before leaving work in a bathroom erected inside the factory and heated during the winter.