25 tal-1984

L .i". 15 o f 198-1

F ACT ORIE S ORDINANCE (CAP . 169)

PO WH Pr~ ss ~ s R~ gubtiollS , 198-1

IN EX ERCISE of Ihe powers con ferred by !!CClioo 3 of llIe

Factories OrdirnlI\~C. Ihe Mini ster of Labour and S<xial Servioes ha s

made the following rcgulations

Th~le

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a~

regulations may

cited

tile Power Pu$s.es

( 1)

Regulations. 19114.

(}) T~ regulations shall come ;mo force afler twenly-one

days from Ihe d3y on whicb !hey are laid on Ihe Table of Ihe H{)Use

of Repr~s"'tatives in accordance wilh tile provisions of sub5ec tion O~

of .section 3 of llIe Factories Ordinance. which d ~te shall be noliftro

by the Min ist~r of Labour and Social Services by nOlice in llIe GazeUe.

In I h~$e regulDlions. unless Ihe conte~1 otherwise requires-

Puttk .... ritaj id la' tall';. mt fttlq bil-PllMlgrafu (I ) .... "'lI'liamm 4

lI·tlllI"& gllandu jinkludi taglllim pnuitu xieraq u bitfejjed fi)'hwejjea I; tejj'n

dwar kull .ana u' prtSA u m<:u Ill: sigurtJo 1i dWOlrlH.>rn itoo hemm ft5ieb 1i linhatllr

;!-persun. 1i Itun qeoi li8i mllarrp. ji!ir.eri -

I . M ekkan;tmu IIII·pre:lSa b'ri fcf(:nza partitelari dWOlr iHigurtl IlIg11horn.

b·,ortll u 1.(un7.joni tal·mekkanitrnu ta l .... ""ch. f/ywhuls. brejkijiet u t.agIImir

anti11ari.

2. Mew In' ",Md. Xorta \4' mem. F~jonijiet ta' tull llOfUl ta' men..

Metodu ta' sllIllujoni, , !",zzjon u prova magl'ldud tit jinsabu difeui.

3. II-kawtn M' ~tid""'i,, kif j/tu mllarsa. 1Hawno ta' u tllaris minn a~identi

b'riferenza spetj.1i ghal preses.

4. lx·xorllolln/'~rJU"n fj ti_llja /'1I11oddn. Metodi la' xogllol bla ""riklu .

KoperazzzjOll; gI'Iallubritazz;oni ma' min illaddem i).prtssa.

Disinn ta' lI~odda -

S.

dwar rr.etodi \;I' xogllol bb perllrJu.

"apprO"ed" IIlcam approved by certificalc of the Director of

Labour;

'"clutch mechanism" means. i ... rclllion to a power press. a

device designed to impart wllen reqmred the movement of Ihe ny-

whcel to any 1001

'"factory" hQ! the same mean ing as is assigned to it by section

2 of Ihe Ord inance mso far 3 S a power press is installed or ~ in

any su~h premises

" f i ~ed fencing" means fencing provi ded for the toots of a

power press being fencing which has no moving parIS associated

witb or dCpCllIlcnt upon the mechanism of a poYo>er press and

indudes that part of a dosed 1001 which acts DS a guard;

"Ordinancc" meam Ibe Faeloriei Ordinance;

"power press" means a power~ ri...ut JlCCIii 01" pccss brake

used wholly or partly for Ihe working of metal by means of took

or for the purpose of di(: provin,. I nd lOoil ich nnbodies I n)W1tee1

and a clutch mechanism;

··~fety device" means tile fencing and aey otber safeguard

provided for the looIs of • pow!:r Pfe5S in pursuanoe of require-

ments imposed by or under llIe Ordinance.

J. (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of Ihi, regulation . these regu la.

lions apply to e"ery factory in wh ich an)" powcr pTCM is used.

(2) NOlhing in thcse regulations shall apply as respecls any

power press when used for work ing hOI met~1. or wh ich is nOI being

used for working cold mela l and is intended ne~t to be used for work·

ing hOI melal.

(3) T he provisions of these regu lations arc in addilion to

and not in substilution of or in dim in ution of other requirements im·

~d by or under the Ordinance.

(]) E~cepl as provided in paragraph (S) of Ihis regulation.

no person shall set. ~t . adjust or tryout Ihe tools on a power press

"' ..... ror "<e. or install or adjust any safety dcvice Ihereon. being i n~tallation or

adjustmenl preparatory to production or die proving. or ca rry out an

inspeclion aDd lesl of any sa fely dem lhe~n req~ired by regulation

Ebda p = jew lJIen ta' sigunll ma ghandu jibda jintuta

(1)

go fabbrika ghall-ewwel darba f'dik il·fabbrika. jew fil-kat la ' mezz ta'

sigunlt ghall~w"'el daTba fuq ~i pr=, kcmm·il darba ro ll. j.L unnx gew

etaminali u ppruv31i, [iJ·kd ta ' pressa. wara l-istallazzjoni fil.fabbri lca ,

jcw til-kd ta' 1UCn:I.I' sigllrt~. mew jkun f'pOSlu fU(! i)"~ssa li dWlrha

jlrun se jimlib, minn pcTSUnl kompetetlti ,

Ebda press. ma gl\aodha tinlllia kernm .i l darba ma Ikun~

!id etaminall se""",. u ppruvatl minn penuna kompeteDti ~

la) fil-ht Ill' pm.sa li fuqh.I-gIIodod itollhom ilqugh cslduti_

varncnl b'ilqugll fiss, fil·peri jodu Ill' Ina~_il13hu H )allbat minnufih

qabel; jew

IbI rkulll.t iel'lor. fiJ·perijodu 1.1' sin .mur li }allbat miDnufih

qabel.

m Ebda IN''1oS'I ma ghandhu linluta kcrum·il darba kul! me>'~

la' 5igurtl. (bolmt minn i)qu,h ross! fuqba jkun fil-perijodU ta' si ll xbur

minnufib qabellkun l'IiegMd f'pestu fU(! dik i"p~, Ihn tie damin.1

u ppruvII fid4ellal nHIll! pc~una kom pelC1l1i.

141 Il-persul\8 kompc:tellli 11 laghmd H:1ami u l-provB lalll id,

dispo.tiujonijiel ",' !label,,' daD ir-regolamen l ghandlla laghmcl T1lpport

la'l-clam; u lal_prova fuq it·formula .pprovala u Ii jkun fiba I·partikola_

riUlj;,,1 appro.a" u kun rapper! bllal dak gIIandu fi 1rnien erbalax·il jum

mil-[Iestija la' khmi 11 p'OIIa jiti reiiWat fi jew mehmuf rnIIr'rq:istru

mitmurn gll~!I·fin; 1:1' dan ir,regolametll.

\If Meta xi djfell jinstab hi pressa)cw mezz ta' sigurta b'~i OO .. d I;

elamj Jew J!f()\'I Iabl ir..-egolamenl S 11, fiHchm. tal.pel'!;lJna kompetcnli _ba .......

li laghm.,] 1-ct20mi u I.prova jew _

la) I-ims.emmi djfet! jollloq peritlu liI persuni mpjegat u min'

ll.abba rIleU il·pressa jc ... il..neu ta' siguru, stand il-td,

m'ghandux jinluia s.akemm id-difeu jitranp;

(bl I_imsemmi difetl iista' ,i tun li jol'i1oq pc:ri ~lu lil penuni

mpjegali 11 minhabOO flleU il-pm.sa;ew il-men ta' sigurtll., Hood

ii-kat, m'ghandux iimufa wara 1i jtl!addi perijodu $pCtifital kernm-i!

darba 1.;m$Cnlmi difeH ma jilranpx.

da~ id-d ifen gl\aodu. kemm jifLa' jku n malajr "''''ra li jitlefla l-clami It

i-prova, iiti avtal biHniktub milJ..penuoa kOlllpelenli !il)..priJltipal lal,

fabbrika u, 'iHat IB' dife\! li ;3.Qa ' lalll iw ul>paragrafu Ibl la' dan ,I.

p;u1Igrafu Ilak I-ilvvit gIIandu iinkludi l·p:rijod u 1i fih. fil·fehma lal·

pcrsur.a kompclenti, id4ifen gl\aodu jilranp,

I~I

F'tuH kat mela l·aV'YiI ihn inghaLa lahl il·paragrafu (]I

10' dao ir·~olamenl, kopja 1aJ'.TaPJ)()I"1 mBgIImul lahl ir·rcgolamenl ~

(4), gllaodlut liiUamm fuq il'pOSl b'ex li~ speujoruua minn xl spenur,

III

Mela xi difell hila! d:lk jiQi utal liH·priotipal $I::ood id·

di~pe;iiujonijiel I~' (jabel ta' da"

ir,rcgolamcm il· prcssa jev.' i!'meZlla'

ligurt~, skOlld iJ..ka1. li jtoHu ~ill\SOemmj difell ma gIIandu~ jio luta ~

(I) fil-kat ta' difell li jaqa' IIhl is-sub-paragr:afu (I) lal,pllf~'

grafu (Il ta' dan ir .regolnm~n l sakernrn jilranp d4i fett; u

lbl fil·~a! la' direll h jaq3' 13~1 iH!/b-paragrafu (bJ tal-para·

Brafu (]I la' da" ir·rqoi.amenl. Wlta. li jgl\addi I-pcri)odu ipetifital

kemm,i l darba J·irnsemmi difcu ma j tun~ lranp,

( 4) Kemm jis\JI' jk un malajr ... an!. 1i , kuo lranp xi di fcllli j.kun

Aie amI stood il-paragrafll tIJ ta' dan ir..-egolamcnt. Jbandha ssir reAl.

\raujoni minn jcw risem il.priotipal li tgJIid b'liema miiuri u f'liema

data tranAl d-difeu. L·im5emmija retislraujoni. meta pranikabbli,

gllandha Air f'forma BwrO~ala fuq id-dokument 1I jkun fih iT-rapport ta'

].dami u ]·prova ulil ir·regol:imC1l' S li malu]horn ikun inslllb ickl.ifctt ,

Jew, rxi tat ichor, ghaodha ssir bil·mi klUb u mehrnul1 kernm jis\a' jkun

ma lajr ma' I-imsemmi rapport.

unleu he _

(a. has aUainod lite age of eighlOll:n;

(b) has ~ lraiDed in accorda~ with tM Schedule 10

Ihese regulatiDnll;

(cl to compo:lenl 10 carry DUI lhose dUlies; and

(d) has been appointed by the employer 10 carry OUI Ih~

dUlies in respect of Ihe class or d=riplion of power press or IIIe

da" or description of safely devi::.: to which Ihe power press or

Ihe safely devke las the case may be) belongs; and every such

Ippointment sb~l1 be made by signed and da led enlry in. Or by

signed and dated ceTliflCate ~nacbed 10. I regUter kept for the

pUrposes of this regulllion.

(2) Any appointment made under panograph mId) of tbis

",s ulation may be made in respecl of all tM duties specified in partl·

SrBph (I) of this regulation or may be limited 10 certain of Ihose dUlies.

and whe", the ~id appointment i. so limited. pBrl i<:ula~ of tbe limita.

lion shall be set OUI in Ihe entry or certificate 18S the case may be) of

the appointment.

()I E"ery p<rton appoinlw under tile pid paragraph m(dl

.hall be furo;'bed by the emplorer with a copy or tlte entry or ceTlifi·

cale of his appoint=nl and of any entry revoting the same.

/4) Any appoinllMnt made under paragraph (1)(d) of this

regulation may be revoked by the employer at any time by signed and

daled entry in the .. id regisler.

(SI Paragraph (I) of this regula lion shall nOI apply to a nd

shall not pre""lIt the employment on selti ng. re.selling. adjusting or

Irying out o( the tools on a power press or on inllalling or adjlUting

as aforesaid a ~fely device thereclD. or on tile tllT)'ing OUl of an

inspectioll and test of Iny pfdy device Ihereoa required by regulation

7. of a p<1'SOII who {whetheT or not he ha. altained the age 0( eightOll:nl

it undergoing training ("'heth~r or not in acrordanct: with the Scheduk

to Ihese regulationsl (or thOlSC dUlies or any of litem and who is work·

ing under the immediate Juperv;,ion of a competenl p<rton a ppointed

under the ..,id paragraph (l) in respecl of the duties on which the fi rst-

mentioned ~rson is employed. provided [hat an enlry has been made

in. or a eeniflCate has boc:n allached to the regilter hpt for the pu'l"J'SC'

of Ihis regulation. specifying that the said finn·mentioned person is

undergoing soch Inining. Every loch entry or certirlCate shaU be sigtlCd

by tM said competent perJoD and sha ll specify the date on wb~h the

entry was made or Ihe «rtifK1lte was p""n (as the case may be).

S. III No power press or safety device shlll be taken inlO use 1! .. ",I".,icr.I

in any faclory for the firsl time iD that factory. or in the case of a sa fely ,od 1<11 ...

device for the fi~t lime on any power press. unless il has boc:n

thoroughly e~amilled and lesled. in tile case of a power PrC5ll . after

ins/llIalioo in the factory. or in Ihe case nf a pfely device. when in posi·

lion on the power presr in conn-eclioo with whith il is 10 be used. by •

competent pe~ .

(l) No poWer press ih.lll be ~ unkss it hu been /horough·

Iy uamined and tested by a competent person _

(al in the case of I ~'er press on which the tools are fenced

exclusively by OJ('ans of fixed fencing Wilhin the immedia tely pre-

tWing period of twelve months; or

(b) in any other case. wi,bin the immediately preceding

period of $i~ mon(h~.

13) No powcr pres! ~hall be used unleu " ,-cry safte y device

(other Iban fixed kncing) thereon has within \tK immedia lely pre«d-

inl period of si. months " .. hen in posilion on that po ... ", ~. been

thoroughly eIlmined and ,esled by a competent person.

(4) The competent person taming ou\ ~n examination and

[esl llnder the fon:",;n ~ provision, of this regulation shall make I rep!)rl

of Irn: examinalion and lest in !be apprm'w form a nd containing the

approved panic,,1an and every 5uth report shall within fourteen days

nf the compJecion of the examination alld les. be cnll:red in or attached

10 a register kepi for the pIIrpo!It of Ihis regulation.

Wllerc any defect ill d is<;;l(l!le(\ in any P'1WC' press or in

6. (I)

d * - d ....... any llafcty device by any uaminalion and tesl under regulation S and.

in ,lie opinion of Iht competem person carryina out lhe uaminalion

a nd leSI either _

ta~ lhe said defect is a eause o f danger 10 empl~ pe1'tQllS

and in corueq~m:e the ~ JI!l'SS 01" safety device (as lhe ease

may bel oughl nOl 10 be used unlil the said defect has been

re~ied;

(b) the said defecl nlay become a caUfC of danger to

employed perSOI1$ and in cOIIfCquencc the pOWer press or safety

device (as the ease n,ay be) ou&ht IlOl to be used after the upi",.

tioo of a s~irJed period unless the said defect has been remedied.

suc h defect shall. I1 soon as poSSible: afler the wrup1etion of the

CJ(ammaliOll and tel!. be notified in wriling by the competent person

to the employer of the factory aDd. in the case of a defect falling within

sub-paragraph (b) of th is paragraph such nQlificalion .ha ll im:lude the

period within which. in the opi nion o f the competent penon. the defect

ou&ln to be remNI~ .

(2) In e'"ery cMe ",here nOlifICation hali b«n give n under

pan.gnoph /I) of th i.< regu lation. a copy o f the reporl made under regul a·

lion S(4). lhall be kept on the premises for inspection by a ny illSpoclor.

()) Where any sucb defect i, notified 10 the employer in

accordante with ~ foregoing provisions of lhis ~gulation the power

pfC55 or safety device (IS the case may be) having the &aid defect shall

00( be uiN _

(a)

in 1he cue of a defect falling within sub-paragraph la)

of panlyaph (I) of thi~ regu lation unti1 the !aid defect has been

remedied; and

(b) in the. case of a defeo;l falling within ~lIb-p;tragra pb (b)

of paragraph tIJ <:1lthis regulation , a fter the e~pintlion of the ... id

lpe("ificd ~riod unlal the !-aid dcf«t bas been remedied .

(4) As soon as is pnlclkablc ~f!er any defect of whicb

notl fkation hu beeo given under pa ragra ph (1) of this regulatioo b~.

been remedied. a record shall be made by Of nn behalf of the employer

stating tbe mea5\lra by wh ich aod the dale on wbich the d efect was

remedied. The Aid record . ... "here practkabl~ . shall be made ;n an

~pprm~ form OD lhe doeumnlt containing lhe report of the examina·

lion and test under n:g\ltation S during which 1he defeo;t was disclosed.

or, ;0 any o lh er case. sha ll be made in writ ing and aLlached 1.1 soon as

is practicable 10 the said report.

No po"'-cr p.-es5 sb;U be U$ed after lh~ K lli,ng. <o-xuiDg

7. (P

.... 0{ .. rely

or adjustment o f the tools Il>ereon unless a pl:1SOII appointed for the

pUrpose under fetUlalion 41t! 111.$ inspl'Cu:d and tested c'-cry safety

dC' "lCe Ihcf«In wbile ;t is in pcs!lion on the yid ~"er prus and has

gi vtfJ I a:r1 ificale in .cronb n~ ", ;Ih paragraph 121 of Ihis regula tion

Provided lha t .11 ins!>eC"lIon. lesL . nd cenificluC ilS .fOf<'Sltid

sh~U not be Il'quired "'here any aJj<iSlmcnl of lhe looh has DO\ caused

or _uhed in any altera lion 10 or dislurn3nct: of any safelY device on

the pov.~r pras and it. aller lhe adjllSuncnl of the tools. the safety

devi<:c5. remain. in llle o pinion of such a perwn as aforesaid. in cfricient

\0l0I'\"1111 order.

(2) E,"C11' ccnificalc of an inslJO'"lion . nd

made under

t .. ,

Ihis I'I'l ularioo -

(al

shall conl&in iuffidcnt pa'li<;ula" to idemi!y every safely

device in5poeu:d .nd Le5led Ind lhe pI)"'<T pll'U on which (hat

Sl fety dc:vice was fined I[tlle lime or the inspection aDd (eSI

lbl s han Slale the dalc and lime of tbe inspeclion and leot

1~1 sha ll be: signed by t~e person carrying ou t the inspeclion

Dnd test : and

Id) ~t\a1l 'Ulte Ihat every Silfety device on the said po .... er P'""ss

is in rifident working order.

III Every certirlCate of an in!pection and test under this

,""gulj\ion 5hall be: ~epl availabk al or neDr the po .... er pr.:u to which

it reiall's few iMlX"'tion by the ~rsons employed un til 11Ie c~piration

of the period d uring " 'hich the said po .... er pre5.!i may be used in reliance

upon thl1 certificate a nd sha ll be: p...,scrvcd in the factory and kepI

available for ~ period of si~ month~ Ihc,..,aflcr for inspc<:tion by any

inspc<:tor.

I11 Where il appears 10 any person aJ a resul l of aoy inspection Der..,,,

and les' eamed OIlt by hiln unuer ..." ula tion 7 that uny lIecessary safety d;";;l..-t d ... ino;

device IS not in positioo or is not properly in position 011 a power press or .1><1

tha t any p fety device whic h i, in po$itHm on a power press is 001 in his

opinion suitable. he Shall nOlify the employer or his ageDI forthwith.

121 EJlcePI as p,ovidf'd in parag,..~ph Of of this regulation.

where any defe(:1 is d isclosed in a $afety device by any inSp!:('lion and

teSt under regu lation 7. the person carrying DuI tbe inspection a nd test

shall notify the employer or his ugent forthwith .

Whc,.., any !!elect in a Silfety device is lhe subject of a

W

notifi~ation

in writing under regulation 6 by virtue of which the U$C of

the s.fcty device may be: ~onl inued durin g ~ speci fied period without

the sa id dcfect having been remedied. the ""quireOlcDI in paragraph (2)

of this !'ellulatlon shall not a pply to the said dde<:t until the ... id period

hAt c~pired.

For the purpose of idenlification in the relli.ten required to be: td<n,il\ca,;'"

kept by these regu lation,. every power press and every safely device

provided for lbe same Ihalllx d iJ liocti""ly and plainly marked.

e"cry register kept for the (»Irposes of regulalioo 4 Or S shall _ .... ' - of

be prnerved in the ra~tory and ~cp\ a\ailabk for inslX"'tioD by any .. ........

inspector for a period of IWO yens a fter lbe d.te of IIx last eotry iD

Ihe re&ister.

l11e Director of Labour may IMIbj«t to so,w;h condition. IS

mly be specir>ed tb~rein) by ~ir.cate ill writing (which he may ill his

discretion revoke at any time) ~xemp! fr(lm all Or any of the require-

menu of these regulatiol!.l _

tal any power pre51 or safety device or any clus or dncrip-

lion of pow<:r presse:s or safety devic:e$: or

(b) Iny "IX'ralion or proccu or IOY c1au or dal.;ription of

operations or procesK'S

if he ;5 sa tisfied thllt the requirements in res!?""t .,r which Ihe exemption

is ,",nled lire not n<:«:SSO.ry for the protWtOfl of perJ0n5 employed or

arc impracticable or inappropru.te. Where lucb exemption is p:alliW

a legible copy of the certlrtCalc. sbowillg the coodilioas (if any) subject

to which it has been gr-.tnted . 'hll11 be kept posted in any factory. in

which the exem ption lIpplic, in 11 position where it mllY be conveniently

read by the Pc!'$Ol\l employed.

SCH.E D UL E

PartiroLaI'l of miniD¥ n q uired by plIragrnph (I ) uf regulallo. 4

The training dlall include suiUlbk: a Dd ~uffi<:i(nt practical instruction in the follov>'·

iDg DlIIiCI'I in relalion to each type of power press aDd sa fety (\c:Yice ill re$p«t of which

it i$ prDpQ$ed to appOint the person being trnined. tha t is to say _

I . Power prtD .occhanism with JlIInicular reference 10 their bearing on safety.

The nature and function of clutch mechanism, fly",'hoels. bnkes and ancillary

equipment.

2. SaJ~ry d~YkeJ. Ty~ of devices. Functions of each type of dev~, Method.1

of installing, inspecting and te:sting including detection of defects.

3, A ccidtnl ealLWtion and pr~ yenr;on. The causes and preveotiOfl cl accidents

with .pccial ",ferenQ1:5 to po ... er pi ses

The .. ,orlc oj rh~ 1001 ~rler. Sa fe met hod s o f worki ng. Lubrication c0-

4. opera tion with the prcs!l operator.

Tool Design _ in relation to safe IIlClhods of working.

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