Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) [Where in any factory it becomes necessary to examine any part of machinery referred to in Sec. 2 1, while the machinery is in motion, or, as a result of such examination, to carry out- (a) In a case referred to in Cl. (i) of the proviso to sub-section (1) of Sec. 21, lubrication or other adjusting operation; or (b) In a case referred to in Cl. (i) of the proviso aforesaid, any mounting or shipping of belts or lubrication or other adjusting operation;] While the machinery is in motion, such examination or operation shall be made or carried out only by a specially trained adult male worker wearing tight-fitting clothing (which shall be supplied by the occupier) whose name has been recorded in the register prescribed in this behalf and who has been furnished with a certificate of his appointment, and while he is so engaged,- (a) Such worker shall not handle a belt at a moving pulley unless- (i) The belt is not more than fifteen centimetres in width; (ii) The pulley is normally for the purpose of drive and not merely a fly-wheel or balance-wheel (in which case a belt is not permissible); (iii) The belt joints is either laced or flush with the belt; (iv) The belt, including the joint and the pulley rim are in good repair; (v) There is reasonable clearance between the pulley and fixed plant or structure; (vi) Secure foothold and where necessary, secure hand hold are provided for the operator, and (vii) Any ladder in use for carrying out any examination operation aforesaid is securely fixed or lashed or is firmly held b a second person; (b) Without prejudice to any other provision of this Act relating the fencing of machinery, every set screw, bolt and key on any revolving shaft, spindle, wheel or pinion, and all spur, worm and other toothed friction gearing in motion with which such worker would otherwise b liable to come into contact, shall be securely fenced to prevent such contact]. [(2) No woman or a young person shall be allowed to clean, lubricant or adjust any part of a prime mover or of any transmission machinery while the prime mover or transmission machinery is in motion, or to clean lubricate or adjust any part of any machine if the cleaning, lubrication o adjustment thereof would expose the woman or young person to risk o injury from any moving part either or that machine or of any adjacent machinery.] (3) The State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette prohibit, in any specified factory or class or description of factories, the cleaning, lubricating or adjusting by any person of specified parts of machinery when those parts are in motion. Subs. by Act 94 of 1976, Sec.11 (w.e.f. 26th October, 1976). Sub. by Act 25 of 1954, Sec. 6. for the original sub-section (2).