The Factories Act 1961 etc. (Metrication) Regulations 1983

Regulation 5(1)

SCHEDULE 3AMENDMENTS TO THE SCHEDULES TO ABSTRACT OF FACTORIES ACT ORDER 1973

(1)(2)(3)(4)
Provision to be amendedSubject-matter of measurementPresent measurementMeasurement to be substituted
The Abstract of Factories Act Order 1973
Schedule 1
Paragraph 2Minimum amount of cubic space per person employed in a workroomFour hundred cubic feet11 cubic metres
Maximum height from floor to be taken into account when calculating cubic spaceFourteen feet4.2 metres
Paragraph 3Minimum temperature of workroom after the first hour60°F16 degrees Celsius
Paragraph 17Minimum height of edge of fixed vessel, structure, sump or pit containing scalding, corrosive or poisonous liquid which need not be covered or fencedThree feet920 millimetres
Minimum width of ladder, stair or gangway placed above, across or inside any vessel, structure, sump etc.18 inches460 millimetres

Minimum height of secure fencing to ladder, stair or gangway

Passage between vessels etc to be barred unless there is

Three feet920 millimetres
(a) minimum space between vessels or18 inches460 millimetres
(b) minimum height of secure fencingThree feet920 millimetres
Paragraph 26Minimum distance between over-head travelling crane and person working near its wheel track20 feet6 metres
Paragraph 28Distance which person will be liable to fallSix feet six inches2 metres
Schedule 2
Paragraph 13Minimum distance between over-head travelling crane and person working near its wheel track20 feet6 metres