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No. 40. The same formality will be required after any important repairs have been made.

INSPECTORS OF BOILERS.

No. 41.-No one can perform the duties of boiler Inspector unless he fulfils the following conditions, viz; 1st.-He must be of the full age of twenty-one (21) years; 2nd.-He must be proved that his conduct is good; 3rd.-He must speak French and English, and write at least one (1) of these languages in a satisfactory manner; 4th.-He must hold a cerificate of competency from an examiner appointed for that purpose.

No. 42. There shall be five (5) examiners of Inspectors of boilers for the Province of Quebec.

No. 43. Examinations for the diploma of boiler Inspectors shall be held in the presence of at least three (3) of the examiners.

No. 44. The diplomas awarded to boiler Inspectors can be cancelled at any time by the Minister of Colonization and of Public Works.

No. 45.-No Inspector can give a certificate if he is directly or indirectly interested in the construction or sale of the boiler to be examined, or in the establishment in which such boilers are placed.

No. 46. If the boiler Inspector is satisfied he will deliver a certificate in duplicate as follows:

CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTOR OF STEAM-BOILER.

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This certificate must be returned at once to the Inspector of Industrials Establishments

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This certificate must be posted up in the boiler room.

ENGINEERS, STOKERS AND THEIR DUTIES.

No. 47. To perform the duties of Engineer or Stoker, it is necessary to give evidence of good conduct and sufficient technical knowledge.

No. 48.-The Inspectors of Industrial Establishments may require that the Engineer or stoker, or any other person responsible for the care of the steam-boiler, shall hold a certificate given either by an examiner or a duly qualified inspector of boilers.

No. 49. Cleaning and repairing of boilers.-When a boiler is repaired, care must be taken to isolate it by means of tow-packing from other boilers remaining under pressure. Isolation by means of ordinary cocks and valves is insufficient. It is necessary to remove with the greatest care all incrustations and scales.

No. 50.-A card of instructions for the guidance of the stoker shall be posted in the boiler room.

APPARATUS UNDER PRESSURE.

No. 51.-All apparatus under pressure must be provided with a steam guage and safety valves, and be subjected to periodical inspection.

No. 52.-Accessories of wheels and turbines.-The sluicegates must be water tight. The shaft must be provided with breaks, to stop the machinery as soon as the water is turned off.

MANAGEMENT OF DRIVING MACHINERY AND TRANS

MISSIONS.

No. 53. When the same motor drives several transmissions in different places, each transmission must be provided either with a disconnecting apparatus or with a signal for stopping the machinery, or for putting it in motion.

No. 54. The putting in motion or stopping of the machine must always be preceded by a signal agreed upon.

No. 55. Starting and stopping fly-wheels. When the fly-wheel of an engine at dead centre is being moved by hand, care must be taken that the steam valve has been securely closed before hand

PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS WITH REFERENCE.

TO TRANSMISSIONS, MACHINES, ETC.

No. 56.-Transmissions of power by belting, cables, shafting, gearing or cog-wheels in a place through which workmen have to pass, must be closed up in boxes or encased to height of five feet above the ground.

No. 57.-Vertical shafting, belting or cables running from one storey to another must be enclosed in a box fastened to the ground to a height of five feet.

No. 58.-Gears, bolts, nuts, keys, feed rolls, offering danger to workmen, charged with the care of oiling the machinery or shafting, as of the repairing of belts, must be securely guarded to the satisfaction of the inspector.

No. 59.-Protective provisions respecting machinery in motion.— Fly-wheels, cranks, connecting rods, guiding rods, etc., must be provided with protective apparatus.

MACHINE-TOOLS IN GENERAL.

No. 60.-All machine tools driven by shafting, unless controlled by a pedal or a friction clutch, shall be provided with a fast and loose pulley and belt shifter easily worked from the spot occupied by the workmen.

No. 61. In drilling machines, the drill stock must be smooth, free from projections, and kept in good order.

WOOD WORKING MACHINERY.

No. 62.-Employer shall adopt the best means for the protection of their employees against accidents on their wood working machines, buzz-saws and others, buzz-planers, shapers, etc., must be guarded to the satisfaction of the Inspector.

EMERY WHEELS, GRINDSTONES AND BUFFING WHEELS.

No. 63. Before fitting on a new stone upon the machine, the foreman or overseer shall first verify the speed of the machine by means of an indicator. The maximum speed of the machine shall not exceed the number of revolutions marked on the label that makers have posted on each stone.

No. 64. When the stones have become uneven or cease to run level, they should be immediately dressed.

No. 65. The flanges must be of suitable size and the tool rest should be well adjusted and kept as close to the cutting face of the stone as possible.

No. 66. The Inspector can order the installation of protective appliances against the bursting of stones, as well as the most efficient means of removing the dust generated.

LARGE GRIND STONES.

No 67. Before putting a new grind stone in use, the same should first be hung up and sounded with a hammer and be carefully examined.

No. 68. It is forbidden to allow stones to soak. The troughs mus be emptied after work each day.

The grinders' bench must be securely held to the frame of the machine by a strong anchor chain.

No. 69. The leather covering of buffing wheels must be securely fixed to the wheel, leaving no open joints on the buffing face.

HANDLING BELTS.

No. 70. The Inspector may order that belt shifters, belt mounters and other apparatus be put up for handling belts on shafts and the foreman must explain the working of these to the workmen charged with handling the belts. It is strictly forbidden to connect by hand a belt of more than three (3) inches wide unless the power has been slowed.

SIGNALS.

No. 71. Signals to be established between the machine and the boiler. Such signals must be established when the machine is at a distance from the boiler.

No. 72. Signals for the interior of engines or motor rooms.Such signals are intended to convey a notice of the beginning or ending of the motions of transmissions.

SIGNALS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT PLACES WHERE THE POWER IS CONVEYED TO A DISTANCE.

No. 73. Such signals enabling the workmen in the places containing machinery driven to order the stoppage or starting of the motive power to the engineer who controls the machine generating power, consist either in striking a bell, except in cases where the apparatus allows of stopping the motors or transmissions at a dis

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OILING, CLEANING AND REPAIRS.

No. 74.-Workmen shall not undertake to oil, inspect, clean or repair machines in motion or moving parts of machinery unless previously authorized to do so by the foreman or overseer..

No. 75.-Parts of machinery in motion must be provided with automatic lubricators; otherwise the oiling of such parts, when in motion, will be permitted only if they are provided with protective apparatus, keeping the workmen safe from all danger. All the pillow blocks and bearings must be provided with automatic lubricators.

No. 76.-Cleaning of shafts and the pulleys for cables or belting when the machine is in motion must be done only while standing on the floor of the workshops or on a solid platform. In either case brooms, brushes, hooks, etc., with handles should be used. It is expressly forbidden to wear gloves or mittens or to clean machiney in motion by hand with tow waste or emery cloth.

PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE.

No. 77. The Inspector may order the employer to make all interior arrangements and to provide all apparatus necessary for preventing fires.

No. 78. Keeping of inflammable materials.-Waste and rags saturated with oil must be kept in boxes with self closing covers, and notices with the printed word “Inflammables" shall be posted on materials of a highly combustible nature.

PRECAUTIONS IN CASE OF FIRE OR PANIC.

No. 79. In establishments three storeys high and over, where the operatives work above the second storey, the Inspector may require the construction of additional exits and even of fire escape stairs on the outside, if the ordinary exits at each end of the establishment are insufficient.

No. 80.-These exits shall consist of openings doors or windows opening outwards, leading to balconies or galleries of the establishment. A portion at least of which must not be built immediately over an opening in the lower storey.

No. 81. A notice with the word "Exit in case of panic," must indicate the way to such exits.

No. 82. The angle of the stairs should barely exceed fortyfive (45) degrees.

No. 83. The balconies, galleries, ladders and stairs must be made of iron and these latter must go down to the ground. The lower end of the stairs however may be movable.

No. 84. These balconies, galleries and stairs shall be built at the places and in the manner indicated by the Inspector.

No. 85. When the windows or other exits leading to the fire escape stairs are more than two (2) feet above the floor, steps must be placed to enable the inmates to easily reach such exits.

No. 86. These safety exits must always be kept in good order and clear of all impediments or obstructions whatsoever.

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