S-2.1, r. 15 - Regulation respecting safety and health in foundry works

Section 9 Disposition versions

2020-08-06

9. Foundry characteristics: All foundries shall conform to this Regulation, and, in addition, shall have the following characteristics:

(a)  for a new construction or an alteration of the building, the main offices shall be isolated from the foundry operations areas, by a brick, stone or concrete wall having a fire resistance of at least one hour. This wall shall have fire doors;

(b)  the foremen’s offices, located within 6 m of the areas where molten metal is handled, shall be built of materials having a fire resistance of at least one hour;

(c)  any apparatus, tool, instrument and equipment shall be kept in good working condition, and procedures for inspection and maintenance shall be set up and followed;

(d)  ladles with their forks, crucibles with their handles, ladle skimmers and the slag basins used for the casting of molten metal shall be checked each day before being used, regardless of their condition;

(e)  an illumination that conforms to Division XIV of the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety (chapter S-2.1, r. 13) shall be provided for each section of the foundry;

(f)  during the working hours, the ventilation and temperature inside foundries shall conform to Divisions XI, XII and XIII of the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety;

(g)  workshops where lacquers, paint, varnish, oil or other flammable or explosive substances are utilized, shall be isolated and protected from the foundry operations areas;

(h)  containers containing flammable or explosive substances shall be stored in rooms isolated from the foundry operations areas;

(i)  cylinders of gases under pressure shall not be stored in the foundry operations areas; only the day’s requirements will be allowed.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 20, s. 9; O.C. 885-2001, s. 384; O.C. 805-2020, s. 1.

2012-09-01

9. Foundry characteristics: All foundries shall conform to this Regulation, and, in addition, shall have the following characteristics:

(a)  for a new construction or an alteration of the building, the main offices shall be isolated from the foundry operations areas, by a brick, stone or concrete wall having a fire resistance of at least one hour. This wall shall have fire doors;

(b)  the foremen’s offices, located within 6 m of the areas where molten metal is handled, shall be built of materials having a fire resistance of at least one hour;

(c)  any apparatus, tool, instrument and equipment shall be kept in good working condition, and procedures for inspection and maintenance shall be set up and followed;

(d)  ladles with their forks, crucibles with their handles, ladle skimmers and the slag basins used for the casting of molten metal shall be checked each day before being used, regardless of their condition;

(e)  an illumination that conforms to Division XIV of the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety (chapter S-2.1, r. 13) shall be provided for each section of the foundry;

(f)  during the working hours, the ventilation and temperature inside foundries shall conform to Divisions XI, XII and XIII of the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety;

(g)  workshops where lacquers, paint, varnish, oil or other flammable or explosive substances are utilized, shall be isolated and protected from the foundry operations areas;

(h)  containers containing flammable or explosive substances shall be stored in rooms isolated from the foundry operations areas;

(i)  compressed gas cylinders shall not be stored in the foundry operations areas; only the day’s requirements will be allowed.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 20, s. 9; O.C. 885-2001, s. 384.