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Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

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Maritime Occupational Safety Regulations, 1994

Chapter II : Safety provisions for staff on board ship, appliances and equipment

18. Safeguarding of machinery

 

Every employer shall—

(1) specifically cause every exposed and hazardous part of machinery on board a vessel which is within the normal reach of a person to be effectively safeguarded by means of insulation, fencing, screening or guarding so that it does not constitute a further hazard or potential hazard;
(2) ensure that the quality of material used for such insulation, fencing, screening or guarding is suitable for the purpose for which it is being utilised;
(3) ensure that all insulation, fencing, screening or guarding is properly maintained and kept in position while the guarded part is in operation; and
(4) supply suitable apparatus to stop immediately any machine on board a vessel in an emergency.