Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Fire Precautions in Notifiable Workplaces) Regulations
Gazette Number:
E.R. 1 of 2012
Regulation:
10
Heading:
Sources of ignition
Version Date:
09/02/2012
(1) No naked flame or other means likely to ignite vapour from any inflammable substance shall be present in any notifiable workplace where a dangerous concentration of vapours from an inflammable substance may reasonably be expected to be present.
(2) In any notifiable workplace where a dangerous concentration of vapours from any inflammable substance may reasonably be expected to be present, all cotton waste and other material in the workplace which-
(a) has been used in such a manner as to render it liable to spontaneous combustion; or
(b) is contaminated with any inflammable substance,
shall be deposited as soon as is reasonably practicable in a metal container having a self-closing lid or be removed without delay to a safe place.