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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1967
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3. Accidents. Any accident to a person happening in premises subject to registration and preventing
that person from carrying out his normal duties for three or more days must be notified.
This is to help the local Authority to detect breaches of the Act but mainly to enable inspectors
to offer experienced advice to prevent their recurrence under similar circumstances. Long-term
investigation statistics gained from notifications will enable the Ministry to assess the need for
further preventive measures (if any).
With regard to shop premises all the foregoing statements apply with the additional proviso
that is shop employees eat meals within the shop they must have a suitable room provided for
this purpose.
REFERENCES
(1) 9 & 10 Eliz 2. CH 34.
(2) 8 & 9 Eliz 2. CH 47. This gave the Minister powers to make regulations for securing the
health, safety and welfare of employees in offices — none were made.
(3) These standards are not enforceable until 1st August, 1967 if at the date of commencement
the premises were in use as offices and the same circumstances apply S.I. 1964 No. 191
(c.3) The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1964
Part III.
(4) Office design: A study of environment — Pilkington Research Unit Dept. of Building Science
University of Liverpool SfB (92) UDC 725:23 1965.
(5) Illuminating Engineering Society (of U.S.A.): lighting handbook (3rd Ed) New York 1959.
(6) Illuminating Engineering Society: The IES Code.
(7) Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963 Section 6 (3).
(8) Factories Act, 1937(1 Edw 8 & Geo.6 c.67)Section 7 and Sanitary Accommodation Regulations,
1938 S.R.O. 1938 No. 611.
(9) S.R.O. 1938 No. 611 requires one water closet per 25 persons initially.
(10) Made under the food and Drugs Act, 1955 4 Eliz 2. CH 16.
(11) Made under various Factory Acts.
(12) Offices, Shops & Railway Premises Act, 1963. Eliz. 2. 1963 CH 41 Sec. 10.
(13) Shops and Offices — The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises First Aid Order, 1964.
(14) Under sub section 3 the Minister may make regulations. This has not yet been done.
(15) Machines specified by the Minister as dangerous — Shops and Offices. The Prescribed
Dangerous Machines Order, 1964 S.I. 1964 No. 971.