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Outwork.
Occupiers of factories engaged in carrying out
certain classes of work are required to send to the Council,
twice each year, lists of the persons who are employed by
them as outworkers. This information enables control to
be exercised over work which might otherwise be carried out
in unsatisfactory premises or in conditions likely to lead
to the spread of infection.
Notification was received of 60 outworkers who
were engaged in the following occupations:-
Making wearing apparel 36
Making artificial flowers 3
Box making 15
Brush making 3
Carding buttons 2
Making lampshades 1
It was not necessary to restrict outwork in any
instance.
Shops.
There are some 313 shops in Friern Barnet. The
Shops Act 1950 is administered by the Council and deals with
such matters as hours of closing, the early closing day,
Sunday trading, the employment of young persons, and the
comfort and welfare of shop assistants.
One hundred and seventy-one inspections were made
in administering the various provisions of the Act. No
serious defects or infringements were observed and those
matters which needed attention were remedied without the
necessity for formal action under the Act.
The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963
was introduced during the year and will come into operation
during 1964. The purpose of this Act is to secure the
health, safety and welfare of employees in offices, shops and
certain railway premises. For office workers the new
provisions will be the first of their kind, for shop employees
the existing protection given by the Shops Act will be extended.
The new legislation will deal with a wide range of
matters including cleanliness, overcrowding, room temperature,
ventilation, lighting, toilet facilities, safety provisions,
first aid facilities and fire precautions.
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