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(5) Premises bdcupied solely by members of the Armed
Forces.
(6) Premises used for selling fish wholesale in docks.
(7) Parts of mines below ground.
(8) Mobile offices and mobile shops, (in effect the
Act excludes premises used for temporary purposes,
i.e. offices on building sites not in occupation
more than six months).
All persons employed to work in the premises, whatever their
occupation, are given the same protection by the Act. The
protection is not restricted to shop or clerical workers and
certain railway workers who do their normal work outside buildings
are deemed for this purpose to be inside the building from which
their rork is controlled.
Responsibility for Complying with the Act
Generally speaking the occupier of premises is responsible
for complying with the provisions of the Act, but some responsibilities
are transferred to the owner in cases where the occupier's
premises covered by the Act are held on lease and do not take up
a whole building, or where the premises are contained in a building
of which different parts are owned by different persons.
General Requirements of the Act
The Act is designed to protect employees in offices and shops
in a similar manner to the protection enjoyed by employees in
factories covered by the Factories Act, 1961.
Other than fuel storage premises in the open air, the Act
requires that all premises and furnishings, fittings and furniture
must be kept in a clean state.
The Act provides a standard to prohibit overcrowding, and
provision has been made for ensuring the maintenance of a
reasonable temperature in every room in which people are employed
to work other than on short periods.
Ventilation must be effective, and lighting must be suitable
and sufficient. Regulations prescribe for adequate and suitable
sanitary accommodation and for washing facilities. An adequate
supply of drinking water must be provided, and arrangements made
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