The Pottery (Health) Special Regulations 1947

Regulation 2

Definition of “low solubility glaze”: temperature at which a weighed quantity of the material has been dried

100 degrees Centigrade

100 degrees Celsius

The Pottery (Health and Welfare) Special Regulations 1950

Regulation 2(2)

Definition of “low solubility glaze”: temperature at which a weighed quantity of the material has been dried

100 degrees Centigrade

100 degrees Celsius

Regulation 6(2)(a)(i)

(a) Maximum distance a woman or young person may carry clay, clay dust or clay scraps

50 yards

45 metres

(b) Maximum weight a woman or young person may carry

40 lbs

18 kilograms

Regulation 6(2)(a)(ii)

(a) Maximum distance a woman or young person may carry damp clay

50 yards

45 metres

(b) Maximum weight a woman or young person may carry

40 lbs

18 kilograms

Regulation 6(6)(a)

Maximum weight a woman may lift or carry by herself

30 lbs

13 kilograms

Regulation 6(6)(b)

Maximum weight a woman may lift or carry in conjunction with any other person

50 lbs

22 kilograms

Regulation 6(6)(c)

Maximum height above floor level saggars may be lifted by a woman

Four feet six inches

1.35 metres

Regulation 6(6) (Proviso)

Proviso which relates to carrying short distances—

(a) Maximum weight a woman may lift or carry by herself

50 lbs

22 kilograms

(b) Maximum weight a woman may lift or carry in conjunction with any other person

80 lbs

36 kilograms

(c) For the purposes of the proviso, the maximum distance a woman may carry a saggar

Six feet

1.8 metres

Regulation 6(7)

Maximum weight a young person may lift or carry

20 lbs

9 kilograms

Regulation 12(2)(c)

Maximum intervals above trough at which warm water to be supplied

Two feet

600 millimetres

Regulation 12(3)(a)

(a) Definition of “unit” in terms of length of trough

Two feet

600 millimetres

(b) Definition of “unit” in terms of section of circumference of trough

Two feet

600 millimetres

Regulation 12(3)(d)

Minimum internal measurement of basin or other receptacle

Four feet

1.2 metres

Regulation 16(1)

(a) Maximum temperature of workroom

75 degrees Fahrenheit

24 degrees Celsius

(b) Minimum outside temperature above which proviso applies

65 degrees Fahrenheit

18 degrees Celsius

(c) Maximum temperature of workroom

75 degrees Fahrenheit

24 degrees Celsius

(d) Maximum interval by which workroom temperature may exceed outside temperature

10 degrees

6 degrees

Regulation 16(2)

Minimum workroom temperature

55 degrees Fahrenheit

13 degrees Celsius

Regulation 16(4)

Maximum temperature in oven

115 degrees Fahrenheit

46 degrees Celsius

Regulation 17(1)(xix)

Exception to use of efficient exhaust draught in lawning of dry colours: maximum amount lawned at a time

One ounce

25 grams

Regulation 22(b)(i)

Minimum floor area to each tile press

Seventy square feet

6.5 square metres

Regulation 22(b)(ii)

Minimum distance between the centres of the dies of any two presses

Five feet six inches

1.7 metres

Regulation 22(b)(iii)

Minimum width of certain gangways

Six feet

1.8 metres

Regulation 22(c)(i)

Minimum floor area to each tile press

One hundred and twenty square feet

11 square metres

Regulation 22(c)(ii)

Minimum distance between the centres of the dies of any two presses

Nine feet

2.8 metres

Regulation 22(c)(iii)

Minimum width of certain gangways

Seven feet six inches

2.3 metres

Regulation 22(c) (Proviso)

(a) Minimum distance between the centres of the dies of presses

Six feet six inches

2 metres

(b) Minimum width of certain gangways

Six feet

1.8 metres

Regulation 24(3)(a)

Minimum distance of painting from end of board

Six inches

150 millimetres

Regulation 29(1)(a)

Height above which cleaning shall be done once every 14 months

Seven feet six inches

2.3 metres

Regulation 29(1)(b)

Height up to which cleaning shall be done as required

Seven feet six inches

2.3 metres