Liming and tanning of raw hides and skins and processes incidental thereto

Rule 114(1) item 9 · Schedule IX

Medical surveillance (statutory)

Not specified as a periodic CS exam — Sch IX prescribes washing/hygiene facilities, protective clothing, anthrax cautionary notices and twice-weekly inspection of hands of chrome-contact workers (no periodic exam / Form). General s.41C / periodic exam applies.

Hazard & health effects

Agent: Anthrax (from raw hides); lime (alkaline); chrome solutions; H₂S in pits

Health effects: Cutaneous/inhalational anthrax; alkaline burns and dermatitis; chrome dermatitis/ulcers; H₂S asphyxiation.

Controls & PPE

Engineering controls: Anthrax precautions and disinfection of suspect hides; decontamination facilities; confined-space (pit) controls and gas testing; twice-weekly hand inspection.

PPE: Impervious gloves, aprons, boots; respiratory protection for anthrax-risk handling and pit work.

Statutory vs annotation: only the operation name, schedule number and medical-examination clause are statutory. The hazard, health-effects, controls and PPE notes are occupational-hygiene context.

Reference information for occupational-health professionals — not medical advice, and not a substitute for examination by a qualified physician.

Other dangerous operations

All 25 dangerous operations — s.87 / Rule 114

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