Last Updated: 1 January 2019

[QRR 10,235] Belts45 

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(1) Where any machinery is belt-driven and it is necessary to start or stop the machinery without interfering with the speed of the prime-mover, the machinery shall be permanently fitted with a satisfactory mechanical appliance for the purpose.
(2) The shipping and unshipping of driving belts whilst the machinery is in motion is prohibited except in the customary shifting of light belts on coned pulleys of machine tools for the purpose of alterations in the working speed.