Section 10

foundations and floors shall be of sufficient strength to sustain the loads for which they are designed; and no foundation or floor shall be overloaded;

roofs shall be of sufficient strength to carry where necessary suspended loads;

all floors, working levels, platforms, decks, stairways, passages, gangways, ladders and steps shall be of safe construction so as to prevent a risk of persons falling, and structurally sound so as to prevent a risk of collapse, and shall be properly maintained and kept, as far as reasonably practicable, free from any loose material and in a non-slippery condition;

such means as are reasonably practicable shall be provided, maintained, and used so as to ensure safe access to any place at which any person has at any time to work;

every opening, sump, pit or fixed vessel in a floor, or working level shall be securely covered or securely fenced so as to prevent risk of persons falling; and

all goods, articles and substances which are stored or stacked shall be so placed or stacked—

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in such manner as will best ensure stability and prevent any collapse of the goods, articles or substances or their supports; and

in such a manner as not to interfere with the adequate distribution of light, adequate ventilation, proper operation of machinery, the unobstructed use of passageways or gangways and the efficient functioning or use of fire-fighting equipment.

Persons exposed to explosive, inflammable, etc., substances