Design of plant, equipment and machinery

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4. Design of plant, equipment and machinery

4.1. General

4.1.1. The purchaser of a new technology should be told clearly by the supplier

which safety- and health-related technical standards have been used in the design of

such technology.

4.1.2. Likewise, the relevant workers' organisation should be told which safety-

and health-related technical standards have been used in the design of the technology.

4.1.3. Qualified safety and health specialists from the technology-exporting or

the technology-receiving country, as appropriate, should be associated with the design

work of the technology.

4.2. Location of plant

4.2.1. Before a new plant or factory is built, all possible risks of the proposed

location should be appraised.

4.2.1.1. The risk appraisal should examine the plans and specifications, as well

as details of the hazard analysis carried out at the design stage.

4.2.1.2. The risk appraisal should be carried out by a group of specialist

consultants, independent of the technology exporter, who may if necessary be brought

into the technology-receiving country from outside.

4.2.2. The standards to be applied in fixing the location of the site should cover

the following aspects:

(a) meteorological conditions: rain, sunshine, temperature, humidity, wind speed and

direction, and smog;

(b) the size of the site;

(c) the nature of the terrain on which it is located;

(d) accessibility and mode of transport;

(e) measures for dealing with emergencies and ease of rescue operations;

(f) other related environmental factors such as proximity to residential, industrial and

agricultural areas.

4.2.3. Where the site is located far from adequate housing, transportation, eating

establishments or other necessary facilities, measures should be taken to ensure that

workers have sufficient access to such facilities at the enterprise or in the surrounding

community.

4.3. Site layout

The layout of the site should take the following aspects into consideration: size;

the location of buildings and vehicle parking areas; internal roads, railways and

footpaths; production units; access to work areas; storage, loading and unloading; the

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