Protection of young persons (1) Every employer shall ensure that young persons employed by him are protected at work from any risks to their health or safety which are a consequence of their lack of experience, or absence of awareness of existing or potential risks or the fact that young persons have not yet fully matured; (2) Subject to paragraph (3), no employer shall employ a young person for work - (a) which is beyond his physical or psychological capacity;(b) involving harmful exposure to agents which are toxic or carcinogenic, cause heritable genetic damage or harm to the unborn child or which in any other way chronically affect human health;(c) involving harmful exposure to radiation;(d) involving the risk of accidents which it may reasonably be assumed cannot be recognised or avoided by young persons owing to their insufficient attention to safety or lack of experience or training; or (e) in which there is a risk to health from - (i) extreme cold or heat;(ii) noise; or (iii) vibration, and in determining whether work will involve harm or risk for the purpose of this paragraph, regard shall be had to the results of the assessment. (3) Nothing in paragraph (2) shall prevent the employment of a young person who is no longer a child for work -(a) where it is necessary for his training;(b) where the young person will be supervised by a competent person; and (c) where any risk will be reduced to the lowest level that is reasonably practicable.18 Young persons are often exposed to risks to their health and safety when using work equipment as a consequence of their immaturity, lack of experience or absence of awareness of existing or potential risks. Therefore you should not allow such people to use high risk lifting machinery unless they have the necessary maturity and competence which includes having successfully completed appropriate training. However, during the training they may use such equipment providing they are adequately supervised. Adequate supervision should also be provided after training if a young person is not sufficiently mature.19 A young person is someone who is under 18 years of age. Examples of high risk machinery which normally should not be operated by a young person (except when trained or undergoing training under direct supervision) include cranes, construction site hoists and fork-lift trucks. There may be substantial risks associated with the use of lifting accessories, for example during slinging and you should assess whether such work is appropriate for a young person. 20 It is highly unlikely that a young person would be sufficiently competent to be considered as a competent person for the purposes of carrying out periodic thorough examinations or inspections of lifting equipment or the planning and supervision of lifting operationsPrimary LoadsVertical on ring Vrw (kN)Vertical on soil Vso (kN)Horizontal HT (kN)Moment Mrw (kN-m)

Dead Load DL =265

Roof Live Load Lr = (1.2 kPa)( / 4)D271

Fluid Load F =17303175

Hydrostatic Test Ht =18513398

Wind Load W =1641069

Earthquake Load (empty) Ee =53422

Earthquake Load (operating) Eo =11126444

Internal Pressure Pi =-119

Test Pressure Pt =-137

Other IITK-GSDMA Guidelines Available from NICEE : IITK-GSDMA Guidelines for Seismic Design of Buried Pipelines IITK-GSDMA Guidelines for Structural Use of Reinforced Masonry IITK-GSDMA Guidelines for Seismic Design of Earth Dams and Embankments IITK-GSDMA Guidelines for Seismic Evaluation and Strengthening of ExistingBuildings IITK-GSDMA Guidelines on measures to Mitigate Effects of Terrorist Attackson BuildingsPlease see back cover for current list of NICEE publications available for distribution.IITK-GSDMA GUIDELINESfor SEISMIC DESIGN OFLIQUID STORAGE TANKSProvisions with CommentaryPrepared by:Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpurWith Funding by:Gujarat State Disaster Management AuthorityGandhinagarOctober 2007NATIONAL INFORMATION CENTER OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERINGIndian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur (India