Effective and suitable means, having regard to the process or activity being carried on in the workroom, shall be provided to control, in each workroom of any factory, the temperature, the humidity arising from any process being carried on in the factory, the air velocity, the radiation of heat, and the quantity of fresh air in the workroom so as to ensure that persons work in the factory in reasonably comfortable atmospheric conditions.

In the case of any process which involves a risk of injury to the eyes from flying particles or fragments, or from corrosive or irritant substances, or from ultraviolet, infrared, or other harmful radiations, or from any other cause, the occupier shall, if the persons employed in the process are not protected in any other way, provide each person employed in the process with suitable and efficient equipment or appliances for the protection of his eyes and keep any such equipment and appliances properly maintained.”