FACTORIES ACT, 1948

 

 

SECTION

PRELIMINARY

 

1.         Short title, extent and commencement

2.         Interpretation

3.         References to time of day

4.         Power to declare different departments to be separate facto­ries or two or more factories to be a single factory

5.         Power to exempt during public emergency

6.         Approval, licensing and registration of factories

7.         Notice by occupier

7A.       General duties of the occupier

7B.       General duties of manufacturers, etc., as regards articles and substances for use in factories

           

THE INSPECTING STAFF

 

8.         Inspectors

9.         Powers of Inspectors

10.        Certifying surgeons

 

HEALTH

 

11.        Cleanliness

12.        Disposal of wastes and effluents

13.        Ventilation and temperature

14.        Dust and fume

15.        Artificial humidification

16.        Overcrowding

17.        Lighting

18.        Drinking water

19.        Latrines and urinals

20.        Spittoons

SAFETY

 

21.        Fencing of machinery

22.        Work on or near machinery in motion

23.        Employment of young persons on dangerous machines

24.        Striking gear and devices for cutting off power

25.        Self‑acting machines

26.        Casing of new machinery

27.        Prohibition of employment of women and children near cotton­ openers

28.        Hoists and lifts

29.        Lifting machines, chains, ropes and lifting tackles

30.        Revolving machinery

31.        Pressure plant

32.        Floors, stairs and means of access

33.        Pits, sumps, openings in floors, etc.

34.        Excessive weights

35.        Protection of eyes

36.        Precautions against dangerous fumes, gases, etc.

36A.     Precautions regarding the use of portable electric light

37.        Explosive or inflammable dust, gas, etc.

38.        Precautions in case of fire

39.        Power to require specifications of defective parts or tests of stability

40.        Safety of buildings and machinery

40A.     Maintenance of buildings

40B.     Safety Officers

41.        Power to make rules to supplement this Chapter

 

PROVISIONS RELATING TO HAZARDOUS PROCESSES

 

41A.     Constitution of Site Appraisal Committees

41B.     Compulsory disclosure of information by the occupier

41C.     Specific responsibility of the occupier in relation to hazardous processes

41D.     Power of Central Government to appoint Inquiry Committee

41E.     Emergency standards

41F.      Permissible limits of exposure of chemical and toxic substances

41G.     Workers' participation in safety management

41H.     Right of workers to warn about imminent danger

 

WELFARE

 

42.        Washing facilities

43.        Facilities for storing and drying clothing

44.        Facilities for sitting

45.        First‑aid appliances

46.        Canteens

47.        Shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms

48.        Creches

49.        Welfare Officers

50.        Power to make rules to supplement this Chapter

 

WORKING HOURS OF ADULTS

 

51.        Weekly hours

52.        Weekly holidays

53.        Compensatory holidays

54.        Daily hours

55.        Intervals for rest

56.        Spread over

57.        Night shifts

58.        Prohibition of overlapping shifts

59.        Extra wages for overtime

60.        Restriction on double employment

61.        Notice of periods of work for adults

62.        Register of adult workers

63.        Hours of work to correspond with notice under section 61 and register under section 62

64.        Power to make exempting rules

65.        Power to make exempting orders

66.        Further restrictions on employment of women

 

EMPLOYMENT OF YOUNG PERSONS

 

67.        Prohibition of employment of young children

68.        Non‑adult workers to carry tokens

69.        Certificates of fitness

70.        Effect of certificate of fitness granted to adolescent

71.        Working hours for children

72.        Notice of periods of work for children

73.        Register of child workers

74.        Hours of work to correspond with notice under section 72 and register under section 73

75.        Power to require medical examination

76.        Power to make rules

77.        Certain other provisions of law not barred

 

ANNUAL LEAVE WITH WAGES

 

78.        Application of Chapter

79.        Annual leave with wages

80.        Wages during leave period

81.        Payment in advance in certain cases

82.        Mode of recovery of unpaid wages

83.        Power to make rules

84.        Power to exempt factories

 

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

 

85.        Power to apply the Act to certain premises

86.        Power to exempt public institutions

87.        Dangerous operations

87A.     Power to prohibit employment on account of serious hazard

88.        Notice of certain accidents

88A.     Notice of certain dangerous occurrences

89.        Notice of certain diseases

90.        Power to direct inquiry into cases of accident or disease

91.        Power to take samples

91A.     Safety and occupational health surveys

 

PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

 

92.        General penalty for offences

93.        Liability of owner of premises in certain circumstances

94.        Enhanced penalty after previous conviction

95.        Penalty for obstructing Inspector

96.        Penalty for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis under section 91

96A.     Penalty for contravention of the provisions of sections 41B, 41C and 41H

97.        Offences by workers

98.        Penalty for using false certificate of fitness

99.        Penalty for permitting double employment of child

100.      [Omitted]

101.      Exemption of occupier or manager from liability in certain cases

102.      Power of Court to make orders

103.      Presumption as to employment

104.      Onus as to age

104A.   Onus of proving limits of what is practicable, etc.

105.      Cognizance of offences

106.      Limitation of prosecutions

106A.   Jurisdiction of a Court for entertaining proceedings, etc., for offence

 

SUPPLEMENTAL

 

107.      Appeals

108.      Display of notices

109.      Service of notice

110.      Returns

111.      Obligations of workers

111A.   Right of workers, etc.

112.      General power to make rules

113.      Powers of Centre to give directions

114.      No charge for facilities and conveniences

115.      Publication of rules

116.      Application of Act to Government factories

117.      Protection to persons acting under this Act

118.      Restriction on disclosure of information

118A.   Restriction on disclosure of information

119.      Act to have effect notwithstanding anything contained in Act 37 of 1970

120.      Repeal and Savings

 

FIRST SCHEDULE

SECOND SCHEDULE

THIRD SCHEDULE