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HEALTH AND WELFARE PROVISIONS OF

THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948.

SUBMITTED BY:

SIMRAN KAUR, ROLL NO.17

SHIVAL PAHUJA, ROLL NO.16

SHARMISHTHA SHARMA, ROLL NO.15.


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HEALTH


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The Section 11 to 20 of The Factories Act 1948, talks about

the HEALTH Provisions which are as follows-

Section-11. CLEANLINESS.

Section-12. DISPOSAL OF WASTES AND EFFLUENTS.

Section-13. VENTILATION AND TEMPERATURE.

Section-14. DUST AND FUMES

Section-15. ARTIFICIAL HUMIDFICATION.

Section-16. OVERCROWDING.

Section-17. LIGHTING.

Section-18. DRINKING WATER.

Section-19. LATRINES AND URINALS.

Section-20. SPITTOONS.


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SECTION-11. CLEANLINESS

According to section-11 of the factories act 1948, every factory must be kept clean and free from

effluents arising from any drain, privy or other nuisance.Following precautions must be taken-

accumulation of dirt and refuse shall be removed daily from the floors and benches of work rooms,

passages and staircases.

the floor room of every workroom shall be cleaned at least once in every week by washing with

disinfectant. means of draining and maintenance shall be provided where the flooer is liable to become wet.

TYPE OF COATINGS PERIODICITY

Building is painted and varnished At least once in 5 years

Inside walls is painted with washable paint At least once in 3 years

Internal wall is lime washed or color washed At least once in 14 months

Doors, frames, wooden or frame works At least once in 5 years


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Clean work environment


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SECTION-12.

DISPOSAL OF WASTES AND EFFLUENTS

Section-12 lays down that effective arrangements shall be made in every factory for the treatment

of wastes and effluents due to the manufacturing process carried on therein, so as to render them

innocuous, and for their disposal.

Such arrangements must be approved by the authority prescribed under the rules.


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SECTION-13.

VENTILATION AND TEMPERATURE

According to Section-13(1) effective and suitable provision shall be made in every factory for securing and

maintaining in every work-room

adequate ventilation by the circulation of fresh air, and

such a temperature as will secure to workers therein reasonable conditions of comfort and prevent injury

to health.

Section-13(2)- empowers the State Govt. to prescribe a standard of adequate ventilation and reasonable

temperature for any factory or class or description of factories or part thereof.


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SECTION-14. DUST AND FUMES

Section 14(1)- deals with the effective measures which should be adopted to keep the work-rooms

free from dust and fume.

Effective measures to prevent the inhalation of any dust or fumes which may be injurious of

offensive to workers employed.

Exhaust appliances should be applied as near as posiible.

Section-14(2)- says that in any factory no stationary internal combustion engine shall be operated

unless the exhaust shall be open air or outside the factory.

DUST AND FUME EXTRACTOR


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SECTION-15.

ARTIFICIAL HUMIDIFICATION

The State Govt. is empowered to make rules for all factories in which the humidity of the air is artificially

increased. The rules should relate to-

prescribing standard of humidification.

regulating the methods for artificially increasing the humidity of the air.

directing prescribed tests for determining the humidity of air.

methods to be adopted for securing adequate ventilation and cooling of the air in the work rooms.

The water taken for humidification shall be taken from public supply or other source and shall be

effectively purified before it is so used.

An inspector may by order in writing, specify measures to be taken to purify the water, if the water is not

purified in the specified manner.


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SECTION-16. OVERCROWDING

No room in the factory shall be overcrowded to an extent injurious to the health of the workers.

I order to prevent overcrowding- there shall be atleast 9.9 cubic meters for every worker for the factories in existance before the

commencement of the act,

there shall be atleast 4.2 cubic meters for every worker for the factories which are built after the

commencement of the act.

The chief inspector may paste a notice in the work room indicating the maximum no. of workers

who may be employed in the room.


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SECTION-17. LIGHTING

Every part of the factory must be provided with the sufficient and suitable lighting, natural

or artificial or both.

Effective provision must be made for the prevention of glare and the formation of shadows

likely to cause eyestrain or risk of accident to any worker.

The State Govt. may prescribe standards of sufficient and suitable lighting.


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SECTION-18. DRINKING WATER

In every factory, effective arrangements shall be made to provide drinking water to the workers. The

following rules are to be observed in this regard-

to maintain drinking water at suitable and convenient points.

clear demarcation of drinking water area in language understood by majority of workers.

no such points shall be situated within 6 meters of any working place, urinals, latrine, spittoon, open

drain etc.

arrangement should be made for providing cool drinking water where the no. of employees are more

than 250.


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SECTION-19. LATRINES AND URINALS

In every factory-

sufficient latrine and urinal accommodation of prescribed types shall be provided.

separate enclosed accommodation shall be provided for male and female workers.

such accommodation shall be adequately lightened and ventilated.

should be accessible to workers.

adequate no. of sweepers should be employed o keep latrines and urinals clean.

Where more than 250 workers are employed-

all latrine and urinal accommodation shall be of prescribed sanitary types.

the floors and the internal walls up to the ht. of 90cms. Of the latrines and urinals and the sanitary blocks

shall be laid in glazed tiles.


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SECTION-20. SPITTOONS

There shall be provided sufficient no. of spittoons at convenient places and they shall

be maintained in a clean and hygienic condition.

No person shall spit anywhere except in the spittoons. A notice containing this

provision and the penalty for its violation shall be prominently displayed at suitable

places in the premises.

If a person violates this provision he may be fined up to Rs. 5.


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WELFARE


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Welfare : sec 42 to 50 of chapter V of the Factories Act, 1948

provide for the provisions for welfare of the workers

employed in the factories as follows:

Washing facilities (sec 42)

Facilities for storing and drying clothing (sec 43)

Facilities for sitting (sec 44)

First aid appliances (sec 45)Canteen (sec 46)

Shelters, rest rooms, lunch rooms (sec 47)

Creches (sec 48)

Welfare officer (sec 49)State government to make rules to supplement

Chapter V. (sec 50)


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Washing facilities (sec 42)

In every factory-a.) adequate and suitable facilities for washing shall be provided and maintained for use of the workers

therein;

b.) separate and adequately screened facilities shall be provided for the use of male and female workers.

c.) such facilities shall be conveniently accessible and shall be kept clean.

The State Government may, in respect of any factory or class, or description of factories or of any

manufacturing process, prescribes standards of adequate and suitable facilities for washing.


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Facilities for storing and drying clothing

(sec 43)

The state government may, in respect of any factory or class or

description of factories make rules requiring the provision

therein of suitable places for keeping clothing not worn duringworking hours and for the drying of wet clothing.


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Facilities for sitting (sec 44)

Sec 44 provides for sitting arrangement for such worker who are obliged to work in a standing

position in the factories so that they may sit whenever they get a opportunity for rest

Sec 44 also provides for such sitting arrangement which enables the workers working in sitting

position to work efficiently.

The state govt. may by notification in official gazette declare that provisions of subsection 1

shall not apply to any specified factory or class or description of factories or to any specifiedmanufacturing process.


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First Aid Appliances (section 45)

According to section 45, readily accessible first aid appliances(with prescribed contents) must

be maintained in every factory during all working hours.

Sec 45 also provides that first aid box shall be kept in charge of a separate responsible person

who holds a certificate in first aid treatment recognized by the state govt.

this sec also provides that a factory shall maintain an ambulance if the no of workers

ordinarily employed therein is more than five hundred.


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Canteen

According to sec 46 a canteen shall be maintained in factory if no of workers ordinarlyemployed therein is more than 250.

The state govt. may make rules regarding the standards of such canteen food stuff surve

therein as well as the constitution of managing committee for the canteen etc under sec

46.

Ferro Alloy corporation Ltd,vizinagram vs govt of A.P


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Shelters ,Rest room and Lunch

rooms Sec 47 in every factory wherein more than 150 workmen are ordinarily employed there shall

be provided adequate and suitable shelters or rest rooms and lunch rooms for the workers

(shall be sufficiently lighted and ventilated and shall be maintained in cool and clean

condition

The state govt. may also make rules regarding the standards in respect of construction

accommodation.


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Creches

Sec 48 provides for maintenance of crche in every factory wherein the no of women

ordinarily employed in 30 for the children of such women .

It also provides for the standards in respect of construction accommodation furniture and

other equipment provided in the creche

the state govt. may also make rules under sec 48 to provide free milk or refreshment or both

for the children in those creches


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Welfare officer

According to sec 49 in every factory where in 500 or more workers are ordinarily

employed the occupier shall in the factory such no of welfare officer as may be

prescribed

the state govt. may prescribe the duties ,qualification and condition of service of

officers employed under sub section 1

Employers Association vs Secretary of Labour


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State Govt. To Make Rules To

Supplement Chapter V Sec 50 Power to make rules to Supplement this Chapter

- the state govt. may make rules

(a) exempting subject to compliance with such alternative arrangement for the welfare of

workers as may be prescribed , any factory or class or description of factories from

compliance with any of the provisions of this chapter.

(b) requiring in any factory or class or description of factories that representative of the

workers employed in the factories shall be associated with the management or the welfare

arrangement of the workers


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