GENERAL CHECK LIST FOR FACT

S.No ACT

1 FACTORIES ACT,1948

2 Health and safety:

3 Drinking water:

4 Latrines and urinals:

5 Fencing of machinery:

6 Safety Officers:

7 First aid appliances:

8 Canteen:
Shelters, rest rooms
9
and lunch rooms:

10 Welfare Officers:

11 Working hours:
12 Weekly Holiday:
13 Compensatory holidays
14 Daily hours:
15 Intervals for rest:
16 Spread over:
17 Extra wages for overtime:

18 Notice of period of work for adults:

19 Employment of women:
20 Annual leave with wages:
21 Urinals:
22 Fire extinguishers:

23 Creches:

24 Ambulance room:

Accident Report to
25
Statutory Authorities (TO IF):

Accident Report to
26
Statutory Authorities (TO ESI):

27 Festival Holidays:

28 Young persons

29 Children

30 General:

31 Pressure Vessels Examinations:

 PROVIDENT FUND AND
32
MISCELLANEOUS ACT,1952.

33 EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE SCHEME:

34 CONTRACT LABOUR ACT 1970

35 MINIMUM WAGES ACT 1948.

36 PAYMENT OF BONUS ACT,1965.

37 PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, 1972.

38 PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT,1936.

CHILD LABOUR
39
(PROHIBITION & REGULATAION ACT, 1985.
CALCULATIONS:
WAGES
OVER TIME
GRATUITY
BONUS
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 GENERAL CHECK LIST FOR FACTORIES (minimum requirements)

Description
Registration and license is must.
Covers all the workers employed including contract workers.

Cleanliness, proper ventilation, lighting (65 lux),drinking water, separate toilets for male and female workers
If exceeds 250 wokers cooled water during hot seasons.
4.5 litres perday per worker.
1 water outlet for every 150 upto 500 workers and thereafter 1 for every 500 workers.
Drinking water centre /outlet to be available within 50 meters.

Separate for male and female workers.

1 for every 20 female workers. 1 for every 20 male workers upto 100& thereafter one for every 50.

Floors stirs and means of access should be of sound construction and free from obstructions.
Pits sumps openings in floors etc. should be covered.

One Safety officer for one thousand or more workers.

One for every one hundred and fifty workers
More than five hundred workers ambulance room to be maintained with equipments,
a medical practitioner assisted by a qualified nurse.

more than 250 workers

more than 150 workers

five hundred to 2000 workers 1 Welfare officer

Above 2000 workers one additional welfare officer for every 2000 workers.

48 hours in a week, 8 hours per day.

first day of the week or any one of the day of the week.
Those worked on Sunday/weekly off to be compensated before/after 3 days of that Sunday/weekly off.
Not more than 9 hours. 48 hrs per week
No period of work should exceed 5 hours with out a break of half an hour
Ten and a half hours in a day including interval
Twice the wages
Overtime not to exceed 50 hours in a quarter. Should not exceed 60 hrs in a week including over time.
If exemption obtained it can go upto 75hrs per quarter
Employment of women in shifts with specific instruction laid down by Honble Supreme Court of India.
One day for every twenty days work that can be availed after completion of 240 days of continuous service.
One for every 50 upto 500 workers and thereafter one for every 100.
One nine litres water bucket for every 100 sq.m of the floor area and
nine litre water type extinguisher for every six buckets.
Buckets may be dispensed with if fire extinguishers are adequate.
Fire extinguishers /First aid box should be hanged in such a way its bottom should be above
750mm from the floor level. Fire buckets should be above720mm from the floor level.
First aid and Fire extinguisher equipments should be available within 15 meters
An exit should be available within 30 meters and for hazardous room it should not above 22.5 meters.
Exit pathway under any circumstances should not less than 90cms.
Each step height should not be above 19cms and not more than 12 steps per flight.
Stair case width should be minimum 100cms and the height handrails should not less than 100 cms.

If more than 30 women are employed. Creche attendant should be appointed.

Atleast 24 sq.metres seperated floor area with atleast one latrine and urinal with all the items
prescribed under the incharge of a qualified medical practitioner assisted by atleast one qualified nurse.

Form No.18 Accident report (In case of fatal/likely to be fatal within 12 hours of the
accident to CIF, IF, SDO,DM and Nearest PS. In other cases, injury prevents for a period
of 48 hours within 24 hours of the expiry of 48 hours to IF.
Form No.18A Report of Dangerous Occurrence (within 12 hours to CIF, IF, DM, SDO and nearest PS).
If an injured person returns to work within 21 days of the accident, a final report may be sent to the IF within 7 days.
If an injured person not returns to work within 21 days of the accident,
Form No.18B Report of further details of Accident
(To be submitted to IF within 7 days of the expiry of 21 days of the occurrence of the accident
and for every fortnight till the date the injured returns to work and the final report is sent).
Form 26 and 26A Registers to be maintained in the factory.

Form No.12 Report of accident to be sent to nearest ESI branch office & Insurance medical officer
immediately for death or likely to cause death or permanent disablement.
In any other cases, within 24hours of the receipt of the notice of accident.
Form No.11 Accident book to be maintained in the factory.
Minimum 9 days in a year.
aged between 15 and 18 should not be employed on dangerous machines & in hazardous
operations without training and supervision.
between 14 & 15 and adolescent ie below 18 years should not be employed Unless
certified by a certifying surgeon.( from inspector of factories).
Alarm,Time cards,Masks,Ear plugs,Aprons,Yellow markings on the floor,Exit markings,
Illuminated boards,Yellow markings all panel boards,Guards, goggles etc.
Six months once External Testing Rs.200/- for each PV
Two Years once Hydro static testing Rs.2000/- for each PV or
Four years once UT Rs.4000/- for each PV
Factories which employ more than 20 workers.
Contract labour is included but casual and trainees are excluded.
All workers getting salary below Rs.6500 per month and all those who already a member of PF.
Covered from day one of employment.
PF code numner to be obtained.
Employers contribution 12%. Equal contribution from employees.
Administrative charges 1.10% for PF and 0.01% for deposit linked insurance scheme to be remitted by the employer.

All the workers including casual and temporary workers getting salary below Rs 10000 pm are entitled.
Employers contribution 4.75% Employees contribution 1.75% of the wages ( all the remunerations including allowances)

All factories where 20 or more contract workers are engaged.

Should be registered and license to be taken by the contractor.
Welfare and safety as per the factories act.
Wages to be paid in the presence of the authorized representative of the management.
If the contractor fails to pay the wages the principal employer has to pay.
Minimum wages to be paid.
PF and ESI to be remitted.

Covers all categories of workers. Minimum wages as per the existing rules of the State Government Gazette notification.
Covers all the workers except apprentices.
Minimum bonus 8.33% on Basic and DA
Eligibility workers drawing salary upto Rs.10,000 pm (Basic & DA) worked for minimum 30 days.
Maximum ceiling for the bonus Rs.3500 (Basic & DA)

All employees are covered except apprentices on completion of five years continuous service.
Form F to filed for those who have completed one year of continuous service.
Wages should be paid before 7th of every month if the strength is below 1000 workers.
If exceeds 1000 workers, should be paid before 10th of every month.

Child means persons not completed 14 years of age.

Gross wages divided by 26 x number of days present or Gross wages less LOP wages.
Gross wages divided by (26 x 8) X number of OT hours x 2.
Wages(Basic and DA) divided by 26 x 15 x no. of years service.
Earned wages ( Basic and DA) x 8.33%.
Gross wages divided by 26 x number of unavailed EL days