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  • Presented To:-Mrs - Neelima K Presented By: - Praveen and Vishnu

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    The Factories Act of 1948 aims to protect workers in factories from industrial and occupational hazards. It defines a factory as a premises with 10 or more workers if power is used or 20 or more if not. The act covers regulations around health, safety, welfare, working hours, leave, and more for adults, women, and children. It also includes specific provisions for machinery safety, lifting equipment, hazardous substances, welfare amenities, and prohibited work conditions.

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    The Factories Act of 1948 aims to protect workers in factories from industrial and occupational hazards. It defines a factory as a premises with 10 or more workers if power is used or 20 or more if not. The act covers regulations around health, safety, welfare, working hours, leave, and more for adults, women, and children. It also includes specific provisions for machinery safety, lifting equipment, hazardous substances, welfare amenities, and prohibited work conditions.

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    9 vizualizări15 pagini

    Presented To:-Mrs - Neelima K Presented By: - Praveen and Vishnu

    Încărcat de

    Vishnu Nair
    The Factories Act of 1948 aims to protect workers in factories from industrial and occupational hazards. It defines a factory as a premises with 10 or more workers if power is used or 20 or more if not. The act covers regulations around health, safety, welfare, working hours, leave, and more for adults, women, and children. It also includes specific provisions for machinery safety, lifting equipment, hazardous substances, welfare amenities, and prohibited work conditions.

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    din 15

    THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948

    Presented to:Mrs.Neelima k

    Presented by:Praveen and Vishnu

    A premises whereon 10 or more persons are engaged if power is used, or 20 or more persons are engaged if power is not used, in a manufacturing process. [section 2(m)].

    This Act has been enacted primarily with the object of protecting workers employed in factories against industrial and occupational hazards.

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    Health. Safety. Welfare. Working Hours Of Adults. Employment of young persons. Employment of Women Annual Leave With wages.

    Cleanliness. Disposal of wastes and effluents. Ventilation and temperature. Dust and fume. Artificial humidification. Overcrowding. Lighting. Drinking water. Latrines and urinals. Spittoons.

    Fencing of machinery. Work on or near machinery in motion. Employment of young persons on dangerous machines. Striking gear and devices for cutting off power. Self-acting machines. Casing of new machinery Prohibition of employment of women and children near cotton-openers.

    Lifting machines, chains, ropes and lifting tackles. Revolving machinery. Pressure plant. Floors, stairs and means of access. Pits, sumps openings in floors, etc. Excessive weights. Protection of eyes. Precautions against dangerous fumes, gases. Explosive or inflammable dust, gas, etc.

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    Washing facilities Facilities for storing and drying clothing Facilities for sitting First-aid appliances Canteens Shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms Creches Welfare officers

    Weekly hours Weekly holidays Compensatory holidays Daily hours Night shifts Prohibition of overlapping shifts

    Extra wages for overtime


    Restriction on double employment

    No child who has not completed his 14th year allowed to work in Factory. A child who has completed his 14th year may be allowed to work in factory if he carries a token giving reference to a fitness certificate. It is a certificate issued by a certifying surgeon after examining him & ascertaining his fitness for work in factory. Valid for 12 Months.

    Prohibition of women workers at night shift Women shall not be allowed to work in any factory except between the hours of 6 A.M. and 7 P.M.. The inspector may relax this norm but prohibited between 10 P.M. and 5 A.M. Working hours not more than-weekly 48 hours & daily 9 hours

    Leave entitlement- one day for every 20/15 days of work performed in case of adult/ child. Computation of period of 240 days.
    In calculating leave under this section, fraction of leave of half a day or more shall be treated as one full day's leave and fraction leave of less than a half a day shall be omitted.

    If a worker does not in any one calendar year take the whole of the leave allowed to him it shall be added to the leave to be allowed to him in the succeeding calendar year. A worker may at any time apply in writing to the manager of a factory not less than fifteen days before the date on which he wishes his leave to begin. If a worker wants to avail himself of the leave with wages due to him to cover a period of illness, he shall be granted such leave even if the application for leave is not made within the time specified

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