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    Factories Act 1934

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    The Factories Act, 1934 establishes various requirements for factories in India including health, safety, welfare and working conditions. Key provisions include: 1) Requiring all factories to register and obtain a certificate that is renewable annually. 2) Defining a factory as a premises with 10 or more workers. 3) Mandating notice be provided to inspectors regarding factory details prior to commencement of work. 4) Requiring display of notices regarding the Act in English and local languages. 5) Specifying requirements for accidents reporting, working hours, holidays, leaves, overtime pay, health and safety precautions.

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    The Factories Act, 1934 establishes various requirements for factories in India including health, safety, welfare and working conditions. Key provisions include: 1) Requiring all factories to register and obtain a certificate that is renewable annually. 2) Defining a factory as a premises with 10 or more workers. 3) Mandating notice be provided to inspectors regarding factory details prior to commencement of work. 4) Requiring display of notices regarding the Act in English and local languages. 5) Specifying requirements for accidents reporting, working hours, holidays, leaves, overtime pay, health and safety precautions.

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    The Factories Act, 1934 establishes various requirements for factories in India including health, safety, welfare and working conditions. Key provisions include: 1) Requiring all factories to register and obtain a certificate that is renewable annually. 2) Defining a factory as a premises with 10 or more workers. 3) Mandating notice be provided to inspectors regarding factory details prior to commencement of work. 4) Requiring display of notices regarding the Act in English and local languages. 5) Specifying requirements for accidents reporting, working hours, holidays, leaves, overtime pay, health and safety precautions.

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    Factories Act 1934

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    The Factories Act, 1934 establishes various requirements for factories in India including health, safety, welfare and working conditions. Key provisions include: 1) Requiring all factories to register and obtain a certificate that is renewable annually. 2) Defining a factory as a premises with 10 or more workers. 3) Mandating notice be provided to inspectors regarding factory details prior to commencement of work. 4) Requiring display of notices regarding the Act in English and local languages. 5) Specifying requirements for accidents reporting, working hours, holidays, leaves, overtime pay, health and safety precautions.

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    THE FACTORIES ACT, 1934

    1
    REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE
    Section 9-A:
    (1) Registration Mandatory requirement

    (2) Registration Certificate shall remain in force for one


    year & renewable automatically on payment of the
    prescribed fee

    2
    FACTORY
    Section 2 (j):
    “Factory means any premises, including the precincts
    thereof, whereon ten or more workers are working or were
    working on any day of the preceding twelve months, and in
    any part of which a manufacturing process is being carried
    on with or without the aid of power

    Section 9: Notice to Inspector of factories for commencement of work


     The name of the Factory & its situation
     The address to which communications relating to the Factory should be
    sent
     The nature of the manufacturing processes to be carried on in the Factory
     The nature and amount of the power to be used
     The name of the person who shall be the Manager of the Factory

    3
    DISPLAY OF FACTORY NOTICES

    Section 76:
    i) Display of Notice in English and in the
    vernacular of the majority of the workers

    ii) Display at the some conspicuous or near


    main entrance of the factory

    4
    NOTICE OF CERTAIN ACCIDENTS
    Section 33-N
     Intimation of death or severe injury within 24
    hours to;
     Chief Inspector
     Inspector of the area
     District Magistrate or under his direction to Sub-
    Divisional Magistrate
     Commissioner appointed under the Workmen’s
    Compensation Act, 1923
     Social Security Officer of the area
     Officer Incharge of the Police Station (in case of death)

    5
    Section 34 (Weekly hours)

     48 hours in a week

    Section 35 (weekly holiday)

     Sunday

    6
    Section 36 (Daily hours)

     Not more than Nine hours in any day

    Section 37 (Intervals for rest)

     One hour after Six hours


     Half an hour after Five hours

    7
    Section 47 (Extra pay for overtime )

     Double payment of the single rate

    Section 47-A (Obligation to work overtime)

     Any adult worker may be required to work overtime


    provided that such working conforms to the provision of
    this Act and the Rules made there under

    8
    Section 49-B (Annual Holidays)

     14 days leave on completion of 12 months service


     Accumulation up to 2 years

    Section 49-C (Pay during annual holidays)

     At a rate equivalent to the daily average of wage

    9
    Section 49-H (Casual and sick leave)

     10 days casual leave per year


     16 half days sick leave per year

    Section 49-I (Festival holidays)

     Festival holidays to be allowed as declared by the


    Provincial Government under the Factories Act 1934

    10
    Health & Safety
    Section 13 Cleanliness.
     Every factory shall be kept clean.

     Repainted or revarnished once in every five years

    Section 14 Disposal of wastes & effluents


     Effective arrangements for the disposal of wastes

    Section 15 Ventilation & Temperature


     Adequate ventilation by circulation of fresh air and
    temperature for conditions of comfort etc.

    11
    Section 18 Overcrowding
     No work room shall be overcrowded to an extent injurious
    to the health of the workers

    Section 19 Lighting
     Sufficient, suitable-emergency lighting provision

    Section 20 Drinking water


     Effective arrangements to be made to provide sufficient
    and clean drinking water at suitable points
     Provision of cold drinking water in hot weather
    12
    Section 21 Latrines
     Separately for male & female
     Sufficient latrines to be provided conveniently situated and
    accessible to workers
     The provincial government may prescribe the number of latrines
    in proportion to the number of workers
    Section 23 Precautions against contagious or
    infectious disease.
     Hygienic card for medical examination twice a year
     Shall not be put on work till he/she is declared free of such a
    disease.

    13
    Section 23-A Compulsory vaccination and
    inoculation

     As and when prescribed


     The expenses to be borne by the employer

    Section 24 Provision of Canteen

     Facility of canteen – 250 workers

    Section 25 Fire precautions

    14

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