The Factories Act, 1948

Coming into Force01 April 1949
Record Number194863
Act Number63
Enactment Date23 September 1948
Date23 September 1948
CourtMinistry of Labour and Employment
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THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
SECTIONS
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.
CHAPTER II
THE INSPECTING STAFF
7A. General duties of the occupier.
7B. General duties of manufacturers, etc., as regards articles and substances for use in factories.
8. Inspectors.
9. Powers of Inspectors.
10. Certifying surgeons.
CHAPTER III
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.
CHAPTER IV
SAFETY
21. Fencing of machinery.
22. Work on or near machinery in motion.
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SECTIONS
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.
CHAPTER IVA
PROVISION 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.
CHAPTER V
WELFARE
42. Washing facilities.
43. Facilities for storing and drying clothing.
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SECTIONS
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.
CHAPTER VI
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.
CHAPTER VII
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.

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