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THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948


Act which makes it obligatory on the part of the employer to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the workers employed.


ACT EXTENDS TO THE WHOLE OF INDIA.

-Applies to every factory wherein 10 or more workers are or were employed, if run with power and 20 or more workers are or were employed, if run without power.

-Application to factories with fewer workers u/s 85


PROVIDES FOR


Hours of work (adult) not to exceed 48 hours in a week or 9 hours in a day.
Relaxation: Where an adult worker is engaged in urgent repairs.

Payment of Overtime wages for overstay at workplace @ twice the ordinary rate of wages.
** Provision relating to hours of work not applicable to supervisory staff.

Weekly Holiday: No work for more than 10 days without a day of rest.

Intervals of rest: half an hour for 5 hours of work

No child (who has not attained the age of 15 years) be permitted to work.

Prohibition of employment of Women: No woman shall be employed in any factory for more than 9 hours in any day or between 7 pm and 6 am.


REGISTERS TO BE MAINTAINED


Attendance Register/ Muster roll in form 25

Register of Adult Workers in form 12

Record of Lime washing, painting etc in form 7

Register of Compensatory Holidays in form 9

Overtime Muster roll for Exempted workers in form 10

Register of Leave with Wages in form 15

Health Register in form 17 (in respect of persons employed in occupations

declared to be dangerous operations u/s 87)

Register of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences in form 26

Particulars of Rooms in the factory in form 35.