Factories Act.
FACTORIES ACT, 1948
FACTORIES ACT> Applicability
Any premises whare in 10 or more persons with the aid of power or 20 or more workers are/were without aid of power working on any day preceding 12 months, wherein Manufacturing process is being carried on.
FACTORIES ACT> Registration of factories and Renewal of factory licence
Application for Registration and Renewal of Factory licence along with form No 2 , 3, and applicable fee and approved factory plan with stability certificate to be submitted with Joint Director - Health and Safety,Ahmedabad
FACTORIES ACT> Employment of Young Persons
- Prohibition of employment of young children e.g. 14 years
- Non-adult workers to Carry tokens e.g. certificate of fitness.
- Working hours for children not more than 41/2 hrs. and not permitted to work during night shift.
FACTORIES ACT> Working Hours, Spread Over and Overtime of Adults
- Weekly hours, not more than 48.
- Daily hours not more than 9 hours.
- Rest for at least 1/2 hour on working for 5 hrs.
- Spread over not more than 101/2 hours.
- Overlapping shifts prohibited.
- Extra Wages for overtime @double rate of wages.
- Restrictions on employment of women before 6 A.M. and beyond 7 P.M.
FACTORIES ACT> Safety Measures
- By fencing of machinery
- By not allowing work on or near machinery in motion.
- By not employing young persons on dangerous machines,
- By striking gear and devices for cutting off power.
- By installing Self-acting machines,
- By casing of new machinery.
- By providing Hoists and lifts.
FACTORIES ACT> Annual Leave with Wages
- An adult worker having worked for 240 days shall get one day leave for every 20 days
- A child shall get one day leave for every 15
- Accumulation of leave for 30 days.