FACTORIES ACT, 1948

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Interpretation

S.3 Reference to time of day

S.4 Power to declare different departments to be separate factories or two or more factories to he a single factory

S.5 Power to exempt during public emergency

S.6 Approval, licensing and registration of factories

S.7 Notice by occupier

S.7(a) General duties of the occupier

S.8 Inspectors

S.9 Powers of Inspectors

S.10 Certifying surgeons

S.11 Cleanliness

S.12 Disposal of wastes and effluents

S.13 Ventilation and temperature

S.14 Dust and fume

S.15 Artificial humidification

S.16 Overcrowding

S.17 Lighting

S.18 Drinking water

S.19 Latrines and urinals

S.20 Spittoons

S.21 Fencing of machinery

S.22 Work on or near machinery in motion

S.23 Employment of young persons on dangerous machines

S.24 Striking gear and devices for cutting off power

S.25 Self-acting machines

S.26 Casing of new machinery

S.27 Prohibition of employment of women and children near cotton-openers

S.28 Hoists and lifts

S.29 Lifting machines, chains, ropes and lifting tackles

S.30 Revolving machinery

S.31 Pressure plant

S.32 Floors, stairs and means of access

S.33 Pits, sumps openings in floors, etc

S.34 Excessive weights

S.35 Protection of eyes

S.36 Precautions against dangerous fumes, gases, etc

S.36(a) Precautions regarding the use of portable electric light

S.37 Explosive or inflammable dust, gas, etc

S.38 Precautions in case of fire

S.39 Power to require specifications of defective parts or tests of stability

S.40 Safety of buildings and machinery

S.40(a) Maintenance of buildings

S.40(b) Safety Officers

S.41 Power to make rules to supplement this Chapter

S.41(a) Constitution of Site Appraisal Committees

S.41(b) Compulsory disclosure of information by the occupier

S.41(c) Specific responsibility of the occupier in relation to hazardous processes

S.41(d) Power of Central Government to appoint Inquiry Committee

S.41(e) Emergency standards

S.41(f) Permissible limits of exposure of chemical and toxic substances

S.41(g) Workers’ participation in safety management

S.41(h) Right of workers to warn about imminent danger

S.42 Washing facilities

S.43 Facilities for storing and drying clothing

S.44 Facilities for sitting

S.45 First-aid appliances

S.46 Canteens

S.47 Shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms

S.48 Creches

S.49 Welfare officers

S.50 Power to make rules to supplement this Chapter

S.51 Weekly hours

S.52 Weekly holidays

S.53 Compensatory holidays

S.54 Daily hours

S.55 Intervals for rest

S.56 Spreadover

S.57 Night shifts

S.58 Prohibition of overlapping shifts

S.59 Extra wages for overtime

S.60 Restriction on double employment

S.61 Notice of periods of work for adults

S.62 Register of adult workers

S.63 Hours of work to correspond with notice under section 61 and register under section 62

S.64 Power to make exempting rules

S.65 Power to make exempting orders

S.66 Further restrictions on employment of women

S.67 Prohibition of employment of young children

S.68 Non-adult workers to carry tokens