Factories act 1948

• Home • Our Events • Law Audience’s Blog • Law Audience Journal (ISSN (O): 2581-6705) • DISCLAIMER • EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS • PUBLICATION ETHICS AND PUBLICATION MALPRACTICE STATEMENT • PUBLICATION POLICY • Article Processing Charges (APC) • WITHDRAWAL POLICY • PUBLICATION TIME TABLE • PUBLISHER DETAILS • INDEXING • SUBMIT YOUR PAPER • Issues • Volume 5 & Issue 2 • Archives • ONLINE INTERVIEW SERIES • ANALYSIS • POLICY/LEGISLATION ANALYSIS • CASE ANALYSIS • LEGAL NEWS • About Us ABSTRACT: Health and safety concerns are the need of the hour with respect to the workplace environment. In India, codified legislation for the same has come a long way with the enactment of the Factories Act, 1948 which entails the provisions for this issue. When it comes to health and safety issues, they can be said to be one of the major reasons for debate today in terms of their legislative strength and implementation, as worker well-being is paramount in the smooth functioning and progress of any industrial set-up. By means of this research paper, the researcher aims to analyze the health and safety provisions provided in this legislation and examine their scope and framework, looking into their effective implementation as well with the help of case laws. INTRODUCTION: The Factories Act, 1948 (later referred to as “Act”) has incorporated a number of health and safety provisions as contained in Chapters III & IV respectively of the Act. The same has been done in order to ensure the welfare, he...

Table of Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • Introduction to Factories Act, 1948 The Factories Act 1948 is a part of social welfare legislation that implies on factories for the benefit of both employer and employee that facilitate smooth running of the factory by complying with the provision of the Act. Applicability and Non-applicability of the Act The act applies to the entire establishment which is factories within the meaning of Section 2(m). It is defined as: • A premise (including the precincts thereof) wherein 10 or more person employed and in any part of which a manufacturing process is carried on with the aid of power. • A premise where in 20 or more person employed and in any part of which a manufacturing process carried on without the aid of power. However the Act excludes the following from the purview of the definition: • A mine. • A mobile unit belonging to the armed forces of the union. • A railway running unit. • A hotel, restaurant, guest houses and eating places. Process of Licensing and Registration of Factories Effective monitoring of the Factories covered by the Act commences with the scrutiny of the place and approval of plans and specification before they are registered under the Act and license are issued for the running of the factories. Before going to apply for approval of the building or site plan a number of documentation need to arrange. Few of those mentioned below and the requirement for documents is more or less similar in every state in In...

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01 Sep, 2022 Every individual or entity engaged in the manufacturing process must set up a factory to carry out such process together with adhering to the Factory Compliance prescribed by the Factories Act 1948 to avoid any penalties in respect of the same. Most industries suffer from punitive actions consequential to non-compliance under the concerned legislations due to the lack of clarity about their establishment falling under the ambit of “factory” under the said Act. This article discusses the Definition of a Factory under Factories Act 1948 [1]to provide clarity about the essential elements of a factory as per the statute and help to avoid any confusion in this regard. Table of Contents • • • • • • • • What is the definition of Factories under the Factories Act? As per the act definition of factories can be understood through the following analysis – As per section 2(m) of the Factories Act 1948, a factory can be defined as premises or precincts- • Where a minimum of 10 workers are working on any day of the preceding 12 months or is ordinarily being carried on • Where at least twenty or more workers are working at present or were working on any day in the previous 12 months and in any part where the manufacturing process is being carried on without any power or aid or is ordinarily being carried on Key Considerations related to Factory under Factories Act Considering the following pointers is necessary for a better understanding of the Factory under the Factories Ac...

The Factories Act 1948 was an Under the legislation, young persons under the age of eighteen became subject to medical examination not only on entry to the place of work, but annually thereafter. Certificates of fitness were also made a requirement for young people employed in the loading, unloading and Notes [ ]

Important Features Of The Factories Act, 1948: • In India, the Factories Act, 1881 was originally established to fulfill certain proposals for the protection of children and for the well-being and safety of workers. • Main Objectives Of The Factories Act – • To protect workers from working long hours of work. • Support healthy and hygienic contingencies in the workplace • support workers’ safety. • Report industrial equipment used by people to avoid accidental situations. • Regular visits to industrial sites by industrial examiners to monitor health and safety arrangements. • Administrative procurement has been produced for the commission of women in companies. • Satisfactory facilities for laundry, seating, storage when not in use as working hours. • If an employee has to work standing, then the method of sitting for short rest should be adopted. • Adequate first aid boxes should be implemented and managed. Advantages In Case Of Large Factories: • Childcare or, preschools are to be implemented if 30 or more women workers are engaged. • Safety standards. • Working hours. • Pay wages: • Overtime wages are 2X times the rate of wages payable. • Overtime should not exceed 60 hours in a week and total overtime hours in a section should not exceed 50. Records of overtime must be reported. Rights Of Working Women In Factories – • Women should have separate washrooms and bathrooms with doors. • If a company has more than 30 female employees, the company should set up a Creche for ...

• Home • Our Events • Law Audience’s Blog • Law Audience Journal (ISSN (O): 2581-6705) • DISCLAIMER • EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS • PUBLICATION ETHICS AND PUBLICATION MALPRACTICE STATEMENT • PUBLICATION POLICY • Article Processing Charges (APC) • WITHDRAWAL POLICY • PUBLICATION TIME TABLE • PUBLISHER DETAILS • INDEXING • SUBMIT YOUR PAPER • Issues • Volume 5 & Issue 2 • Archives • ONLINE INTERVIEW SERIES • ANALYSIS • POLICY/LEGISLATION ANALYSIS • CASE ANALYSIS • LEGAL NEWS • About Us ABSTRACT: Health and safety concerns are the need of the hour with respect to the workplace environment. In India, codified legislation for the same has come a long way with the enactment of the Factories Act, 1948 which entails the provisions for this issue. When it comes to health and safety issues, they can be said to be one of the major reasons for debate today in terms of their legislative strength and implementation, as worker well-being is paramount in the smooth functioning and progress of any industrial set-up. By means of this research paper, the researcher aims to analyze the health and safety provisions provided in this legislation and examine their scope and framework, looking into their effective implementation as well with the help of case laws. INTRODUCTION: The Factories Act, 1948 (later referred to as “Act”) has incorporated a number of health and safety provisions as contained in Chapters III & IV respectively of the Act. The same has been done in order to ensure the welfare, he...

Do you know the Almost a century after the process of modern industrialization began in Britain, it came to India, so the beginning of the Factory Act had to wait at the same time. Let us go through the history lane to see how it all started: The first cotton fabric factory was founded in Bombay in 1854. The pace accelerated, and by 1870 many factories had been established in Bombay, Nagpur, Kanpur, and Madras. The Industrial Revolution in Britain between 1760 and 1820 changed production technology. Employment at the factory had increased significantly. Two different classes had emerged: the capitalist class and the working class. Considering the lack of social measures and the poor condition and class of the workers, the Industrial Safety and Health Act was stipulated as the Factory Act of 1881, which was further modified and enhanced in 1948. The Need and Relevance of the Act The consideration of the British political economy was of paramount relevance in defining the Factories Act 1948. The situation was that Indian textiles were known to be fiercely competing with British textiles in the export market, and Manchester and Lancashire pressurized the British parliamentary textile powerhouse to make India's labour force more expensive. In response, the Factory Act was passed with the following protocols and restrictions: • Eight-hour shift timings • The abolition of child labour • Restrictions on women's nightwork • Introduction of overtime pay for work of eight hours or m...

Important Features Of The Factories Act, 1948: • In India, the Factories Act, 1881 was originally established to fulfill certain proposals for the protection of children and for the well-being and safety of workers. • Main Objectives Of The Factories Act – • To protect workers from working long hours of work. • Support healthy and hygienic contingencies in the workplace • support workers’ safety. • Report industrial equipment used by people to avoid accidental situations. • Regular visits to industrial sites by industrial examiners to monitor health and safety arrangements. • Administrative procurement has been produced for the commission of women in companies. • Satisfactory facilities for laundry, seating, storage when not in use as working hours. • If an employee has to work standing, then the method of sitting for short rest should be adopted. • Adequate first aid boxes should be implemented and managed. Advantages In Case Of Large Factories: • Childcare or, preschools are to be implemented if 30 or more women workers are engaged. • Safety standards. • Working hours. • Pay wages: • Overtime wages are 2X times the rate of wages payable. • Overtime should not exceed 60 hours in a week and total overtime hours in a section should not exceed 50. Records of overtime must be reported. Rights Of Working Women In Factories – • Women should have separate washrooms and bathrooms with doors. • If a company has more than 30 female employees, the company should set up a Creche for ...

01 Sep, 2022 Every individual or entity engaged in the manufacturing process must set up a factory to carry out such process together with adhering to the Factory Compliance prescribed by the Factories Act 1948 to avoid any penalties in respect of the same. Most industries suffer from punitive actions consequential to non-compliance under the concerned legislations due to the lack of clarity about their establishment falling under the ambit of “factory” under the said Act. This article discusses the Definition of a Factory under Factories Act 1948 [1]to provide clarity about the essential elements of a factory as per the statute and help to avoid any confusion in this regard. Table of Contents • • • • • • • • What is the definition of Factories under the Factories Act? As per the act definition of factories can be understood through the following analysis – As per section 2(m) of the Factories Act 1948, a factory can be defined as premises or precincts- • Where a minimum of 10 workers are working on any day of the preceding 12 months or is ordinarily being carried on • Where at least twenty or more workers are working at present or were working on any day in the previous 12 months and in any part where the manufacturing process is being carried on without any power or aid or is ordinarily being carried on Key Considerations related to Factory under Factories Act Considering the following pointers is necessary for a better understanding of the Factory under the Factories Ac...