Factories Act 1948

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1B) State the important provisions of the factories act 1948 with regard to safety, financial assistant and the working hours of the men and women Main Provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 SAFETY To ensure safety of the workers, the Act has provided several measures such as compulsory fencing of machines of all sorts. No person should be employed in any factory to lift, carry or move any load so heavy as to be likely to cause him injury. If it appears to the Inspector that any building or part of a building or any part of the ways, machinery or plant in a factory is in a condition that it is dangerous to human life or safety, he may serve on the Manager of the factory, an order in writing, specifying the measures which in his opinion should be adopted and requiring them to be carried out before a stipulated date. Average Number of Hours Worked per week The Average number of hours worked per week means the total actual hours worked by all workers during the year excluding the rest intervals but including overtime worked, divided by the product of average number of workers employed daily in the factory and 52 weeks. In case the factory has not worked for the whole year, the number of weeks during which the factory worked should be used in place of 52. THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948 WORKING HOURS, REST INTERVALS, HOLIDAYS FOR ADULTS Sec 51, 53,54,55, 56 – No adult worker is to be allowed to work in a factory for more than 48 hours in a week 2 Weekly holiday on the first day of the week, which is Sunday 3 or may be any other day, as may be approved by the Chief Inspector of Factories, for a particular area. THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948 WORKING HOURS, REST INTERVALS, HOLIDAYS FOR ADULTS 1. There is also a provision for substitution of weekly off. 2 Work for not more than 48 hours in a week and 9 hours in a day. 2 The spread-over should not exceed

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