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Bihar Factories Rules, 1950
Bihar Factories Rules, 1950
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 21. Name.
Section 12. Date of Birth.
Section 23. Name of the organisation (if not self-employed).
Section 34. Designation.
Section 45. Educational qualification (copies of testimonials to be attached).
Section 56. Details of professional experience (in chronological order).
Section 67. Membership, if any, of professional bodies.
Section 79. Purpose for which competency certificate is sought (specify Section or Sections of the Act).
Section 910. Whether the applicant has been declared as a competent person under any other Statute (If so, furnish details).
Section 1011. Any other relevant information.
Section 111. Name & full address of the organisation.
Section 12. Organisation's status (Specify whether Government, Autonomous,Cooperative, Corporate or Private).
Section 23. Purpose for which Competency Certificate is sought (Specify Section (s) of the Act).
Section 34. Whether the Organisation has been declared as a Competent Person under this or any other Statute. If so, give details.
Section 45. Particulars of persons employed and possessing qualification and experience as set out in Schedule annexed to sub-rule (1) of Rule 2A.
Section 2A6. Details of facilities (relevant to item 3 above) and arrangements made for their maintenance and calibration periodically.
Section 67. Any other relevant information.
Section 7Section 28-Lifts and Hoists.
Section 28-LiftsSection 29-Lifting Machinery and Lifting Tackles.
Section 29-LiftingSection 31 - 'Pressure Plant'
Section 313. Approval of plans.
Section 34. Registration and grant of licence.
Section 45. Grant of licence.
Section 56. Amendment of licence.
Section 67. Renewal of licence.
Section 78. Transfer of licence.
Section 89. Loss of licence.
Section 910. Payment of fees.
Section 1012. Notice of occupation.
Section 1212A. Notice of change of Manager.
Section 12A13. Powers of Inspectors.
Section 1313A. Qualifications of an Inspector.
Section 13A14. Duties of Certifying Surgeon.
Section 1414A. Fees for Certifying Surgeon for examination of young persons.
Section 14A14B. Fees for Certifying Surgeon for carrying on examination under sub-rule (10) of Rule 14.
Section 1414C. Fees for medical practitioners.
Section 14C14D. Fees for examination of persons employed in dangerous operations.
Section 14D14E. Debiting of fee payable by the Chief Inspector under Rule 14-C.
Section 14-C14F. Arrear of fees and additional fees to be recovered from the occupier as arrears of land revenue.
Section 14F15. Record of white washing, etc.
Section 1516. Disposal of wastes, and effluents.
Section 1617. When artificial humidification not allowed.
Section 1718. General Ventilation.
Section 1819. Measures required for cooling.
Section 1920. Ventilation and temperature in new factories or rooms.
Section 2021. Provision of Hygrometer.
Section 2122. Exemption from maintenance of hygrometers.
Section 2223. Copy of Schedule to Rule 17 to be affixed near every hygrometer.
Section 1724. Temperature to be recorded at each hygrometer.
Section 2425. Specifications of hygrometer.
Section 2526. Thermometer to be maintained in efficient order.
Section 2627. An inaccurate thermometer not to be used without fresh certificate.
Section 2728. Hygrometer not to be affixed to wall, etc., unless protected by wood.
Section 2829. No reading to be taken within 15 minutes of renewal of water.
Section 2930. How to introduce steam for humidification.
Section 3031. General lighting in factories.
Section 3132. Lighting of interior parts.
Section 3233. Prevention of glare.
Section 3334. Power of Chief Inspector to exempt.
Section 3435. Exemption from Rule 32.
Section 3236. Quantity of drinking water.
Section 3637. Source of supply.
Section 3738. Means of supply.
Section 3839. Cleanliness of well or reservoir.
Section 3940. Report from Health Officer.
Section 4041. Cooling of water.
Section 4142. Latrine accommodation.
Section 4243. Requirements to which latrines should conform.
Section 4344. Accommodation in and privacy of latrines and urinals.
Section 4445. Signboards to be displayed.
Section 4546. Urinal accommodation.
Section 4647. Requirements to which urinals should conform.
Section 4748. Certain latrines and urinals to be connected to sewerage system.
Section 4849. White-washing, colour-washing of latrines and urinals.
Section 4950. Construction and maintenance of drains.
Section 5051. Water taps in latrines.
Section 5152. Number and location of spittoons.
Section 5253. Type of spittoons.
Section 5354. Cleaning of spittoons.
Section 5455. Further safety precautions.
Section 551. Definitions.
Section 12. Stopping and starting device.
Section 23. Space around machines.
Section 34. Floors.
Section 45. Training and supervision.
Section 56. Circular Saws.
Section 67. Push sticks.
Section 78. Band Saws.
Section 89. Planning machines.
Section 910. Vertical spindle moulding machines.
Section 1011. Chain mortising Machines.
Section 1112. Adjustment and maintenance of guards.
Section 1213. Exemptions.
Section 131. Installation of machines.
Section 12. Safety devices.
Section 21. Fencing of machinery.
Section 12. Softening machines.
Section 23. Carding machines.
Section 34. Drawing machine.
Section 45. Roving machines.
Section 56. Spinning frames.
Section 67. Cop Winding machines.
Section 78. Roll Winding machines.
Section 89. Beaming and dressing machines.
Section 910. Looms.
Section 1011. Cropping machines.
Section 1112. Calendering machines.
Section 1213. Cloth cutting machines.
Section 1314. Lapping machines.
Section 1415. Sewing machines.
Section 1516. Press pits.
Section 161. Definition.
Section 12. Starting and stopping mechanism.
Section 23. Protection of tool and die.
Section 355A. General safety of buildings, structures, plants, machinery, etc.
Section 55A56. Employment of young persons on dangerous machines.
Section 5656A. Lifting machines, chains, ropes and lifting tackles.
Section 56A56B. Passage ways and clearance for over-head travelling cranes.
Section 56B56C. Fragile roofs - Provision of crawling boards, etc.
Section 56C57. Pressure Plant.
Section 5758. Excessive weights.
Section 5860. Minimum dimensions of manholes.
Section 6061. Exemptions.
Section 6114. Unlined or rubber lined 70 mm. delivery hose of 25 metres length complete with quick-release couplings.
Section 1462AH. Site Appraisal Committee.
Section 62AH1. Name and address of the applicant:
Section 11. Name and address of the applicant:
Section 12. Site ownership data :
Section 22. Site ownership data :
Section 23. Site plan :
Section 33. Site plan :
Section 34. Project Report :
Section 44. Project Report :
Section 45. Organisation structure of the proposed manufacturing Unit Factory.
Section 55. Organisation structure of the proposed manufacturing Unit Factory.
Section 56. Meteorological data relating to the site :
Section 66. Meteorological data relating to the site :
Section 67. Communication Links :
Section 77. Communication Links :
Section 78. Manufacturing process Information :
Section 88. Manufacturing process Information :
Section 89. Information of Hazardous materials :
Section 99. Information of Hazardous materials :
Section 910. Information on Dispersal/Disposal of waters and pollutants.
Section 1010. Information on Dispersal/Disposal of waters and pollutants.
Section 1011. Process Hazards information.
Section 1111. Process Hazards information.
Section 1112. Information of proposed Safety and Occupational Health Measures.
Section 1212. Information of proposed Safety and Occupational Health Measures.
Section 1213. Information on Emergency preparedness.
Section 1313. Information on Emergency preparedness.
Section 1314. Any other relevant information.
Section 1414. Any other relevant information.
Section 1462BH. Health and Safety policy.
Section 62BH62CH. Collection and development and dissemination of information.
Section 62CH62DH. Disclosure of information to workers.
Section 62DH62EH. Disclosure of information to general public.
Section 62EH62FH. Disclosure of information to the Local Authority.
Section 62FH62GH. Disclosure of information to District Emergency Authority.
Section 62GH62HH. Disclosure of information to the Chief Inspector.
Section 62HH62IH. Emergency Plan.
Section 62IH62JH. Disaster Control and Management Plan.
Section 62JH62KH. Information on industrial wastes.
Section 62KH62LH. In Review of the information furnished to workers, etc.
Section 62LH62MH. Confidentiality of information.
Section 62MH62NH. Medical Examination.
Section 62NH62OH. Occupational Health Centres.
Section 62OH62PH. Ambulance Van.
Section 62PH62QH. Decontamination facilities.
Section 62QH62RH. Making available Health Records to workers.
Section 62RH62SH. Qualifications, etc., of Supervisors.
Section 62SH62TH. Issue of guidelines.
Section 62TH2. L.D. 5. - Lethal Doze-50% (LD 50-Specify species & route)
Section 23. LC 50 Lethal Concentration-50% (LC-50 Specify Species & route)
Section 34. TDG Flammability-Transport of Dangerous Goods Flammability Classification by United Nations.
Section 41. A glazed sink with hot and cold water always available
Section 12. A table with a smooth top at least 180 cm. x 105 cm.
Section 23. Means for sterlizing instruments
Section 34. A couch
Section 45. Two buckets or containers with close fitting lids
Section 56. A kettle and spirit stove or other suitable means of boiling water.
Section 67. One bottle or spiritus ammoniac aromatious (120 ml.)
Section 78. Two medium size sponges
Section 89. Two 'Kidney' trays
Section 910. Paurakes of toilet, preferably antiseptic soap
Section 1011. Two clinical thermometers
Section 1112. Two glass tumblers and two wing glasses
Section 1213. Two tea spoons
Section 1314. Two graduated (12 ml.) measuring glasses
Section 1415. One wash bottle (1000 cc) for washing eyes
Section 1516. One bottle (one litre) carbolic lotion 1 in 20
Section 1617. Three chairs
Section 1718. One screen
Section 1819. One electric hand torch
Section 1920. An adequate supply of tetanus toxoid
Section 2021. Coramine liquid (60 ml.)
Section 2122. Tablets-antihistaminic, antispasmodic (25 each)
Section 2223. Syringes with needles-2cc, 5cc and 10cc
Section 2324. Two needle holders, big and small
Section 2425. Suturing needles and materials
Section 2527. One dressing forceps
Section 2728. One scalpels
Section 2829. One stethoscope
Section 2930. Rubber bandage-pressure bandage
Section 3031. Oxygen cylinder with necessary attachments
Section 3132. One Blood pressure apparatus
Section 3233. One patellar hammer
Section 3334. One Peak, flow meter for lung function measurement
Section 3435. One Stomach wash set
Section 3536. Any other equipment recommended by the Factory Medical Officer according to specific need relating to manufacturing process.
Section 3637. In addition-
Section 371. Four plain wooden splints 900 mm x 100 mm. x 6 mm.
Section 12. Four plain wooden splints 350 mm x 75 mm x 6 mm.
Section 23. Two plain wooden splints 250 mm x 50 mm x 12 mm.
Section 34. One pair artery forceps
Section 45. Injections-morphia, pethidine, atropine, adrenaline, coramine, novocain (2 each).
Section 56. One surgical scissors.
Section 61. Eight plain wooden splints 900 mm x 100 mm x 6 mm.
Section 12. Eight plain wooden splints 350 mm x 75 mm x 6 mm
Section 23. Four plain wooden splints 250 mm x 50 mm x 12 mm.
Section 34. Two pairs of artery forceps
Section 45. Injections-morphia, pethidine, atropine, adrenaline, coramine, novocain (4 each).
Section 56. Two surgical scissors.
Section 663. Washing facilities.
Section 6363A. Facilities for storing and drying of clothings.
Section 63A1. Manufacture of glass articles.
Section 12. Manufacture of rubber or rubber goods or any other process in which rubber is used.
Section 23. Repairs, servicing and painting of Automobiles.
Section 34. Processes carried out in foundaries.
Section 45. Processes of and connected with dressing, packing and tanning of hides and skins.
Section 56. Processes using lead compounds.
Section 67. Manufacture of Iron and Steel.
Section 78. Manufacture of Potteries.
Section 89. Manufacture of Refractory materials.
Section 910. Electro-plating.
Section 1011. Operation of Boilers.
Section 1112. Operation of Coal Handling plants.
Section 1213. Manufacture of Chemicals.
Section 1364. First-aid appliance.
Section 6465. Ambulance Room.
Section 6566. Canteen.
Section 6667. Dining hall.
Section 6768. Equipment.
Section 6869. Prices to be charged.
Section 6970. Accounts.
Section 7071. Canteen Managing Committee.
Section 7172. Shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms.
Section 7273. Creches.
Section 7374. Wash room.
Section 7475. Supply of milk and refreshment.
Section 7576. Cloths for creche staff.
Section 7677. Compensatory holidays.
Section 7778. Muster-Roll exempted factories.
Section 7878A. Computation of cash equivalent of concessional sale of food grains etc.
Section 78A78B. Cash equivalent of concessional sale of food grains allowed for overtime work.
Section 78B79. Notice of periods of work for adults.
Section 7980. Register of adult workers.
Section 8081. Persons defined to hold position of supervision and management.
Section 8182. Persons defined to hold confidential position.
Section 8283. List to be maintained of persons holding confidential position or position of supervision and management.
Section 8384. Exemption of certain adult workers.
Section 84Section 51, 54, 55 and 61.
Section 511. When any worker is allowed to work over time under this exemption, notice thereof shall be sent to the Inspector.
Section 12. Whenever any worker is allowed to work on a weekly holiday and substituted holiday is not granted as per Section 52 compensatory holiday shall be granted as provided in Section 53.
Section 523. The workers shall be allowed sufficient time to take light refreshment during any period exceeding four hours.
Section 385. Notice of periods of work for children.
Section 8586. Register of child workers.
Section 8687. Leave with wages Register.
Section 8787A. Calculation of cash equivalent of the advantages accruing through concessional sale of foodgrains in respect of worker proceeding on leave.
Section 87A88. Leave book.
Section 8889. Medical Certificate.
Section 8990. Notice to Inspector involuntary of unemployment.
Section 9091. Notice by worker.
Section 9192. Notice of Leave with Wages.
Section 9293. Payment of wages if the worker dies.
Section 9394. Register to be maintained in case of exemption under Section 84.
Section 8495. Dangerous operations.
Section 951. Fencing of machines.
Section 12. Face-guards and gauntlets.
Section 23. Wearing of face-guards and gauntlets.
Section 31. Definitions.
Section 12. Exhaust draught.
Section 23. Prohibitions relating to women and young persons.
Section 34. Floor of work-rooms.
Section 45. Protective clothing.
Section 56. Medical requisites.
Section 67. Medical Examinations.
Section 78. Cautionary placard.
Section 89. Weekly examination.
Section 91. Saving.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Prohibition relating to women and young persons.
Section 34. Separation of certain processes.
Section 45. Air space.
Section 56. Ventilation.
Section 67. Distance between workers in pasting room.
Section 78. Floor of work-rooms.
Section 89. Work benches.
Section 910. Exhaust draught.
Section 1011. Fumes and gases from melting pots.
Section 1112. Container for dross.
Section 1213. Container for Lead waste.
Section 1314. Racks and Shelves in drying room.
Section 1415. Medical examination.
Section 1516. Protective clothing.
Section 1617. Mess-room.
Section 1718. Cloak-room.
Section 1819. Washing facilities.
Section 1920. Time to be allowed for washing.
Section 2021. Facilities for bathing.
Section 2122. Foods, drinks, etc., prohibited in work-rooms.
Section 221. Exemption.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Exhaust draught.
Section 34. Prohibition relating to women and young persons.
Section 45. Floors and work-benches.
Section 56. Use of Hydrofluoric acid.
Section 67. Storage and transport of Hydrofluoric acid.
Section 78. Blow-pipe.
Section 89. Food, drinks, etc., prohibited in work rooms.
Section 910. Protective clothing.
Section 1011. Washing facilities.
Section 1112. Medical Examination.
Section 121. Definitions.
Section 12. Exceptions.
Section 23. Equipment for removal of dust.
Section 34. Restriction on employment on grinding operations.
Section 45. Glazing.
Section 56. Hacking and rodding.
Section 67. Examination of dust equipment.
Section 71. Exemption.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Application.
Section 34. Prohibition relating to women and young persons.
Section 45. Requirements to be observed.
Section 56. Exhaust draught.
Section 67. Certificate of fitness.
Section 78. Medical Examination.
Section 89. Food, drinks, etc., prohibited in work-rooms.
Section 910. Protective clothing.
Section 1011. Cleanliness of work-rooms, tools, etc.
Section 1112. Washing facilities.
Section 1213. Mess-room or Canteen.
Section 1314. Cloak-room.
Section 141. Prohibition relating to women and young persons.
Section 12. Flame traps.
Section 23. Generating building or room.
Section 34. Fire extinguishers.
Section 45. Plant to be approved by Chief Inspector.
Section 56. Escape of petrol.
Section 67. Prohibition relating to smoking.
Section 78. Access to petrol or container.
Section 89. Electric fittings.
Section 910. Construction of doors.
Section 1011. Repair of containers.
Section 111. Definitions.
Section 12. Prohibition of sand blasting.
Section 23. Prohibition of employment of women and young persons.
Section 34. Precautions in connection with blasting operations.
Section 45. Inspection and examination.
Section 56. Provision of protective helmets, gauntlets and overalls.
Section 67. Precaution in connection with cleaning and other work.
Section 78. Storage accommodation for protective wear.
Section 89. Maintenance and cleaning of protective wear.
Section 910. Maintenance of vacuum cleaning plant.
Section 1011. Restrictions in employment of young persons.
Section 1112. Power to exempt or relax.
Section 121. Cautionary notices.
Section 12. Protective clothing.
Section 23. Washing facilities, mess-room and cloak-room.
Section 34. Food, drink, etc., prohibited in work-rooms.
Section 45. First aid arrangements.
Section 51. Exemption.
Section 12. Definition.
Section 24. Prohibition relating to women and young persons.
Section 45. Separation of certain processes.
Section 56. Container for dross.
Section 67. Floor of work-room.
Section 78. Mess-room.
Section 89. Washing facilities.
Section 910. Medical Examination.
Section 1011. Food, drinks, etc., prohibited in work-room.
Section 111. Application.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Exhaust Draught.
Section 318. Washing facilities.
Section 1819. Mess-room.
Section 191. Application.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 213. Medical examination.
Section 131. Application.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Exception.
Section 34. Register and records.
Section 47. Improper use of chemicals.
Section 78. Storage and use of food and testing of materials used in any chemical process.
Section 89. Process hazards.
Section 910. Unauthorised personnel.
Section 1011. Instruments.
Section 1112. Cocks and valves.
Section 1213. Man-holes.
Section 1314. Emergency instructions.
Section 1415. Protection of reaction mixtures.
Section 1516. Electrical apparatus.
Section 1617. Place of work.
Section 1718. Packing, storage and transport of chemicals.
Section 1819. Isolation of building and site and fire resistance.
Section 1920. Dangers of ignition (including lighting installation).
Section 2021. Static electricity and lightening protection.
Section 2122. Process heating.
Section 2223. Escape of materials.
Section 2324. Leakage of inflammable or dangerous liquids.
Section 2425. Cleaning of empty containers and storage of combustible materials.
Section 2526. Installing of pipe lines for inflammable liquids.
Section 2627. Packing of reaction vessels.
Section 2728. Safety valves.
Section 2829. Vigorous or delayed reactions.
Section 2930. Examination, testing and repair of plant.
Section 3031. Alarm systems.
Section 3132. Escape of gases, etc.
Section 3233. Danger due to effluents.
Section 3334. Staging.
Section 3435. Instruction as regards risk.
Section 3536. Breathing apparatus.
Section 3637. Treatment of persons.
Section 3738. Personnel protection equipment.
Section 3839. Cloak-rooms.
Section 3940. Special bathing accommodation.
Section 4041. Entry into vessels.
Section 4142. Examination and repair of plant.
Section 4243. Storage of acid carboys.
Section 4344. Buildings.
Section 4445. Leakage.
Section 4546. Precautions against escape.
Section 4647. Drainage.
Section 4748. Covering of vessels.
Section 4849. Ventilation.
Section 4950. Means of escape.
Section 5051. Treatment of personnel.
Section 5152. Maintenance.
Section 521. Silica-
Section 12. Silicate having less than 1% free silca by weight-
Section 23. Coal dust-
Section 353. Washing facilities.
Section 5354. Lunch room facilities.
Section 5455. Medical Examination.
Section 5556. Duties of workers.
Section 5658. Entry in gas tar or coal-tar still.
Section 5859. Entry into bleaching powder chamber.
Section 5960. Special precautions for nitro processes.
Section 6061. Precautions during caustic grinding, etc.
Section 6162. Chlorate manufacture.
Section 6263. Restrictions on the employment of young persons and women.
Section 6364. Duties of employees.
Section 641. Chemical processes relating to the following are carried on;-
Section 11. Application.
Section 12. Definition.
Section 211. Medical examination.
Section 111. Definitions.
Section 12. Application.
Section 23. Exemption.
Section 34. Isolation or process.
Section 45. Ventilation of process.
Section 56. Medical examination.
Section 67. Personal Protective Equipment.
Section 78. Prohibition relating to women and young persons.
Section 89. Food, drinks prohibited in the work rooms.
Section 910. Mess-room.
Section 1011. Washing facilities.
Section 1112. Cloak room.
Section 1213. Cautionary placard and instructions.
Section 131. Definitions.
Section 12. Application.
Section 23. Instruction of workers.
Section 34. Cautionary Notice and placards.
Section 45. Prohibition relating to employment of women or young persons.
Section 56. Food, drinks and smoking prohibited.
Section 67. Medical Examination.
Section 78. Medical facilities.
Section 89. Protective clothing and protective equipment.
Section 910. Floors and work benches.
Section 1011. Spillage and waste.
Section 1112. Empty containers used for dangerous pesticides.
Section 1213. Manual handling.
Section 1314. Ventilation.
Section 1415. Time allowed for washing.
Section 1516. Washing and bathing facilities.
Section 1617. Cloak-rooms.
Section 1718. Mess-room.
Section 1819. Exemption.
Section 1920. Manipulation not to be undertaken.
Section 201. Application.
Section 13. Definitions.
Section 34. Cautionary Placards.
Section 45. Substitution.
Section 56. Prohibition relating to employment of women and young persons.
Section 67. Improper use of Benzene.
Section 78. Instructions as regards risks.
Section 89. Prohibition on consuming food etc., in work places.
Section 910. Enclosure of process.
Section 1011. Efficient exhaust draught.
Section 1112. Floor of work room.
Section 1213. Collection of waste.
Section 1314. Empty containers.
Section 1415. Decontamination of pit, tank etc.
Section 1516. Proper labelling.
Section 1617. Washing facilities.
Section 1718. Appropriate work clothes.
Section 1819. Cloak-room.
Section 1920. Lunch room.
Section 2021. Non-sparking tools.
Section 2122. Safe limits for Benzene.
Section 2223. Protective wear and equipment.
Section 2324. Medical facilities.
Section 2425. Medical Examination.
Section 2526. Isolation of building and site and fire resistance.
Section 2627. Dangers of ignition including lighting installation.
Section 2728. Static electricity and lightening protection.
Section 2829. Process heating.
Section 2930. Escape of materials.
Section 3031. Leakage of inflammable or dangerous liquids.
Section 3132. Cleaning of empty containers.
Section 3233. Installing of pipe lines for inflammable liquids.
Section 3334. Packing of reaction vessels.
Section 3435. Safety valves.
Section 3536. Vigorous or delayed reaction.
Section 3637. Examination, testing and repair of plant.
Section 3738. Alarm system.
Section 381. Definition.
Section 12. Location and Lay-out.
Section 23. Electrical Installations.
Section 34. Restriction on Smoking.
Section 45. Precautions against friction.
Section 56. Fire-Fighting Apparatus.
Section 67. Precautions against Power Failure.
Section 78. Magnetic separators.
Section 89. Venting.
Section 910. Ventilation.
Section 1011. Waste water.
Section 1113. Examination and Repairs.
Section 1314. Operating personnel.
Section 1415. Employment for women and young persons.
Section 1516. Vapour Detention.
Section 161. Application.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 21. Stone Crushers
Section 12. Gem and Jewellery
Section 23. Slate Pencil Making
Section 34. Agate Industry
Section 45. Cement Industry
Section 56. Pottery
Section 67. Glass Manufacturing
Section 71. Application of this schedule.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Protective and Controlling Measures.
Section 396. Notification of accidents.
Section 961. Accidents which cause-
Section 197. Notice of poisoning or disease.
Section 9798. Procedure in appeals.
Section 9899. Display of notices.
Section 99101. Service of notices.
Section 101102. Information required by the Inspector.
Section 102103. Muster roll.
Section 103103A. Overtime slips.
Section 103A104. Register of Accidents.
Section 104105. Maintenance of inspection book.
Section 105107. Railways in factories.
Section 107108. Gateways.
Section 108109. Barriers and turngates.
Section 109110. Crowds.
Section 110111. Locomotives.
Section 111112. Wagons.
Section 112113. Riding on vehicles.
Section 113114. Attention to brakes and doors.
Section 114115. Projecting loads and cranes.
Section 115116. Loose-shunting.
Section 116117. Fly shunting.
Section 117118. The shunting jamadar.
Section 118119. Hand signals.
Section 119120. Night work and fog.
Section 120121. Speed control.
Section 121122. Railway tracks.
Section 122123. Motor vehicles.
Section 123124. Car lights.
Section 1241. Full name of the factory with licence number; if already registered from before.
Section 13. Nature of manufacturing process/processes-
Section 34. Names and values of principal products manufactured during the last 12 months.
Section 47. Full name and residential address of the person who shall be the Manager of the factory for the purpose of the Act.
Section 78. Full name and residential address of the Occupier-
Section 89. Full name and address of the owner of the premises or building (including the precincts thereof) referred to in Section 93.
Section 9310. In case of a factory constructed or extended after the date of commencement of the Bihar Factories Rules, 1950-
Section 1011. Amount of fee Rs..............(Rupees........).......
Section 111. Name of factory with licence number.
Section 12. Postal address.
Section 23. Name of outgoing Manager.
Section 34. Name of new Manager with postal address of his residence and telephone number, if installed.
Section 45. Date of appointment of the new Manager.
Section 56. Permanent and home address of the new Manager.
Section 61. Name of the worker.
Section 12. Token No. or the No. in the Register of adult workers.
Section 23. Designation or nature of employment.
Section 34. Department.
Section 45. Work for which overtime work was done.
Section 56. Normal hours of work (as notified in the notice of period of work)-
Section 67. Period of overtime. -
Section 78. Such additional details as may be necessary for workers whose wages is piece rate or is a combination of time and piece rate (incentive wages).
Section 81. Name of Occupier (or Factory).
Section 12. Address of Works where accident or dangerous occurrence happened.
Section 23. Nature of Industry.
Section 34. Branch or Department and exact place where the accident or dangerous occurrence happened.
Section 45. Injured person's name and address.
Section 57. Date and hour of accident or dangerous occurrence.
Section 78. Hour at which he started work on day of accident.
Section 810. Nature and extent of injuries (e.g., total loss of finger, fracture of leg, scalp, scratch followed by sepsis).
Section 1011. If accident is not fatal, state whether injured person was disable for 48 hours or more.
Section 1112. Name of Medical Officer in attendance on injured person.
Section 121. Accidents which cause-
Section 12. The following classes of occurrence, whether or not they are attended by personal injury or disablement:-
Section 21. Name of the factory and location-
Section 12. Name of the injured person-
Section 23. Date of accident
Section 34. Reference of the first notice of accident in Form No. 17A.
Section 45. Date on which the worker returned to work
Section 56. Man days lost due to the accident-
Section 61. Name of factory .........
Section 12. Address and location of factory ........
Section 23. Name of work affected by poisoning or disease.
Section 34. Sex ........... Age
Section 45. Serial number of the worker in the register of adult/child workers.
Section 56. Permanent or home address of the worker.
Section 67. Department and process or operation on which the worker was normally employed.
Section 78. Department, process or operation on which the worker was employed at the time when the poisoning or disease was detected or reported.
Section 89. Nature of poisoning/disease
Section 910. Date on which the poisoning/disease was detected/reported.
Section 1011. Was the poisoning/disease detected or reported by the Certifying Surgeon.
Section 111. Hours of Work (Adults).
Section 12. Relaxation of Hours of Work (Adults).
Section 23. Payment of Overtime.
Section 34. Weekly Holiday (Adults).
Section 45. Intervals for Rest (Adults).
Section 56. Prohibition of Double Employment.
Section 67. Prohibition of Employment of Children under 14.
Section 78. Hours of work (Children).
Section 89. Prohibition of Employment of Women.
Section 910. Leave with Wages.
Section 1011. Cleanliness.
Section 1112. Disposal of Wastes and Effluents.
Section 1213. Ventilation and Temperature.
Section 1314. Overcrowding.
Section 1415. Lighting.
Section 1516. Drinking water.
Section 1617. Latrines and urinals.
Section 1718. Spittoons.
Section 1819. Fencing of Machinery.
Section 1920. Work on or near Machinery in motion.
Section 2021. Employment of Young Persons on Dangerous Machinery.
Section 2122. Prohibition of Employment of women and children near Cotton Openers.
Section 2223. Excessive Weights.
Section 2324. Protection of Eyes.
Section 2425. Washing Facilities.
Section 2526. First-Aid Ambulance Room.
Section 2627. Canteen.
Section 2728. Shelter, Rest Rooms and Lunch Rooms.
Section 2829. Creches .
Section 2930. No charge for Facilities and Conveniences.
Section 3031. Obligation of workers.
Section 311. Registration number of factory ...
Section 12. Name of factory ...
Section 23. Name of Occupier...
Section 34. Name of the Manager...
Section 45. District...
Section 56. Full postal address of factory ...
Section 67. Nature of Industry...
Section 78. No. of days worked in the year.
Section 89. No. of man-days worked during the year-
Section 910. Average number of workers employed daily (see explanatory note) :-
Section 1011. Total no. of man-hours worked including overtime:-
Section 1112. Average number of hours worked per week (see explanatory note)-
Section 1214. Total number of workers employed during the year.......
Section 1415. Number of workers who were entitled to annual leave with wages during the year-
Section 1516. Number of workers who were granted leave during the year-
Section 1619. Is there an ambulance room provided in the factory as required under Section 45?
Section 4522. Is there a creche provided in the factory as required under Section 48?
Section 481. Serial Number.
Section 12. Name of person examined.
Section 23. Father's name.
Section 34. Sex.
Section 45. Address.
Section 56. Name of the factory in which employed/in which wishes to be employed.
Section 67. Process of department in which employed/wishes to be employed.
Section 78. Whether certificate granted.
Section 89. Whether declared unfit and certificate refused.
Section 910. Reference number of previous certificate granted or refused.
Section 102. He is fit to be employed and may be employed on some other non hazardous operation such as.......
Section 23. He may be produced for further examination after a period of...
Section 34. He is advised following further examinations..........
Section 45. He is advised following treatment.
Section 56. The serial number of the previous certificate is.................
Section 62. The para which does not apply may be cancelled.
Section 21. Original examination .... Number examined ... Number granted certificates..
Section 12. Examination of those holding provisional certificates .... Number examined ............. Number granted certificates Number of impounded provisional certificates....
Section 23. Re-examination of those holding certificates.....Number-examined.........Number of certificates cancelled.......Reason for cancellation in each case (i.e., general nature of unfitness)
Section 31. Original examination....Number examined Number granted certificates...
Section 12. Examination of those holding provisional certificates...Number examined Number granted certificates....Number of impounded provisional certificates..
Section 23. Re-examination of those holding certificates....Number examined Number of certificates cancelled....Reason for cancellation in each case (i.e., general nature of unfitness)...
Section 31. Name and address of the Factory.
Section 12. Department where the gas-holder is located.
Section 23. Details of the Gas-holder. -
Section 34. Particulars of gas to be stored in holder.
Section 45. Particulars of the condition of the following as observed at the time of examination:-
Section 56. Particulars of the position of the lift as observed at the time of examination.
Section 67. Were the tank and lifts found sufficiently level for safe working ?
Section 78. Fittings and appliances-
Section 89. Any other condition or measure that the examining person may consider necessary for safe working of the gas-holder.
Section 910. Is the gas-holder in such a condition as not to be considered safe to be kept in operation ?
Section 1011. Other remarks and observations.
Section 1112. Date of Examination.
Section 121. Name of the Factory, location and address
Section 12. Registration number.............................
Section 21. Serial number...
Section 12. Name of the Factory and location ...
Section 23. Registration number of Factory ...
Section 34. Name of the young person ...
Section 45. Serial number in the register of adult worker (Form no...) or register of child workers (Form no...)
Section 56. Number and reference of the certificate of fitness granted by the Certifying Surgeon.
Section 67. Department and machine,, plant and process on which the young person is to be employed.
Section 71. Name of the Factory.........
Section 12. Village,, town and district in which the factory is situated.......
Section 23. Full postal address of the Factory.......
Section 34. Name of the Occupier of the Factory..........
Section 45. Nature of manufacturing progress to be carried on in the factory.......
Section 56. Number of floors on which workers will be employed.
Section 61. Sawing of Timber.
Section 12. Manufacture of ice and ice candy.
Section 23. Manufacture of Oil.
Section 34. Flour milling and grinding, grinding, breaking and crushing of any other cereal or material.
Section 45. Rice Milling.
Section 56. Dal Milling.
Section 67. Generation and Conversion of electricity excluding transformation by State transformers.
Section 78. Manufacture of tea.
Section 89. Spinning, Weaving, Knitting or finishing (including dyeing) of any textile material, including hosiery and carding and breaking of cotton.
Section 910. Pumping of sewerage including treatment and disposal thereof.
Section 1011. Chaff cutting.
Section 1112. Laundering, including cleaning and dyeing of textiles materials or apparels.
Section 1213. Manufacture of plastic and plastic products.
Section 1314. Canning and preservation of food materials, fruits and vegetables.
Section 1415. Filling bottles with aerated water or drinks and processes incidental thereto.
Section 1516. Manufacture of packing cases;
Section 1617. Transforming of power.
Section 1718. Manufacture of any electrical equipment, apparatus, appliances or device.
Section 1819. Manufacture of any explosive material, including safety fuses detonators, cartridges or any other component thereof.
Section 191. Printing Press.
Section 12. Brick kilns.
Section 23. Mica Factory.
Section 34. Rice, Dal, Oil and Flour Mills.
Section 45. Saw Mills.
Section 56. Automobiles repairs and maintenance workshops.
Section 67. Refractories.
Section 78. Glass Factories.
Section 89. Hard Coke and Coal briquetting Factories.
Section 910. Shellac Industries.
Section 1011. Stone Crushing Factories.
Section 1112. Card Board and Paper Industries.
Section 1213. Power looms.
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"content": "(a) \"Act\" means the Factories Act, 1948.\n(b) \"Appendix\" means an appendix appended to these Rules.\n(c) \"Artificial Humidification\" means the introduction of moisture into the air of a room by any artificial means whatsoever, except the unavoidable escape of steam or water vapour into the atmosphere directly due to a manufacturing process:\n(d) \"Belt\" includes any driving strap or rope.\n(e) \"Degrees\" (of temperature) means degrees on the Fahrenheit Scale.\n(f) \"Examining Surgeon\" means a qualified medical practitioner authorised by a Certifying Surgeon under sub-section (2) of Section 10 of the Act to exercise any of the powers of such Certifying Surgeon under the Act.\n(g) \"Forum\" means a forum appended to these Rules.\n(h) \"Fume\" includes gas or vapour.\n(i) \"Health Officer\" means the Municipal Health Officer or District Health Officer or such other official as may be appointed by the State Government in that behalf.\n(j) \"Hygrometer\" means an accurate wet and dry bulb hygrometer conforming to the prescribed conditions as regards constructions and maintenance.\n(k) \"Inspector\" means an officer appointed under Section 8 of the Act and includes \"Chief Inspector\".\n(I) \"Maintained\" means maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair.\n(m) \"Manager\" means the person responsible to the occupier for the working of the Factory for the purposes of the Act.\n(n) \"Section\" means Section of the Act.\n(o) \"Schedule\" means a schedule appended to these Rules.\n(p) \"Qualified medical practitioner\" means a person holding a qualification granted by an Authority specified in the schedule to the Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916 (VII of 1916) or in the Schedules to the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956).\n[2A. Procedure of grant of Certificate of Competency.\n(a) has violated any condition stipulated in the certificate of competency;\n(b) has carried out a test, examination and inspection or has acted in manner inconsistent with the intent or the purpose of this Act or the Rules made thereunder, or has omitted to act as required under the Act or Rules made thereunder;\n(c) for any other reason to be recorded in writing; may revoke the certificate of competency after giving an opportunity to the 'competent person' for being heard.\nExplanation :\nForm of Application for grant of certificate of Competency to a person under sub-rule (1) of Rule 2A",
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"content": "(a) to photograph any worker; to inspect, examine, measure, copy, photograph, sketch or test, as the case may be, any building or room, any plant, machinery, appliance or apparatus, any register or document, or anything provided for the purpose of securing the health, safety or welfare of the workers employed in a factory;\n(b) in the case of an Inspector who is a duly qualified medical practitioner, to carry out such medical examinations as may be necessary for the purposes of his duties under the Act;\n(c) to file a complaint in Court against the manager or the occupier of a factory or against both or against any other person liable to be punished under the Act and to prosecute, conduct or defend before a court any complaint or other proceeding arising under the Act or in discharge of his duties as an Inspector;\n(d) to satisfy himself at each inspection that-\n(i) The provisions of the Act and of these Rules regarding the health and safety of the workers employed in the factory are observed;\n(ii) the adolescents and children employed in the factory have been granted certificate of fitness and that no adolescent or child is employed who is obviously unfit;\n(iii) the register of all workers employed in such factory, of their hours of work and the nature of their employment, is in the prescribed form;\n(iv) the periods of rest and the holidays provided by the Act are granted, and that the limits of hours of work laid down therein are not exceeded;\n(v) the provisions of Section 59 and of the Rules relating to the payment of overtime are duly observed; and\n(vi) the notices required by Sections 61 and 72 and the abstracts required by Section 108 are duly affixed and that the registers required by these Rules are properly maintained.\n(e) to enquire into and investigate the cause of any accident or disease, or the possibility of any accident or disease;\n(f) to note how far the defects pointed out at a previous inspection have been removed and how far orders previously issued have been complied with;\n(g) to point out all such illegalities, defects or irregularities as he may observe during the course of his inspection and to forward a copy of the inspection note to the manager or occupier of a factory for removal of the illegalities, defects or irregularities;\n(h) to seize any record or document for the purpose of examination and satisfying himself that the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder were complied with or which he may consider relevant in respect of any offence under the Act which he may have reasons to believe or suspect, has been committed by the occupier or the manager;\n(i) to direct by an order in writing the occupier or the manager to produce either personally or through his agent any prescribed record or register at his office or at any other place where he may be temporarily camping or at any other convenient place; and\n(j) to direct by an order in writing the manager or the occupier or any other employee of a factory to appear before him personally at his office, or at the place where he may be temporarily camping or at any other place, to be examined and interrogated by him on any matter connected with the compliance of the provisions of the Act or the Rules.\n(a) by delivering a copy of it to him personally or at his office, or\n(b) by registered post.",
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"number": "13A",
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"content": "(a) he must not be less than 22 years or more than 35 years of age:\n(b) he must have secured a degree or diploma, equivalent to a degree of a recognised University in any branch of Engineering, Technology or Medicine;\n(c) the Government may, in addition to the basic qualifications, by order, specify appropriate additional qualifications, if any, for a particular post:",
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"number": "14",
"title": "14. Duties of Certifying Surgeon.",
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"content": "(b) A Certifying Surgeon revoking a certificate under sub-section (4) of Section 69 shall write the word \"Revoked\" in red ink on the foil and counterfoil.\n(b) For every copy of a duplicate certificate granted under clause (a), a fee of fifty Naye Paise shall be charged, which shall be credited to Government. The Certifying Surgeon or Examining Surgeon shall maintain a register in Form No.26 of all fees paid for the issue of duplicate certificates and shall initial each entry therein.\n(c) No duplicate of certificate shall be granted to any person otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this sub-rule.\n(b) The Certifying Surgeon shall personally examine every adolescent and child who is in possession of a \"Provisional\" certificate granted under sub-rule (4) and shall, if satisfied that a certificate of fitness should be granted, destroy the provisional certificate and issue his own certificate of fitness in place of it.\n(c) If on such examination the Certiyfing Surgeon is of opinion that a person in possession of a child's provisional certificate of fitness is under the age of fourteen years or is not fit for employment as a child in a factory, or that a person in possession of an adults provisional certificate of fitness is less than 15 years of age or is unfit to work as an adult, he shall impound the certificate, write on it the word \"Cancelled\" and sign the same and shall forward the certificate with such remarks, if any, as he may offer to the Inspector of Factories for information, and inform the Examining Surgeon who granted such provisional certificate.\n(a) cases of illness have occurred which it is reasonable to believe are due to the manufacturing process carried on, or other conditions of work prevailing therein; or\n(b) by reason of any change in the manufacturing process carried on, or in the substances used therein, or by reason of the adoption of any new manufacturing process or of any new substance for use in a manufacturing process, there is a likelihood of injury to the health of workers employed in that manufacturing process; or\n(c) young persons are, or are about to be, employed in any work.",
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"number": "14A",
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"content": "(i) Rs. 4 (Rupees four) for first young person and Re.1 (Rupee one) for every subsequent person examined in a single day in a factory for the purpose of such examination;\n(ii) Rs. 2 (Rupees two) for the first young person and Re. 1 (Rupee one) for every subsequent young person examined on a single day when the person to be examined go to the Certifying Surgeon for the purpose of such examination;\n(iii) If a Certifying Surgeon has to travel beyond a radius of five miles from his dispensary or place of posting to examine any young person or persons, he shall be entitled to an additional fee at the rate of thirty seven Naya Paise only per mile for the total distance travelled by him. A Certifying Surgeon who is the servant of the State Government shall charge this additional fee from the occupier of a factory only if he does not charge any travelling allowance for the journey from the State Government.",
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"number": "14",
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"number": "14C",
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"number": "14D",
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"number": "14-C",
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"number": "14F",
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"number": "15",
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"number": "16",
"title": "16. Disposal of wastes, and effluents.",
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"content": "(a) Where the drainage system of the factories is connected to the public sewerage system or where the wastes of the factory are proposed to be discharged into the public sewerage. In the case of such a factory, complete details and particulars in respect of the proposed arrangements for the treatment and disposal of the wastes shall be submitted to the authority under whose control the public sewerage functions and no manufacturing process shall be started in the factory and the wastes shall not be,discharged into the public sewerage system unless the arrangements have been approved by the said authority, and where the approval has been given by the said authority an attested copy of the letter of approval along with the details of the arrangements shall be submitted to the Chief Inspector within one month of the date of approval.\n(b) When the arrangement and scheme for the treatment and disposal of the wastes of the factory have been approved by the Director of Health Services.\n(a) Three copies of the layout plan of the factory showing the point of origin and the place of discharge or disposal of the wastes and the layout and arrangements of drains and other devices for carrying and disposal of the wastes from the point of origin to the point of disposal or discharge.\n(b) Three copies of the site plan of the factory along with its environs showing the alignment of drains or channels for carrying the wastes as well as showing the area or through which the wastes are likely to spread or pass.\n(c) Nature and description of different wastes produced in the factory.\n(d) The quantity of each of the wastes produced per day.\n(e) The chemical composition of the waste, chemical analysis and B.O.D. value on the liquid wastes.\n(f) The maximum quantity of the wastes required to be treated and disposal of any one day.\n(g) The maximum temperature of the wastes at the place where it is to be disposed of.\n(h) Where the wastes are to be discharged in a stream, the lowest rate of flow of the stream, in case it is a flowing stream, and size and capacity of the stream otherwise.\n(i) Three copies of the plans showing complete details of the treatment plant, or the arrangements for the treatment of wastes.\n(j) Three copies of the detailed description of the entire arrangement for treatment and disposal of wastes.",
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"number": "17",
"title": "17. When artificial humidification not allowed.",
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"content": "(a) by the use of stream during any period when the dry bulb temperature of that room exceeds 85 degrees;\n(b) at any time when the wet bulb reading of the hygrometer is higher than that specified in the following Schedule in relation to the dry bulb reading of the hygrometer at that time; or as regards a dry bulb reading intermediate between any two dry bulb reading indicated consecutively in the Schedule when the dry bulb reading does not exceed the wet bulb reading to the extent indicated in relation to the lower of these two dry bulb readings :-\nSchedule\nDry bulb.\nWet bulb.\nDry bulb.\nWet bulb.\nDry bulb.\nWet bulb.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n60.0\n58.0\n77.0\n75.0\n94.0\n85.0\n61.0\n59.0\n78.0\n76.0\n95.0\n87.0\n62.0\n60.0\n79.0\n77.0\n96.0\n87.5\n63.0\n61.0\n80.0\n78.0\n97.0\n88.0\n64.0\n62.0\n81.0\n79.0\n98.0\n88.5\n65.0\n63.0\n82.0\n80.0\n99.0\n89.0\n66.0\n64.0\n83.0\n80.5\n100.0\n89.5\n67.0\n65.0\n84.0\n81.0\n101.0\n90.0\n68.0\n66.0\n85.0\n82.0\n102.0\n90.0\n69.0\n67.0\n86.0\n82.5\n103.0\n90.5\n70.0\n68.0\n87.0\n83.0\n104.0\n90.5\n71.0\n68.0\n88.0\n83.5\n105.0\n91.0\n72.0\n70.0\n89.0\n84.0\n106.0\n91.0\n73.0\n71.0\n90.0\n84.5\n107.0\n91.5\n74.0\n72.0\n91.0\n85.0\n108.0\n91.5\n75.0\n73.0\n92.0\n85.5\n109.0\n92.0\n76.0\n74.0\n93.0\n86.0\n110.0\n92.0",
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"number": "18",
"title": "18. General Ventilation.",
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"content": "(a) increase the openings in the walls or in the roof to an aggregate area equal to 75 per cent of the area found by the applicable formula in Appendix I or to such less extent as he deems reasonable in the circumstances, or\n(b) provide mechanical means to produce a continuous charge of air at the rate of three complete charges in the hour or at such rate as he deems sufficient in the circumstances.",
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"number": "19",
"title": "19. Measures required for cooling.",
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"content": "(a) Electric or other fans to be used to produce adequate movement of air over the workers. The Chief Inspector may require such movement to be such that the rate of cooling by evaporation at a height of five feet from the floor level, as found by the use of a kata thermometer, is two and a half times what it would be if the air were not moved by such fans;\n(b) The height of the room from floor to roof or ceiling to be increased to a height of 16 feet or such less height as the Chief Inspector deems reasonable in the circumstances :\n(c) A layer of tiles, wood or other substance which is bad conductor of heat to be added to the roof or substituted for other materials or a ceiling or a double roof to be provided.\n(d) Sun shades of specified size to be placed before or fitted to such openings as admit direct sunlight upon the workers.",
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"number": "20",
"title": "20. Ventilation and temperature in new factories or rooms.",
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"content": "(a) if no mechanical means for general ventilation and for reduction of temperature is employed, and\n(i) the width of the room exceeds 18 meters (59 ft.) or its floor area exceeds 560 sq. meters (6, 128 sq. feet), the aggregate area of ventilating openings as approved or directed by the Chief Inspector;\n(ii) the width of the room does not exceed 18 meters or its floor area does not exceed 560 sq. meters, the aggregate area of ventilating openings is not less than the area found from the applicable formula in Appendix I:\n(b) If ventilating openings in any room or building are not adequate mechanical ventilation is provided and fans or other means employed for this purpose are of such capacity as to circulate through the room or the building six times in every hour a volume of air equal to the cubic capacity of the room or building, and\n(c) The internal height of the roof or the ceiling of any room or shed at the lowest point is not less than 14 feet from the floor level;\n(i) the roof includes sufficient layer of earthen ware, tiles, woods compressed asbestos or any other substance which is a bad conductor of heat; or\n(ii) it is a double roof with an air space not less than six inches in depth open to the atmosphere at the seves and in case of slopping roofs with sufficient means of egress of hot foul air at the adex; or\n(iii) a ceiling with sufficient air-space has been provided under the roof; or\n(iv) the room is air conditioned or other efficient arrangements have been made to keep the temperature of the room within reasonable limits; or\n(v) the room has re-inforced concrete or other kind of terraced roof; 7 or\n(vi) on account of the climatic or other conditions or the size of the factory the Chief inspector considers that a height of 14 feet is not necessary or practicable:",
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"number": "21",
"title": "21. Provision of Hygrometer.",
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"content": "(a) Weaving Department. - One hygrometer for departments with less than 500 looms and one additional hygrometer for every 500 or part of 500 looms in excess of 500.\n(b) Other Department. - One hygrometer for each room of less than 3.00.000 cubic feet capacity and one extra hygrometer for each 2.00.000 cubic feet or part thereof, in excess of this.\n(c) One additional hygrometer shall be provided and maintained outside each cotton spinning and weaving factory wherein artificial humidification is adopted, and in a position approved by the Inspector, for taking hygrometer shade readings.",
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"number": "22",
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"number": "17",
"title": "23. Copy of Schedule to Rule 17 to be affixed near every hygrometer.",
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"number": "24",
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"number": "25",
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"number": "26",
"title": "26. Thermometer to be maintained in efficient order.",
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"content": "(a) the wick and muslin covering of the wet bulb shall be renewed once a week;\n(b) the reservoir shall be filled with water which shall be completely renewed once a day. The Chief Inspector may direct the use of distilled water or pure rain water in any particular mill or mills in certain localities;\n(c) no water shall be applied directly to the wick or covering during the period of employment.",
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"number": "27",
"title": "27. An inaccurate thermometer not to be used without fresh certificate.",
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"number": "28",
"title": "28. Hygrometer not to be affixed to wall, etc., unless protected by wood.",
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"number": "29",
"title": "29. No reading to be taken within 15 minutes of renewal of water.",
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"number": "30",
"title": "30. How to introduce steam for humidification.",
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"content": "(a) The diameter of such pipes shall not exceed two inches and in the case of pipes installed after 1st day of January, 1951 the diameter shall not exceed one inch.\n(b) Such pipe shall be as short as is reasonably practicable.\n(c) All hangers supporting such pipes shall be separated from the bare pipes by an efficient insulator not less than half an inch in thickness.\n(d) No uncovered jet from such pipe shall project more than 4 ½ inches beyond the outer surface of any cover.\n(e) The steam pressure shall be as low as practicable and shall not exceed 70 Lbs. per square inch.\n(f) The pipe employed for the introduction of steam into the air in a department shall be effectively covered with such non- conducting material, as may be approved by the Inspector in order to minimise the amount of heat radiated by them into the department.",
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"number": "31",
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"number": "32",
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"number": "33",
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"number": "34",
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"number": "32",
"title": "35. Exemption from Rule 32.",
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"content": "Schedule\nPart I\nPart II\nCement work.\nWorks for the crushing and grinding of lime stone.\nGas works.\nCoke oven works.\nElectrical stations.\nFlour Mills.\nMeetings and breweries.\nParts of factories in which the following process are carried on :-\nConcrete or artificial stone making.\nConversion of iron into steel.\nSmelting of iron ore.\nIron or steel rolling.\nHot rolling or forging, tempering or annealing of metals.\nGlass blowing and other working in molten glass.\nTar distilling.\nPetroleum refining and blending.",
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"number": "36",
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"number": "37",
"title": "37. Source of supply.",
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"content": "(a) from a public water supply system, or\n(b) from any other source approved in writing by the Health Officer.",
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"number": "38",
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"number": "39",
"title": "39. Cleanliness of well or reservoir.",
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"number": "40",
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"number": "41",
"title": "41. Cooling of water.",
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"content": "(a) the drinking water supplied to the workers shall from the 1st April to the 30th Septemebr, in every year, be cooled by ice or other effective method:\n(b) The cooled drinking water shall be supplied in every canteen, lunch room and rest room and also at conveniently accessible points throughout the factory which for the purpose of these Rules shall be called \"Water Centre.\"\n(c) The water centres shall be sheltered from the weather and adequately drained.\n(d) The number of water centres to be provided shall be one \"Centre\" for every 150 persons employed at any one time in the factory :\n(e) Every \"Water Centre\" shall be maintained in a clean and orderly condition.\n(f) Every water centre shall be in charge of a suitable person who shall distribute the water. Such person shall be provided with clean clothes while on duty.",
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"number": "42",
"title": "42. Latrine accommodation.",
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"content": "(1) where the maximum number of workers working at any onetime does not exceed one hundred there shall be at least one latrine for every twenty-five of such workers;\n(2) where the maximum number of workers working at any one time exceeds one hundred, there shall be one latrine for every twenty- five workers for the first hundred workers and one for every fifty thereafter.\n(3) where women workers are employed, separate latrine shall be provided for men and women and the number of latrines required to be provided for each shall be calculated separately on the basis of their respective numbers in the manner specified in clauses (1) and (2):",
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"number": "43",
"title": "43. Requirements to which latrines should conform.",
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"content": "(1) Service (bucket or pan type) latrines.\n(i) All sanitary (water closet or flushing type) latrines shall be connected to a municipal or common water borne sewerage system or to a septic tank or shall be aqua privy latrines :\n(ii) Closet. - Water closets in the latrines, shall be of glazed porcelain, be of the \"Wash down type\" unless otherwise specified by the Inspector of Factories;\n(iii) Water connection. - Each water closet shall possess a flushing rim and a suitable connection for one and half inches down pipe from the cistern and shall be fitted with a trap which shall consist either of glazed stoneware or cast iron;\n(iv) Flushing cistern. - Each water closet shall be provided with a flushing cistern of a capacity not less than three gallons and shall also be provided with a metal-pull chain and suitable handle or a metal ring;\n(v) Reserved tanks for cistern. - Unless there is twenty-four hours piped water supply a reserve tank of proper construction and adequate capacity for supply of water to the flushing cistern shall be provided. The capacity of this tank shall be such as to provide adequate water supply to the cistern of all the latrines throughout the working hours of the factory.\n(vi) Septic tanks. - Latrines, other than those connected with an efficient water borne sewerage system, shall be connected with and efficient adequate septic tank along with other necessary accessories, including arrangements for ventilation.",
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"number": "44",
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"number": "45",
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"number": "46",
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"number": "47",
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"content": "(a) In factories wherein the number of workers generally employed exceeds two hundred and fifty constant flushing type of urinals or any other sanitary type approved by the Chief Inspector shall be provided.\n(b) Construction. - Sanitary (flushing type) urinals shall have white glazed stoneware through and build stoneware squatting seat. The face shall be lined with white glazed tiles to a height of four feet.\n(c) Flushing. - Unless it is of constant flushing type the urinals shall be flushed from a tank, the capacity of which shall not be less than 3 gallons per urinal or seat, by a 1½ inch connection and down the faces by means of a galvanised iron perforated pipe.\n(d) Sewer connection. - Unless connected to a municipal or common sewerage system, the urinals shall be connected to septic tanks provided for sanitary latrines or provided separately for the urinals.",
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"number": "48",
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"number": "49",
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"number": "50",
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"number": "51",
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"number": "52",
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"number": "53",
"title": "53. Type of spittoons.",
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"content": "(a) a galvanized iron container with a conical funnel-shaped cover. A layer of suitable disinfectant liquid shall always be maintained in the container;\n(b) a container filled with dry, clean sand, and covered with a layer of bleaching powder;\n(c) any other type approved by the Chief Inspector.",
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"number": "54",
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"content": "Chapter IV\nSafety",
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"number": "55",
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"content": "[Schedule I]\nTextile Machinery Except Machinery used in Jute Mills\nTextile Machinery Except Machinery used in Jute Mills\n(a) \"Calender\" means a set of heavy rollers mounted on vertical side frames and arranged to pass cloth between them. Calenders may have two or more rollers, or bowls, some of which may be heated.\n(b) \"Embossing calender\" means a calender with two or more rollers, one of which is engraved for producing figure effects of various kinds on a fabric.\n(c) \"Card\" means a machinery consisting of cylinders of various sizes and in certain cases flats covered with card clothing and set in relation to each other so that fibres in staple from may be separated into individual relationship. The speed of the cylinders and their direction of relation may vary. The finished product is delivered as a silver. Cards include the revolving flat card, the roller and clearer card, etc.\n(d) \"Card clothing\" means the material with which the surface of the cylinder, deffer, flats etc. of a card are covered and consists of a thick foundation material made of, either textile fabrics, through which are pressed many fine closely spaced specially bent wires, or mounted saw toothed wire.\n(e) \"Comber\" means a machine for combing fibres of cotton, wool etc. The essential parts are a device for feeding forward a fringe of fibres at regular intervals and an arrangement of combs or pins which at the right time, pass through the fringe. All tangled fibres, short fibres and nips are removed and the long fibres are laid parallel.\n(f) \"Combing machinery\" includes a general classification of machinery including combers, silver lap machines, ribbon lap machines, and gill boxes but excluding cards.\n(g) \"Rotary staple cutter\" means a machine consisting of one or more rotary blades used for the purpose of cutting textile fibres into staple lengths.\n(h) \"Garnet machine\" means any of a number of types of machines for opening hard twisted waste of wool, cotton, silk etc.\nNote. - Essentially, such machines consists of a licker is one or more cylinders, each having a complement worker and stripper rolls; and a fancy roll and offer. The action of such machine is some what like that a wool card, but it is much more severe in that the various rolls are covered with garnet wire instead of card clothing.\nNote.\n(i) \"Gill box\" means a machine used in the worsted system of manufacturing yarns.\nNote. - Its function is to arrange fibres in parallel order. Essentially, it consists of a pair of feed rolls and a series of followers where the followers move at faster surface speed and perform a combing action.\nNote.\n(j) \"In running roll\" means any pair of rolls or drums between which there is a \"Nip\".\n(k) \"Interlocking arrangement\" means a device that prevents the setting in motion of dangerous part of any machine or the machine itself while the guard, cover door or other measures provided to safeguard against danger is open or unlocked or not in position.\nNote. - Which will also hold the guard, cover or door closed and locked while the machine or the dangerous part is in motion, otherwise, dangerous part of any machine or the machine itself will stop or will not be set in motion.\nNote.\n(l) \"Kier\" means a large metal vat, usually a pressure type in which fabrics may be boiled out, bleached, etc.\n(m) \"Ribbon lapper\" means a machine or a part of a machine used to prepare laps for feeding a cotton comb.\nNote. - Its purpose is to provide a uniform lap in which fibres have been straightened as much as possible.\nNote.\n(n) \"Silver lapper\" means a machine or part of a machine in which a number of parallel card silvers are drafted slightly, laid side by side in a compact sheet, and wound into a cylindrical package.\n(o) \"Loom\"means a machine for effecting the interlocking of two series of yarns crossing one another at right angles.The warp yarns are wound on a warp beam and pass through headless and reeds. The filling is shot across in a shuttle and settled in place by reeds and slay and the fabric is wound on a cloth beam.\n(p) \"Starch mangle\" means a mangle that is used specifically for starching cotton goods.\nNote. - It commonly consists of two large rolls and a shallow open vat with several immersion rolls. The vat contains the starch solution.\nNote.\n(q) \"Water mangle\" means a calender having two or more rolls used for squeezing water from fabrics before drying. Water mangles may also be used in other ways during the finishing of various fabrics.\n(r) \"Mule\" means a type of spinning frame having a head stock and carriage at its two main sections. The head stock is stationary. The carriage is moveable and it carries the spindles which draft and spin the roving into yarn. The carriage extends over the whole width of the machine and moves slowly towards and away from the head stock during the spinning operation.\n(s) \"Nip\" is the danger zone between the roils or drums which by virtue of their positioning and movement create a nipping hazard.\n(t) \"Openers and pickers\" means a general classification of machinery which includes breaker pickers, intermediate pickers, finisher pickers, single process pickers, multiple process pickers, willow machines, card and picker, waste cleaners, thread extractors, shredding machines, roving waste openers, shoddy pickers, bale breakers feeders, vertical openers, latice cleaner, horizontal cleaners and any similar machinery equipped with either cylinders, screen section, calender section, rolls, or beaters used for the preparation of stock for further processing.\n(u) \"Paddler\" means a trough for solution and two or more squeeze rolls between which cloth passes after being passed through a mordant or dye bath.\n(v) \"Plaiting Machine\" means a machine used to pay cloth into folds of regular length for convenience of subsequent process or use.\n(w) \"Roller Printing Machine\" means a machine used for printing fabrics consisting of a large central cylinder, of pressure bowl, around the lower part of the perimeter of which is having a color through a furnisher roller, doctor blades, etc.\n(x) \"Continuous bleaching ranges\" means a machine for bleaching of cloth in rope or open width with the following arrangement. The cloth, after wetting out, pass through a squeeze roll into a saturator containing a solution of caustic soda and then to an enclosed J-box. A V-shaped arrangement is attached to the front part of the J-box for uniform and rapid saturation of the cloth with steam before it is packed down in the J-box. The cloth, in a single strand rope from, passes over a guide roll down the first arm of the \"V\" and up the second. Steam is injected into the \"V\" at the upper end of the second arm so that the cloth is rapidly saturated with the steam at this point. The J-box capacity is such that cloth will remain hot for a sufficient time to complete the scouring action.\n(y) \"Mercerizing range\" means a 3-bowl mangle, a tenter frame, and a number of boxes for washing and scouring. The whole set up is in a straight line and all parts operate continuously. The combination is used to saturate the cloth with sodium hydroxide, stretch it while saturated, and washing out most of the caustic before releasing tension.\n(z) \"Sanforizing machine\" means a machine consisting of a large steam-heated cylinder and endless, thick woollen felt blanket which is in cloth contact with the cylinder for most of its perimeter, and an electrically heated show which processes the cloth against the blanket while the latter is in a stretched condition as it curves around feed in roll.\n(aa) \"Shearing machine\" means a machine used for shearing cloth. Cutting action is provided by a number of steal blades spirally mounted on a roller. The roller relates in close contact with a fixed ledger blade. There may be from one to six such rollers, on a machine.\n(ab) \"Singing machine\" means a machine which comprises heated roller, plate, or an open gas flame. The cloth or yarn is rapidly passed over the roller or the plate or through the open gas flame to remove fuzz or hairness on yarn or cloth by burning.\n(ac) \"Slasher\" means a machine used for applying a size mixture to warp yarn. Essentially, it consists of a stand for holding section beams, a size box, one or more cylindrical dryers or an enclosed hot air dryer, and a beaming and for winding the yarn on the loom beams.\n(ad) \"Tenter frame\" means a machine for drying cloth under tension.\nNote. - It essentially consists of a pair of endless travelling chains fitted with clips of the fine pins and carried on tracks. The cloth is firmly held at the selvages by the two chains which diverge, as they move forward so that the cloth is brought to the desired width.\nNote.\n(ae) \"Warper\" means a machine for preparing and arranging the yarns intended for the warp of a fabric, specifically a beam warper.\nGeneral Safety Requirements.\n(b) Stopping and stating handles or other controls shall be of such design and so positioned as to prevent the operator's hand or fingers from striking against any moving part or any other part of the machine.\n(c) All belts, pulleys, gears, chains, sproket wheels, and other dangerous moving parts of machinery which either form part of the machinery or are used in association with it shall be securely fenced by safe guards of substantial construction which shall be constantly maintained and kept in position while the parts of the machinery they are fencing are in motion.\nOpeners and pickers.\n(b)The feed rolls on all openers and pickers machinery shall be covered with a guard designed to prevent the operator from reaching the nip while the machinery is in operation.\n(c) The lap forming rollers shall be fitted with a guard or cover which shall prevent access to the nip at the intake of the lap roller and fluted roller as long as the weighted rack is down. The guard or cover shall be so locked that it cannot be raised until the machine is stopped, and the machine cannot be started until the cover or guard is closed :\nCotton Cards.\n(b) The licker-in shall be guarded so as to prevent access to the dangerous parts.\n(c) Every card shall be equipped with an arrangement that would enable the card cylinder to be driven by power during stripping or grinding operations without having to either shift the main belt to the fast pulley of the machine or to dismantle the interlocking mechanism. Such an arrangement shall be used only for stripping or grinding operations.\nGarnett Machine.\n(b) Garnett fancy rools shall be enclosed by guards. These shall be installed in way that keeps workers rolls reasonably accessible for removal or adjustment.\n(c) The underside of the garnett shall be guarded by a screen mesh or other form of enclosure to prevent access.\nGill Boxes.\n(b) All nips of in-running rolls shall be guarded by suitable nip guards conforming to the following specifications.\nNote. - Any opening which the guard may permit when fitted in position shall be so restricted with respect to the distance of the opening from any nip point that the fingers of any person shall not reach that point through that opening and in any circumstances, the maximum width of the opening shall not exceed the following :\nNote.\nDistance of opening from nip point\nMaximum width of opening\n0 to 38 mm.\n-\n6 mm.\n39 to 63 mm.\n-\n10 mm.\n64 to 88 mm.\n-\n13 mm.\n89 to 140 mm.\n-\n15 mm.\n141 to 165 mm.\n-\n19 mm.\n166 to 190 mm.\n-\n22 mm.\n191 to 215 mm.\n-\n32 mm.\nSilver and Ribbon Lappers.\nSpeed Frames.\nSpinning Mules.\nWarpers.\nSlashers.\n(ii) When slashers are operated by control levers, these levers shall be connected to a horizontal bar or treadle located not more than 100 cm. above the floor to control the operation from any point.\n(iii) Slashers operated by push button control shall have stop and start buttons located at each end of the machine, and additional buttons located on both sides of the machine at the size box and the delivery end. If calender rolls are used, additional buttons shall be provided at both size of the machine at points near the nips, except when slashers are equipped with an enclosed dryer.\n(b) Enclosed hot air dryer. - (i) All open nips of the top squeezing rollers shall be guarded by nip guard conforming to the requirements in clause 7(b).\nEnclosed hot air dryer.\n(ii) When slashers are operated by control levers, these levers shall be connected to a horizontal bar or treadle located not more than 170 cm. above the floor to control the operation from any point.\n(iii) Slashers operated by push button control shall have stop and start buttons located at each end of the machine and additional stop and start buttons located on both sides of the machines at intervals spaced not more than 1.83 meters on centres.\nLooms.\nValves of Kiers, Tanks and other Containers.\n(b) Wherever boiling tanks, caustic tanks and any other containers from which liquids which are hot corrosive or toxic may overflow or splash, are so located that the operator cannot see the contents from the floor or working area emergency shut off valves which can be controlled from a point not subject to danger of splash shall be provided to prevent danger.\nShearing Machine.\nContinuous Bleaching Range (Cotton and Rayon).\nMercerizing Range (Piece Goods).\n(b) A guard shall be provided at each end of the machine frame at the in-running chain and the clip opener.\n(c) A nip guard shall be provided for the in-running rolls of the mangle and washers and the guard shall conform to the requirements in clause 7 (b).\nTenter Frames.\n(b) A guard shall be provided at each end of the machine frame at the in-running chain and the clip opener.\nPaddlers.\nCentrifugal Extractors.\n(b) Each extractor shall be equipped with a mechanically or electrically operated brake to quickly stop the basket when the power driving the basket is shut off.\nSqueezer of wringer extractor, water mangle, starch mangle, back washer (worsted yarn), crabbing machines and decating machines.\nSanforizing and palmer machine.\n(b) Access from the sides to the nips of in-running rolls should be fenced by suitable side guards.\n(c) A safety trip rod, cable or wire centre cord shall be provided across the front and back of all palmer cylinders extending the length of the face of the cylinder. It shall operate readily whether pushed or pulled. The safety trip shall not be more than 170 cm. above the level at which the operator stands and shall be readily accessible.\nRope washers.\n(b) A safety trip rod, cable or wire centre cord shall be provided across the front and back of all rope washers extending the length of, the face of the washer. It shall operate readily whether pushed or pulled. This safety trip shall be not more than 170 cm. above the level on which the operator stands and shall be readily accessible.\nLaundry Washer, Tumbler or Shaker.\n(b) Each closed barrel shall also be equipped with adequate means for holdings open the doors on or covers of the inner and outer cylinder or shell while it is being loaded or unloaded.\nPrinting Machine (Roller Type).\n(b) The engraved roller gears and the large crown wheel shall be guarded.\nCalenders.\nRotary Staple Cutters.\nPlaiting Machines.\nHand Baling Machine.\nFlat-work Ironer.\nSchedule II\nCotton Ginning\nCotton Ginning\nLine Shaft.\nSchedule III\nWood-Working Machinery\nWood-Working Machinery",
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"content": "(a) 'Wood-working' machine means a circular saw, band-saw, planning machine, chain mortising machine or vertical spindle, moulding machine operating on wood or cork or any other article except metal.\n(b) 'Circular saw' means a circular saw working in a bench (including a rack bench) but does not include a pendulum or similar saw which is moved towards the wood for the purpose of cutting operation.\n(c) 'Band saw' means a band saw, the cutting portion of which runs in a vertical direction but does not include a long saw or band resawing machine.\n(d) 'Planning machine' means a machine for over hand planning or for thicknessing or for both operations.",
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"content": "(a) Behind and in direct line with the saw there shall be a riving knife, which shall have a smooth surface, shall be strong, rigid and easily adjustable, and shall also conform to the following conditions:-\n(i) The edge of the knife nearer the saw shall form an arc of a circle having a radius not exceeding the radius of the largest saw used on the bench.\n(ii) The knife shall be maintained as close as practicable to the saw, having regard to the nature of the work being done at the time, and at the level of the bench table the distance between the front edge of the knife and the teeth of the saw shall not exceed half an inch.\n(iii) For a saw of a diameter of less than 24 inches, the knife shall extend upwards from the bench table to within one inch of the top of the saw, and for a saw of a diameter of 24 inches or over shall extend upwards from the bench table to a height of at least 9 inches.\n(b) The top of the saw shall be covered by a strong and easily adjustable guard, with a flange at the side of the saw farthest from the fence. The guard shall be kept so adjusted that the said flange shall extend below the roots of the teeth of the saw. The guard shall extend from the top of the riving knife to a point as low as practicable at the cutting edge of the saw.\n(c) The part of the saw below the bench table shall be protected by two plates of metal or other suitable material one on each side of the saw; such plates shall not be more than 6 inches apart, and shall extend from the axis of the saw outwards to a distance of not less than two inches beyond the teeth of the saw. Metal plates, if not beaded, shall be of a thickness of at least 1/10 inch, or if beaded be of a thickness of at least 1/20 inch.",
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"content": "(a) Both sides of the bottom pulley shall be completely encased by sheet or expanded metal or other suitable material.\n(b) The front of the top pulley shall be covered with sheet or expanded metal or other suitable material.\n(c) All portions of the blade shall be enclosed or otherwise securely guarded except the portion of the blade between the bench table and the top guide.",
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"content": "(a) maintained in an efficient state;\n(b) constantly kept in position while the machinery is in motion; and\n(c) so adjusted as to enable the work to be done without unnecessary risk.",
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"content": "Schedule IV\nRubber Mills\nRubber Mills",
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"content": "(a) hoppers so constructed or guarded that it is impossible for the operators to come into contact in any manner with the nip of the rolls; and\n(b) horizontal safety-trip rods or tight wire cables across both front and rear, which will when pushed or pulled operate instantly to disconnect the power and apply the brakes, or to reverse the roils.\nSchedule V\nJute Textiles\nJute Textiles",
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"content": "(b) The feed table shall not be less than 6' in length, measured from the centre of the first cloth roller to the centre of the first pair of cast iron rollers. The table shall be provided with side guards reaching a height of not less than 4' 6\" from the floor, and extending at that height, not less than 3' 6\" from the centre of the first pair of rollers; the height of the rest of the side guards shall not be less than 4' from the floor.\n(c) The starting and stopping gear shall be arranged to comply with the following-\n(i) Provision for stopping the machine at both the feed and delivery ends.\n(ii) Provision for starting the machine at the feed end only, design shall be such that an operator at the feed end cannot start the machine without the co-operation of an operator at the delivery end.\n(iii) When a machine is stopped for clearing a jam or attention other-wise the starting gear shall be secured in the \"off\" position at least by a lock operated by a removable key in possession of the person attending the machine.\n(iv) The lever operating the unbalanced weight shall be securely fenced.\n(d) Sheet steel casings completely enclosing the side shafts, i.e. the shafts and gears shall not be exposed on the underside. The casings shall be locked or secured by a device which will ensure (i) that they cannot be opened while the machine is in motion and (ii) that it will not be possible to start the machine unless they are closed.",
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"title": "3. Carding machines.",
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"content": "(b) A guard with panels and sliding doors of sheet steel or closely spaced bars or rods enclosing the side gears; there shall be no opening at the underside of this protection for access to the gears. The sliding doors shall be controlled by a device which will ensure that they cannot be opened until the cylinder has come to rest, and that the machine cannot be started up until the doors are closed.\n(c) A sheet steel guard extending up to the centre line of the cylinder, enclosing the stripper belts and pulleys shall be provided on all machines installed after the commencement of this Rule.\n(d) An adequately strong and rigid set of bars or rods over the doffer roller securely bolted in position. This guard must follow the radius of the roller; the space between the rods not to exceed 2\"; the distance from the doffer pinpoints to the underside of the rods to be 4\"; the space between the Drawing pressing roller and the first rod not to exceed 2\"; and the width of the guard from the first to the last rod to be not less than 12\".\n(e) A hand or guard rail extending the full width of the Drawing pressing roller, fitted in a convenient position in front of and higher than the roller.\n(f) Effective side guards to prevent operative fingers being caught between the delivery roller and the pressing ball.\n(g) When a machine is stopped for clearing a jam or attention otherwise, the starting gear shall be secured in the \"off\" position at least by a lock operated by a removable key in possession of the person attending the machine.",
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"content": "(b) Sheet steel or cast iron guards completely enclosing the end gears, the design to be such that access to the gears is possible only by removing the guard in its entirety. If doors or movable panels are provided they shall be controlled by a locking device, operated by the starting gear, which will ensure that the machine cannot be started unless the guard is completely closed and that no movable part can be opened whilst the machine is in motion :\n(c) An efficient guard which will prevent operative's fingers or hands being caught between the delivery roller and the pressing ball.\n(d) Starting and stopping gear so designed that the machine can be stopped by operatives on the feed and delivery sides; can be started only by an operative on the feed side but with the co-operation of the operative on the delivery side and cannot be started by an operative on the delivery side. The device necessitating cooperation shall be engaged before the machine stops.\n(e) Shear pins driving the individual carriages shall be fitted to the pinion on the main back shaft and not to the pinion on the carriage back shaft.",
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"content": "(i) Provision for stopping the machine on both the feed and delivery sides.\n(ii) Provision for starting the machine on the delivery side only.\n(iii) A device on the delivery side which will automatically lock the belt striking gear in the \"off\" position. This device shall be such that the machine will not stop before the lock is engaged nor start before it is disengaged by a worker on the delivery side.\n(b) Sheet steel or cast iron guards, completely enclosing the end gears, the design to be such that access to the gears is possible only by removing the guard in its entirety. If doors or movable panels are provided they shall be controlled by a locking device operated by the starting gear, which will ensure that the machine cannot be started unless the guard is completely closed and that no movable part can be opened whilst the machine is in motion:\n(c) Shear pins driving individual carriages shall be fitted to the pinion on the main back shaft and not to the pinion on the carriage back shaft.",
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"content": "(b) Sheet steel or cast iron guards completely enclosing the end gears, the design to be such that access to the gears is possible only by removing the guard in its entirety. If doors or movable panels are provided they shall be controlled by a locking device operated by the starting gear' which will ensure that the machine cannot be started unless the guard is completely closed and that no movable part can be opened whilst the machine is in motion:",
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"content": "(b) Guards covering the spindle driving gears of such design that it will not be possible to remove them from position whilst the machine is in motion :",
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"content": "(b) Cross and side shafts driving the starch rollers shall be enclosed in protecting tubes.\n(c) A guard securely anchored in position and protecting the nip between the top and bottom starch rollers. It shall have an aperture large enough to pass the yarn through but not the operative's hand. A hinged guard will not be deemed to be compliance with this Rule.\n(d) A guard protecting the nip between the yarn beam pressing roller and the outer top weight roller, i.e., the top weight roller on the side at which the beam is inserted and removed.\n(e) The space between any yarn guide roller and its adjacent steam cylinder must be not less than 3'.",
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"content": "(b) The minimum clearance between the slay and the breast beam shall not be less than 2'.\n(c) Not later than six months after the commencement of this Rule yarn beams shall be placed on looms by mechanical or other means. Lifting into position by hand alone will not be deemed to comply with this Rule.",
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"content": "(b) Safety rollers protecting the nip of the upper-rollers. - These rollers must be made of steel or wrought iron tube, as light as possible, and not more than 2½\" external diameter.The safety roller shall ride on the under-roller, and be free to lift. It shall be set in such a manner that the peripheral clearance between it and the upper-roller, and between it and the under-roller when the safety roller is fully raised, will not permit of an operative's fingers reaching the nip.\nSafety rollers protecting the nip of the upper-rollers.\n(c) Sheet steel panels shall be fitted on the machine gable to prevent access through same to the large spur wheel.\n(d) Lever weights shall be lowered into strong and rigid guards.",
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"content": "(b) A \"sight panel\" fitted to the feed table in such position that operators on either side of the machine can see through to the other side.\n(c) The hand wheel on the driving shaft shall be of the disc type and it shall be located at sufficient distance from the machine gable to permit of fencing being constructed between it and the lever mechanism operating the folder.\n(d) The treadle mechanism shall be such as to allow extraction of the maximum cloth lapped and no worker shall be required to go up on the machine table to force it down.",
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"title": "3. Protection of tool and die.",
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"content": "(b) Each die shall be provided with a fixed guard surrounding its front and sides, and extending to the back in the form of a tunnel through which the pressed articles falls to the rear of the press.\n(c)The design, construction and mutual position of the guards referred to in (a) and (b) shall be such as to preclude the possibility of the worker's hand or fingers reaching the danger zone.\n(d) The machine shall be fed through a small aperture at the bottom of the die guard, but a wider aperture may be permitted for second or subsequent operations if feeding is done through a chute.\n(e) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clauses (a) and (b) an automatic or an inter-locked guard may be used in place of a fixed guard, but where such guards are used they shall be maintained in an efficient working condition and if any guard develops a defect, the power press shall not be operated unless the defect of the guard is removed.",
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"number": "55A",
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"number": "56",
"title": "56. Employment of young persons on dangerous machines.",
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"content": "Power presses other than hydraulic presses;\nMilling machines used in the metal trades;\nGuillotine machines;\nCircular saws;\nPlate printing machines.",
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"number": "56A",
"title": "56A. Lifting machines, chains, ropes and lifting tackles.",
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"content": "(i) have plainly marked upon it the safe working load at various radii of the jib and the maximum radius at which the jib may be worked; and\n(ii) be fitted with an accurate indicator, clearly visible to the driver, showing the radius of the jib at any time and the safe working load corresponding to that radius.\n(b) No jib crane having either a fixed or a derricking jib shall be used after one year of the coming into effect of this Rule unless it is fitted with an accurate automatic indicator which-\n(i) indicates clearly to the driver or person operating the crane when the load being carried or lifted approaches the safe working load of the crane for the radius of the jib at which the load is being carried or lifted; and\n(ii) gives an efficient sound signal when the load being carried or lifted is in excess of the safe working load of the crane at that radius:\n(i) any guy derrick, crane, being a crane of which the mast is held upright solely by means of ropes with the necessary fittings and tightening screws;\n(ii) any hand crane used solely for dismantling another crane;\n(iii) any crane having a maximum safe working load of one ton or less.\n(i) name of the occupier of the factory;\n(ii) address of the factory;\n(iii) distinguishing number or mark, if any; and chain, description sufficient to identify the lifting machine, rope, or the lifting tackle;\n(iv) date on which the lifting machine, chain, rope or lifting tackle was first taken into use in the factory;\n(v) date and number of the certificate relating to any test and examination made under sub-rules (1) and (9) together with the name and address of the person who issued the certificate;\n(vi) date of each periodical thorough examination made under sub-clause (iii) of clause (a) sub-section (1) of Section 29 and sub-rule (8) and the name of the person by whom it was carried out;\n(vii) date of annealing or other heat treatment of the chain and other lifting tackle made under sub-rule (7) and the name of the person by whom it was carried out;\n(viii) particulars of any defects affecting the safe working load found at any such thorough examination or after annealing and of the steps taken to remedy such defects.\n(b) All certificates obtained under sub-rules (1) and (9) and reports of all examinations conducted under this Rule shall be maintained in a register and shall be kept readily available for inspection.\n(i) all chains, slings, rings, hooks, shackles and swivels used in connection with molten metal or molten slag or when they are made of half inch bar or smaller, once at least in every six months;\n(ii) all other chains, rings, hooks, shackles and swivels in general use once at least in every 12 months:\n(i) chains made of malleable cast iron;\n(ii) plate link chains;\n(iii) chains, rings, hooks, shackles and swivels made of steel or of an non-ferrous metal;\n(iv) pitched chains, working on sprocket or sprocketed wheel;\n(v) rings, hooks, shackles and swivels permanently attached to pitched chains, pulley blocks or weighing machines;\n(vi) hooks and swivels having screw threaded part or ball bearing or in other case hardened parts;\n(vii) socket shackles secured to wire ropes by white metal capping;\n(viii) Bordeaux connections.",
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"number": "56B",
"title": "56B. Passage ways and clearance for over-head travelling cranes.",
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"content": "(b) There should be railings at a height of at least 90 c.m. from the floor of passage-way on both the sides, with at least two rails and with a toe board at a height of at least 10 c.m. from the floor:\n(c) Safe access ladders with hand rails shall be provided at convenient places and at suitable frequent intervals so that the crane driver or any other person going up the crane or crane track may not have to walk long distances on the passage-way.\n(d) Where there are more than one cranes operating in the same way as on the same run-way, the number of access ladders shall be provided in consideration of the easy and safe accessibility to the different cranes.",
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"number": "56C",
"title": "56C. Fragile roofs - Provision of crawling boards, etc.",
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"content": "(a) suitable and sufficient safety devices like ladders, duck ladders, access boards and crawling boards securely supported and fixed are provided and used;\n(b) suitable and sufficient parapet wall or railing or any other equally effective device to prevent the person from falling from the sloping roof is provided;\n(c) a notice in bold letters warning that the roof was of fragile material and was dangerous and that no person should go on the roof unless full protective measures have been taken is displayed at such a prominent place and in such a manner as to attract immediate attention; and\n(d) a permit to work on the roof has been issued to the person by a responsible person duly authorised for this purpose by the Manager.",
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"number": "57",
"title": "57. Pressure Plant.",
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"content": "(a) of good construction, sound material, adequate strength and free from any patent defect;\n(b) properly maintained in a safe condition;\n(c) fitted with-\n(i) a suitable safety valve or other effective device to ensure that a maximum permissible working pressure of the vessel shall not be exceeded;\n(ii) a suitable pressure gauge easily visible and designed to show at all times the correct internal pressure in lbs. per square inch, or in kilogram per square centimetre, and marked with a prominent red mark at the safe working pressure of the vessel;\n(iii) a suitable stop valve or valves by which the vessel may be isolated from other vessels or source of supply of pressure; and\n(iv) a suitable drain cock or valves at the lowest part of the vessel for the discharge of collected liquid.\n(d) thoroughly examined by a competent person :-\n(i) externally once in every period of six months;\n(ii) internally, once in every period of twelve months :\n(iii) Hydraulically tested at intervals of not more than four years :\n(a) any vessel which comes within the scope of the Indian Boiler Act, 1923 (V of 1923),\n(b) metal bottles or cylinders used for the storage or transport of compressed gases or liquefied or dissolved gases under pressure covered by the Gas Cylinder Rules, 1940 framed under the Indian Explosives Act, 1884 (IV of 1884);\n(c) feed pumps, steam traps, turbine casings, compressor, cylinders, cylinders of prime-movers, steam separators or dryers, steam strainers, steam de-superheater, oil separators, air receivers for fire sprinklers installations, air receivers of monotype machines, provided the maximum working pressure of the air receiver does not exceed 20 lbs. per square inch and capacity, does not exceed 3 cubic feet, air receivers of electrical circuit breakers, air receivers of electrical relays, air vessels on pumps, pipe coils, accessories of instruments and appliances, such as cylinders and piston assemblies used for operating relays and interlocking type of guards, vessels with liquids subject to static head only and hydraulically operating cylinders other than any communicating with an air loaded accumulator, and\n(d) Water sealed gas-holder mentioned in Rule 57-A.\nNote. - For the purposes of this Rule, the expression-(a) \"thin walled vessels,\"means vessel incapable of holding weight of water;\nNote.\n(b) \"competent person\" means a person holding any of qualifications exempting him from passing Parts A and B of the Associate Membership Examination of the Institution of Engineers (India) or any other person whom the Chief Inspector considers competent for any specified purpose by virtue of his experience; and\n(c) \"vessel\" means an enclosed vessel of any capacity and include any other plant or machinery working at a pressure higher than the atmospheric pressure.\n(b) If no information as to the date of construction, thickness of walls and safe working pressure is available, the age of the sizing cylinder shall be determined by the competent person in consultation with the Chief Inspector from any other particulars available with the manager.\n(c) Every new and second hand cylinder of thin walls to which rapairs which may effect its safety, have been carried out, shall be tested before use, to at least one and a half times its working pressure.\n57A.\n(b) This Rule shall apply to only such gas-holders as have a storage capacity of not less than 141-6 cubic meters (5,000 c.ft).\n(b) All reports in Form No. 31 shall be kept and mentioned in a bound register or in such other manner as may be convenient and shall be produced before an Inspector whenever acquired to do so.\nExplanation.",
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"number": "58",
"title": "58. Excessive weights.",
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"content": "Schedule\nPersons\nMaximum weight of material article, tool or\n\t\t\t\tappliances\n(a)\nAdult male\n...\n[55 kgs]\n(b)\nAdult female\n...\n30 kgs.\n(c)\nAdolescent Male\n...\n30 kgs.\n(d)\nAdolescent Female\n...\n20 kgs.\n(e)\nMale child\n...\n16 kgs.\n(f)\nFemale child\n...\n13 kgs.\n59. [Protection of Eyes.\nSchedule\n59A.\n59B.\n[59C. Examination of eye sight of certain workers.",
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"number": "60",
"title": "60. Minimum dimensions of manholes.",
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"content": "(a) in the case of a rectangular or oval shape, be not less than 16 inches long and 12 inches wide.\n(b) in the case of a circular shape, be not less than 16 inches in diameter.",
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"content": "(a) The operation of repairing a water-sealed gas-holder by the electric welding process, subject to the following conditions :-\n(i) The gas-holder shall contain only the following gases, separately or mixed at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure, namely, town gas, cokeoven gas, producer gas, blast furnace gas, or gases, other than air, used in their manufacture:\n(ii) Welding shall only be done by the electric welding process and shall be carried out by experienced operative under the constant supervision of a competent person.\n(b) The operations of cutting or welding steel or wrought iron gas mains and services by the application of heat, subject to the following conditions:-\n(i) The main or services shall be situated in the open air, and it shall contain only the following gases, separately or mixed at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure, namely, gas, coke-oven gas, producer gas, blast furnace gas or gases other than air, used in their manufacture;\n(ii) The main or service shall not contain acetylene or any gas or mixture of gases to which acetylene has been added intentionally;\n(iii) The operation shall be carried out by an experienced person or persons and at least two persons (including those carrying out the operations) experienced in work on gas mains and over 18 years of age shall be present during the operation;\n(iv) The site of the operation shall be free from any inflammable or explosive gas or vapour;\n(v) Where acetylene gas is used as a source of heat in connection with an operation, it shall be compressed and contained in a porous substance in a cylinder; and\n(vi) Prior to the application of any flame to the gas main or service this shall be pierced or drilled and the escaping gas ignited.\n(c) The operation of repairing an oil tank on any ship of the electric weldings process shall be subject to the following conditions :-\n(i) The only oil contained in the tank shall have a flash point of not less than 150°F (close test) and a certificate to this effect shall be obtained from a competent analyst;\n(ii) The analyst's certificate shall be kept available for inspection by an Inspector, or by any person employed or working on the ship;\n(iii) The welding operation shall be carried out only on the exterior surface of the tank at a place (a) which is free from oil or oil leakage in inflammable quantities and (b) which is not less than one foot below the nearest part of the surface of the oil within the tank; and\n(iv) Welding shall be done only by the electric welding and shall be carried out by experienced operatives under the constant supervision of a competent person.\nGeneral\nGeneral\n[62.\n(a) All processes involving serious explosion and flash fire hazard shall be located in segregated buildings where the equipment shall be so arranged that only a minimum number of employees are exposed to such hazards at any one time.\n(b) All industrial processes involving serious fire hazard should be located in building or work place separated from one another by walls of fire resistant construction.\n(c) Equipment and plant involving serious fire or flash fire hazard shall, wherever possible, be so constructed and installed that in case of fire, they can be easily isolated.\n(d) Ventilation ducts, pneumatic conveyors and similar equipment, involving a serious fire risk should be provided with flame arresting or automatic fire extinguishing appliances.\n(e) In all work places having serious fire or flash-fire hazards, passages between machines, installations or piles of material should be at least 90 cm.\nFire Prevention\nFire Prevention\n(a) buildings in which explosive or highly flammable substances are manufactured, used, handled or stored;\n(b) storage tanks containing oils, paints or other flammable liquids;\n(c) grain elevators; and\n(d) buildings, tall chimneys or stacks where flammable gases, fumes, dust or lint are likely to be present.\n(a) all electrical apparatus shall either be excluded from the area of risk or they shall be of such construction and so installed and maintained as to prevent the danger or their being a source of ignition;\n(b) effective measures shall be adopted for prevention of accumulation of static charges to a dangerous extent;\n(c) Workers shall wear shoes without iron or steel nails or any other exposed materials of such nature.\n(d) smoking, lighting or carrying of matches, lighters or smoking materials, ferrous materials which is likely to cause sparks by friction;\nshall be prohibited;\n(e) transmission belts with iron fasteners shall not be used; and\n(f) all other precautions, as are reasonably practicable shall be taken to prevent initiation of ignition from all other possible sources such as open flames, frictional sparks, overheated surfaces of machinery or plants, chemical or physical chemical reaction and radiant heat.\n(b) Flammable liquids shall be stored in closed containers and in limited quantities in well ventilated of fire resistant construction which are isolated from the remainder or the building by fire walls and self closing arc doors.\n(c) Large quantities of such liquids shall be stored in isolated adequately ventilated building or fire resisting construction or in storage tanks, preferably under-ground and at a distance from any building as required in the petroleum Rules, 1976.\n(d) Effective steps shall be taken to prevent leakage of such liquids into basements, sumps or drains and to confine any escaping liquids within safe limits.\n(b) No waste material of a flammable nature shall be permitted to accumulate on the floors and shall be removed at least once in a day or shift, any more often when possible. Such materials shall be placed in suitable metal containers with covers wherever possible.\nEmergent Fire Exits\nEmergent Fire Exits\n(i) \"horizontal exit\" means an arrangement which allows alternative egres from a floor area to another floor at or near the same level in a adjoining part of the same building with adequate separation; and\n(ii) \"travel distance\" means the distance an occupant has to travel to reach an exit.\n(b) An exit may be door-way, corridor, passageway to an internal or extern? stairway or to a verandah. An exit may also include a horizontal exit leading to adjoining building at the same level.\n(c) Lifts, escalators and revolving-doors shall not be considered as exits for the purpose of this sub-Rule.\n(d) In every room of a factory exits sufficient to permit safe escape of the occupants in case of fire or other emergency shall be provided which shall be free of any obstruction.\n(e) The exits shall be clearly visible and suitably illuminated with suitable arrangement, whatever artificial lighting is to be adopted for this purpose to maintain the required illumination in case of failure of the normal source of electric supply.\n(f) The exits shall be marked in a language understood by the majority of the workers.\n(g) Fire resisting doors or roller shutters shall be provided at appropriate places along the escape routes to prevent spread of fire and smoke particularly at the entrance of lifts or stairs where funnel of flue effect may be created inducing an upward spread of fire.\n(h) All exits shall provide continuous means of egress to the exterior of a building or to an exterior open space leading to a street.\n(i) Exits shall be so located that the travel distance on the floor shall not exceed 30 meters.\n(j) In case of those factories where high hazard materials are stored or used, the travel distance to the exit shall not exceed 22.5 meters and there shall be at least two ways of escape from every room, however, small except toilet rooms, so located that the points of access thereto are out of or suitably shielded from area of high hazard.\n(k) Wherever more than one exit is required for any room space or floor exits shall be placed as remote from each other as possible and shall be arranged to provide direct access in separate directions from any point in the area served.\n(I) The unit of exit width used to measure capacity of any exit shall be 50 cm. A clear width of 25 cm. shall be counted as an additional half unit. Clear width of less than 25 cm. shall not be counted for exit width.\n(m) Occupants per unit width shall be 50 for stairs and 75 for doors.\n(n) For determining the exits required the occupant load shall be reckoned on the basis of actual number of occupants within any floor area or 1.0 square meters per person, whichever is more.\n(o) There shall not be less than two exits serving every floor area above and below the ground floor, and at least one of them shall be an internal enclosed stairway.\n(p) For every building or structure used for storage only, and every section thereof considered separately, shall have access to at least one exit so arranged and located as to provide a suitable means of escape for any person employed therein, and in any such room wherein more than 10 persons may be normally present at least two separate means of exit shall be available, as remote from each other as practicable.\n(q) Every storage area shall have access to at least one means of exit which can be readily opened.\n(r) Every exit doorway shall open into an enclosed stairway, a horizontal exit, on a corridor or passageway providing continuous and protected means of egress.\n(s) No exit doorway shall be not less than 100 cm. in width. Doorways shall be not less than 200 cm. in height.\n(t) Exit doorways shall open outwards, that is, away from the room but shall not obstruct the travel along any exit. No door when opened, shall reduce the required width of stairway or landing to less than 90 cm. over head or sliding doors shall not be installed for this purpose.\n(u) An exit door shall not open immediately upon a flight of stairs. A landing equal to at least the width of the doorway shall be provided in the stairway at each doorway. The level of landing shall be the same as that of the floor which it serves.\n(v) The exit doorways shall be openable from the side which they serve without the use of a key.\n(w) Exit corridors and passageways shall be of a width not less than the aggregate required width of exit doorways leading from there in the direction of travel to the exterior.\n(x) Where stairways discharge through corridors and passageways the height of the corridors and passageways shall not be less than 2.4 meters.\n(y) Internal stairs shall be constructed of non-combustible materials throughout,\n(z) Internal stairs shall be constructed as a self contained with at least one side adjacent to an external wall and shall be completely enclosed.\n(aa) A staircase shall not be arranged around a lift shatt unless the latter is totally enclosed by a material having a fire resistance rating not lower than that of the type of construction of the former.\n(ab) Hollow combustible construction shall not be permitted.\n(ac) The minimum width of an internal stair case shall be 100 cm.\n(ad) The minimum width of treads without nosing shall be 25 cm. for an internal staircase. The treads shall be constructed and maintained in a manner to prevent slipping.\n(ae) The maximum height of a riser shall be 19 cm. and the number of risers shall be limited to 12 per flight.\n(af) Hand rails shall be provided with a minimum height of 100 cm. and shall be firmly supported.\n(ag)The use of spiral staircase shall be limited to low occupant lead and to a building of height of 9 meters, unless they are connected to platforms such as balconies and terraces to allow escapes to pause. A spiral staircase shall be not less than 300 cm. diameter and have adequate head room.\n(ah) The width of a horizontal exit shall be same as for the exit doorway.\n(ai) The horizontal exit shall be equipped with at least one fire door of self closing type.\n(aj) The floor area on the opposite or refuge side of a horizontal exit shall be sufficient to accommodate occupants of the floor area served, allowing not less than 0.3 square meter per person. The refuge area shall be provided with exits adequate to meet the requirements of this sub-rule. At least one of the exits shall lead directly to the exterior or street.\n(ak) Where there is difference in level between connected areas for horizontal exit, ramps not more than 1 in 8 slope shall be provided. For this purpose steps shall not be used.\n(al) doors in horizontal exits shall be operable at all times.\n(am) Ramps with a slope of not more than 1 in 10 may be substituted for the requirements of staircase. For all slopes exceeding 1 in 10 and wherever the use is such as to involve danger of slipping the ramp shall be surfaced with non-slipping material.\n(an) In any building not provided with automatic fire alarm a manual fire alarm system shall be provided if the total capacity of the building is over 500 persons, or if more than 25 persons are employed above or below the ground floor, except that no manual fire alarm shall be required in one storey buildings where the entire area is undivided and all parts thereof are clearly visible to all occupants.\nFire Fighting\nFire Fighting\n(a) \"Class A fire\". - (a) Fire due to combustible materials such as wood, textiles, paper, rubbish and the like-\n(i) \"Light hazard\". - Occupancies like offices, assembly halls, canteens, restrooms, ambulance room and the like;\n(ii) \"Ordinary hazard.\"-Occupancies like saw mills, carpentary shop, small timber yards, book binding shops engineering workshop and the like;\n(iii) \"Extra Hazard\". - Occupancies like large timber yards godowns storing fibrous materials, flour mills, cotton mills, jute mills, large wood working factories and like;\n(b) Class B fire. - Fire in flammable liquids like oil, petroleum products, solvents, grease, paint, etc.\n(c) Class C fire. - Fire arising out of gaseous substances.\n(d) Class D fire. - Fire from reactive chemicals, active materials and the like;\n(e) Class E fire. - Fire involving electrical equipment and delicate machinery and the like;\n(a) Class A fire -\n(i) Light hazard. - One 9 litre water bucket for every 100 square metres of floor area or part thereof and 9 litre water type (soda), acid or gas pressure or bucket pump extinguisher shall be provided for each 6 buckets or part thereof with a minimum of the extinguisher and two buckets per compartment of the building. These equipments shall be as distributed over the entire area that a person have to travel not more than 25 metres from any point to reach the nearest equipment.\n(ii) Ordinary hazard. - One 9 litre water bucket for every 100 square metres of floor area or part thereof and one 9 litre water type (soda), acid gas pressure or bucket pump) extinguisher minimum of 2 extinguisher and 4 buckets per compartment of the building. The equipment shall be so distributed over the entire floor area that a person shall have to travel not more than 15 metre from any point to reach the nearest equipment.\n(iii) Extra hazard. - The scale of equipment would be what is prescribed for ordinary hazard and in addition such extra equipment as in the opinion of the Inspector are necessary, having regard to the special nature of occupancy:\n(b) Class B fire. - There shall be at least one fire extinguisher either foam type or carbon dioxide or dry powder per 50 square metres of floor area and shall be so distributed that no person is required to travel more than 15 metres from any point to reach the nearest equipment. In addition to the requirement of extinguishers specified here, requirements as laid down in clause (a) shall also be provided.\n(c) Class C fire. - Carbon dioxide or dry chemical powder extinguishers shall be provided near each plant or group of plants.\n(d) Class D fire. - Special dry power (chloride based) type of extinguishers, or sand buckets shall be provided on a scale as laid down for class B fire. The Inspector may require a higher scale of portable equipment to be provided depending upon the risk involved.\n(e) Class E fire. - Carbon dioxide or dry powder type extinguishers shall be provided near each plant or group of plants depending upon the risk involved.\n(i) Serial number;\n(ii) Date of last refilling; and\n(iii) Date of last inspection.\nA = The total area in square metres of all floors including galleries in all buildings of the factory;\nB = The total area in square metres of all floors and galleries including open spaces in which combustible materials are handled or stored;\nC = The total area in square metres of all floors over 15 metres above ground level; and\nD = The total area in square metres of all floors of all building other than those of fire resisting construction:\n(b) (i) Each trailer pump shall be provided with equipment as per schedule appended to this Rule.\n(ii) In addition to the equipments specified in the said schedule each trailer pump shall be provided with adequate breathing apparatus.\n(iii) The Chief Inspector may by an order in writing direct the occupier and/or Manager of a factory to provide such additional equipments and breathing apparatus and of such type as he may consider necessary in consideration of the nature and degree of hazards.\n(iv) The equipment specified in this sub-rule shall conform to such Indian Standards specification as may be in existence.\n(c) Trailer pumps shall be housed in a separate shed or sheds which shall be sited close to a principal source of water supplies in the vicinity of the main risks of the factory.\n(d) In factories where the area is such as cannot be reached by men hauling of trailer pumps within reasonable time, vehicles with towing attachment shall be provided at the scale of one for every four trailer pumps with a minimum of one such vehicle kept available at all times.\n(e) Water supply shall be provided to give flow of water as required under clause (a) for at least 100 minutes. At least 50 per cent of this water-supply for 4,50,000 litres whichever is less, shall be in the form of static tanks of adequate capacities (not less than 4,50,000 litres each) distributed round the factory with due regard to the potential fire risk in the factory (which piped supply is provided, the size of the main shall not be less than 15 centimeters diameter and it shall be supplying a minimum of 4,500 litres per minute at a pressure of not less than 7 kilograms per square centimeter.\n(f) All trailer pumps including the equipment provided with them and vehicles for towing them shall be maintained in good condition and subjected to periodical inspection and testing as required.\n(b) Sufficient number of persons shall be trained in the proper handling of fire fighting equipments and their use against the types of fire for which they are intended, to ensure that adequate number of persons are available for fire-fighting both by means of first-aid fire fighting equipment and others. Wherever vehicles with towing attachment are to be provided as required in clause (d) of sub-rule 22 sufficient number of persons shall be trained in driving where the need arises. Those vehicles to ensure that trained persons are available for driving them.\n(c) Fire fighting drills shall be held at least once in every 3 months, and records in respect of such periodical drills shall be maintained in a bound register and shall be produced for inspection on demand.\nSchedule\n[ See Rules 62 (22) (25) (1)]\nEquipment to be provided with Trailer Pump.\nFor light trailer pump of a capacity of 860 litres/minute. -\n1 Armoured suction hose of 9 metres length, with wrenches.\n1 Metal suction strainer.\n1 Basket strainer.\n1 Two-way suction collecting-head.\n1 Suction adapter.\n10 Unlined or rubber lined 70 mm. delivery hose of 25 metres length complete with quick-release couplings.\n1 Dividing breaching-piece.\n2 Branch-pipes with 15 mm, nozzles.\n1 Diffuser nozzle.\n1 Standpipe with blank cap.\n1 Hydrant key.\n4 Collapsible canvas bucket.\n1 Fire hook (preventer) with cutting edge.\n1 25 mm. manila rope of 30 metres length.\n1 Extension ladder of 9 meters length (where necessary).\n1 Heavy axe.\n1 Spade.\n1 Pick axe.\n1 Crowbar.\n1 Saw.\n1 Hurricane lamp.\n1 Electric torch.\n1 Pair-rubber gloves.\nFor large trailer pump of a capacity of 1,800 litres/minute.\n1 Armoured suction hose of 9 metres length, with wrenches.\n1 Metal strainer.\n1 Basket strainer.\n1 Three-way suction collecting-head.\n1 Suction adapter.",
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"content": "1 Dividing breaching piece.\n1 Collective breaching piece.\n4 Branch pipes with one 25 mm, two 20 mm. and one diffuser nozzles.\n2 Stand pipe with blank caps.\n2 Hydrant keys.\n6 Collapsible canvas buckets.\n1 Ceiling hook (preventor) with cutting edge.\n1 50 mm, manila rope of 10 metre length.\n1 Extension ladder of 9 metres length (where necessary).\n1 Heavy Z axe.\n1 Spade.\n1 Pick axe.\n1 Crowbar.\n1 Saw.\n1 Hurricane lamp.\n7 Electric torch.\n1 Pair rubber gloves.\nNote. - If it appears to the Chief Inspector of Factories that in any factory the provision of breathing apparatus is necessary he may by order in writing require the occupier to provide suitable breathing apparatus in addition to the equipment for light trailer pump or large trailer pump as the case may be.\nNote.\n62A.\n[62B. Safety Officers.\n(i) Possesses a recognised degree in any branch of engineering or technology and has had practical experience of working in a factory in a supervisory capacity for a period of not less than 2 years; or a recognised degree in physics or chemistry and has a practical experience of working in a factory in a supervisory capacity for a period of not less than 6 years; or a recognised diploma in any branch of engineering or technology and has had practical experience of working in a factory in a supervisory capacity for a period of not less than 4 years.\n(ii) Possesses degree or diploma in industrial safety recognised by the State Government in this behalf; or has qualified at a written and viva-voce examination conducted by the Chief Inspector:\n(b) Notwithstanding the provisions in clause (a) any person who possesses a recognised degree in engineering or technology and has had experience of not less than 2 years, in a department of the Central or State Government which deals with the administration of the Factories Act, 1948.\n(b) The Chief Safety Officer shall be given the status of Departmental Head and shall work directly under the control of the Chief Executive of the factory. All other Safety Officers shall be given appropriate status to enable them to discharge their functions effectively.\n(c) The scale of pay and the allowance to be granted to the Safety Officers including the Chief Safety Officer, and the other conditions of their service shall be the same as those of the other officers of corresponding status in the factory.\n(d) In the case of dismissal or discharge, a Safety Officer shall have a right to appeal to the Chief Inspector:\n(i) to advise the concerned departments in planning and organising measures necessary for the effective control of personal injuries;\n(ii) to advise on safety aspect in all job studies, and to carry out detailed job safety studies on selected jobs;\n(iii) to check and evaluate the effectiveness of the action taken or proposed to be taken to prevent personal injuries;\n(iv) to advise the purchasing and stores departments in ensuring availability of high quality personal protective equipment;\n(v) to render advice on matters relating to carrying out of plant safety inspections;\n(vi) to carry out plant safety inspections in order to observe the physical conditions of work and the work practices and procedures followed by workers and to render advice on measures to be adopted for removing the unsafe physical conditions and preventing unsafe actions by workers;\n(vii) to render advice on matters related to reporting and investigations of industrial accidents and diseases;\n(viii) to investigate accidents, locate cause and render advice or measures to be adopted for removing the causes of accidents. Accident shall include all major or minor injury cases;\n(ix) to investigate the cases of industrial diseases contracted and dangerous occurrences reportable under Rule 96;\n(x) to advise on the maintenance of such records relating to accidents, dangerous occurrences and industrial diseases as are necessary;\n(xi) to promote setting up of safety committees according to the provisions of Rule 62-A.\n[It may kindly be noted that the provisions of Rule 62 A under clause XI of Rule 62 B does not exist because Rule 62 A has been deleted vide S.O. 686 dated 13.7.1988 - Ed.]\n(xii) to organise in association with the concerned departments, awards, campaigns, competitions and other activities which will develop and sustain the interest of the workers in establishing and maintaining safe conditions of work and procedures; and\n(xiii) to design and conduct either independently or in collaboration with the training departments, suitable training and educational programme related to and required for the prevention of personal injuries.\n(a) For all factories wherein 1,000 or more workers are ordinarily employed-\n(i) Where the number of workers ordinarily employed in a factory is not less than 1,000 and not more than 1,500 - one Safety Officer;\n(ii) Where the number of workers ordinarily employed in a factory is more than 1,500, but does not exceed 10,000 - one additional Safety Officer for every 1,500 workers in excess of 1,500:\n(iii) Where the number of workers ordinarily employed exceeds 10,000 One Safety Officer for every 2,000 workers above 10,000:\n(b) For all factories wherein manufacturing processes or operations declared to be dangerous under Section 87 of Factories Act, 1948, by Rule 95 of Bihar Factories Rules, 1950 are carried on :-\n(i) Where the number of workers ordinarily employed in a factory is more than 500-one Safety Officer;\n(ii) Where the workers ordinarily employed in a factory is more than 1,000, number of Safety Officers to be employed shall be as specified in sub-rule 5 (a).\n(c) For all Factories wherein apart from normal manufacturing operations construction, demolition, modification or similar works are carried on and where in more than 500 workers are ordinarily employed for such work one additional Safety Officer shall be employed. 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Safety Committee.\n(a Wherein 250 or more workers are ordinarily employed; or\n(b) Which carries on any process or operation declared to be dangerous under Section 87 of the Act; or\n(c) Which carries on 'hazardous process' as defined under Section 2 (cb) of the Act;\n(a) A senior official, who by his position in the organisation can contribute effectively to the functioning of the committee, shall be the Chairman;\n(b) A Safety Officer and a Factory Medical Officer, wherever available and the Safety Officer in such a case shall be the Secretary of the Committee;\n(c) A representative each from the production, maintenance and purchase departments.\n(a) ask for necessary information concerning health and safety of the workers,\n(b) Seek any relevant information concerning health and safety of the workers.\n(a) assisting and co-operating with the Management in achieving the aims and objectives in the Health and Safety Policy of the occupier;\n(b) Dealing with all matters concerning health safety and environment and to arrive at practicable solutions to problems encountered;\n(c) creating safety awareness amongst all workers;\n(d) undertaking educational, training and promotional activities;\n(e) deliberating on reports of safety environmental and occupational health surveys, emergency plans, safety audits, risk assessment and implementation of the recommendations made in the reports;\n(f) carrying out health and safety surveys and to identify causes of accidents;\n(g) looking into any complaint made on the likelihood of an imminent danger to the safety and health of the workers and suggest corrective measures; and\n(h) reviewing the implementation of the recommendations made by it.\n[Chapter IV-A]",
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"content": "(a) The State Government may constitute a Site Appraisal Committee and reconstitute the committee as and when necessary;\n(b) The State Government may appoint a Senior Official of the Factories Inspectorate, preferably with qualification in Chemical Engineering to be the Secretary of the committee;\n(c) The State Government may appoint the following as members of the Committee:-\n(i) A representative of the Fire Service Organisation of the State Government;\n(ii) A representative of the State Department of Industries;\n(iii) A representative of the Director General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes, Bombay.\n(a) Applications for appraisal of sites in respect of the factories covered under Section 2 (eb) of the Act shall be submitted to the Chairman of the State Appraisal Committee.\n(b) The application for site appraisal alongwith 15 copies thereof shall be submitted in the Form annexed to this Rule. The committee may dispense with furnishing information on any particular item in the Application Form if it considers the same to be not relevant to the application under consideration.\n(a) The Secretary shall arrange to register the applications received for appraisal of site in a separate register and acknowledge the same within a period of 7 days.\n(b) The Secretary shall fix up meeting in such a manner that all the applications received and registered are referred to the Committee within a period of one month from the date of their receipt.\n(c) The Committee may adopt a procedure for its working keeping in view the need for expeditious disposal of applications.\n(d) The Committee shall examine the application for appraisal of a site with reference to the prohibitions and restrictions of the location of industry and the carrying on of processes and operations in different areas as per the provisions of Rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 framed under the Environment Protection Act, 1986.\n(e) The Committee may call for documents, examine experts, inspect the site if necessary and take other steps for formulating its view in regard to the suitability of the site.\n(f) Wherever the proposed site requires a clearance by the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the application for Site Appraisal will be considered by the Site Appraisal Committee only after such clearance has been received.\nFormat of Application to the Site Appraisal Committee",
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"number": "2",
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"content": "2.1. Revenue details of site such as Survey no. Plot no. etc.\n2.2. Whether the site is classified as forest and if, so, whether approval of the Central Government under Section 5 of the Indian Forests Act, 1927 has been taken.\n2.3. Whether the proposed site attracts the provisions of Section 3 (2) (v) of the E.P Act, 1986, if so, the nature of the restrictions.\n2.4. Local authority under whose jurisdiction the site is located.",
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"number": "3",
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"content": "3.1. Site plan with clear identification of boundaries and total area proposed to be occupied and showing the following details nearby the proposed site.\n(a) Historical Monument, if any, in the vicinity.\n(b) Names of neighbouring manufacturing units and human habitats, educational and training institutions, petrol installations, storages of LPG and other hazardous substances in the vicinity and their distances from the proposed unit.\n(c) Water sources (rivers, streams, canals, dams, water filtration plants' etc.) in the vicinity.\n(d) Nearest hospitals, fire-stations, civil defence stations and police stations and their distances.\n(e) High tension electrical transmission lines, pipe lines for water, oil, gas or sewerage, railway lines, roads, stations, jatties and other similar installations.\n3.2. Details of soil conditions and depth of which hard strata obtained.\n3.3. Contour map of the area showing nearby hillocks and difference in levels.\n3.4. Plot plant of the factory showing the entry and exit points, roads within, water drains etc.",
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"number": "4",
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"content": "4.1. A summary of the salient features of the Project.\n4.2. Status of the organisation (Government, semi-Government) Public or Private etc.\n4.3. Maximum number of persons, likely to be working in the factory.\n4.4. Maximum amount of power and water requirements and source of their supply.\n4.5. Block diagram of the buildings and installations in the proposed supply.\n4.6. Details of housing colony, Hospital, School, and other infrastructural facilities proposed.",
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"number": "5",
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"content": "5.1. organisation diagrams of\n- Proposed enterprise in general\n- Health Safety and Environment protection departments and their linkage to operation and technical departments.\n5.2. Proposed Health and Safety policy.\n5.3. Area allocated for treatment of wastes and effluent.\n5.4. Percentage outlay on safety, health and environment protection measures.",
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"number": "6",
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"content": "6.1. Average, minimum and maximum of\n- Temperature\n- Humidity\n- Wind velocities during the previous ten years.\n6.2. Seasonal variations of wind direction.\n6.3. Highest water level reached during the floods in the area recorded so far.\n6.4. Lightning and seismic data of the area.",
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"number": "7",
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"number": "7",
"title": "7. Communication Links :",
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"content": "7.1. Availability of telephone/telex/wireless and other Communication facilities for outside communication.\n7.2. Internal Communication facilities proposed.",
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"number": "8",
"title": "8. Manufacturing process Information :",
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"number": "8",
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"content": "8.1. Process flow diagram.\n8.2. Brief write up on process and technology.\n8.3. Critical process parameters such as pressure build up temperature rise and runaway reactions.\n8.4. Other external effects critical to the process having safety implications, such as ingress of moisture or water, contact with incompatible substances, sudden power failure.\n8.5. Highlights of the build in safety/pollution control devices or measures/incorporated in the manufacturing technology.",
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"number": "9",
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"number": "9",
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"content": "9.1. Raw materials, intermediates, products and by-products and their quantities (Enclose Materials Safety Data Sheet in respect of each hazardous substance).\n9.2. Main and intermediate storages proposed for raw materials, intermediate/products/by-products (maximum quantities to be stored at anytime).\n9.3. Transportation methods to be used for materials inflow and outflow their quantities and likely recourse to be followed.\n9.4. Safety measures proposed for:\n- Handling of materials\n- Internal and external transportation, and\n- Disposal (packing and forwarding of finished products)",
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"number": "10",
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"number": "10",
"title": "10. Information on Dispersal/Disposal of waters and pollutants.",
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"content": "10.1. Major pollutant (gas, liquid, solid, their characteristics and quantities (average and at peak loads).\n10.2. Quality and quantity of solid wastes generated, method of their treatment and disposal.\n10.3. Air, water and Soil pollution problems anticipated and the proposed measures to control the same, including treatment and disposal of effluents.",
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"number": "11",
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"number": "11",
"title": "11. Process Hazards information.",
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"content": "11.1. Enclose a copy of the report on environmental impact assessment.\n11.2. Enclose a copy of the report on Risk Assessment study.\n11.3. Published (open or classified) reports, if any, on accident situations/ occupational health hazards or similar plants elsewhere within or outside the country).",
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"number": "12",
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"number": "12",
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"content": "12.1. Details of fire fighting facilities and minimum quantity of water, C02 and/or other fire fighting measures needed to meet the emergencies.\n12.2. Details of in-house medical facilities proposed.",
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"number": "13",
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"number": "13",
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"content": "13.1. Proposed arrangements, if any, for mutual aid scheme with the group of neighbouring factories.",
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"number": "14",
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"number": "62BH",
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"content": "(a) Covered under Section 2(m) (i) but employing less than 50 workers;\n(b) Covered under Section 2(m) (ii) but employing less than 100 workers, are exempted from requirements of sub-rule (1):\n(a) declared intention and commitment of the top management to health, safety and environment and compliance with all the relevant statutory requirements;\n(b) organisational set up to carry out the declared policy clearly assigning the responsibility at different levels; and\n(c) arrangements for making the policy effective.\n(a) arrangements for involving the workers;\n(b) intention of taking into account the health and safety performance of individuals at different levels while considering their career advancement;\n(c) fixing the responsibility of the contractors, sub-contractors, transporters and other agencies entering the premises;\n(d) providing a resume of health and safety performance of the factory in its Annual Report;\n(e) relevant techniques and methods, such as safety, audit and risk assessment for periodical assessment of the status on health, safety and environment and taking all the remedial measures;\n(f) stating its intention to integrate health and safety in all decisions including those dealing with purchase of plant, equipment, machinery and material as well as selection and placement of personnel;\n(g) arrangement for informing, educating and training and retraining its own employees at different levels and the public, wherever required.\n(a) making copies available to all workers including contract workers, apprentices, transport workers, suppliers etc;\n(b) displaying copies of the policy at conspicuous places; and\n(c) any other means of communication;\n(a) Whenever any expansion or modification as approved by the Chief Inspector of Factories having implications of safety and health of persons at work is made; or\n(b) whenever new substance or articles are introduced duly approved by the Chief Inspector of Factories in the manufacturing process having implications on health and safety of persons exposed to such substances.",
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"number": "62CH",
"title": "62CH. Collection and development and dissemination of information.",
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"content": "(i) The identity used on the label;\n(ii) Hazardous ingredients of the substance;\n(iii) Physical and Chemical characteristics of the Hazardous substance;\n(iv) The physical hazards of the hazardous, substance;\n(v) The health hazards of the hazardous substance, including sign and symptoms of exposure, and any medical conditions which are generally recognised as being aggravated by exposure to the substance;\n(vi) The primary route (sentry;)\n(vii) The permissible limits of exposure prescribed in the second schedule under Section 41-F of the Act and in respect of a chemical not covered by the said schedule, any exposure limit used or recommended by the manufacturer, importer or occupier;\n(viii) Any generally applicable precautions for safe handling and use of the hazardous substance, which are known, including appropriate hygienic practices, protective measures during repairs and maintenance of contaminated equipment procedures for clean-up of spills and leaks;\n(ix) Any generally applicable control measures such as appropriate engineering, controls, work practices, or use of personal protective equipment;\n(x) Emergency and first aid procedures;\n(xi) The date of preparation of the Materials Safety Data Sheet, or the last change to it; and\n(xii) (a) The name, address and telephone number of the manufacturer importer, occupier or other responsible party preparing or distributing the Material Safety Data Sheet, who can provide additional information on the hazardous substance and appropriate emergency procedures, if necessary.\n(b) The occupier while obtaining or developing a Material Safety Data Sheet in respect of a hazardous substance shall ensure that the information recorded accurately reflects the scientific evidence used in making the hazard determination. If he becomes newly aware of any significant information regarding the hazards of a substance, or ways to protect against the hazards, this new information shall be added to the Material Safety Data Sheet as soon as practicable.\n(c) An example of such Material Safety Data Sheet is given in the Schedule to this Rule.\nLabelling.\n(a) Every container of a hazardous substance shall be clearly labelled or marked to identify:-\n(a) The contents of the container;\n(b) The name and address of the manufacturer or importer of the hazardous substance;\n(c) The physical and health hazards; and\n(d) The recommended personal protective equipment needed to work safely with the hazardous substance.\n(b) In case a container is required to be transported by road outside the factory premises it should in addition be labelled or marked in accordance with the requirements laid down under Rule 62-LH.",
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"number": "62DH",
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"content": "(a) Requirements of Sections 41B, 41C and 41H of the Act;\n(b) A list of 'hazardous processes' carried on in the factory;\n(c) Location and availability of all Material Safety Data Sheets as per Rule 62 CH;\n(d) Physical and health hazards arising from the exposure to or handling of substances;\n(e) Measures taken by the occupier to ensure safety and control of physical and health hazards;\n(f) Measures to be taken by the workers to ensure safe handling, storage and transportation of hazardous substances;\n(g) Personal Protective Equipment required to be used by workers employed in 'hazardous process' or dangerous operations;\n(h) Meaning of various labels and marking used on the containers of hazardous substances as provided under Rule 62-CH:\n(i) Signs and symptoms likely to be manifested on exposure to hazardous substances and to whom to report;\n(j) Measures to be taken by the workers in case of any spillage or leakage of a hazardous substances;\n(k) Rule or workers vis-a-vis the emergency plan of the factory, in particular the evacuation procedures;\n(I) Any other information considered necessary by the occupier to ensure Safety and Health of workers.",
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"number": "62EH",
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"content": "(a) Name of the factory and address where situated;\n(b) Identification by name and position, of the person giving the information;\n(c) Confirmation that the factory has approval from the Factories Inspectorate and Pollution Control Board;\n(d) An explanation in simple terms of the hazardous process (s) carried on in the premises;\n(e) The common names of the hazardous substances used which could give rise to an accident likely to affect them with an indication of their principal harmful characteristics;\n(f) Brief description of the measures to be taken to minimise the risk of such an accident in compliance with its legal obligations under relevant Safety Statutes;\n(g) Salient features of the approved disaster control measures adopted in the factory;\n(h) Details of the factory's emergency warning system for the General Public;\n(i) General advice on the action, members of the public should take on hearing the warning;\n(j) Brief description of arrangements in the factory, including liason with the emergency services, to deal with foreseeable accidents of such nature and to minimise their effects; and\n(k) Details of where further information can be obtained.\n(a) To general public as directed by the Emergency Planning Officer from time to time;\n(b) To the elected representatives of the general public on request.",
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"number": "62FH",
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"content": "(a) the information furnished to general public as prescribed in Rule 62 EH;\n(b) a statement of the names and quantities generally stored or in process of hazardous substances included in the list of chemicals prescribed under clauses (vi) and (vii) of sub-Section (2) of Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.",
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"number": "62GH",
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"content": "(a) a report on status relating to risk assessment and environmental impact assessment and the measures taken for prevention of accidents;\n(b) completion of Material Data Sheets in respect of hazardous substances used, produced or stored in the factory;\n(c) a statement on all possible sources of accidents involving fire, explosion, release or leakage of toxic substances and the plan of the premises where such an accident may occur;\n(d) a statement on resources and facilities available for dealing with an emergency including any agreement entered into with a neighbouring factory for aid and assistance in the event of an emergency;\n(e) a map of the area showing the approach to the factory, location of emergency facilities such as hospitals, police, fire service;\n(f) the organisation of the management and the responsibility for safety indicating therein the persons responsible for on-site Emergency action;\n(g) details relating to alert system;\n(h) information on availability of antidotes for poisoning resulting from an accident;\n(i) any other information as may be considered relevant by the occupier or asked for by the District Emergency Authority.",
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"number": "62IH",
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"number": "62JH",
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"number": "62KH",
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"number": "62LH",
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"number": "62MH",
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"content": "(a) his workers;\n(b) the Chief Inspector, and\n(c) District Emergency Authority.",
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"number": "62NH",
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"content": "(a) Once before employment, to ascertain physical fitness of the person to do the particular job;\n(b) Once in a period of 6 months, to ascertain the health status of all the workers in respect of occupational health hazards to which they are exposed; and in cases where in the opinion of the Factory Medical Officer it is necessary to do so at a shorter interval in respect of any worker;\n(c) The details of pre-employment and periodical medical examination carried out as aforesaid shall be recorded in the Health Register in Form 24.",
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"content": "(a) General:\nA wheeled stretcher with folding and adjusting devices with the head of the Stretcher capable of being tilted upward;\nFixed suction unit with equipment;\nFixed Oxygen supply with equipment;\nPillow with Case Sheets, Blankets, Towels, Emesis bag. Bed pan, Urinal, Glass. (b) Safety equipments: Flares with life of 30 minutes-Flood lights. Flash lights-Fire extinguisher dry powder type; Insulated gauntlets. (c) Emergency care equipment: (i) Resuscitations: Portable Suction Unit; Portable Oxygen Units; Bag-valve-mask, hand operated artificial ventilation unit; Airways, Mouth gage, Tracheotomy adopters; Short spine board; I.V. Fluids with administration unit; B.P. manometer, Gngg, Stethoscope. (ii) Immobilization: Long and short padded boards-Wire ladder splints; Triangular bandage-Long and short spine boards. (iii) Dressings: Gauze pads-4\" x 4:-Universal dressing 10\" x 36\" Roll of Aluminium foils, soft roller bandages 6\" x 5\" Yeards-Adhesive tape in 3\" roll- Safety pins; Bandage Sheets-Burn Sheet. (iv) Poisoning; Syrup of Ipeac-Activated Charcoal pre-packeted in doses, Snake bite kit; Drinking Water. (v) Emergency Medicines:- As per requirement - (under the advice of Medical Officer only.) 62QH. Decontamination facilities. - In every factory carrying out 'hazardous process', the following provisions shall be made to meet emergency- (a) fully equipped first aid box; (b) readily accessible means of drenching with water:- (i) workers; (ii) parts of body of workers; and (iii) clothing of workers which have been contaminated with hazardous and corrosive substance; and with such means shall be as per the scale shown in the Table below:- Table No. of persons employed at any time No. of drenching showers. (i) Upto 50 workers ... 2 (ii) Between 51 to 200 workers ... 2 + 1 for every additional 50 or part thereafter. (iii) Between 201 to 500 workers ... 5 + 1 for every additional 100 or part thereafter. (iv) 501 workers and above ... 8 + 1 for every additional 200 or part thereafter.\nEmesis bag. Bed pan, Urinal, Glass.\n(b) Safety equipments:\nFlares with life of 30 minutes-Flood lights.\nFlash lights-Fire extinguisher dry powder type;\nInsulated gauntlets.\n(c) Emergency care equipment:\n(i) Resuscitations:\nPortable Suction Unit; Portable Oxygen Units;\nBag-valve-mask, hand operated artificial ventilation unit;\nAirways, Mouth gage, Tracheotomy adopters;\nShort spine board; I.V. Fluids with administration unit;\nB.P. manometer, Gngg, Stethoscope.\n(ii) Immobilization:\nLong and short padded boards-Wire ladder splints;\nTriangular bandage-Long and short spine boards.\n(iii) Dressings:\nGauze pads-4\" x 4:-Universal dressing 10\" x 36\"\nRoll of Aluminium foils, soft roller bandages 6\" x 5\"\nYeards-Adhesive tape in 3\" roll- Safety pins; Bandage Sheets-Burn Sheet. (iv) Poisoning; Syrup of Ipeac-Activated Charcoal pre-packeted in doses, Snake bite kit; Drinking Water. (v) Emergency Medicines:- As per requirement - (under the advice of Medical Officer only.) 62QH. Decontamination facilities. - In every factory carrying out 'hazardous process', the following provisions shall be made to meet emergency-\nSafety pins;\nBandage Sheets-Burn Sheet.\n(iv) Poisoning;\nSyrup of Ipeac-Activated Charcoal pre-packeted in doses, Snake bite kit;\nDrinking Water.\n(v) Emergency Medicines:-\nAs per requirement - (under the advice of Medical Officer only.)",
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"content": "(a) Once in every six months or immediately after the medical examination whichever is earlier.\n(b) If the factory Medical Officer or the Certifying Surgeon as the case may be, is of the opinion that the worker has manifested signs and symptoms of any notifiable disease as specified in the Third Schedule of the Act;\n(c) If the worker leaves the employment;\n(d) If any of the following authorities so direct;\n- the Chief Inspector of Factories;\n- the Health Authority of the Central or State Government;\n- Commissioner of Workmen's Compensation;\n- The Director General, Employees State Insurance Corporation;\n- The Director Employees State Insurance Corporation (Medical Benefits); and\n- The Director General, Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes. (2) A copy of the up-to-date health records including the record of worker's exposure to hazardous process or, as the case may be, the medical records shall be supplied to the worker on receipt of an application from him, X-Ray plates and other medical diagnostic reports may also be made available for reference to his medical practitioner.",
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"content": "(a) (i) A degree in Chemistry or Diploma in Chemical Engineering or Technology with 5 years experience; or\n(ii) A Master's Degree in Chemistry or a Degree in Chemical Engineering or Technology with 5 years, experience.\n(b) The Chief Inspector may require the Supervisor to undergo training in Health and Safety.",
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"content": "(A) For factories in which the number of persons employed does not exceed ten (or in case of factories in which mechanical power is not used) does not exceed fifty persons. Each first-aid box or cupboard shall contain the following equipments:-\n(i) Six small size sterilized dressings;\n(ii) Three medium size sterilized dressings;\n(iii) Three large size sterilized dressings;\n(iv) Three large size sterilized burn dressings;\n(v) One (60 ml.) bottle of cetrimide solution (1 per cent) or a suitable antiseptic solution;\n(vi) One (30 ml.) bottle of mercurochrome solution (2 per cent) in water;\n(vii) One (30 ml.) bottle containing sal-volatile having the dose and mode of administration indicated in the label;\n(viii) A snake-bite lancet;\n(ix) One (30 ml.) bottle containing potassium permanganate crystals;\n(x) One pair of scissors;\n(xi) One roll of adhesive plaster (2 cm. x 1 metre);\n(xii) Six pieces of sterilized eye pads in separate sealed packets;\n(xiii) A bottle containing 100 tablets (each of 5 grains) of aspirin or any other analgesic;\n(xiv) One polythene wash bottle (½ litre i.e. 500 c.c.) for washing eye;\n(xv) One copy of first-aid leaflet issued by the Chief Inspector of Factories, Bihar; and\n(xvi) A foolscap size bound register for maintaining the record of first-aid cases.\n(B) For factories in which mechanical power is used in which the number of persons employed exceeds ten but does not exceed fifty -\nEach first-aid box or cupboard shall contain the following equipments:-\n(i) Twelve small size sterilized dressings;\n(ii) Six medium size sterilized dressings;\n(iii) Six large size sterilized dressings;\n(iv) Six large size sterilized burn dressings;\n(v) Six 15 gm. packets of sterilized cotton wool;\n(vi) One (120 ml.) bottle of cetrimide solution (1 per cent) or a suitable antiseptic solutions;\n(vii) One (60 ml.) bottle of mercurochrome solution (2 per cent) in water;\n(viii) One (60 ml.) bottle containing sal-volatile having the dose and mode of administration indicated on the label;\n(ix) Snake bite lancet;\n(x) One (30 ml.) bottle containing potassium permanganate crystals;\n(xi) One pair of scissors;\n(xii) Two rolls of adhesive plaster (2 c.m. x 1 meter);\n(xiii) Eight pieces of sterilized eye pads in separate sealed packets;\n(xiv) One tourniquet;\n(xv) One dozen safety pins;\n(xvi) A bottle containing 100 tablets (each of 5 grains) of aspirin or any other analgesic;\n(xvii) One polythene wash bottle (½) litre i.e. 500 c.c.) for washing eyes;\n(xviii) One copy of first-aid leaflet issued by the Chief Inspector of Factories, Bihar; and\n(xix) A foolscap size bound register for maintaining the record of first aid cases.\n(C) For factories employing more than fifty persons each first-aid box or cupboard shall contain the following equipments:-\n(i) Twenty-four small size sterilized dressings;\n(ii) Twelve medium size sterilized dressings;\n(iii) Twelve large size sterilized dressings;\n(iv) Twelve large size sterilized burn dressings;\n(v) Twelve (15 gm.) packets of sterilized cotton wool;\n(vi) One (200 ml.) bottle of cetrimide solution (1 per cent) or a suitable antiseptic solution;\n(vii) One (200 ml.) bottle of mercurochrome (2 per cent) solution in water;\n(viii) One (200 ml.) bottle of sal-volatile having the dose and mode of administration indicated on the label;\n(ix) One pair of scissors;\n(x) Two rolls of adhesive plaster (6 cms. x 1 metre);\n(xi) Two rolls of adhesive plaster (2 cms. x 1 metre);\n(xii) Twelve pieces of sterilized eye pads in separate sealed packets;\n(xiii) A bottle containing 100 tablets (each of 5 grains) of aspirin or any other analgesic;\n(xiv) One polythene wash bottle (500 c.c.) for washing eyes;\n(xv) Twelve roller bandages 10 cms. wide;\n(xvi) Twelve roller bandages 5 cms. wide;\n(xvii) Six triangular bandages;\n(xviii) One tourniquet;\n(xix) A supply of suitable splints;\n(xx) Two packets of safety pins;\n(xxi) Kidney tray;\n(xxii) A snake bite lancet;\n(xxiii) One (30 ml.) bottle containing potassium permanganate crystals;\n(xxiv) First-aid leaflet issued by the Chief Inspector of Factories, Bihar; and .\n(xxv) A foolscap size bound register for maintaining the record of first-aid cases:\n(a) Where there is a properly equipped ambulance room, or\n(b) If at least one box containing such items and placed and maintained in accordance with the requirements of Section 45 is separately provided.\n(D) In lieu of the dressings required under items (i) and (ii) there may be substituted adhesive wound dressings approved by the Chief Inspector of Factories, Bihar and other equipments or medicines that may be considered essential and recommended by the Chief Inspector of Factories, Bihar from time to time.\n(E) Notice regarding first aid-\n(F) Without prejudice to the generality of the provision of sub-section (3) of Section 45, every first-aid box or cupboard shall be kept under the charge of a person who is trained in first-aid treatment and has a certificate of proficiency in the said treatment granted by any of the following authorities or persons, namely:-\n(a) St. John's Ambulance Association;\n(b) Civil Surgeon;\n(c) Certifying Surgeon appointed under sub-section (1) of Section 10 of the Act;\n(d) Medical Officer-Incharge of the Ambulance room of the factory in which the said person is for the time being employed; or\n(e) Medical Inspector of Factories appointed under Section 8 of the Act:\n(G) If there is an ambulance room in a factory according to Rule 65, the Chief Inspector of Factories may grant exemption from certain requirements of Rule 64 to that factory by a written order subject to the condition that in place of necessary facilities as required under Rule 64, such other facilities may be given or such other arrangement may be made which he thinks fit. This exemption may be granted for a prescribed period and may be revoked or cancelled at any time by a written order by the Chief Inspector of Factories served on the occupier of the factory.\n64A.\nStretcher - 2;\nBlanket - 2:",
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"content": "(a) there shall be no relaxation in respect of nursing and other subordinate staff;\n(b) the Medical Officer shall be available in all shifts and shall attend to all injuries and sickness except in very minor ones;\n(c) the Medical Officer shall be provided with a residence close to the factory and shall be provided with a telephone and where there is no telephone an alternative arrangement shall be made for informing and calling the Medical Officer quickly; and\n(d) the Medical Officer shall not be employed for any other purpose.\n(i) A glazed sink with hot and cold water always available;\n(ii) A table with smooth top at least 180 cms. x 105 cms;\n(iii) Means for sterilizing instruments:\n(iv) A coach;\n(v) Two stretchers;\n(vi) Two buckets or containers with close fitting lids.\n(vii) Two rubber hot water bags;\n(viii) A kettle and spirit stove or other suitable means of boiling water;\n(ix) Twelve plain wooden splints 900 mm. x 100 mm. x 6 mm.\n(x) Twelve plain wooden splints 350 mm. x 75 mm. x 12 mm.\n(xi) Six plain wooden splints 250 mm. x 53 mm. x 12 mm.\n(xii) Six woollen blankets;\n(xiii) Three pairs of artery forceps\n(xiv) One bottle of spiritus Ammoniac Aromatics (120 ml.);\n(xv) Smelling salt (60 gms.)\n(xvi) Two medium size sponges;\n(xvii) Four kidney trays;\n(xix) Four cakes of antiseptic soap;\n(xx) Two glass tumblers and two wine glasses;\n(xxi) Two clinical thermometers;\n(xxii) Teaspoons - two;\n(xxiii) Graduated (120 ml.) measuring glass - two;\n(xxiv) Mini measuring glass-two;\n(xxv) One wash bottle (1000 c.c.) for washing eye.\n(xxvi) One bottle (one litre) carbolic lotion 1 in 20;\n(xxvii) Three chairs;\n(xxviii) One screen;\n(xxix) One electric hand torch;\n(xxx) Four first-aid boxes or cupboards, stocked to the standards prescribed under (C) of Rule 64;\n(xxxi) An adequate supply of anti tetanus toxoid;\n(xxxii) Injections-Morphia, Pethidine, Atropine, Adrenaline Coramin Novocain - 6 ampules each;\n(xxxiii) Coramin liquid (60 ml.);\n(xxxiv) Tablets antihistaminic, antispasmodic (25 each);\n(xxxv) Syringes with needles 2 c.c., 5 c.c., 10 c.c., 50 c.c.;\n(xxxvi) Surgical scissors - three.\n(xxxvii) Needle holders;\n(xxxviii) Suturing needles and materials;\n(xxxix) Dissecting forceps-three.\n(xl) Dressing forceps - three.\n(xli) Scalpels - three.\n(xlii) Stethoscope - one;\n(xliii) Rubber bandage-pressure bandage; and\n(xliv) Oxygen Cylinder with necessary attachments:\n(1) In case of any factory wherein the number of workers generally employed exceeds one thousand the Chief Inspector of Factories may require that the size of the ambulance room and the equipment to be provided shall be such as he may, by order in writing, specify.\n(2) Where there is a hospital or a dispensary belonging to the occupier of the factory situated in close proximity to the boundary of the factory, the Chief Inspector may, by an order in writing, declare that, subject to the conditions mentioned below, the said hospital or dispensary shall be deemed to be an ambulance room for the purpose of this Rule-\n(a) the said hospital or dispensary shall have all such medicines, equipments and other articles and all such facilities as prescribed in this Rule;\n(b) there shall be at least one whole-time Medical Officer in the hospital or dispensary in each shift unless relaxation in respect thereof has been allowed under the proviso of sub-rule (1),\n(c) there shall be adequate nursing and other subordinate staff in each shift as prescribed in sub-rule (1) or as directed by the Chief Inspector,\n(d) efficient transport facilities shall be provided to remove serious cases of injury and sickness to the hospital or to the dispensary most speedily.\n(3) In every factory to which these Rules apply an ambulance van shall be provided and maintained in a perfect working condition and shall always be made available during working hours of the factory for the purposes of removing serious cases of accidents or sickness:\n(4) There shall be displayed in the ambulance room or dispensary a notice giving the name, address and telephone number of the Medical Officer Incharge and the hours during which he is on duty at the time in the ambulance room. The name of the nearest hospital and its telephone number shall also be mentioned prominently in the said notice.\n(5) A record of all cases of accident and sickness treated at the room shall be kept and produced to the Inspector or Certifying Surgeon when required.",
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"number": "66",
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"content": "(a) site plan;\n(b) the plan, elevation and necessary cross-sections of the buildings, indicating all relevant details including those of natural lighting, ventilation, etc.\n(ii) The Chief Inspector may require such other details and particulars to be furnished as he considers necessary and may approve the plan with such conditions or modifications as may be specified by him.\n(i) all inside walls of rooms and all ceilings and passages and staircases shall be lime-washed or colour-washed at least once in each year or painted once in each year or painted once in three years, dating from the period when last lime washed, or painted as the case may be;\n(ii) all wood work shall be varnished or painted once in three years dating from the period when last varnished or painted;\n(iii) all internal structural iron or steel work shall be varnished or painted once in three years dating from the period when last varnished or painted:\n(b) Records of dates on which lime-washing, colour-washing, varnishing or painting is carried out shall be maintained in Register in Form No.7.",
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"number": "67",
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"number": "69",
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"content": "(a) the rent for land and building,\n(b) the depreciation and maintenance charge of the building and equipment provided for the canteen,\n(c) the cost of purchase, repair and replacement for equipment including furniture, crockery, cutlery and utensils,\n(d) the water charges and expenses for providing lighting and ventilation,\n(e) the interest of the amount spent on the provision and maintenance of the building, furniture and equipment provided for the canteen.\n(f) the cost of fuel required for cooking or heating food-stuffs or water, and\n(g) the wages of employees serving in the canteen and the cost of uniforms, if any, provided to them.",
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"number": "70",
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"number": "71",
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"content": "(a) exercise general supervision over the running and management of the canteen and advise the Manager for such improvement and changes as may be necessary;\n(b) bring to the notice of the Manager, any malpractice or any defect that may be observed,\n(c) advise the Manager on matters relating to-\n(i) the quality and quantity of food, tea, snacks and other items served or to be served in the canteen,\n(ii) the arrangement of menu and times of meals,\n(iii) the method and means of serving and distributing articles served in the canteen, and\n(iv) make such other suggestions and recommendation as in the opinion of the Committee may be necessary for proper functioning of or for improvement in the Canteen.\n(ii) Where there is any difference between the Manager and the Committee with regard to the preparations of the Rules of business of the Committee, the matter shall be referred to the Chief Inspector whose decision thereon shall, subject to a revision by the State Government on appeal, be final.\n(ii) The Chairman shall prepare a panel of names of the members of the Committee arranged in order of priority who shall preside over and conduct the meetings of the Committee, during his absence.\n(ii) A copy of the proceedings of the meeting of the Canteen Managing Committee shall be forwarded to the Inspector and the Chief Inspector.\n71A.\n(a) an adequate dining hall with a kitchen;\n(b) adequate washing facilities in the dining hall;\n(c) arrangements for supply of snacks and tea and such other articles of food as may be required by the workers; or in keeping with the general food habits of the workers;\n(d) the plan of the dining hall shall be submitted to the Chief Inspector and prior approval thereof shall be obtained from him. Such modifications, addition or improvement shall be made therein as may be directed by the Chief Inspector;\n(e) the articles of food shall be sold on no-profit basis, shall be prepared and sold by the occupier departmentally and not through a contractor or any other agency;\n(f) the building, furniture, utensils, crockeries as well as other equipments shall be supplied by the occupier direct;\n(g) the occupier shall bear the cost of fuel, light, water and staff, and no charge in respect thereof shall be added to the price of articles sold in the canteen; and\n(h) the dining hall and kitchen shall be kept clean at all times, shall have adequate staff and the staff shall be provided with clean dresses and uniforms.\n[71B. Medical Examination.\n(i) Chest X-Ray,\n(ii) Routine blood examination,\n(iii) Routine and bacteriological testing of faeces and urine for germs of dysentry and typhoid fever.",
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"number": "72",
"title": "72. Shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms.",
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"content": "(a) All the walls and roof of the building shall be of suitable heat resisting materials and shall be waterproof. The floors and walls to a height of 3 feet shall be so laid or finished as to provide a smooth, hard and impervious surface.\n(b) The height of every room in the building shall be not less than 12 feet from floor level to the lowest part of the roof and there shall be at least 12 square feet of floor area for every person and the accommodation shall not be less than ten per cent of the number of workers employed at any one time:\n(c) Effective and suitable provision shall be made in every room for securing and maintaining adequate ventilation by the circulation of fresh air and there shall also be provided and maintained sufficient and suitable natural or artificial lighting.\n(d) Every room shall be adequately furnished with chairs or benches with back- rests.\n(e) Sweepers shall be employed whose primary duty is to keep the rooms, buildings and precincts thereof in a clean and tidy condition.\n[(f) suitable provisions shall be made in every room for supply and/or cool drinking water and adequate facilities for washing.]",
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"number": "73",
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"number": "74",
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"content": "(a) The floor and internal walls of the room to a height of 3 feet shall be so laid or finished as to provide a smooth impervious surface. The room shall be adequately lighted and ventilated and the floor shall be effectively drained and maintained in a clean and tidy condition.\n(b) There shall be at least one basin or similar vessel for every four children accommodated in the creche at any one time together with a supply of water provided, if practicable, through taps from a source approved by the Health Officer, such source shall be capable of yielding for each child a supply of at least five gallons of water a day.\n(c) An adequate supply of clean clothes, soap and clean towels shall be made available for each child while it is in the creche .",
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"number": "75",
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"number": "76",
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"number": "77",
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"number": "78",
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"number": "78A",
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"number": "78B",
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"content": "Note. - This Rule shall not apply to any Railway Factory, whose alternative method of computation has been approved by the State Government.\nNote.",
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"number": "79",
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"number": "80",
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"content": "(1) Where a worker is transferred from one group to another, or from one relay to another, the following particulars of his transfer shall be entered against his name:-\n(a) under the group from which he has been transferred-\n(i) the date and actual time of finishing work in the group or relay, and\n(ii) the group or relay to which he has been transferred, and\n(b) under the group to which he has been transferred-\n(i) the date and actual time of commencing work in the group or relay, and\n(ii) the group or relay from which he has been transferred.\n(2) Where a worker is discharged from or leaves his employment, the date of his leaving or discharge, as the case may be, shall be entered against his name in the \"remarks\" column.\n(3) All entries in the registers shall be made in ink and shall be legible.\n[80A. Issue of Identity Cards to workers.",
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"number": "81",
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"content": "(a) All persons specified in the Schedule annexed hereto;\n(b) Any other person, who, in the opinion of the Chief inspector, holds a position of supervision or management and has been declared by him as such in writing.\nSchedule List of Persons Deemed to hold Positions of Supervision and Management in Factories. (1) All Managers, General Managers, Deputy General Managers, Assistant Managers and Works Managers. (2) Chief Engineers, Chief Chemists and Chief Metallurgist, Deputy Chief Chemists and Deputy Chief Metallurgist. (3) Deputy Chief Engineers, Deputy Chief Chemists and Deputy Chief Metallurgist. (4) Heads of Departments. 82. Persons defined to hold confidential position. - The following persons employed in a factory shall be deemed to be employed in confidential positions:-\nList of Persons Deemed to hold Positions of Supervision and Management in Factories.\n(1) All Managers, General Managers, Deputy General Managers, Assistant Managers and Works Managers.\n(2) Chief Engineers, Chief Chemists and Chief Metallurgist, Deputy Chief Chemists and Deputy Chief Metallurgist.\n(3) Deputy Chief Engineers, Deputy Chief Chemists and Deputy Chief Metallurgist.\n(4) Heads of Departments.",
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"number": "82",
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"content": "(a) Time-Keepers.\n(b) Personal Assistants and Stenographers attached to persons specified in the Schedule annexed to Rule 81 and declared to be persons holding positions of supervision or management under clause (b) of the said Rule.\n(c) Head Store-Keeper.\n(d) Head Clerk and Office Superintendents.\n(e) Cashier.\n(f) Clerk dealing with accounts.\n(g) Labour Officers, Labour Welfare Officers, Personnel Officers and Welfare Officers.\n(h) Administrative and Assistant Administrative Officer.\n(i) Watch and Ward and Security Staff.\n(j) Any other person declared in writing by the Chief Inspector to be holding a confidential position.",
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"number": "84",
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"content": "(i) the total number of hours of work in any day shall not exceed ten;\n(ii) the total number of hours of overtime work shall not exceed fifty in any one quarter;\n(iii) the spread over, inclusive of intervals for rest, shall not exceed twelve hours in any one day.\n(a) that this exemption shall apply only when the worker is not relieved at the end of the period of his work owing to failure of the reliever to report for duty at the appointed hours;\n(b) that the total hours of overtime shall not exceed fifty in any one quarter.\nExplanation.\nSchedule\nSl. 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"content": "(a) \"Electrolytic Chromium process\" means the elctrolytic plating or oxidation of metal articles by the use of an electrolyte containing Chromic acid or other Chromium compounds.\n(b) \"Bath\" means any vessel used for an electrolytic Chromium process or for any subsequent process.\n(c) \"Employed\" means in paragraphs 5, 7, 8 and 9 of this Schedule , employed in any process involving contact with liquid from a bath.\n(d) \"Suspension\" means suspension from employment in any process involving contact with liquid from any bath by written certificate in the Health Register, signed by the Certifying Surgeon, who shall have power of suspension as regards all persons employed in any such process.",
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"content": "(b) A health register containing names of all persons employed in a Lead process shall be kept in Form No. 16.\n(c) No person after suspension shall be employed in a Lead process without the written sanction from the Certifying Surgeon, entered in the health register.",
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"content": "(a) Calcining, crushing, grinding sieving of flint or quartz;\n(b) Mixing of flint or quartz with clay or other materials in preparation of a pottery body;\n(c) Manufacture of lithographic transfers, frits or glazes for use in the manufacture or decoration of pottery; and\n(d) Processes incidental to the manufactures and processes mentioned above:\n(i) Unglazed or salt glazed bricks and tiles; or\n(ii) Architectural terra-cotta made from plastic clay, either unglazed or glazed with leadless glaze only :",
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"content": "(i) \"Pottery\" includes earthen ware, stone ware, porcelain, china tiles and any other articles made from clay or from a mixture containing clay and other materials;\n(ii) \"Potter's Shop\" includes all places where a pottery is formed by pressing or by any other process and all places where fettling, shaping or other treatment of pottery articles prior to placing for the biscuit ware is carried on;\n(iii) \"Fettling\" includes scalloping, towing, sand-papering, sand-sticking and any other process of fettling and cleaning of pottery;\n(iv) \"Moist method\" when this expression is used in relation to cleaning, means a method of cleaning in which damp saw-dust or other suitable damp material is used and which prevents dust from rising into the air during the cleaning process;\n(v) \"Stopping of biscuit ware\" means the filling up of cracks in ware which has been fired but to which glaze has not been applied.\n(vi) \"Thimble picking\" means the picking over, sorting or re-arranging for further use of thimbles, stilts, spurs, strips, saddles or any similar articles which has been used for the support of pottery articles during the process of glost firing.\n(vii) \"Wedging of clay\" means the treatment of clay which has not been pugged or rolled, by raising one piece of clay by hand and bringing it down upon another piece; but does not include the process, frequently known as \"slopping of clay\" in which two pieces of clay each small enough to be held in one hand are slopped together;\n(viii) \"Leadless glaze\" means a glaze which does not contain more than one per cent of its dry weight of a lead compound calculated as Lead monoxide, when determined in the manner as specified in the definition of \"low solubility glaze\".\n(ix) \"Low solubility glaze\" means a glaze which does not yield to dilute hydrochloric acid more than five per cent of its dry weight of a soluble Lead compound calculated as Lead monoxide when determined in the manner described below :-\nA weighed quantity of the material which has been dried at 100°C and thoroughly mixed shall be continuously shaken for one hour, at the common temperature with 1,000 times its weight of an aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid containing 0.25 per cent by weight of hydrogen chloride. This solution shall thereafter be allowed to stand for one hour and filtered. The Lead salt contained in the clear filtrate shall then be precipitated as Lead Sulphide and weighed as Lead Sulphate;\n(x) \"Ware cleaning\" means the removal of surplus glaze from ware after the application of the glaze but before glost firing and includes panel-cutting;\n(xi) \"Lithographic transfer making\" includes the wiping of colour and subsequent brushing of transfer sheets;\n(xii) \"Flint or quartz milling\" includes the calcining of flint and the sieving, crushing, grinding or any other manipulation of flint and quartz in, or incidental to the manufacture of ground flint or quartz;\n(xiii) \"Ground or powdered flint or quartz\" does not include natural sands;\n(xiv) \"Efficient Exhaust draught\" means localised ventilation effected by mechanical or other means, for the removal of gas, vapour, dust or fumes so as to prevent it from escaping into the air of any place in which work is carried on. No arrangement or device shall be deemed efficient which fails to remove effectively the gas, vapour, dust or fumes generated at the point where it originates, and which permits the substance removed to escape into or re-enter the same or any other work place either directly or indirectly;\n(xv) \"Damp fettling\" means fettling done either-\n(a) wholly with a wet sponge or any other suitable wet material, or\n(b) while they were being fettled is still so damp that no dust is given off,\n(xvi) \"Slip house\" includes any place where plunging is carried on;\n(xvii) \"Flintless stoneware\" means stoneware the body of which consists of natural clay to which no flint or quartz or other form of free silica has been added;\n(xviii) \"Flow material\" means any material which contains a Lead compound and which is placed in saggars with a view to its entire or a partial volatilisation during the glost firing of the ware;\n(xix) \"Galena\" means the native sulphide of Lead containing not more than five percent of soluble Lead compound calculated as Lead monoxide when determined in the manner described in the definition of low\n(xx) \"Glaze\" does not include an engobe or slip;\n(xxi) \"Glost placing\" includes-\n(i) the placing of ware coated with unfired glaze on to cranks or similar articles prior to their transference to saggars, trucks, ovens or kilns for glost firing;\n(ii) the placing of such ware into saggars or on to trucks or on to oven-conveyors;\n(iii) the placing of saggars containing such ware into ovens or kilns or on to trucks; and\n(iv) the removal and carrying of saggars or cranks from the oven, kiln or truck after glost firing except in the case of tunnel ovens.",
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"content": "(i) all processes involving the manipulation or use of a dry and unfritted Lead compound;\n(ii) fettling operation of any kind, whether on green ware or biscuit, provided that this shall not apply to the wet fettling and to the occasional finishing of pottery articles without the aid of mechanical power;\n(iii) sifting of clay dust or any other material for making tiles or other articles by pressure, except where-\n(a) this is done in a machine so enclosed as to effectively prevent the escape of dust; or\n(b) the material to be sifted is so damp that no dust can be given off;\n(iv) pressing of tiles from clay dust, an exhaust opening being connected with each press, this clause shall also apply to the pressing from clay dust of articles other than tiles, unless the material is so damp that dust is given off;\n(v) fettling of tiles made from clay dust by pressure, except where the fettling is done wholly on, or with, damp material, this clause shall apply to the fettling or other articles made from clay dust, unless the material is so damp that no dust is given off;\n(vi) process of loading and unloading of saggars where handling and manipulation of ground and powered flint, quartz, alumina or other materials are involved;\n(vii) brushing of earthen ware biscuit, unless the process is carried on in a room provided with efficient general mechanical ventilation or other ventilation which is certified by the Inspector of Factories as adequate, having regard to all the circumstances of the case;\n(viii) fettling of biscuit ware which has been fired in powdered flint or quartz except where this is done in a machine so enclosed as to effectively prevent the escape of dust;\n(ix) ware cleaning after the application of glaze by dipping or other process;\n(x) crushing and dry grinding of materials for pottery bodies and saggars unless carried on in machines so enclosed as to effectively prevent the escape of dust or is so damp that no dust can be given off;\n(xi) sieving or manipulation of powered flint, quartz, clay grog, or mixture of these materials unless it is so damp that no dust can be given off;\n(xii) grinding of tiles on a power driven wheel unless an efficient water spray is used on the wheel;\n(xiii) lifting and conveying materials by elevators and conveyors unless they are effectively enclosed and so arranged as to prevent escape of dust into the air or near to any place in which persons are employed;\n(xiv) preparation or weighing out of flow material, lawning of dry colours, colour dusting and colour blowing;\n(xv) mould making unless the bins or similar receptacles used for holding plaster of paris are provided with suitable covers;\n(xvi) manipulation of calcined material unless the material has been made and remains so wet that no dust is given off;\n(xvii) fettling other than damp fettling;\n(xviii) placing of china for the biscuit fire if alumina or other powdered material is used;\n(xix) emptying of china biscuit flatware from saggars after firing in alumina or other powdered materials;\n(xx) sieving of alumina or other powdered placing material;\n(xxi) processes using alumina or other powdered substance as placing materials;\n(xxii) polishing of ware;\n(xxiii) grinding of ware on a dry sand-stone wheel;\n(xxiv) sorting of glost ware with a power driven tool;\n(xxv) ground laying or colour dusting, or the wiping off, of colour after either of those processes.\n4.\n(a) Crushing and dry grinding or sieving of materials, fettling, pressing of tiles, drying of clay and greenware, loading and un- loading saggars;\n(b) all processes involving the use of a dry Lead compound.\n5.\n(a) any place in which clay is dried;\n(b) any place in which clay is taken from a drier; and\n(c) any place in which the dry grinding or sieving of materials for pottery bodies is carried on.\n6.\n7.\n(i) the wedging of clay :\n(ii) wheel turning for a thrower of wheel turning for pressing tiles;\n8.\n9.\n10.\n(i) be smooth and impervious;\n(ii) be kept in good repair so that they can be properly cleaned by a moist method and so that no dust can fall through into any room below;\n(iii) be capable of being swilled or washed.\n(i) daily by a moist or wet method after work has ceased for the day and two hours before the hour of starting of the work the following day, or\n(ii) daily with an efficient vacuum cleaner.\n11.\n(xvi) of clause 3 once in every [12 months] by the Certifying Surgeon. 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"content": "(a) (i) a trough with smooth impervious surface fitted with a waste pipe, without plug, and of sufficient length to allow at least two feet for every five such persons employed at any one time and having a constant supply of clean water from taps or jets above the trough at intervals of not more than two feet; or\n(ii) at least one tap or stand pipe for every five such persons employed at any one time, and having a constant supply of clean water, the tap or stand pipe being spaced not less than 4 feet apart; and\n(b) a sufficient supply of clean towels made of suitable material changed daily, with sufficient supply of nail brush and soap.",
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"content": "(i) a sufficient number of tables and chairs or benches with back rest;\n(ii) arrangements for washing utensils;\n(iii) adequate means for warming food; and\n(iv) adequate quantity of drinking water.\n20.\nSchedule XII\nManufacture of Articles from Refractory Materials\nManufacture of Articles from Refractory Materials",
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"content": "(1) handling, moving, breaking, crushing, grinding or sieving of any refractory materials, containing not less than 25 percent total silica for the purpose of manufacture. -\n(a) of articles used in the construction of furnaces and flues;\n(b) of crucibles; and\n(c) of compositions or other material's used in the preparation of moulds in which metals are cast; or\n(2) any process in the manufacture of refractory bricks as hereinafter defined:\n(a) to handling, moving, mixing or sieving of natural sand; or\n(b) to the manipulation of rotten rock in the preparation of moulds used in metal foundries :",
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"content": "(b) \"Refractory brick\" means any brick or article composed of refractory material and containing not less than 25 per cent total Silica.\n(c) \"Efficient exhaust draught\" means localised ventilation by mechanical means for the removal of dust so as to prevent dust from escaping into the air of any place in which work is carried on. No draught shall be deemed to be efficient which fails to remove the dust produced at the point where such dust originates.\n3.\n4.\n(a) an efficient exhaust draught and efficient dust collecting appliances; or\n(b) an efficient water or steam spray :\n5.\n6.\n(a) be loaded into any wagon or other receptacle for transport unless it has been placed in a suitable dust-proof container so damped as to preclude dust; or\n(b) be unloaded from any wagon or other receptacle for transport unless it has been so damped as to preclude dust or unless the work is done under an efficient exhaust draught;\n(c) be shovelled or raked or otherwise manipulated by means of hand tools in any manufacturing process unless it has been so damped as to preclude dust or unless the work is done under an efficient exhaust draught:\n7.\n(b) There shall be provided in every such place a constant supply of water laid on under adequate pressure with sufficient connections and a flexible branch pipe and sprinkler to enable water to be supplied directly to every part of the floor.\n8.\n9.\n10.\n11.\n12.",
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"content": "(b) Subject to sub-paragraph (c), an X'ray examination of the chest of every worker referred to in sub-paragraph (a) shall be carried out-\n(i) if he is already in employment on the date of coming into force of the sub-paragraph, within six months of such date and at an interval of every three years thereafter;\n(ii) if he is employed after such date within one month of the date of his employment and at an interval of every three years thereafter;\n(c) If the Certifying Surgeon, during the course of medical examination of any worker under sub-paragraph (a), has reason to suspect onset of any chest disease, he may direct the manager or the occupier to get an X'ray examination of the worker done and to produce the X'ray plate before him within a specified time and on receipt of such direction the manager or the occupier, as the case may be, shall carry out the direction.\n(d) The Certifying Surgeon shall grant to each worker examined a certificate specifying therein whether or not the worker was considered fit to be employed on any of the aforesaid processes.\n(e) The manager shall maintain a register in which the findings and recommendations of the Certifying Surgeon in respect of every worker and in respect of every medical examination shall be maintained duly signed by the Certifying Surgeon.\n(f) A worker not declared fit shall not be employed on any of the aforesaid processes and he shall be employed on only such other process or he shall be subjected to such other examination or treatment as may be directed by the Certifying Surgeon.\n(g) No fees shall be charged from any worker for the medical examination and it shall be the responsibility of the occupier and the manager to comply with the provisions of this Schedule.\n14.\nSchedule XIII\nPart I\nChemical Works\nChemical Works",
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"content": "(i) \"Chemical works\" means any factory or part of any factory in which any Chemical process is carried on.\n(ii) \"Chemical process\" means manufacture, recovery, handling or storing of chemicals or any other process in which any chemical is used.\n(iii) \"Breathing apparatus\" means a helmet of face-piece with necessary connections by means of which, a person using it in a poisonous, asphyxiating or irritant atmosphere breathes ordinary air, or any other suitable apparatus approved in writing by the Chief Inspector.\n(iv) \"Life belt\" means a belt made of leather or other suitable materials which can be securely fastend round the body, with a suitable length of rope-attached to it, each of which is sufficiently strong to sustain the weight of a man, and the stresses caused due to the impact caused by the fall of a man.\n(v) \"Efficient exhaust draught\" means localised ventilation effected by mechanical or other means, for the removal of gas, vapour, dust or fumes so as to prevent it from escaping into the air of any place in which work is carried on. No arrangement or device shall be deemed efficient which fails to remove effectively the gas, vapour dust or fumes generated at the point where it originates, and which permits the substance removed to escape into or re-enter the same or any other work place either directly or indirectly.\n(vi) \"Surgeon\" means a Certifying Surgeon appointed under Section 10 of the Factories Act, 1948.\n(vii) \"Suspension\" means suspension by written certificate in the Health Register, signed by the Surgeon, from employment in any process mentioned in the certificate.\n(vii) \"Bleaching powder\" means the bleaching powder commonly called chloride of lime;\n(ix) \"Chlorate\" means chlorate or perchlorate;\n(x) \"Caustic\" means hydroxide of Potassium or Sodium;\n(xi) \"Caustic pot\" means a metal pot fixed over a furnace or flue used for concentrating or boiling caustic liquor or any other liquor.\n(xii) \"Chrome process' means manufacture of Chromate or Bichromate of Potassium, or Sodium, or the manipulation, movement or other treatment of these substances in connection with their manufacture and use.\n(xiii) \"Nitro or Amino process' means the manufacture of nitro or amino derivatives of Phenol and of Benzene or its homologues, and the making of explosive with the use of any of these substances.",
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"content": "Part II\nGeneral\nGeneral\n5.\n6.\n(b) Any spillage of materials shall be cleaned up without delay.\n(c) Floors, platforms, stairways, passages and gangways shall be kept free of any obstruction whether permanent or temporary.\n(d) There shall be provided easy means of access to all parts of the plant and adequate and proper implements to facilitate cleaning, maintenance and repair.",
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"content": "(b) Workers shall be instructed on the possible dangers arising from such misuse. These instructions shall further be displayed in bold letters in prominent places in the different Sections of the works.",
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"content": "(b) Workers shall be instructed on the possible dangers arising from testing of any material used in any chemical process or of the use for drinking purposes of any vessel or container used in, or in connection with any chemical process. These instructions shall further be displayed in bold letters in prominent places in the different Sections of the work.",
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"content": "(b) The Chief Inspector shall be informed in writing about the commencement of the operation of any pilot or experimental plant or process, and safety of persons exposed to the hazards likely to arise therefrom mentioned in sub-clause (a) shall be ensured, and where necessary advice shall be obtained from the Chief Inspector on measures to be taken in this regard.",
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"content": "(b) No corrosive chemical or substance shall be stored or transported except in containers of a suitable material upon which the corrosive substance may have no chemical action, of adequate strength and of suitable design and construction and no such container shall be transported, carried or moved from one place to other except in crates or receptacles of adequate strength and suitable design and construction.\n(c) Crates or receptacles for containers with a capacity of 11.5 litres (2.5 gallons) or more and containing any corrosive substance shall be transported or moved from one place to other on suitable rubber wheeled-trucks or trolleys or any other device approved by the Inspector;\n(d) On every container containing any chemical substance a label shall be securely affixed and attached mentioning clearly and legibly in bold letters the name of chemical:\n(e) If in the opinion of an Inspector the system of storage and transport of any chemical is not safe, he may direct such system and devices to be used as he may consider safe and desirable.\nFire and Explosion Risk\nFire and Explosion Risk",
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"content": "(b) Where special dangers exist separate buildings shall be used for the different parts of a process. They shall be spaced at sufficient distances apart and shielded to prevent damage to each other on the event of fire or explosion, and shall be safe-guarded by the provision of suitable blow-out panel or roofs. Where the risk of fire or explosion is considerable, the building shall be divided by blast or protective screen walls.\n(c) No combustible materials shall be used in the erection of working buildings, unless there are special reasons necessitating their use, in which case they shall be of light fire resistant construction, and floors shall be of impervious fire-resistant material and shall be regularly maintained in such condition.",
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"content": "(b) All hot exhaust pipe shall be installed outside a building and other hot pipes inside the plant be suitably protected.\n(c) Portable electric lamps shall not be used, unless of an intrinsically safe type, and portable electric tools connected by flexible wires shall not be used unless of the flame proof type.\n(d) Where an inflammable atmosphere may occur, the soles of foot wear worn by workers shall have no metal on them, and the wheels of trucks, or conveyors shall be of a material which shall be a good conductor and non sparking. Adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent the ignition of explosive or inflammable substances by sparks emitted from locomotives or other vehicles operated in the factory or on public lines.\n(e) No electric arc lamp or naked light, fixed or portable, shall be used, and no person shall have in his possession any match or any apparatus of any kind for producing a naked light or spark in, or on, or about any part of the factory, where there is any likelihood of fire or explosion from inflammable gas, vapour or dust, and all incandescent electric lights in such parts shall be in double air tight glass covers.\n(f) Prominent notice in the language understood by the majority of the workers and legible by day and by night, prohibiting smoking, the use of naked lights and the carrying of matches or any apparatus for producing a naked light or spark, shall be affixed at the entrance of every room or place where there is any risk of fire or explosion from inflammable gas, vapour or dust. In the case of illiterate workers the contents of the notices shall be fully and carefully explained to them when they commence work in the factory for the first time and again when they have completed one week at the factory.\n(g) A sufficient supply of spades, scrapers and pails made from non-sparking materials shall be provided for the use of persons employed in cleaning out or removing residue from any chamber, still tank or any other vessel wherein there may be risk of ignition or explosion, or in cleaning or removing any substance which may cause evolution of Arseniretted hydrogen or any other substance which may be inflammable or likely to cause explosion, and in no case any tool other than non-sparking tool shall be used on any such work or, while undertaking any repair or maintenance work at any such place or plant.\nNote. - The risk is not always obvious and may arise, for example through the production of hydrogen or other explosive substances in acid tanks.\nNote.",
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"content": "(b) Mobile tank wagons shall be earthed during filling and discharge, and precautions shall be taken to ensure that earthing is effective before such filling or discharge takes place.\n(c) Lightening protection apparatus shall be fitted where necessary, and shall be maintained in good condition.",
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"content": "(b) The amount of inflammable material taken into a building in bulk containers shall be kept as low as practicable at any one time.\n(c) Adequate steps shall be taken to prevent the escape of inflammable and , explosive vapours from any container into the atmosphere of any building.\nGas, Vapour, Fume or Dust Risks.\nGas, Vapour, Fume or Dust Risks.",
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"number": "32",
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"content": "(b) In the event of any such escape, provision shall be made to trap the materials and render them safe.",
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"number": "33",
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"content": "(b) Effluents which may contain or give rise to such gases in the presence of other effluents shall be provided with independent drainage system to ensure that they may be trapped and rendered safe.",
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"number": "34",
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"content": "(b) Where such staging is provided to give access to higher level in large plants, effective means shall be provided at all levels with direct means of access to the outside of the room or building and thence to ground level.\n(c) Such staging shall be fitted with suitable hand-rails and toe-boards and the floors and staging shall be impervious and easily cleanable.",
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"content": "(i) Breathing apparatus of an approved make for the hazards involved,\n(ii) Oxygen and suitable means of its administration, and\n(iii) Life-belts.\n(b) Worker shall be trained, and given a periodic refresher course, at least once in every five months in the use of breathing apparatus and respirators.",
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"content": "(i) When operating valves or cocks controlling fluids which by their nature, pressure or temperature would be dangerous if a blow-out occurred or when cleaning chokes in systems containing such fluids if pressure is likely to exist behind the chokes;\n(ii) when there is danger of injury by absorption through the skin during the performance of normal duties or in the event of emergency;\n(iii) when there is any risk of injury while handling corrosive substances, hot or cold articles, or sharp or rough object; and\n(iv) when there is any risk of poisonous materials being carried on their clothes.\n(b) There shall be provided for the use of persons employed in the processes specified in Appendix II of this Schedule an adequate supply of such suitable protective equipments as indicated in the said appendix.\n(c) Protective equipments shall be provided and stored in an appropriate place and in a manner so that they may, be easily accessible and readily available without any unnecessary delay, whether for normal use or for use during abnormal conditions and emergencies.\n(d) Arrangements shall be made for the proper and efficient cleaning of all such protective equipments.",
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"content": "(a) Basins and trought shall have smooth impervious upper surface and be fitted with waste pipe and plug and shall have supply of running water laid on and available at all times. Every trough shall have a supply of running water laid on at points above the trough at intervals of not less than two feet and available at all times.\n(b) Basins and troughs shall be sufficient in number to provide at least one unit for every ten workers. For calculating the number of units required the remainder left after dividing the number of workers by ten shall be counted as ten. For the purposes of this clause a unit means one basin or two feet of length of a trough or in the case of circular or oval troughs two feet of the circumference of a trough.\n(c) There shall be at least one enclosed bath room with a tap on a stand pipe or shower with soap and towel for every ten persons and the running water supply shall be capable of yielding at least ten gallons a day for each person, which shall be available at all times.",
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"content": "(b) Catch pits and bund walls shall be provided or other suitable precautions shall be taken to restrict the serious effects of such leakages. Catch pits shall be placed below joints in pipe- lines where there is danger involved to maintenance and other workers from such leakage.\n(c) Passages and work-stations shall not be situated directly below any part of plant where there is risk of escape of dangerous liquid. Access to such parts shall so far as practicable, be prohibited, and danger notices shall be affixed at suitable points.",
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"content": "(b) Such vessel, shall unless its edge is at least three feet above the adjoining ground or platform, be securely fenced to a height of at least three feet above such adjoining ground or platform.\n(c) No plank or gangway shall be placed across or inside any such vessel, unless such plank or gangway is at least 18 inches wide and is securely fenced on both sides by rails spaced 9 inches apart to a height of at least three feet, or by other equally efficient means.\n(d) Where such vessels adjoin and the space between them clear of any surrounding brick or other work, is not securely fenced on both sides to a height of at least three feet, secure barriers shall be so placed as to prevent passage between them:\n(i) saturators used in the manufacture of Sulphate of Ammonia, and\n(ii) that part of the sides of brine evaporating pans which require raking, drawing or filling.",
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"content": "(a) there shall be provided for use in an emergency-\n(i) adequate and readily accessible means of drenching with cold water, persons and the clothing of persons, who may get splashed with such liquid;\n(ii) adequate and special arrangements to deal with any person who has been splashed with poisonous material that can be absorbed through the skin;\n(iii) sufficient number of eye-wash bottles, filled with distilled water or other suitable liquid, kept in boxes, or cupboard conveniently situated and clearly marked by a distinctive sign which shall be visible at all times.\n(b) Except where the manipulation of such corrosive liquids is so carried on as to prevent risk of personal injury from splashing or otherwise, there shall be provided for those who have to manipulate such liquids sufficient and suitable goggles and gloves or other suitable protection for the eyes and hands. If gloves are provided they shall be collected, examined, and cleansed at the close of the day's work and shall be repaired or renewed whenever necessary",
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Permissible levels in work environment.\n(i) Definitions. - For the purpose of this clause-\n(a) \"mg/.m 3 \" means milligrams of a substance per cubic meter of air;\n(b) \"mppcm\" means million particles of a substance per cubic meter of air;\n(c) \"ppm\" means parts of a substance per million parts of air volume at 25°C and 760 mm.of mercury pressure;\n(d) \"time weighted average concentration\" means the average concentration of a substance in the air at any work location in a factory computed from evaluation of adequate number of air samples taken at that location, spread over the entire shift on any day, after giving weightage to the duration for which each such sample is collected and the concentration prevailing at the time of taking the sample.]\nThe weighted average concentration\nCT+\nCT+\nCT\n11\n22\nnn\nT+\nT+\nT+\n2\n2\nm\n(e) \"Work location\" means a location in a factory at which a worker works or may be required to work at any time during any shift on any day.\n(ii) Limits of concentrations of substances at work locations. - The time weighted average concentration of any substance listed in Table 1 or 2 of the clause, at any work vacation in a factory during any shift on any day shall not exceed the limit of the permissible time weighted average concentration specified in respect of that substance.\n(iii) In the case of substance mentioned in Table 1 in respect of which a limit in form of short term maximum concentration is indicated, the concentration of such a substance may exceed the permissible limit of the time weighted average concentration for the substance for short periods not exceeding 15 minutes at time, subject to the condition that-\n(a) Such periods during which the concentration exceeds the prescribed time weighted average concentration are restricted to not more than 4 per shift;\n(b) the time interval between any two such periods of higher exposure shall not be less than 60 minutes; and\n(c) at no time, the concentration of the substance in the air shall exceed the limit of short term maximum concentration.\n(iv) In the case of any substance given in Table 3, the concentration of the substance at any work location in factory at any time during any day shall not exceed the limit of exposure for substance specified in the table.\n(v) In the cases where the word \"skin\" has been indicated against certain substances mentioned in Tables 1 and 3 appropriate measures shall be taken to prevent absorption through cutaneous routes particularly skin, mucous, membrances, and eyes as the limits specified in these. 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"content": "(a) Crystalline-\n(i) Quartz-\n(1) In terms of dust count\n1060 % Quartz + 10 mppCm\n(2) In terms of respirable dust\n10 % respirable quartz + 2 Mg/m 3\n(3) In terms of total dust\n30 % quartz - 3 Mg/m 3\n(ii) Cristobalite\n...\nHalf the limits given against quartz.\n(iii) Tridymite\n...\nHalf the limits given against quartz.\n(iv) Silica fused\n...\nSame limit as for quartz.\n(v) Tripoli\n...\nSame limit as in formula in item 2 given against quartz.\n...\n750 mppcm.",
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"content": "(1) For air born dust having less\n\t\t\t\t\tthan - 2mg/m 3\n5% silicon dioxide by weight.\n(2) For air-borne dust having\n\t\t\t\t\tover 5% silicon dioxide.\nSame limit as prescribed by formula item (2) against quartz.\nTable 3\nTable 3\nPermissible limit of exposure.\nSubstance\nppm\nmg/m 3\n1\n2\n3\nAcetic an hydride\n...\n5\n20\nO-Dichlorobenzene\n...\n50\n300\nFormaldehyde\n...\n2\n3\nHydrogen Choloride\n...\n5\n7\nManganese 1 Compounds (as Mn)\n...\n...\n5\nNitrogen-dioxide\n...\n5\n9\nNitroglycerine-skin\n...\n02\n2\nPotassium hydroxide\n...\n...\n2\nSodium hydroxide\n...\n...\n2\n2, 4, 6 - Trinitrotoluene (TNT)\n...\n...\n0.5",
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"number": "53",
"title": "53. Washing facilities.",
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"content": "(b) If female workers are employed, separate washing facilities shall be provided and so enclosed or screened that the interiors are not visible from any place where persons of the other sex work or pass. The entrance to such facilities shall bear conspicuous notice in the language understood by the majority of the workers \"For woman only\" and shall also be indicated pictorially.",
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"number": "55",
"title": "55. Medical Examination.",
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"content": "(i) Manufacture, processing, handling, or use of hexa ethyl tetra phosphate, Tetra ethyl pyro phosphate, Mercury derivatives, O.O. Diethyl O. P-nitrophenyl, Thiophosphate (parathion), Nicotine, Nicotine sulphate, Methyl Bromide, Cyanides Arsenical derivatives.\n(ii) Chrome processes.\n(iii) Nitro or Amino processes.\n(b) Every person employed in any process specified in sub-clause (a) of this clause shall be examined by the Certifying Surgeon once in every three months on a date or dates of which due notice shall be given to all concerned and records of such examinations shall be maintained in the Health Register.\n(c) No person shall be allowed to work unless a certificate of fitness has been granted after examination by the Certifying Surgeon and a signed entry made in the Health Register.\n(d) Every person so employed shall present himself at the appointed time for examination by the Certifying Surgeon as provided in clause (b) of this Rule.\n(e) if the Certifying Surgeon finds as a result of his examination that any person employed in such process is no longer fit for medical reasons to work in that process, he shall suspend such person from working in that process, for such time as he may think fit and no person after suspension shall be employed in that process without the written sanction of the Certifying Surgeon in the Health Register.\nDuties of Workers\nDuties of Workers",
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"number": "56",
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"content": "(a) report to his Foreman any defect in any fencing, breathing apparatus, appliances or other requisite provided in pursuance of this Schedule, as soon as he becomes aware of such defect;\n(b) use the articles, appliances or accommodation required by this Schedule for the purpose for which they are provided;\n(c) Wear the breathing apparatus and life-belt where required under this Schedule .\n(ii) No person shall,-\n(a) remove any fencing provided, unless duly authorised,\n(b) stand on the edge or on the side of any vessel to which clause 48 applies;\n(c) pass or attempt to pass any barrier erected in pursuance of clause 48;\n(d) place across or inside any vessel to which clause 48 applies any plank of gangway which does not comply with the Schedule or make use of any such plank or gangway while in such position;\n(e) take a naked light or any lamp or matches or any apparatus for producing a naked light or spark into, or smoke in any part of the works where there is likelihood of explosion or fire from inflammable gas, vapour or dust;\n(f) use a metal spade scraper or pail which is not non-sparking when cleaning out or removing the residues from any chamber, still tank or other vessel which has contained sulphuric acid or hydrochloric acid or other substance which may cause evolution of arsenirated hydrogen; or in which there is risk or ignition or explosion;\n(g) remove from a First-Aid box or cupboard or from the Ambulance room any First-Aid appliance or dressing, except for the treatment of injuries in the works.\nPart III\n57.\n(i) caustic potash are used; or\n(ii) chlorate or bleaching powder is manufactured; or\n(iii) (a) gas tar or coal-tar is distilled, handled or used in any process of chemical manufacture; or\n(b) a nitro or amino process is carried on; or\n(c) a chrome process is carried on; or\n(iv) crude shell-oil is refined or processes incidental thereto are carried on; or\n(v) nitric acid is used in the manufacture of nitro compounds; or\n(vi) evaporation of brine in open pans and the stoving of salt are carried on; or\n(vii) manufacture or recovery of hydrochloric acid or any of its salts is carried on; or\n(viii) work at a furnace is carried on where the treatment of zinc ores is done; or\n(ix) insecticides mentioned in Appendix I are manufactured, mixed, blended or packed.",
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"content": "(a) the pipe leading from the swan-neck to the condenser worm, or\n(b) the waste gas pipe fixed to the worm and/or receiver. In addition, blank flanges shall be inserted between the disconnected parts, and the pitch discharge pipe or cock at the bottom of the still shall be disconnected.",
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"content": "(a) if crystallised substances are broken or any liquor agitated by hand, means shall be taken to prevent as far as practicable, the escape of dust or fume into the air of any place in which any person is employed. The handles of all implements used in the operations shall be cleaned daily;\n(b) cartridges shall not be filled by hand, except by means of a suitable scope;\n(c) every drying stove shall be efficiently ventilated to the outside air in such a manner that hot air from the stove shall not be drawn into any work-room.\n(d) no person shall enter a stove to remove the contents, until a free current of air has been passed through it;\n(e) every vessel containing nitro or amino derivatives of Phenol or of Benzene or its homologues shall, if steam is passed into or around it, or if the temperature of the contents be at or above the temperature of boiling water, be covered in such a way that steam or vapour shall be discharged into the open air at a height of not less than 25 feet from the ground or the working platform, and at a point from where it cannot be blown back again into the workroom.",
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"content": "(b) Wooden vessels shall not be used for the crystallisation chlorate, or to contain crystallised or ground chlorate; provided that this shall not prohibit the packing of chlorate for sale into wooden casks or other wooden vessels.",
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"content": "(b) Every worker employed in any process to which clause 40 applies shall carefully wash his hands and face before partaking of any food or leaving the premises.\nAppendix I\nAppendix I",
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"content": "(b) Every worker employed on any of the aforesaid processes on the date on which the Schedule comes into force shall be medically and radiologically examined within three months of the said date.\n(c) Every worker employed on any of the aforesaid processes shall be medically examined at intervals of six months after the first medical examination conducted under sub-clauses (a) and (b) and radiologically at intervals of 3 years after the first radiological examination conducted under sub clauses (a) and (b).\n(d) A worker already in employment and declared unfit by the Certifying Surgeon shall not be allowed to work on any of the processes specified in clause I, unless he has been examined again and has been certified to be cured and fit to work on the said process again.\n(e) A worker declared to be unfit to work on any of the aforesaid processes, may be employed on such other work or process as may be considered safe and as may be advised by the Certifying Surgeon :\n(f) The Certifying Surgeon may direct that a worker may be X-Rayed or he may be subject to further examination by a specialist or to any other examination, clinical, pathological or otherwise or that he should undergo a specified treatment, and it shall be the responsibility of the Employer (Occupier and the Manager) to arrange for the specified examination and/or treatment and to bear all expenses thereof or in connection therewith:\n(g) The Certifying Surgeon shall after such examination grant a certificate in Form No.26.\n(h) The Manager shall maintain all the certificates in a proper register or file and shall produce all the certificates before an Inspector whenever demanded.\n(i) The Manager shall maintain the detail of every medical examination in Form No.17 and the register shall be produced before an Inspector whenever demanded.\n(j) The term \"medical examination\" whenever used in this clause means \"Medical Examination carried out by the Certifying Surgeon.\"\n(k) It shall be the responsibility of the Employer (Manager and Occupier) to get the workers medically and radiologically examined and to bear the cost of such examinations.\n(l) Reports of radiological (X-Ray) examination along with the X-Ray plate shall be produced before the Certifying Surgeon within 15 days of the examination, for his examination, advice and such action as he may consider necessary.\nSchedule XVI\nManufacture or Manipulation of Manganese and its Compounds\nManufacture or Manipulation of Manganese and its Compounds",
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"content": "(b) The Chief Inspector, if he is satisfied in respect of any factory or any process that owing to special conditions or special method or work or any other reason the work or process involving the use of Benzene may be carried out in an apparatus which is not fully enclosed he may by an order in writing permit such a process to be carried out otherwise subject to such conditions as he may in his order specify.",
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"content": "(b) Before a worker enters a tank, pit, kettle or any other confined space which has contained Benzene it shall be thoroughly washed and decontaminated and tested and certified by competent person that the tank, pit, kettle, or the confined space, as the case may be, is free of Benzene and safe for any person to enter.\n(c) Record of such test shall be maintained in a register which shall be signed by the competent person and the register shall be made available for inspection whenever required by an Inspector provided that the Chief Inspector may direct that the said register shall be maintained in a form specified by him.",
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"content": "(1) This Rule shall not apply to a factory to which sub-rules (1) and (2) of Rule 65 are applicable; and\n(2) in a small factory or in a factory in which workers employed on processes of manufacturing, storing, using, handling or manipulating of Benzene the Chief Inspector may permit the employment of a part-time Plant Medical Officer or may permit the Certifying Surgeon to perform the duties of the Plant Medical Officer, subject to such conditions as he may specify.\n(b) Every worker exposed to benzene shall be medically examined dnd necessary tests to determine the condition of his health shall be carried out by the Plant Medical Officer once in every three months:\n(c) The result of such examination and test shall be entered in a suitable register which shall be produced before the Inspector, whenever required.\n(d) Adequate Supply of suitable antidotes shall be maintained for treatment of acute case of poisoning.\n(e) For the purpose of medical examination which the Plant Medical Officer may conduct at the factory premises shall be provided for his exclusive use along with one adequately ventilated, lighted and furnished room with a screen and instruments for such examination.",
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"content": "(b) A health register in Form No. 16 containing the names of all workers employed in the said processes shall be maintained.\n(c) If the Plant Physician after examination, at any time, as per clauses 23 (a), (b) and (c) is of opinion that a person has developed signs and symptoms of Benzene exposure he shall make a record of his findings in the said register and inform the Manager in writing regarding the same.\n(d) A worker so found exposed, shall be sent to the Certifying Surgeon with a report of the Plant Physician. The Certifying Surgeon after satisfying himself with the findings of the Plant Physician and conducting further examination if he considers the same necessary, may issue an order for temporary suspension of the person from work in the said process or may advice the worker to be employed on some other work which may be safe for him, or may declare him to be permanently unfit as the case may be.\n(e) The medical examination of workers shall be arranged by the Occupier and Manager and the person so examined shall not bear any expense for it.",
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"content": "(b) Where special dangers exist, separate building shall be used for the different parts of a process. They shall be spaced at sufficient distances apart and shielded to prevent damage to each other in the event of fire or explosion, and shall be safeguarded by the provision of suitable blow-out panels for roofs. Where the risk of fire or explosion is considerable, the buildings shall be divided by blast or protective screen walls.\n(c) No combustible material shall be used in the erection of working buildings, unless there are special reasons necessitating their use, in which case they shall be used only after being rendered fire-resistant. The roof shall be of light fire resistant construction and floors impervious fire-resistant materials and shall be regularly maintained in such condition.",
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"content": "(b) All hot exhaust pipes shall be installed outside a building and other hot pipe inside the plant be suitably protected.\n(c) Portable electric lamps shall not be used, unless of an intrinsically safe type and portable electric tools connected by flexible wires shall not be used unless of the flame proof type.\n(d) Where an inflammable atmosphere may occur, the soles of foot-wear worn by workers shall have no metal on them, and the wheels of trucks, or conveyors shall be of a material which shall be a good conductor and non-sparking. Adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent ignition by sparks emitted from locomotives or other vehicles operated in the factory or on public lines.\n(e) No electric arc lamp, or naked light, fixed or portable shall be used, and no person shall have in his possession any match or any apparatus of any kind for producing a naked light or spark in, or on or about any part of the factory, where there is any likelihood of fire or explosion from inflammable vapour or fume, and all incandescent electric lights in such parts shall be in double air tight glass covers.\n(f) Prominent notice in the language understood by the majority of the workers and legible by day and night prohibiting smoking, the use of naked lights, and the carrying of matches or any apparatus for producing a naked light or spark shall be affixed at the entrance of every room or place where there is any risk of fire or explosion from inflammable vapour or fume. In the case of illiterate workers, the contents of the notices shall be fully and carefully explained to them when they commence work in the factory for the first time and again when they have completed one week at the factory.\n(g) A sufficient supply of spades, scrappers and pails made from non-sparking materials shall be provided for the use of persons employed in cleaning out or removing residues from any chamber, still, tank or any other vessel wherein there may be risk of ignition or explosion, and in no case any tool other than non-sparking tool shall be used on any such work or, while undertaking any repair or maintenance work at any such place or plant.",
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"content": "(b) The amount of inflammable material taken into a building in bulk containers shall be kept as low as practicable at any one time.\n(c) Adequate steps shall be taken to prevent the escape of inflammable and explosive vapour from any container into the atmosphere of any building.\nAppendix A\nAppendix A\nCautionary Notice\nCautionary Notice\n(Clause 4)\n(1) Benzene and substances containing Benzene are poisonous and inflammable substance.\n(2) Handle, use and process such substances with care. In case of spils and splashes remove contaminated clothing at once and take a wash.\n(3) Wear protective equipment provided and keep yourself safe.\n(4) For better safety from these chemicals, maintain good personal cleanliness.\n(5) In case of symptoms like nausea, vomiting, giddiness, nervous depression during work, report immediately to the Factory Manger who would arrange for treatment.\n(6) Keep your work place clean.\n(7) Benzene can be absorbed through skin, hence avoid direct contact.\n(8) Avoid inhalation of the toxic vapours.\n(9) Smoking and taking food, drink, chewing tobacco are prohibited in this area.\n(10) Report for clinical tests to protect your health.\n[Schedule XIX]\nSolvent Extraction Plants\nSolvent Extraction Plants",
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"content": "(b) An adequate and continuous wire fencing at a height of at least 15 metres from the ground shall be provided around the solvent extraction plant at a minimum distance o' 15 metres from any point of the buildings of the plant.\n(c) No person shall be allowed to carry any match, cigarette lighter or any other similar device or any device whereby flame or fire can be generated. Any open flame or fire inside the area bound by the fencing.\n(d) Boiler houses and other buildings where any process involving open flame or fire is carried on shall be located at least 30 metres away from the plant.\n(e) If any godown or any preparatory process is at a distance of less than 30 metres from the plant, the same shall be at a distance of not less than 15 metres from the plant, and a continuous barrier wall of non-combustible material, at least 1.5 metres high shall be erected at a distance of not less than 15 metres from the plant.",
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"content": "Note. - These Rules shall be in addition to Schedule VIII - Chemical Works - Rule 95 of the Bihar Factories Rules, 1950 or any other relevant provision of the Factories Act, 1948 and the said Rules shall be not in derogation of any of them.\nNote.\n(b) All metal parts of the plant and buildings, including pipes, tanks and containers where solvent is stored or is present and all parts of electrical equipment not required to be energised shall be properly bounded together and connected to effectively earthed as to avoid accidental rise in the electrical potential of such parts above the earths potential and the earth connection shall at all times be maintained in an effective condition.",
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"content": "(b) No machinery or equipment in solvent extraction plant shall be belt driven.\n(c) No person shall be allowed to enter and work in the solvent extraction plant if wearing clothes made of Nylon or such other synthetic fibre that can generate static electrical charge, or wearing foot-wear which is likely to cause sparks by friction:",
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"content": "(b) When any solvent is removed from any batch extractor by vacuum, gauges shall be provided and tests shall be carried out to ensure that a minimum vacuum of 620 mm. (26\" - 0) mercury is obtained and maintained steadily for a minimum period of 30 minutes before the extractor is allowed to be opened for discharge of cake or for persons to enter or for any other purpose.\n17.\n(b) Where solvent is removed by steam heating the presence of the solvent shall be tested at the vent provided on the top of the vessel before opening the vessel.\n(c) A log book of operations giving the following details and informations shall be maintained and made available on demand to the Inspector:-\n(i) Vacuum gauge reading for each charge.\n(ii) Testing of continuity of electrical bonding and earthing system.\n(iii) Loss of solvent every 24 hours or loss per tonne of materials used:\n18.\n(b) Emergency instructions shall be boldly displayed at suitable places in the language understood by the majority of workers.\n19.\n(b) All persons exposed to any toxic solvent shall be medically examined by the Certifying Surgeon once in six months and at more frequent intervals by the Medical Officer of the factory:\n[Schedule XX]\nOperations Involving High noise Levels\nOperations Involving High noise Levels",
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"content": "(1) Engineering Control Measures. - (i) Wet Methods: -\n(1) Engineering Control Measures.\nWet Methods:\n(a) Airborne Silica Dust should be minimized or suppressed by applying water to the process or clean up;\n(b) Water should be provided to drilling or sawing of concrete or masonry.\n(ii) Ventilation. - (a) Local exhaust systems should be used to remove silica dust from industrial processes.\n(ii) Ventilation.\n(b) Dilution / Ventilation may be used to reduce free silica dust concentration to below the permissible limits in large areas.\n(c) Dust collectors / HEPA filter should be set up so that dust shall be removed from the source and all transfer points to prevent contamination work areas.\n(d) Ventilation systems should be kept in good working conditions.\n(iii) Isolation. - (a) Containment methods should be used while carrying out sand blasting.\n(iii) Isolation.\n(b) Cabins of vehicles or machinery cutting & drilling that might contain free silica should be enclosed and sealed.\n(iv) Dust Control. - (a) Vacuum system with High Efficiency Particle Air (HEPA) filter shall be used to remove dust from work areas and at all transfer points.\n(iv) Dust Control.\n(b) The belt conveyors transferring crushed material shall be totally enclosed throughout its length.\n(2) Medical Control Measures. - (i) The occupier of every factory in which a worker employed in the processes specified in Sub Rule 1, shall ensure that every worker employed be examined by a Medical Inspector of Factories / Certifying Surgeon within 15 days of his first employment. Such medical examination shall include tests for lead in urine and blood. ALA in urine, haemoglobin content, stippling of cells and steadiness test. No worker shall be allowed to work after 15 days of his first employment in the factory unless certified fit for such employment by the Certifying Surgeon.\n(2) Medical Control Measures.\n(ii) Every worker employed in the said processes shall be re-examined by a Certifying Surgeon at least once in every twelve month. Such re-examination shall, wherever the Certifying Surgeon considers appropriate, include all the tests as specified in sub-paragraph (1) except chest X-ray shall be read by a radiologist specialized/trained in the field of reading ILO Radiographs on Pneumoconiosis and which will at least once in 3 Years.\n(iii) The Certifying Surgeon after examining a worker shall issue a Certificate of Fitness in the prescribed Form. The record of examination and re-examinations carried out shall be entered in the Certificate and the Certificate shall be kept in the custody of the manager of factory. The record of each examination carried out under sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), including the nature and the results of the tests, shall be entered by the Certifying Surgeon in a health register Form.\n(iv) If at any time Certifying Surgeon is of the opinion that a worker is no longer fit for employment in the said process on the ground that continuance therein would involve special danger to the health of the worker he shall make a record of his findings in the said Certificate and the health register. The entry of his findings in these documents should also include the period for which he considers that the said person is unfit for work in the said processes. The person so suspended from the process shall be provided with alternate placement facilities unless he is fully incapacitated in the opinion of the Certifying Surgeon, in which case the person affected shall be suitably rehabilitated.\n(v) No person who has been found unfit to work as said in sub-paragraph (4) above shall be re-employed or permitted to work in the said processes unless the Certifying Surgeon, after further examination, again certifies him fit for employment in those processes.\n(vi) The occupier of every factory to which the schedule applies, shall-\n(a) employ a qualified medical practitioner for medical surveillance of the workers employed therein whose employment shall be subject to the approval of the Chief Inspector of Factories and\n(b) provide to the said medical practitioner all the necessary facilities for the purpose referred to in clause (a).\n(vii) The record of medical examination and appropriate tests carried out by the said medical practitioner certificate of fitness and health shall be maintained in separate register approved by the Chief Inspector of Factories, which shall be kept readily available for inspection by the Inspector and produce on demand.\n(viii) The Health Records of each workman shall be kept for a period of 40 years from the date of beginning of the employment or 10 years after the cessation of the employment, whichever is later.\n(ix) The Health Records of the workers exposed to silcosis, shall be kept up to a minimum period of 40 years from the beginning of the employment of 15 years after retirement or cessation of the employment, whichever is later and shall be accessible to workers concerned or their representatives.\n(3) Administrative Control Measures. - (i) Work place/ Environment Monitoring. - The occupier to ensure work place/ environment monitoring to be performed to determine magnitude of exposure/concentration to evaluate engineering controls, selecting respiratory protection, work practices and the need for medical surveillance.\n(3) Administrative Control Measures.\nWork place/ Environment Monitoring.\n(a) Exposure / concentration measurements should be made in the employee's actual breathing zone.\n(b) Total sampling time shall be at least 7 hours.\n(c) Work place/Environment Monitoring shall be repeated quarterly.\n(d) The report of dust sampling by occupier shall be made available to the public.\n(ii) Training / Awareness- Workers shall be trained in the following:-\n(ii) Training / Awareness-\n(a) Health effects of free silica dust exposure.\n(b) Operations and material that produce free silica dust hazards.\n(c) Engineering controls and work practice controls that reduce dust concentration.\n(d) The importance of good house keeping and cleanliness.\n(e) Proper use of personal protective equipment such as respirators etc.\n(f) Personal hygiene practices to reduce exposure.\n(iii) Housekeeping: Maintenance of floors. - (a) All floors or place where fine dust is likely to settle on and whereon any person has to work or pass shall be of impervious material and maintained in such condition that they can be thoroughly cleaned by a moist method or any other method which would prevent dust being airborne in the process of cleaning once at least during each shift.\n(iii) Housekeeping: Maintenance of floors.\n(b) For this purpose dry sweeping or compressed air shall be used for cleanup of dust or wet methods or vacuum system with a HEPA filter shall be used.\n(c) Dust on over head ledges and equipment should be removed before it becomes airborne due to vibration, traffic and random air current.\n(iv) Change room and washing facilities. - (a) Washing and bathing facilities shall be conveniently located at a place easily accessible to the workers.\nChange room and washing facilities.\n(b) Cloak room with individual lockers shall be provided for employees to store uncontaminated clothing.\n(c) Workers shall take bath and change the work clothes before they leave the work site.\n(d) Work clothes shall not be cleaned by blowing or shaking.\n(e) Eating / lunch areas shall be located away from exposed areas.\n(v) Display of Notices. - (a) Warning signs / Posters shall be displayed conspicuously in a prominent place.\n(v) Display of Notices.\n(b) The warning signs / posters shall contain the Hazards precautions.\n(c) The display of notice shall be in the local language and also in the language understood by the majority of the workers.\n(vi) Personal Protective Equipment. - The occupier of the every factory to which this schedule apply shall provide the following PPEs as per relevant BIS Standards and as applicable to a given work place.\n(vi) Personal Protective Equipment.\n(a) Dust respirator.\n(b) HEPA filter respirator or fume respirator.\n(c) HEPA filter respirator with full face piece.\n(d) Self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).\n(e) Supplied air respirator with a full face piece, helmet or hood.\n(f) SCBA with full face piece.\n(g) Powered air purifying respirator with a HEPA filter.\n(vii) Prohibition relating young person's. - No young person shall be employed or permitted to work in any of the operations involving manipulation or at any place where such operations are carried out.\n(vii) Prohibition relating young person's.\n(viii) Exemptions. - If in respect of any factory, the Chief Inspector is satisfied that owing to the exceptional circumstances or in frequency of the processes or for any other reason, all or any of the provisions of this schedule is not necessary for protection of the workers in the factory, the Chief Inspector may be a certificate in writing, which he may in his discretion revoke at any time, exempt such factory from all or any of such provision subject to such conditions, if any, as he may specify therein.\n(viii) Exemptions.\n(ix) The notification of silicosis and free silica related occupational diseases by Medical Practitioner / Certifying Surgeon should be strictly enforced and in case of any violation, the Medical Practitioner/Certifying Surgeon shall be liable to be prosecuted under sec 89 (4) of the Factories Act, 1948. 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"number": "96",
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"content": "(a) the District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Officer,\n(b) the Officer-in-charge of the nearest police station, and\n(c) the nearest relative of the injured or deceased person.\nSchedule",
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"content": "(a) death to any person'\n(d) such bodily injury as prevents or will probably prevent the person injured from working for a period of 48 hours immediately following the accident.\n(c) such injury as may not prevent the injured person from working immediately after the accident, but as may develop subsequently in to an injury due to any infection or due to any other reason which may prevent the injured person from working for not less than 48 hours during any period after the accident.\n2.\n(a) Bursting of a plant (including any part or accessory thereof) for containing or supplying steam under pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.\n(b) Collapse or failure of a crane, derrick, winch, hoist or other appliances used in raising or lowering persons or goods, or any part thereof, or the overturning of a crane.\n(c) Explosion or fire causing or liable to cause damage to any building or property or liable to cause any personal injury.\n(d) Explosion of a receiver or container used for the storage at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure of any gas or gases (including air) or any liquid or solid.\n(e) Collapse or subsidence of any floor, gallery, roof, bridge, tunnel chimney, wall or building forming part of a factory or within the compound or curtilage of factory.\n(f) Bursting of fly-wheels, wheels of grinding machinery, or any other part of a revolving machinery, or plant.",
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"number": "97",
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"content": "(1) Chief Inspector,\n(2) Inspector,\n(3) Medical Inspector,\n(4) Certifying Surgeon,\nChapter X\nSupplemental",
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"number": "98",
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"content": "(1) The Bihar Chamber of Commerce.\n(2) The Bihar Sugar Mills Association.\n(3) The Bihar Industries Association.\n(4) The Engineering Association of India.\n(a) if the appellant is a member of one of such bodies, be that body;\n(b) if he is a member of two such bodies, be the body which the appellant desires should appoint such assessor; and\n(c) if the appellant is not a member of the aforesaid bodies, or if he does not state in the memorandum which of such bodies he desires should appoint the assessor, be the body which the appellate body considers as the best fitted to represent the industry concerned.",
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"number": "99",
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"content": "100.\n(i) The information regarding canteen shall be furnished only by the Manager of every factory notified by the State Government wherein more than 250 workers are ordinarily employed.\n(ii) The informations regarding creche shall be furnished only by the Manager of every factory wherein more than 50 women workers are ordinarily employed, and\n(iii) The informations regarding shelters, rest-rooms shall be furnished by the Manager of every factory wherein more than 150 workers are ordinarily employed.\n(a) Sundays are observed as weekly holiday regularly,\n(b) a fixed day in the week is observed as a holiday regularly, or\n(c) holidays are observed according to a list approved by the Chief Inspector:\n100A.",
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"number": "103",
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"number": "103A",
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"number": "104",
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"number": "107",
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"number": "108",
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"number": "109",
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"number": "110",
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"number": "111",
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"number": "112",
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"number": "113",
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"number": "114",
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"number": "115",
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"number": "116",
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"number": "117",
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"number": "118",
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"number": "119",
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"number": "120",
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"number": "121",
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"number": "122",
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"content": "(a) from centre to centre of parallel tracks, the overall width of the widest wagon of that gauge plus twice the width of the door of such a wagon when opened directly outward, plus 3 feet;\n(b) from a building or wall other than a loading platform to the centre of the nearest track, half the overall width of widest wagon of that gauge, plus the width of the door of such wagon when opened directly outward, plus 5 feet;\n(c) from material staked or deposited alongside the track, on the ground or on a loading platform, to the centre of the track, half the width of the widest wagon of that gauge, plus the width of its door when opened directly outward, plus 3 feet:",
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"number": "123",
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"number": "124",
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"content": "Forms\nForms\nForm No. 1\nForm No. 1\n1.\nApplicant's Name\n...\nApplicant's Calling\n...\nApplicant's Address\n...\n2.\nFull Name and Postal Address of factory.\n...\n3.\nSituation of the factory-\nProvince\n...\nDistrict\n...\nTown or Village\n...\nNearest Police Station\n...\nNearest Railway Station or\n...\nSteamer Ghat\n...\n4.\nParticulars of Plant to be installed.\nSignature of Applicant.......................\nDate................\nNote. - This application shall be accompanied by the following documents :-\nNote.\n(a) A flow chart of the manufacturing process supplemented by a brief description of the process in its various stages.\n(b) Plans, in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing-\n(i) the site of the factory and immediate surroundings including adjacent buildings and other structures, roads, drain, etc; and\n(ii) the plan elevation and necessary cross-sections of the various buildings, indicating all relevant details relating to natural lighting, ventilation and means of escape in case of fire. The plans shall also clearly indicate the position of the plant and machinery, aisles and passage way; and\n(c) Such other particulars as the Chief Inspector may require.\nForm No. 2\nForm No. 2\nApplication for Registration and Grant or Renewal of Licence for the year........., and Notice of occupation specified in, Sections 6 and 7 (to be submitted in triplicate).",
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"content": "2. (a) Full postal address and situation of the factory.\n(b) Full address to which communications relating to the factory should be sent.",
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"content": "5. (i) Maximum number of workers proposed to be employed on any one day during the year.\n(ii) Maximum number of workers employed on any one day during the last 12 months.\n(iii) Number of workers ordinarily employed during the last 12 months.\n(iv) Number of workers proposed to be ordinarily employed during the year for which licence is to be obtained.\n6. (i) Nature and total amount of power (H. P.) installed or proposed to be installed.\n(ii) Maximum power (H. P.) proposed to be used.",
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"number": "93",
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"content": "(a) Reference number and date of approval of the plans for site whether for old or new building and for construction or extension of factory by the State Government/Chief Inspector.\n(b) Reference number and date of approval of the agreement, if any, made for the disposal of trade waste and effluents and the name of the authority granting such approval.",
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Formula (2) applies to elongated rooms ventilated at the ends only. Notifications Under Section 85 : No. 11/F1 -1027/65-L&E - 5494, the 7th July, 1965. - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 85 of the Factories Act, 1948 (LXIII of 1948) and in supersession of the Notification No. II/FI - 109/64 - L.&E. - 8096, dated the 29th August, 1964, Governor of Bihar is pleased to declare that all the provisions of the said Act and the Rules made thereunder, shall apply to any place in the State of Bihar wherein the manufacturing process specified in the Schedule annexed hereto is carried on without the aid of power and wherein 20 or more persons generally work notwithstanding that any or all persons working therein are not employed by the Owner thereof but are working, with the permission of, or under agreement with such Owner: Provided that nothing in this Notification shall apply to any place where in a manufacturing process is carried on by the Owner himself or only with the aid of his family, and no other person is ever employed therein.\nNote.\nFormula (2) applies to elongated rooms ventilated at the ends only.\nNotifications Under Section 85 : No. 11/F1 -1027/65-L&E - 5494, the 7th July, 1965. - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 85 of the Factories Act, 1948 (LXIII of 1948) and in supersession of the Notification No. II/FI - 109/64 - L.&E. - 8096, dated the 29th August, 1964, Governor of Bihar is pleased to declare that all the provisions of the said Act and the Rules made thereunder, shall apply to any place in the State of Bihar wherein the manufacturing process specified in the Schedule annexed hereto is carried on without the aid of power and wherein 20 or more persons generally work notwithstanding that any or all persons working therein are not employed by the Owner thereof but are working, with the permission of, or under agreement with such Owner:\nNotifications\nUnder Section 85 :\nUnder Section 85 :\nNo. 11/F1 -1027/65-L&E - 5494, the 7th July, 1965.\nSchedule\nThe 12th January, 1985\nThe 12th January, 1985\nS.O. 131, dated the 24th January, 1985.\n(A) That the provisions of the said Act and the Rules made thereunder as specified in Schedule 'X' annexed hereto shall apply to any place in the State of Bihar, wherein any manufacturing process specified in Schedule 'Y' annexed hereto is carried on with the aid of power or is so ordinarily carried on notwithstanding that:-\n(i) the number of persons employed therein is less than ten; and\n(ii) the persons working therein are not employed by the Owner, but are working with the permission of or under agreement with such Owner.\n(B) That the provisions of the said Act and the Rules specified Schedule 'X' and those of Section 42 of the said Act shall apply to any place in the State of Bihar wherein manufacturing process-\n(a) of composing types for printing, printing by letter press, lithography, photographer or other similar processes;\n(b) of Lead type founding;\n(c) of repairs, maintenance or painting of automobiles and motor vehicles including earth moving machinery;\n(d) of tar distillation and manufacture of bye-products from tar;\n(e) of manufacture and repairs of machinery or machine parts, manufacture of any other article of metal founding or electroplating, polishing or galvanising of any article of metal;\n(f) of manufacture of repair of storage Batteries (Electric Accumulators);\n(g) of manufacture of bricks, tiles, refractory material, ceramic or mosaic goods;\n(h) manufacture of Soap;\n(i) declared to be dangerous under Section 87 of the Factories Act, 1948 and specified under Rule 95 of the Bihar Factories Rules, 1950 is carried on with or without the aid of power or is so ordinarily carried on notwithstanding that-\n(i) the number of persons employed is less than ten, if working with the aid of power, and less than twenty, if working without the aid of power; and\n(ii) the persons working therein are not employed by the Owner but are working with the permission of or under agreement with such Owner;\n(C) That the provisions of the said Act and the Rules specified in Schedule 'X' shall apply to any place in the State of Bihar wherein the manufacturing process of-\n(a) jute bailing and pressing;\n(b) manufacturing of Guns and fire arms;\n(c) manufacturing of silicate of soda;\n(d) moulding and retreading of tyres;\n(e) manufacture of fire works; and\n(f) body building of automobiles, is carried on or is so ordinarily carried on with or without the aid of power, notwithstanding that-\n(i) the number of persons employed therein is less than ten, if working with the aid of power and less than twenty, if working without the aid of power, and\n(ii) the persons working therein are not employed by the Owner but are working with the permission of, or under agreement with such Owner:\nSchedule 'X'\nI. (a) Chapters I and II.\n(b) Sections 11,12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18 of Chapter III.\n(c) Chapter IV.\n(d) Sections 45 and 50 of Chapter V, and\n(e) Chapters VI to XI of the Factories Act, 1948.\nII. The Bihar Factories Rules, 1950 except Rule 3.\nSchedule 'Y'",
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"number": "7",
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