Section 42: Washing facilities This section states that every factory should:
- Firstly, provide and maintain satisfactory and suitable facilities for washing for all the workers in the factory
- Secondly, provide separate and adequately screened facilities separately for men and women
- Thirdly, make accessible all the facilities to all the workers
Section 43: Facilities for storing and drying clothes
- This section contests some powers with the State Government. It states that the State Government has the powers to direct the factories regarding the place of storing the clothes of the workers
- Moreover, they can also direct them regarding the manner of drying the clothes of the workers. It applies to the situation when workers are not wearing their working clothes
Section 44: Facilities for sitting There are various kinds of jobs in a factory
Some of them require the workers to stand for a longer period of time. There is no doubt that human power to stand has limits. Looking at such case, this section states:
- Firstly, the factory should provide suitable arrangements for sitting for the workers. This is important because whenever the worker gets some free time, he/she may be able to take some rest by sitting. This will also enhance their efficiency
- Secondly, if the Chief Inspector finds that any worker can do his work more efficiently while sitting, then he can direct the factory officials to arrange sitting arrangements for him
Section 45: First-aid-appliance Injuries are somehow an inescapable part of life for the workers especially working in the factories
- The factory should provide and maintain proper first-aid boxes at every workroom. Under this Act, the number of boxes should not be less than one for every 100 or 50 workers. Moreover, the first-aid boxes should have all the relevant contents according to the Act
- There should be nothing except the prescribed contents in a first-aid box
- Each box should be under the control of a first aid in-charge who will handle all its requirements and its utilization. The in-charge should be an expert in First-aid field
- In case the number of workers exceeds 500, then the factory should arrange an ‘Ambulance Room’ with the availability of all necessary equipment
Section 46: Canteens
Every factory where the number of workers exceeds 250, then the State Government may direct the factory owners to provide and maintain a canteen for the workers
Moreover, the government may lay down certain conditions in the construction of canteen, like:
- The standard in respect of construction, accommodation, furniture and other equipment of the canteen
- The foodstuffs to be served therein
- The date by which such canteen shall be provided
- The constitution of a managing committee for the canteen
- The delegation to Chief Inspector subject to such conditions as may be prescribed
Section 47: Shelters, rest-rooms, and lunch-rooms
- If the number of workers in a factory crosses 150, then the factory owners should construct and maintain shelters, rest-rooms, and lunchrooms for the workers. It allows the workers to eat the food which they bring along with them
- The shelters, rest-rooms, and lunchrooms should be properly ventilated and lighted
Section 48: Creches
Due to workforce diversity nowadays, women’s participation is increasing in all the sectors especially the industrial sector.
One of the factors that stop women to work in factories or any other sector is the lack of care for their children during their working hours. In order to solve this problem and increase the engagement of women in factories, section 48 states:
- Where numbers of women workers exceed 30, then the factory should arrange a special room for the worker’s kids who are below the age of 6 years
- The room should be properly lighted and ventilated
Shivam Jha
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(Industrial relation Advisor and professional)
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