Xavier University Bhubaneshwar

(Kurki Campus)

Labor Laws - FACTORIES ACT, 1948

Assignment Dated: 30th July 2014

Batch: 2014-16
Course: MHRM
Submitted by: Group 3
UH14015 - Gitanjali Singh
UH14016 - J.Arthy
UH14017 - Jaishree Charan
UH14019 - Krishna Panigrahi
UH14020 - Kunj Kauntia
UH14021 - Madhuri Kejriwal

Submitted To: Dr. Debendra Prasad Kar

Associate Professor
XUB,Bhubaneshwar

OBLIGATIONS OF OCCUPIER/MANAGER UNDER FACTORIES ACT, 1948

The definition of an occupier is given under chapter 1, section 1 (n) of Factories Act,
1948.
An occupier of a factory means the person who has the ultimate control over the
affairs of the factory.
Functions of an occupier under Factories Act, 1948:
1. An occupier can give an application to the State Government to declare
different departments of his factory as separate factories or two or more
factories under him can be treated as a single factory.
2. The occupier has to send to the Chief Inspector a written notice, prior to
atleast 15 days before using the factory premises. This notice must contain
details of the factory including the nature of the manufacturing processes to
be conducted in the factory for the next 12 months and the number of
employees along with his communicating address.
3. Before resuming work in any manufacturing process which is ordinarily carried
on for less than 180 working days in the year, the occupier shall send a notice
to the Chief Inspector informing him about the work, atleast 30 days before
commencing the work.
4. In the absence of the acting manager, the occupier is deemed to be the
manager of the factory.
5. The occupier shall prepare a written statement of his general policy with
respect to health and safety of workers at work, and make arrangements to
bring the statement in notice of all the workers.
6. Appoint persons who possess qualifications and experience in handling
hazardous substances and to provide at the working place all the necessary
facilities for protecting the workers in the required manner.
7. To appoint safety officers in factories, employing more than 1000 workers.

8. To consider the initial factory setup or expansion of any such factory, State
Government appoints a Site Appraisal committee

(1)

(with all powers vested

during the process).

9. The occupier shall disclose the hazardous processes to the workers and to
the Chief Inspector of the jurisdiction.
10. A crche shall be installed by the occupier if there are more than 30 women
employees for children of the age below 6.
11. The occupier should fix the periods for all adult workers, working during the
same period and working in groups and inform about all changes.
12. The occupier should maintain a register of the details of all the adult and child
workers.
13. If a worker is terminated by the occupier before taking a leave, the occupier is
liable to pay him.
14. When in a factory any worker contracts any disease the manager of the
factory should send notice to respective authorities.
15. The occupier shall ensure that no fee or charge shall be realised from any
worker in respect of any arrangements or facilities to be provided or any
equipment or appliances to be supplied.