EMPLOYEE HEALTH

WELFARE

SAFETY

Introduction
Health and Safety form a integral part of an

environment. Health is a general part of well being . It not only include physical wellbeing but also mental and emotional wellbeing. Safety refers to the act of protecting the physical well being of an employee. It includes the risk of accidents caused due to machinery, fire or diseases.

Responsibility of Manager

Monitor health and safety of employees. Coach employees to be safety conscious. Investigate accidents. Communicate about safety policy to employees

Responsibilities of supervisors

Provide technical training regarding prevention

of accidents. Coordinate health and safety programs. Train employees on handling facilities an equipments. Develop safety reporting systems. Maintaining safe working conditions.

Reasons for Occupational health and safety

The event of an incident at work such as legal

fees, fines, compensatory damages, investigation time Lost production, lost goodwill from the workforce, from customers and from the wider community. Legal - Occupational requirements may be reinforced in civil law and/or criminal law;

REQUIREMENT UNDER THESE REGULATIONS

HEALTH MEASURES
CLEANLINESS & WASTE MATERIALS

VENTILATION

TEMPERATURE

ROOM DIMENSIONS & SPACE

SUITABLE & SUFFICIENT LIGHTING

WORKSTATIONS & SEATING

WELFARE MEASURES
WASHING FACILITIES CHANGING FACILITIES & ACCOMODATION FOR CLOTHING SANITERY FACILITIES FACILITIES FOR REST & TO EAT MEALS DRINKING WATER

SAFETY MEASURES
OPENABLE WINDOWS & THE ABILITY TO CLEAN THEM SAFELY

MAINTENANCE TRANSPARE NT OR TRASLUCENT DOORS,GATE S OR WALLS & WINDOWS

CONDITIONS OF FLOORS & TRAFFICS RULES

DOORS & GATES

FALLS & FALLING OBJECTS

CIRCULATION OF PEDESTRIANS & VEHICLES

INTRODUCTION
The Factories Act, 1948 came into force on

the 1st of April,1949 .

The Factories Act was amended in 1949,

1950, 1954, 1956, 1976 and 1989.

This law was applicable to only those

factories, which employed 50 or more workers.

OBJECTIVE
To provide safety measures and to

promote health and welfare of workers. occupational hazards.

To protect workers against industrial and

For that purpose, it seeks to impose upon

the owners or the occupiers certain obligations.

APPLICABILITY
It is Applicable to: whole of India. All Factories including Government

Factories.

Factories using power and employing 10 or

more workers and 20 without using power.

HEALTH MEASURES
VENTILATION & TEMPERATURE
CLEANLINESS ARTIFICIAL HUMIDIFICATION LATRINES & URINALS LIGHTING

DISPOSAL OF WASTES
DUST & FUMES OVERCROWDING DRINKING WATER SPITTOONS

SAFETY MEASURES
FENCING OF MACHINERY
HOISTS & LIFTS CASING OF NEW MACHINES WORK ON MACHINERYIN MOTION

SELF ACTING MACHINERY

PRECAUTION AGAINST DANGEROUS FUMES

PRECAUTION IN CASE OF FIRE

EXCESSIVE WEIGHTS SAFETY OF BUILDING & MACHINERY

PROTECTION OF EYES

MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING

WELFARE MEASURE
WASHING FACILITIES FACILITIES FOR SITTING

FIRST AID FACILITIES

FACILITIES FOR STORING & DRYING CLOTHING

CANTEENS

REST ROOM & SHELTER

CRECHES

OTHER PROVISIONS
Working Hours, Spread Over & Overtime of Adults Weekly hours not more than 48. Daily hours, not more than 9 hours.

Intervals for rest at least hour on working for 5

hours.
Spread over not more than 10 hours. Overlapping shifts prohibited. Restrictions on employment of women before 6AM

and beyond 7 PM.

Employment of Young Person

Prohibition of employment of young children

e.g. 14 years.
Non-adult workers to carry tokens e.g. certificate

of fitnekss.
Working hours for children not more than 4

hrs. and not permitted to work during night shift

.

Annual Leave with wages

A worker having worked for 240 days @ one day for every 20 days and for a child one day for working of 15 days. Accumulation of leave for 30 days.

IT PROVIDES PROVISION FOR HEALTH,WELFARE & SAFETY OF MINE WORKERS

DRINKING WATER

NOTICE OF CERTAIN DISEASES

CONSERVA NCY

MEDICAL APPLIANCES

WORKING HOURS

NOTICE ABOUT ACCIDENT

DOCK WORKERS ACT 1986

 IT PROVIDES FOLLOWING PROVISIONS :SURFACE FIRE PROTECTION ILLUMINATION

PASSAGES TO BE KEPT CLEAR

CONSTRUCTION STAGING CONSTRUCTION LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES FIRE PROTECTION ACCESS BETWEEN DOCK & HOLD

ACCESS BETWEEN SHORE & SHIP

RAILING & FENCING EXCESSIVE NOISE FENCING OF DANGEROUS PLACES

WORK ON STAGING

FLOOR LOADING STAIRS

Employee duty/responsibility
To take care to protect the health &

safety of themselves in the workplace.

Not to engage in improper behavior that will

endanger themselves or others.

Not to be under the influence of drink or

drugs in the workplace.

To report any defects in the place of work or

equipment that might be a danger to health and safety.

WE HAVE LEARNT
Labor welfare facilities are those which result in

improving the conditions under which workers are employed and work. These include not only the health but also welfare measures adopted for the benefit of the workers. The Factories Act, 1948 has provided for certain health and welfare measures for workers working in factories in India.