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Working Conditions, Labour Welfare and Health Safety
Working Conditions, Labour Welfare and Health Safety
Welfare Measures
secs 42 to 49
Washing facilities. Sec42 Facilities for storing and drying clothing. Sec43 Facilities for sitting. Sec44 First-aid appliances one first aid box not less than one for every 150 workers. Sec45 Canteens when there are 250 or more workers.
Sec46
Shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms when there are 150 or more workers. Sec 47 Creches when there are 30 or more women workers. Sec 48 Welfare office when there are 500 or more workers. Sec 49
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Labour Welfare
It includes various services, benefits and facilities offered to employees by the employer. Through such generous fringe benefits employers makes life worth living for workers. The basic purpose of labour welfare is to enrich the life of employees and keep them happy and contented. Labour laws require the employer to extend certain benefits to employees in addition of wages.
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EMPLOYMENT OF WOMAN
Prohibition of women workers at night shift Women shall not be allowed to work in any factory except between the hours of 6 A.M. and 7 P.M.. The inspector may relax this norm but prohibited between 10 P.M. and 5 A.M. Working hours not more than-weekly 48 hours & daily 9 hours
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EMPLOYEE SAFETY
The main purpose of effective safety programs is to prevent work-related injuries and accidents. A well managed factory will see that there are no physical hazards such as: i) Slipping and falling hazards ii) Obstruction and collision hazards iii) Equipment hazards iv) Hazards from falling objects v) Fire hazards
secs 21 to 41
Fencing of machinery. Sec 21 Work on or near machinery in motion. sec22 Employment prohibition of young persons on dangerous machines. sec23 Striking gear and devices for cutting off power. sec24 Self-acting machines. Sec25 Casting of new machinery. sec26 Prohibition of employment of women and children near cotton-openers. Sec 27 Hoists and lifts. sec28 Lifting Machines, chains, ropes etc. sec 29 Revolving Machinery. sec30 Pressure Plant. Sec 31
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Safety Measures
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Excessive weight.
Protection of eyes. Precautions against dangerous fumes. Precaution in cases of fire. Specification of defective parts or tests of stability.
Safety of building & machinery
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sec36 sec38
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Maintenance of building.
secs 21 to 41
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Cost of Accidents
Injured person: (i) Suffering and pain (ii) Worry (iii)Absence of recreation (iv)Loss of wages (v)Medical expenses (vi)Loss of limb of life
Cost of Accidents
Supervisor: {i) Worry (ii)Loss of prestige (iii)Selecting a training substitute (iv)More supervision required for new man (v)Loss of output (vi)Loss of Moral/confidence
Cost of Accidents
Management (a) Direct: Compensation Payments Medical expenses.
(b) Indirect:
(i) Last of time of injured person. (ii) Lost time of other employees {iii} Lost time of foremen, supervisor or other executives (iv) Cost of time spend by first aid attendant (v) Cost due to damage to machines, tools, and other properties due to spoilage of material (vi) Incidental cost due to interference with production (whole assembly line could be stopped (vii) Cost under employee welfare and benefits schemes. Company will pay them. (viii) Cost due to continuous of wages of injured worker in full for specified period. (ix) Cost due to less of profit on the injured worker (x) Overhead cost per injured worker. (xi) Miscellaneous expenses such as for hiring and training new employees, over time wages, renting equipments, etc
Accident Measurement
.The three types of accidents are; I. Minor Accidents. 2.Reportable Accidents 3.Fatal & Poisons Accidents
Minor Accidents. As it is clear from the word "M1NOR" that this category of accident includes only those accidents that are less harmful in nature to workers and thus preventing the employee from working for the period less than 48 hours from the time of the accident.
Reportable Accidents: In this category the nature of accident is little bit complicated then the minor accidents. Here injuries caused to the worker prevent him from working for the period of 48 hours or more
Fatal Accidents: This category includes the highly complicated accidents that could result in the death of the injured worker. The death could occur on the spot of the accident or due to unbearable injuries causes to the worker means when worker could not sustain those injuries.
The Manager of the factory or person having control of the machinery as aforesaid shall also from time to time in like manner report to the Chief Factory Inspector (a) all accidental fires and explosions; (b) the collapse or failure of any building or structure; (c) accidents to machinery or plant which result in the cessation of work beyond the shift or day on which the accident occurs; (d) any industrial disease which may be prescribed by the Chief Factory Inspector, which may occur in the factory.