INDUSTRIAL PROFILE

CHATHAM SAW MILL that is how people refers Govrement saw mill
division affectionately yet it is a saw mill complex as part of Andaman forest
department the Chatham island house the age old govt saw mill, affectionately
referred to as Chatham saw mill . it was established in the tear 1883 with the
secondhand imported machines with primary , objective to meet the local
requeirement was timber for constructional works and owned and
administered by the department of environment and forest , Andaman and
Nicobar administered . then saw mill stood as spectator or the rise and fall of
various regimes in the islands since the year 1883 . ever mill was catering to
the need of sawn timber of the islanders for various construction purpose and
as been the backbone of the wood based industrial units in the island . it finds
a place among the big and famous saw mill in the Asian region.

 The mill at present gives direct employment of about 750 employees .

 The glorious crimson wall paneling of the Buckinghim palace. Mighty

survey be reminding has majesty the queen of England of the Andaman
Paduck the pioneer giant as an installed capacity for sawing about
20,000 cum logs annually in three shifts.

 All the timber trees of the island are used as raw material in the mill

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 Sawing machines

 72’’ BAND–SAW- HEADRIG; main breakdown

machines [make stunner of triverton England ] installed in
1983 -84 replacing the original at, BAND SAW .

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 54 ’’ BAND-SAW- HEADRIG; standby breakdown
machines [make – grand foundry Patiala ] installed in 1973
-74…

 EDGER MACHINE ;edging and slicing the slabs

[make –Sandeep industrial co., lundhiana] installed in 2000
-01 .

 54’’BAND RE-SAW ; re sawing of sawn timber

[make sandeep industrial co., lundhiana] installed in 2000-
01 .

 48 ’’ BAND RE – SAW ; re saw in of sawn

timbered ,[ make- stunned of triventon England ] installed
in 1956-57

 BUTTING BENCHES ; end cutting[ make – locally

fabricated ] installed in 1956 -57

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 IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL TREES

COMMERCIAL NAMES
 PADUCK
 MARBLE WOOD
 CHOOI
 SAGSAN
 SATINWOOD
 BLACK CHUGLAM
 THINGAM
 TOUNGPEING
 PYINMA
 GURJAN
 KOKO
 MOHWA
 BADAM
 WHITE CHUGLAM
 LALCHINI
 JUNGLIAAM
 YEWJI
 NABBE Y

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 TYPES OF FOREST

 THE giant evergreen forests [1A\C]

 THE Andaman tropical evergreen forest [1A\C]
 THE southern hilltop evergreen forests [1A\C3]
 THE Andaman semi-evergreen forests [2A\C1]
 THE Andaman moist deciduous Forests [3A\C1]
 THE Andaman secoundry moist deciduous forests [3A\C1\2S1]
 THE littoral forests [4A\L1]
 THE mangrove (tidal swamp) forests [4B\TS2]
 THE Brackish water mixed forests [4B\TS4]
 THE sub mountain hill valley swamp forests [4C\FS20]
 THE Cane brakes [1\E1]
 THE Wet bamboo brakes [1\E2] k

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THE FACTORIES ACT,1948
 The act covers areas including health, welfare, safety,
working hours, annual leave with wages and Employement
Of women and children
 The act is applicable to premises including precints there of
where ten or more workers are employed with the aid of
power , or where 20 or more workers are employed
without power.

THE WELFARE AMENITIES PROVIDED

UNDER THE ACT INCLUDE

 Washing facilities

 Facilities for storing and dry clothing

 Sitting facilities for storing and dry clothing

 Sitting facilities for occasional rest for workers

 who are obliged to working standing

 First –aid boxes for cup-boards one for every

 150 workers, and ambulance facilities if there

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  are more than 500 workers

 Canteen if employing more than 250 workers

 Shelters, restrooms and lunch rooms, if

 employing over 150 workers

 Crèche, if employing more than 30 women

Welfare officer, employees more than 500

workers. The various benefits provided under
the act include: no worker (adult) shall be
required to work in a factory for more than 48
hours in any week
(section 51): the working hours shall be kept
restricted to 9 hours on any day,
(section 54): An adult worker shall have weekly
paid holidays, preferably Sunday,
 A worker deprived of weekly holidays,

 Provision for double salary to the workers working

during holidays,

 Provision for canteen employing more than

250 workers and crèches where more than
30 women employees are working

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 LAWS AND RULES GOVERNING
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND LABOUR
WELFARE MEASURES AND SOCIAL
SECURITIES BENEFITS

 Legally required payments,-old age

pension, survivor benefits ,
disability pension, health
insurance , unemployment
insurance, separation pay and
payments made under the
workman compensation act,

 Pension and group insurance: and

welfare payments:

 Paid rest periods, rest up time,

lunch period:

 Payment for time not worked- like

vacations and holidays :

 Festivals bonus.

Belcher defines these benefits as

‘[‘any wage cost not directly

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 connected with the employees,
productive effort, performance,
service or sacrifice’’

According to employees federation of India, ‘’fringe

benefits Include payment for non-working time, profits
and bonus, legally sanctioned payments on social
security schemes, workmen compensation, welfare
chess, and the contributions made by employers under
such voluntary schemes as cater for ..

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 COMPANY PROFILE

Chatham saw mill has been functioning as the backbone of the

wood industrial unit in the island . it could achieve a
prominent position in the big and small famous saw mill of the
Asian region ; this pioneer giant is able to say about 20000 cum
log annually in three sifts . All the major timber tree found in
the mill and the entire production is used locally for
construction purpose and furniture making . chatham saws mill
gives direct employees to about 750 people.

Objective
To meet the local requirement of saw timber for the
constructional works

Types;
Public

Industry
Wood based industry

Founder
1883 ( archibald blair)

Key people

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Shafenpalu I,F,S, (Deputy conservator of forest ), (M.D)
Employees
750

Forest museum the department of environment and forest has

establish a modern museum in the compound of Chatham mill
complex in September 2006 the museum with exhibits
beautifull and historical importance
The department of environment and forest as historic
,educational and scientific values . severl souvenirs, designing
polishing and skilled crafts man ships are all so displayed

EMPOLYEES WELFARE ANGNCEES

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CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
The central government has made elaborate for the health,
safety and welfare under factories act 1948, this act provide the
canteen, crehes , restroom , shelter etc..

STATE GOVERNMENT
Government in different states and union territories provided
welfare facilities to workers . states government prescribes
rules for the welfare woker and insures complaint with the
provisions under various labor laws.

EMPOLYERS
Employees in India in general looked upon welfare works as
fruitiness and barren though some of them indeed had done
pioneering work. In India , trade unions have done little for
welfare of workers …

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 ORGANIZATION SETUP

DEPUTY CONSEVATOR OF FOREST MILL

ASSISTANT MILL MANAGER

LABOR WELFARE OFFICCER

MEDICAL OFFICER

OFFICER SUPERINTENDENT

PM

AN(E) ME

STTP SE ACE

INSP SKC VHFS FR(V),M(LD) CM

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