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THE FACTORY ACT 1948

ENVIRONMENT AND OCCUPATIONAL

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HEALTH AND SAFETY LEGAL
REQUIREMENTS AND THEIR
RELATIONSHIP WITH
ISO 14001:2004 &
OHSAS 18001:2007
 REQUIREMENTS
Disclosure of Information:
On-
Potential Danger
Health Hazards from processes, and
measures taken to control them.
To-
Workers
Chief Inspector of factories
General public in the vicinity.

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Ref: Sec.41B, Factory Act 1948
 REQUIREMENTS

Health & Safety Policy

Written Safety Policy a must for

factories employing 50 or more
workers and carrying out hazardous
process/ dangerous operations.

Ref: Sec 7 – A(3), 41B(2) & 112, 73(L)

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 REQUIREMENTS
Medical Examination

• Pre employment medical exams.

• During employment [frequency not
exceeding 12 months]
• Exit medical exam [from the area]
• Maintaining up-to-date Health records.

The above a must for workers engaged in

hazardous processes.

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Ref: Sec. 41C
 REQUIREMENTS
Safety Committee

Safety committee comprising of

equal number of representatives
of workers and management.
Ref: Sec.41-G

Formation of safety committees

in factories employing 250 or
more workers in general.

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Or 50 or more in hazardous
process.
Ref: Rule 73(1) of the Maharashtra Factories
Rules
 REQUIREMENTS
 Obtain
 License
 Building Stability Certificate

 Provide
 Fire Fighting Facilities
 Canteen Facilities
 Medical Facilities

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 REQUIREMENTS
 Stability Certificate

 Depending upon the Seismic Zone

 Re do after changes in the Building

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CANTEEN FACILITIES
 CANTEEN FACILITIES
 Provision of a canteen for factories with more
than 250 workers.
 Canteen and Utensils shall be maintained
clean & sanitary condition.
 The waste water drain to be covered.
 Dining hall to accommodate at least 30% of
workers working at a time.
 Canteen location to be not less than 15mts

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from toilets, boiler house, ash dumps, and any
other source of obnoxious dust and fumes.
Ref: Rule 122
 CANTEEN FACILITIES
Annual medical examination of canteen staff/
food handlers.
Tests:
• Routine blood exam.

• Routine bacteriological testing of faeces and

urine for germs of dysentry and typhoid fever.

•any other examination including chest x-ray

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that may be considered necessary by the
factory medical officer or the Certifying
Surgeon.
Ref: Chapter- V, Point-94 (1,2).
 REQUIREMENTS
 Drinking Water
 Potable water conveniently located.
 Marked “drinking water”
 Located at least 6 mts from toilets, open
drains.
Ref: Chapter 3, Point 18.
Testing of drinking water for potability:

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IS 10500:1991
 REQUIREMENTS
 Fire Fighting Facilities

 Fire Extinguishers

 Fire Hydrants

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TYPES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

Water Type Fire

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Extinguisher
TYPES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

Dry Chemical

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Powder (or DCP)
Type Fire
Extinguisher
TYPES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

Carbon Dioxide

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Type Fire
Extinguisher
TYPES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

Sodium Chloride

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Type Fire
Extinguisher
TYPES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

Mechanical Foam
Type
Extinguisher (for
Class A and B)

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 TYPES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

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Pull Aim Squeeze Sweep
 TYPES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
For fighting different types of fires, there are 4
different types of extinguishing medias. They are
Water, Foam, Dry Powder and CO2.
 

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*Class E is removed as electricity is not a fuel it is only a source of heat.
Switching off the electricity supply will prevent further generation of heat.
 MEDICAL FACILITIES
 First Aid
 Boxes with adequate items [ at least one
for every 150 workers]
 Trained Personnel [by state recognized
training institute]

 Ambulance Room/Dispensary
 Adequate Infrastructure
 Competent and Trained Personnel

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 Ref: Chapter V, Point 45.
 MEDICAL FACILITIES
 First Aid
 First aid box to marked with red cross with
white back ground prominently .
 A notice containing names and location of
first aid trained personnel to be placed
near the first aid box.
 Name of nearest hospital & its telephone
number to be displayed in the above
notice.

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Ref: Rule 120
 First Aid Kits and their Contents:
Typical Contents of a First Aid Kit as
recommended by Factory Act

a. Absorbent Gauze [Packet

of 10 Pieces]
b. Adhesive plaster Roll [1.25
cm width]
c. Crepe Bandages [5.0 cm
height]
d. Crepe Bandages [7.5 cm]

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e. Disposable Glove
f. First Aid Pamphlet
Cont..
Cont.
g. Individually wrapped
sterile adhesive dressing
h. One-way valve transparent
mask or two-way
mouthpiece
i. Safety Pins
j. Scissors
k. Sterile water or saline in

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100 ml disposable
container
l. Triangular Bandage
Ref: Rule 119
 MEDICAL FACILITIES
 Occupational Health Centre
 Adequate Infrastructure
 Competent and Trained Personnel
 Ambulance Room
 At least one qualified medical practitioner
 At least one qualified nurse and nursing
attendant
To be present In each shift.

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Ref: Rule: 121
 Interface with OHSMS
 Monitor:
 Periodic health check-ups of employees
working in hazardous process.
 Compare with previous history.
 Report
 Accidents Ref: Form as per State Factory Rules

 Dangerous incidents Ref: Form as per State

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Factory Rules

 Notifiable Diseases
 Moving Parts:
 Every dangerous moving/ rotating part of
machinery to be provided with safe
guards/ fencing.

Ref: Chapter IV, point 21.

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 MOVING PARTS

Guard provided for rotating/

Rotating parts of machinery moving parts of machinery.
pose hazards to workers.

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Guard provided for rotating/
moving parts of machinery.
 WORKZONE EXPOSURE MONITORING

 Identify Parameters
 Comparison of Process Emissions to
Schedule II of The Factory Act 1948

 Workzone Exposure Monitoring Method

 Equipment

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 Duration

Personal air sampler Db meter

 Interface with OHSMS
 Monitor:
 Work-zone for Occupational Health
hazards.
 E.g.:
 Work-zone air quality
 Luminosity
 Noise levels
 Drinking water

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 Compare data with adequacy of personal
protective equipment.
 LIFTING TOOLS TACKLES AND PRESSURES

 Identify Tools and Tackles

 Identify Pressure Vessels

 Checking

 Adequate Factor of Safety

 Adequate Display on the Lifting Tools and

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Pressures
 LIFTING TOOLS TACKLES AND PRESSURES

 Lifting tools & tackles:

 Identified & tested before installation.
 Tested at least once a year.
 Records maintained with safe working
load as attested by the inspecting
competent person.

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Ref: Chapter IV, Point 61
 LIFTING TOOLS TACKLES AND PRESSURES

 Pressure Vessels:
 Tested externally once in 6 months.
 Internally once in 12 months.
 If internal testing not possible, then can be
replaced by hydrostatic testing once in 2
years/ 4 years [if the PV is in continuous
process].

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Ref: Chapter IV, Point 62
 INTERFACE WITH EMS
 Aspects & Impacts (Clause 4.3.1)
 Legal and Other Requirements (Clause 4.3.2)
 Infrastructure (Clause 4.4.1)
 Competence, Awareness and Training (Clause 4.4.2)
 Communication (Clause 4.4.3)
 Operational Control (Clause 4.4.6)
 Emergency Preparedness and Response (Clause
4.4.7)
 Monitoring and Measurement (Clause 4.5.1)

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 Nonconformance, Corrective and Preventive Actions
(Clause 4.5.3)
 INTERFACE WITH OHSMS
 Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and
Determining Controls (Clause 4.3.1)
 Legal and Other Requirements (Clause 4.3.2)
 Infrastructure (Clause 4.4.1)
 Competence, Awareness and Training (Clause 4.4.2)
 Operational Control (Clause 4.4.6)
 Emergency Preparedness and Response (Clause
4.4.7)
 Performance Measurement and Monitoring (Clause

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4.5.1)
 Accidents, Incidents, Nonconformance and
Corrective and Preventive Actions (Clause 4.5.3)
 KEY CHECKPOINTS
 How does the Organisation identify the fire
hazards in its Occupational Health and
Safety Management System?
 How does the organisation identify the
aspects of fire and its associated impacts in
its Environmental Management System?

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 KEY CHECKPOINTS
 How does it ensure that fire risks from
following activities are covered
 Petroleum Storage
 LPG Storage (in Canteen, Die Heating, Gas
Cutting operations, etc)
 Electrical Short Circuit
 Shot Blasting

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 KEY CHECKPOINTS
 How does the Organisation identify the
following legal requirements
 The Factory Act 1948
 The Jharkhand State Factory Rules 1950
 The Petroleum Rules 2002
 The Manufacture, Storage and Import of
Hazardous Chemical Amendment Rules

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2000
 KEY CHECKPOINTS
 How does the organisation put up
Operational Controls to prevent fire (or
reduce the risk of fire)?
 Electrical Maintenance
 Storage Conditions
 Training
 Equipment Checking (like Flash Back

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Arrestors, Non Return Valves)
 KEY CHECKPOINTS
 How does it check adequacy of fire fighting
infrastructure?
 Guidelines of The State Factory Rules
 Guidelines by Insurance Companies
 Approved Drawings by Petroleum and
Explosive Department
 Quantity of Water for Fire Hydrant System
 Pressure for Water for Fire Hydrant System

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 Power Back up for Fire Hydrant System
 KEY CHECKPOINTS
 What is the monitoring plan for checking its
preparedness for fire fighting?
 Checklists for Fire Extinguishers
 Checklist for Verifying that Fire Sand Buckets are
Dry
 Approved Drawings by Petroleum and Explosive
Department
 How does it monitor the pressure in fire hydrant
system?
 How does it ensure that the key equipment (valves,

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pressure guages) used for ensuring emergency
preparedness are maintained and calibrated?
 KEY CHECKPOINTS
 How does it investigate and take corrective
actions if any discrepancy is found during
the checking or periodical testing?

 How does an organisation review its system

of emergency preparedness and response?

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