Last Change:

05/01/2025

Factories Act, 1934

Year: 1934

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Work & Workplace rights

Description

An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories.

Selected provisions
Chapter III - Health and Safety.

Section 13 - Cleanliness.
Section 14 - Disposal of wastes and effluents.
Section 15 - Ventilation and temperature.
Section 16 - Dust and fume.
Section 17 - Artificial humidification.
Section 18 - Overcrowding.
Section 19 - Lighting.
Section 20 - Drinking Water.
Section 21 - Latrines and urinals.
Section 22 - Spittoons.
Section 23 - Precaution against contagious or infectious disease.
[Section 23A - Compulsory vaccination and inoculation.]
Section 24 - Power to make rules for provision of canteens.
[Section 24A - Welfare Officer.]
Section 25 - Precautions in case of fire.
Section 26 - Fencing of machinery.
Section 27 - Work on or near machinery in motion.
Section 28 - Employment of young persons on dangerous machines.
Section 29 - Striking gear and devices for cutting off power.
Section 30 - Self‑acting machines.
Section 31 - Casing of new machinery.
Section 32 - Prohibition of employment of women and children near cotton openers.
Section 33 - Cranes and other lifting machinery.
Section 33A - Hoists and lifts.
Section 33‑B - Revolving machinery.
Section 33‑C - Pressure plant.
Section 33‑D - Floors, stairs and means of access.
Section 33‑E - Pits, sumps, opening, in floors, etc.
Section 33F - Excessive weights.
Section 33‑G - Protection of eyes. 
Section 33‑H - Powers to require specifications of defective parts or tests of stability.
Section 33‑I - Safety of building, machinery and manufacturing process
Section 33J - Power to make rules to supplement this Chapter.
Section 33K - Precautions against dangerous fumes.
Section 33‑L - Explosive or inflammable dust, gas, etc.
Section 33‑M - Power to exclude children.
Section 33‑N - Notice of certain accident. 
Section 33‑P - Appeals.
Section 33‑Q - Additional power to make health and safety rules relating to shelters during rest.