Labour Commissioner
Government of NCT of Delhi

EXEMPTION UNDER SUB-SECTION(2) OF SECTION 11

15.CLEANLINESS OF WALLS AND CEILINGS-

(1) Clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Act shall not apply to the class or description of factories or parts of factories specified in the Schedule hereto :

Provided that they are kept in a clean state by washing, sweeping, brushing, dusting vacuum-cleaning or other effective means :

Provided further that the said clause (d) shall continue to apply:

1. as respects factories or parts of factories specified in Part A of the said Schedule, to work-rooms in which the amount of cubic space allowed for every person employed in the room is less than 500 cubic feet;
2. as respects factories or parts of factories specified in Part B of the said Schedule, to work-rooms in which the amount of cubic space allowed for every person employed in the room is less than 2,500 cubic feet;
3. to engine houses, fitting shops, lunch-rooms, canteens, shelters, creches, clock rooms, rest rooms and wash-places; and
4. to such parts of walls, sides and tops of passages and stair cases as are less than 20 feet above the floor or stair.

(2) If it appears to the Chief Inspector that any part of a factory, to which by virtue of sub-rule (1) any of the provisions of the said clause (d) do not apply, or apply as varied by sub-rule (1), is not being kept in a clean state, he may by written notice require the occupier to white-wash or color-wash, wash paint or varnish the same and in the event of the occupier failing to comply with such requisition within two months from the date of the notice, sub-rule (1) shall cease to apply to such part of a factory, unless the Chief Inspector otherwise determines.

SCHEDULE

PART A

• Blast furnaces.
• Bricks and title works in which unglazed bricks or tiles are made.
• Cement works.
• Chemical works.
• Copper mills.
• Gas works.
• Iron and steel mills.
• Stone, slate and marble works.
• The following parts of factories.
• Rooms used only for the storage of articles.
• Rooms in which the walls or ceiling consist of galvanized iron,
• glazed bricks, glass, slate, asbestos, bamboo, thatch.
• Parts in which dense steam is continuously evolved in the process.
• Parts in which pitch, tar or like material is manufactured or is used to substantial extent, except in brush works. The parts of a glass factory known the glass house. Rooms in which graphite is manufactured or is used to substantial extent in any process.
• Parts in which coal, coke, oxide or iron, ochre, lime or stone is crushed or ground Parts of walls, partitions, ceilings or tops of rooms which are at least 20 feet above the floor.
• Ceilings or tops of rooms in cement works, bleach works or dye works with the exception of finishing rooms or ware-houses.
• Inside walls of oil mills below a height of 5 feet from the ground floor level.
• Inside walls in tanneries below a height of 5 feet from the ground floor level where a wet process is carried on.

 

PART B

• Coach and motor body works.
• Electrical generating or transforming stations.
• Engineering works.
• Factories in which sugar is refined or manufactured.
• Foundries other than foundries in which brass casting is carried on.
• Gun factories.
• Shipbuilding works.
• Those parts of factories where unpainted or unvarnished wood manufactured

 

REGISTER PRESCRIBED UNDER SUB-SECTION (1) OF SECTION 11

16.RECORD OF WHITE-WASHING ETC.-

• The record of dates on which white washing, color-washing varnishing etc., are carried out shall be entered in Register maintained in Form No.7.

RULE PRESCRIBED UNDER SUB-SECTION (2) OF SECTION 12

17.DISPOSAL OF TRADE WASTES AND EFFLUENTS-

• The arrangements made in every factory for the treatment of wastes and effluents due to the manufacturing processes carried on therein shall be in accordance with those approved by the relevant Water and Air Pollution Boards, appointed under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and other local authority concerned.

RULE 18 TO 28 PRESCRIBED UNDER SUB-SECTION 1 OF SECTION 15

18.WHEN ARTIFICIAL HUMIDIFICATION NOT ALLOWED-

There shall be no artificial humidification in any room of a cotton spinning or weaving factory :-

1. by the use of steam during any period when the dry bulb temperature of that room exceeds 85 degrees;
2. at any time when the wet bulb reading of the hygrometer is higher than that specified in the following Schedule in relation to the dry bulb reading of the hygrometer at that time; or as regards a dry bulb readings intermediate between any two dry bulb readings indicated consecutively in the Schedule when the dry bulb reading does not exceed the wet bulb reading to the extent indicated in relation to the lower of these two dry bulb readings-

 

SCHEDULE

Provided, however, that Clause (b) shall not apply when the difference between the wet bulb temperature as indicated by the hygrometer in the department concerned and the wet bulb temperature taken with a hygrometer outside in the shade is less than 3.5 degrees.

19.PROVISION OF HYGROMETER-

• In all departments of cotton spinning and weaving mills wherein artificial humidification is adopted hygrometers shall be provided and maintained in such position as are approved by the Inspector.

THE NUMBER OF HYGROMETERS SHALL BE REGULATED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCALE:-

1. Weaving departments- One hygrometer for departments with 500 looms, and one additional Hygrometer for every 500 or part of 50 looms in excess of 500.
2. Other departments- One Hygrometer for each room of less than 300.00 cubic feet capacity and one extra hygrometer for each 200.00 cubic feet or part thereof, in excess of this.
3. One additional hygrometer shall be provided and maintained outside each cotton spinning and weaving factory wherein artificial humidification is adopted, and in a position approved by the Inspector, for taking hygrometer shade readings.

20.EXEMPTION FROM MAINTENANCE OF HYGROMETERS-

• When the Inspector is satisfied that the limits of humidity allowed, by the Schedule of Rule 18 are never exceeded, he may, for any department other than the weaving department grant exemption from the maintenance of the hygrometer. The Inspector shall record such exemption in writing.

21.COPY OF SCHEDULE TO RULE 18 TO BE AFFIXED NEAR EVERY HYGROMETER-

• A legible copy of the Schedule to Rule 18 shall be affixed near each hygrometer.

22.TEMPERATURE TO BE RECORDED AT EACH HYGROMETER-

• At each hygrometer maintained in accordance with Rule 19, correct wet and dry bulb temperature shall be recorded thrice daily during each working day by competent person nominated by the Manager and approved by the Inspector. The temperature shall be taken between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. (but not in the rest interval) and between 4 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. In exceptional circumstances such additional readings and between such hours, as the Inspector may specify shall be taken. The temperatures shall be entered in a Humidity Register in the prescribed Form No.6, maintained in the factory. At the end of each month, the persons who have taken the readings shall sign the Register and certify the correctness of the entries. The Register shall always be available for inspection by the Inspector.

23.SPECIFICATIONS OF HYGROMETER-:.-

1. Each hygrometer shall comprise two mercurial thermometers of wet bulb of similar construction and equal in dimensions, scale and divisions of scale. They shall be mounted on a farm with a suitable reservoir containing water.
2. The wet bulb shall be closely covered with a single layer of muslin, kept wet by means of a wick attached to it and dropping into the water in the reservoir. The muslin covering and the wick shall be suitable for the purpose, clean and free from size or grease.
3. No part of the wet bulb shall be within 3 inches from the dry bulb or less than 1 inch from the surface of the water in the reservoir and the water reservoir shall be below it, on the side of it away from the dry bulb.
4. The bulb shall be spherical and of suitable dimensions and shall be freely exposed on all sides to the air of the room.
5. The bores of the stems shall be such that the position of the top of the mercury column shall be readily distinguishable at a distance of 2 feet.
6. Each thermometer shall be graduated so that accurate readings may be taken between 50 and 120 degrees.
7. Every degree from 50 degrees up to 120 degrees shall be clearly marked by horizontal lines on the stems. Each fifth and tenth degree shall be marked by longer marks than the intermediate degrees and the temperature marked opposite each tenth degree, i.e., 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110 and 120.
8. The markings as above shall be accurate that is to say, at no temperature between 50 and 120 degrees shall the indicated readings, be in error by more than two tenths of a degree.
9. A distinctive number shall be indelibly marked upon the thermometer.
10. The accuracy of each thermometer shall be certified by the National Physical Laboratory, London, or some competent authority appointed by the Chief Inspector and such certificate shall be attached to the Humidity Register .

 

24.THERMOMETERS TO BE MAINTAINED IN EFFICIENT ORDER-

Each thermometer shall be maintained at all times during the period of employment in efficient working order, so as to give accurate indications and in particular :-

1. the wick and the muslin covering of the wet bulb shall be renewed once a week;
2. the reservoir shall be fitted with water which shall be completely renewed once a day. The Chief Inspector may direct the use of distilled water or pure rain water in any particular mill or mills in certain localities;
3. no water shall be applied directly to the wick or covering during the period of employment.

 

25.AN INACCURATE THERMOMETER NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT FRESH CERTIFICATE-

• if an Inspector gives notice in writing that a thermometer is not accurate it shall not, after one month from the date of such notice, be deemed to be accurate unless and until it has been re-examined as prescribed and afresh certificate obtained which certificate shall be kept attached to the Humidity Register.

 

26.HYGROMETER NOT TO BE AFFIXED TO WALL ETC., UNLESS PROTECTED BY WOOD-

1. No hygrometer shall be affixed to a wall, pillar or other surface unless protected therefrom by wood or other non-conducting material at least half an inch in thickness and distant at least one inch from the bulb of each thermometer .
2. No hygrometer shall be fixed at a height of more than 5 feet 6 inches from the floor to the top of thermometer steam or in the direct draughts from a fan, window or ventilating opening.

 

27.NO READING TO BE TAKEN WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF RENEWAL OF WATER-

• No reading shall be taken for record on any hygrometer within 15 minutes of the renewal of water in the reservoir.

 

28.HOW TO INTRODUCE STEAM FOR HUMIDIFICATIONS-

In any room in which steam pipes are used for the introduction of steam for the purpose of artificial humidification of the air the following provisions shall apply-

1. The diameter of such pipes shall not exceed two inches and in the case of pipes installed after 1 st August, 1950 the diameter shall not exceed one inch;
2. Such pipes shall be short as it reasonably practicable;
3. All hangers supporting such pipes shall be separated from the be pipes by an efficient insulator not less than half an inch thickness
4. No uncovered jet from such pipe shall project more than 4-1/2 inches beyond the outer surface of any cover;
5. The steam pressure shall be as low as practicable and shall not exceed 70 Ibs. per square inch;
6. The pipe employed for the introduction of steam into the air in a department shall be effectively covered with such non-conducting material, as may be approved by the Inspector in order to minimize the amount of heat radiated by them into the department.

 

RULES 29 TO 33 PRESCRIBED UNDER SUB-SECTION (4) OF SECTION (17)

29.LIGHTING-APPLICATION AND COMMENCEMENT-

1. Subject as in these Rules provided, Rules 29 to 33 shall apply to factories in which persons are being regularly employed in a manufacturing process or processes for more than 48 hours a week, or in shifts, provided that nothing in these Rules shall be deemed to require the provision of lighting of a specified standard in any building or structure so constructed that, in the opinion of the Chief Inspector, it would not be reasonably practicable to comply with such requirements.
2. Rules 29 to 33 shall come into force, in respect of any class or description of factories, on such dates as the Chief Commissioner may, by notification in the Official gazette, appoint in this behalf.

 

30.LIGHTING OF INTERIOR PARTS-

1. The general illumination over these interior parts of a factory where persons are regularly employed shall be not less than 6 feet candles measured in horizontal plane at a level of 3 feet above the floor : Provided that in any such parts in which the mounting height of the light source for general illumination necessarily exceeds 25 feet measured from the floor or where the structure of the room or the position or construction of the fixed machinery or plant prevents the uniform attainment of this standard, the general illumination at the said level shall not be less than 2 feet candle and where work is actually being done the illumination shall be not less than 6 feet candles.
2. The illumination over all other interior parts of the factory over which persons employed pass shall, when and where a person is passing, be not less than 0.5 foot candles at floor level.
3. The standard specified in this Rule shall be without prejudice to the provision of any additional illumination required to render the lighting sufficient and suitable for the nature of the work.

 

31.PREVENTION OF GLARE--

1. Where any source of artificial light in the factory is less than 16 feet above floor level, no part of the light source or of the lighting fitting having a brightness greater than 10 candles per square inch shall be visible to persons whilst normally employed within 100 feet of the source, except where the angle of elevation from the eye to the source or part of the fitting as the case may be exceeds 20°.
2. Any local light that is to say an artificial light designed to illuminate particularly the area or part of the area of work of a single operative or small group of operatives working near other, shall be provided with a suitable shade of opaque material to prevent glare or with other effective means by which the light source is completely screened from the eyes of every person employed at the normal working place, or shall be so placed that no such person is exposed to glare therefrom.

 

32. POWER OF. CHIEF INSPECTOR TO EXEMPT-

Where the Chief Inspector is satisfied in respect of any particular factory or part thereof or in respect of any description of workroom or process that any requirement of Rules 29 to 31 is inappropriate or is not reasonably practicable, he may order in writing exempt that factory or part thereof, or description of workroom or process from such requirement to such extent and subject to such conditions as he may specify.

33. EXEMPTION FROM RULE 30-

1. Nothing in Rule 30 shall apply to the parts of factories specified in part I of the Schedule annexed hereto.
2. Nothing in sub-rule (1) of Rule 30 shall apply to the factories or parts of factories respectively specified in Part II of the said Schedule.

 

SCHEDULE

PART I

Part of factories in which light sensitive photographic materials are made or used in an exposed condition.

PART II

CEMENT WORKS.

Works for the crushing and grinding of limestone.

• Gas works.
• Coke oven works.
• Electrical stations.
• Flour mills.
• Melting and breweries.
• Parts of factories in which the following processes are carried on.
• Concrete or artificial stone making.
• Conversion of iron into steel.
• Smelting of iron ore.
• Iron or steel rolling.
• Hot rolling or forging tempering or annealing of metals.
• Glass blowing and other working in molten glass.
• Tar distilling
• Petroleum refining and blending.
• Rules 34 to 39 prescribed under sub-section (4) of Section 18

34.QUANTITY OF DRINKING WATER-

The quantity of drinking water to be provided for the workers in every factory shall be at least as many gallons a day as there are workers employed in the factory and such drinking water shall be readily available at all times during workings hours.

35.SOURCE OF SUPPLY-

The water provided for drinking shall be supplied :-

1. from a public water supply system, or
2. from any other source approved in writing by the Health Office .

36.MEANS OF SUPPLY-

If drinking water is not supplied directly from taps either connected with public water supply system or any other water supply system of the factory approved by the Health-Officer, it shall be kept in suitable vessels receptacles or tanks fitted with taps and having dust proof covers placed on raised stands or platforms in shade and haring suitable arrangement of drainage to carry away the split water. Such vessels or receptacles and tanks shall be kept clean and the water renewed at least once every day. All practicable measures shall be taken to ensure that the water is free from contamination.

37.CLEANLINESS OF WELL TO RESERVOIR-

1. Drinking water shall no be supplied from any open well or reservoir unless it is so constructed, situated, protected and maintained as to be free from the possibility of pollution by chemical, or bacterial and extraneous impurities.
2. Where drinking water supplied from such well or reservoir the water in it shall be sterilized once a week or more frequently if the Inspector by written order so requires, and the date, on which sterilizing is carried out shall be recorded.Provided that his requirement shall not apply to any such well or reservoir if the water therein is filtered and treated to the satisfaction of the Health Officer before it is supplied for consumption.

38.REPORT FROM HEALTH OFFICER-

The Inspector may by order in writing direct the Manager to obtain, at such time or at such intervals as he may direct, a report from the Health Officer as to the fitness for human consumption of the water supplied to the workers, and in every case to submit to the Inspector a copy of such report as it is received from the Health Officer.

39.COOLING OF WATER-

In every factory wherein more than two hundred and fifty workers are ordinarily employed-

1. The drinking water supplied to the workers shall from the 16th of April to the 30th September, in every year, be cooled by ice or other effective method: Provided that if ice is placed in the drinking water, the ice shall be clean and wholesome and shall be obtained only from a source approved in writing by the Health Officer;
2. the cooled drinking water shall be supplied in every canteen lunch room and rest room and also at conveniently accessible points throughout the factory which for the purpose of these Rules shall be called "Water Centres";
3. the water centres shall be sheltered from the weather and adequately drained;
4. the number of water centres to be provided shall be one "Centre" for every 150 persons employed at anyone them in the factory; Provided that in the case of a factory where the number of persons employed exceeds 500 it shall be sufficient if there is one such "centre" as aforesaid for every 150 persons up to the first 500 and one for every 500 persons thereafter;
5. every water centre shall be maintained in a clean and orderly condition;
6. every water centre shall be incharge of a suitable person who shall distribute the water. Such person shall be provided with clean clothes on duty.

Clause (f) shall not apply to any factory in which suitable mechanically operated drinking water refrigerating units are installed to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector.

Rules 40 to 49 prescribed under sub-section 3 of Section 19

40.LATRINE ACCOMMODATION-

Latrine accommodation shall be provided in every factory on the following scale :-

1. where females are employed there shall be least one latrine for every 25 females;
2. where males are employed, there shall be at leas t one latrine for every 25 males;

Provided that where the number of males employed exceeds 100, it shall be sufficient if there is one latrine for every 25 males up to the first l00 and one for every 50 THEREAFTER.

In calculating the number of latrines required under this Rule, any odd number of workers less than 25 to 50, as the case may be, shall be reckoned a 25 or 50.

41.LATRINES TO CONFIRM TO PUBLIC HEALTH REQUIREMENTS-

Latrines other than those connected with an efficient water-borne sewage system, shall comply with the requirements of the Public Health Authorities.

42.PRIVACY OF LATRINES-

Every latrine shall be under cover and so partitioned off as to secure privacy and shall have a proper door and fastenings.

43.SIGN BOARDS TO BE DISPLAYED-

Where workers of both sexes are employed, there shall be displayed outside each latrine block a notice in the language understood by the majority of the workers "For Men Only" or "For Women Only" as the case may be. The notice shall also bear the figure of a man or of woman as the case may be.

44.URINAL ACCOMMODATION-

Urinal accommodation shall be provided for the use of male workers and shall not be less than 2 feet in length for ever 50 males provided that where the number of males employed exceeds 500, it shall be sufficient if there is one urinal for every 50 males up to the first 500 employed, and one for every l00 thereafter .

In calculating the urinal accommodation required under the Rule may odd number of workers less than 50 or 800, as the case may be, shall be reckoned as 50 or 100.

45.URINALS TO CONFORM TO PUBLIC HEALTH REQUIREMENTS-

Urinals other than those connected with an efficient water-borne sewage system, and urinals in a factory wherein more than two hundred and fifty workers are ordinarily employed shall comply with the requirements of the Public Health Authorities.

46.CERTAIN LATRINES AND URINALS TO BE CONNECTED TO SEWERAGE SYSTEM-

When any general system of underground sewerage with an assured water supply for any particular locality is provided in municipality, all latrines and urinals of a factory situated in such locality shall, if the factory is situated within l00 feet o an existing sewer, be connected that with sewerage system.

47.WHITE-WASHING, COLOR-WASHING OF LATRINES AND URINALS-

The walls, ceiling and partitions of every latrine and urinal shall be white-washed or color-washed and the white-washing or color-washing shall be repeated at least once in every period of four months. The dates on which the white-washing or color-washing is carried out shall be entered in the prescribed Register (Form No.7).

Provided that this Rule shall not apply to latrines and urinals the walls, ceilings or portions of which are laid glazed tiles or otherwise finished to provide smooth, polished impervious surface and that they are washed with suitable detergents and disinfectants at least once in every period of four months.

48.CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF DRAINS-

All drains carrying waste or sullage water shall be constructed in masonry or other impermeable material and shall be regularly flushed and the effluent disposed of by connecting such drains with a suitable drainage line.

Provided that, where there is no such drainage line, the effluent shall be deodorized and rendered innocuous and then disposed of in a suitable manner to the satisfaction of the Health Officer.

49.WATER TAPS IN LATRINES-

1. Where piped water supply is available a sufficient number of water taps, conveniently accessible shall be provided in or near such latrine accommodation.
2. If piped water supply is not available sufficient quantity of water shall be kept stored in suitable receptacles near the latrines.

Rule 50 to 52 prescribed under sub-section (2) of Section 20

50.NUMBER AND LOCATION OF SPITTOONS-

The number and location of the spittoons to be provided shall be to the satisfaction of the Inspector;

51.TYPE OF SPITTOONS-

The spittoons shall be of either of the following types:-

1. a galvanized iron container with a conical funnel shaped cover. A layer of suitable disinfectant liquid shall always be maintained in the container;
2. a container filled with dry, clean sand, and covered with a layer of Bleaching powder;
3. any other type approved by the Chief Inspector.

 

52.CLEANING OF SPITTOONS-

The spittoon mentioned in Clause (a) of Rule 51 shall be emptied, cleaned and disinfected at least once every day; and the spittoon mentioned in Clause (b) of Rule 51 shall be cleaned by scrapping out the top layer of sand as often as necessary or at least once every day.