Type:Trigger
Frequency: Quarterly
Action to be taken:
Manager should make sure that notices of fatal & other accidents causing disablement to the worker for a period of 48 hours or more, dangerous occurrences whether causing any bodily injury or not, and any worker contracting any occupational diseases as specified in IIIrd schedule are sent in the prescribed forms to the prescribed authority
Audit Requirement:Has a notice regarding certain accidents, dangerous occurrences and certain diseases , in such form as prescribed, been submitted to the relevant authority ?
Supporting Documents:Written Confirmation of Compliance
Related Documents:
Schedule III - S. 89,90: List Of Notifiable Diseases
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Related Triggers:
Accident Causing Death
Accident Causing Environment Pollution
Accident Causing Injury
Accident To A Child
Accident/Dangerous Occurence Endangering Safety
Injury To An Employee
Injury, Disease or Death of a Contract Employee
Related Keywords:
Accident
Dangerous Occurrences
Death of Employee
Fatal Accident
Injury To Employee
Related Sections:
Factories Act, 1948
Chapter:Chapter IX - Special Provisions|
88:Notice of certain accidents:
(1) Where in any factory an accident occurs which causes death, or which cause any bodily injury by reason of which the person injured is prevented from working for a period of forty-eight hours or more immediately following the accident, or which is of such nature as may be prescribed in this behalf, the manager of the factory shall send notice thereof to such authorities, and in such from and within such time, as may be prescribed.
(2) Where a notice given under sub-section (1) relates to an accident causing death, the authority to whom the notice is sent shall make an inquiry into the occurrence within one month of the receipt of the notice or, if such authority is not the Inspector, cause the Inspector to make an inquiry within the said period.
(3) The State Government may make rules for regulating the procedure at inquiries under this Section.
Factories Act, 1948
Chapter:Chapter IX - Special Provisions|
88-A:Notice of certain dangerous occurrences:
Where in a factory any dangerous occurrence of such nature as may be prescribed, occurs, whether causing any bodily injury or disability or not, the manager of the factory shall send notice thereof to such authorities, and in such form and within such time, as may be prescribed.
Factories Act, 1948
Chapter:Chapter IX - Special Provisions|
89:Notice of certain diseases:
(1) Where any worker in a factory contracts any disease specified in the Third schedule, the manager of the factory shall send notice thereof to such authorities, and in such from and within such time, as may be prescribed.
(2) If any medical practitioner attends on a person who is or has been employed in a factory, and who is, or is believed by the medical practitioner to be, suffering from any disease specified in the Third Schedule the medical practitioner shall without delay send a report in writing to the office of the Chief Inspector stating-
(a) the name and full postal address of the patient,
(b) the disease from which he believes the patient to be suffering, and
(c) the name and address of the factory in which the patient is, or was last, employed.
(3) Where the report under sub-section (2) is confirmed to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector, by the certificate of a certifying surgeon or otherwise, that the person is suffering from a disease specified in the Third Schedule he shall pay to the medical practitioner such fee as may be prescribed, and the fee so paid shall be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue from the occupier of the factory in which the person contracted the disease.
(4) If any medical practitioner fails to comply with the provisions of sub-section (2), he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.
(5) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, add to or alter the Third Schedule and any such addition or alteration shall have effect as if it had been made by this Act.
