Obligation : To provide effective arrangements for the treatment of wastes and effluents so as to render them innocuous
Type:Preventive Compliance
Frequency: Half Yearly
Action to be taken:
Ensure that effective arrangements have been made in every factory for the treatment of wastes and effluents created by any manufacturing process. Ensure adherence to any standards laid down by the State Government or the prescribed authority for treatment and disposal of wastes and effluents
Audit Requirement: Are facilities for disposal of waste and effluents upto the required standard ?
Supporting Documents: Details of Deviance from Standards for disposal of Waste and Effluents
Related Sections:
Factories Act, 1948 Chapter:Chapter III - Health|12:Disposal of wastes and effluents:
(1) Effective arrangements shall be made in every factory for the treatment of wastes and effluents due to the manufacturing process carried on therein, so as to render them innocuous, and for their disposal.
(2) The State Government may make rules prescribing the arrangements to be made under sub-section (1) or requiring that the arrangements made in accordance with sub-section (1) shall be approved by such authority as may be prescribed.
Factories Act, 1948 
