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Factories Act

Section:16 (3) :Number Of Workers In A Workroom

Obligation : To post in each workroom the maximum number of workers who may be employed there

Type:Notice Frequency: Quarterly

Action to be taken:
If an order has been received in writing from the Chief Inspector, post in each workroom the maximum number of workers who may be employed there

Audit Requirement:
If a notice under Sec 16(3) of the Factories Act has been received, are notices regarding maximum number of workers posted in each workroom ?

Supporting Documents:
Copies of Notices posted in workrooms
Related Keywords:
Welfare
Work Rooms/Work Area

Related Sections:
Factories Act, 1948
Chapter:Chapter III - Health| 16:Overcrowding:
(1) No room in any factory shall be overcrowded to an extent injurious to the health of the workers employed therein.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-section (1), there shall be in every workroom of a factory in existence on the date of the commencement of this Act at least 9.9 cubic meters and of a factory built after the commencement of this Act at least 4.2 cubic meters of space for every worker employed therein, and for the purposes of this sub-section no account shall be taken of any space which is more than 4.2 metres above the level of the floor of the room.

(3) If the Chief Inspector by order in writing so requires, there shall be posted in each workroom of a factory a notice specifying the maximum number of workers who may, in compliance with the provisions of this section, be employed in the room.

(4) The Chief Inspector may, by order in writing exempt, subject to such conditions, if any, as he may think fit to impose, any workroom from the provisions of this section if he is satisfied that compliance therewith in respect of the room is unnecessary in the interest of the health of the workers employed therein.