FACTORIES ACT, 1948

Preparation and approval of factory building and machinery layout

Assessing the fees payable and obtaining the challans

Preparation of application for factory license and renewals

Verifying and auditing of maintenance records

Preparation and submission of annual return

Obtaining stability certificate

Enactments

BRIEF DETAIL OF THE ENACTMENT

This enactment deals with the Industrial Safety, Health & Welfare of the workmen in the manufacturing activities. It also includes monitoring of proper working conditions, working hours, medical checkup, leave, use of safety instruments, testing of pressure vessels, providing crèche facilities, safety officers, rest room, canteens etc. labour contract advocate in ahmedabad

APPLICABILITY

Manufacturing with use of power with 10 or more workmen

Manufacturing without power with 20 or more workmen

Manufacturing / process in “dangerous operations”

REQUIREMENTS

Each state has its own rules and procedure for obtaining license and renewals. It includes approval of factory plans and machinery layout application for license / renewals with fees depending upon number of total workmen employed and installed horse power. Maintenance of various registers, records etc. Enactment also requires certain notices and returns to be submitted to the authorities. factory act law advocate in ahmedabad,

CONSEQUENCES

There are penalties for different breaches and contraventions. For any non or less compliances of the rules, occupier and manager of the factory shall each be guilty of an offence punishable with imprisonment and/or fine. There are provisions of enhanced penalty after previous conviction