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SECTION 5
Factories
The provisions of the Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 are administered by
H M. Inspector of Factories of the Ministry of Labour and National Service, in
conjunction with the local sanitary authority Close co-operation is maintained
between the two, and defaults found in the course of visits to factories are
notified between one and the other according to the body responsible for remedial
measures.
The principal duties of the sanitary authority are the enforcement of
Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 of the Factories Act, 1937 insofar as non power
factories are concerned, and Section 7 only in respect of power factories
The requirements of these sections may be summarised as follows
Section 1.
Every factory to be kept clean and free from any effluvia arising from
any drain, sanitary convenience or nuisance, and lays down the frequency with
which cleansing must be undertaken
Section 2
A factory shall not be so overcrowded as to cause risk of injury to health
of the persons employed therein
Section 3
Effective provision to be made for securing and maintaining a reasonable
temperature in each work-room
Section 4
Effective and suitable provision for securing and maintaining adequate
ventilation of each work-room, and for rendering harmless all fumes, dust and
other impurities generated in the course of any work
Section 6
Effective drainage of floors where wet processes are carried on
Section 7
Provision of sufficient and suitable sanitary conveniences, properly lighted
with separate accommodation for the sexes
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