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Corporate Legal Framework Sukhpreet Kaur, Lovely Professional University

Unit 12: The Factories Act, 1948

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

12.1 The Factories Act, 1948
12.1.1 Scope and Applicability of the Act
12.1.2 Definitions
12.2 Approval, Licencing and Registration of Factories

12.3 The Inspecting Staff
12.4 Welfare Measures for Workers
12.4.1 Health Measures
12.4.2 Welfare Measures

12.5 Administrative Machinery and Safety Measures
12.6 Provisions relating to Hazardous Processes
12.6.1 Compulsory Disclosure of Information by the Occupier
12.6.2 Powers of Central Government to Appoint Inquiry Committee

12.6.3 Emergency Standards
12.6.4 Worker's Participation is Safety Management
12.6.5 Right of Workers to Warn about Imminent Danger
12.7 Recommendation of the National Commission on Labour

12.8 Summary
12.9 Keywords
12.10 Self Assessment
12.11 Review Questions

12.12 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
Discuss objectives of the Act
Explain scope and applicability of the Act

Discuss welfare measures
Describe administrative machinery
Explain national recommendation of second national commission on labour

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