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Unit 1: The Factories Act, 1948

Self Assessment Notes

State whether the following statements are true or false:
13. Section 52 speaks of weekly holiday to the workers of a factory.
14. No factory can employ any person unless he has completed 15 years of age.

15. The Act regulates the working hours for children above age of 14 years eligible for
employment in the factory.

1.6 Provisions Relating to Hazardous Processes

Section 2 (cb) of the Factories (Amendment) Act, 1987 defines the term “hazardous process” as
any process or Activity in relation to an industry specified in the First Schedule where, unless
special care is taken, raw materials used therein or the intermediate or finished products,
bye-products, wastes or effluents thereof would:
 cause material impairment to the health of the persons engaged in or connected therewith,
or
 result in the pollution of the general environment
Provided that the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, amend the First
Schedule by way of addition, omission or variation of any industry specified in the said Schedule.
(i) Constitution of Site Appraisal Committee

(a) The State Government may, for purposes of advising it to consider applications for grant of
permission for the initial location of a factory involving hazardous process or for the expansion
of any such factory, appoint a Site Appraisal committee consisting of:
 the Chief Inspector of the State who shall be its Chairman;

 a representative of the Central Board for the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution
appointed by the Central Government under Section 3 of the Water (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act, 1974;

 a representative of the Central Board for the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution
referred to in Section 3 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981;

 a representative of the State Board appointed under Section 4 of the Water (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act, 1974;

 a representative of the Central Board for the Prevention and control of Air Pollution
referred to in Section 5 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981;

 a representative of the Department of Environment in the State;
 a representative of the Meteorological Department of the Government of India;
 an expert in the field of occupational health; and

 a representative of the Town Planning Department of the State Government, and not more
than five other members who may be co-opted by the State Government who shall be-

 a scientist having specialized knowledge of the hazardous process which will be
involved in the factory,

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