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Labour Legislations

Caselet States and Worker's Welfare

tate Governments have spent less than one-fourth of the 1,354 crores collected by
them from developers and builders over the last six years for welfare measures of
Sconstruction workers, a study claimed.
"Of the 1,353.92 crores collected for welfare measures of construction workers by levying
one per cent cess on construction activities undertaken by various builders and developers
in last six year, a meagre 305 crores has been utilised for intended purposes. Kerala is the
only State which spent 90 per cent of cess amount for its construction workers welfare
during the period," the Assocham report said.
According to information compiled by Assocham, Kerala collected a cess of 254 crores
from 2002-08, of which 227 crores has already been spent towards welfare of its construction
workers.
Until 2008, 15 States collected 1,353.92 crores as cess from the cost of construction activities
in their areas but spend only 305 crores for welfare activities of workers.
The remaining States have not yet collected any cess.
Those which have collected cess include Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Kerala, Gujarat, Bihar,
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Orissa, Mizoram,
Maharashtra and Uttarakhand.

Source: thehindubusinessline.com

3.5 Administrative Machinery and Safety Measures

These are the basic safety measures to be taken care of when the workers are working near the
machinery. These safety rules are designed to make the workplace area safer and to reduce the
fear of accidents from the mind of the workers.
(A) Fencing of Machinery: Section 21 (1) requires that in every factory, the following must be
securely fenced by safe guards of substantial construction while the machinery is in motion
or use:

(i) every moving part of a prime mover and fly wheel connected to prime mover,
whether the prime mover or fly-wheel is in the engine house or not;
(ii) the headrace and tailrace of every water-wheel and water turbine;
(iii) any part of stock-bar which projects beyond the head stock of a lathe; and
(iv) unless they are in such position or of such construction as to be safe to every person
employed in the factory as they would be if they were securely fenced, the following,
namely,
(a) Every part of electric generator, a motor or rotary converter;
(b) Every part of transmission machinery; and

(c) Every dangerous part of any other machinery.
shall be securely fenced by safeguards of substantial construction, which shall be
consistently maintained and kept in position while the parts of machinery they are
fencing are in motion or in use.

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