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Labour Legislations

3.10 Self Assessment

State whether the following statements are true or false:
1. If an unsafe working condition exists, an employee should quit.

2. Today employees are not obliged to give their employees safe, healthy & secure safety
efforts.
3. Designing of the safety policies & rules is an important aspect of factories act, 1948.

4. Every factory should have canteen if the number of workers are 50.
5. The factories act make provisions for the recreational facilities for the workers & their
children.

6. In every factory suitable arrangements for sitting shall be maintained & provided for all
workers obliged to work in a standing position.
Fill in the blanks:

7. …………………. is appointed in to investigate the factory premises before granting the
licence.
8. A person who is employed directly or through agency in the factory premises is
called……………….
9. Registration and renewal of licence is done by the ……………….. of the factory.
10. …………………. are appointed in factories employing 1000 or more workers.

11. ……………..is entrusted by the government to lay down the emergency standards for the
enforcement of hazardous process.

3.11 Review Questions

1. You are the owner of the factory. Elaborate on your responsibilities in the factory.

2. What are the provision for women and children working in a factory? Are they sufficient?
Justify.
3. What are the shift working provisions? Do they require change? Elaborate.

4. Analyse the consequences if occupier fails to discharge his responsibility properly.
5. Analyse the recommendations of second National Commission on Labour for the welfare.
Are they meeting the requirements? Justify giving recent examples from the industry.

6. Elaborate the leave provisions as per Factories Act, 1948. Do you think they are sufficient?
7. What are the provisions of working hours, closing and opening hours and holidays?
8. Taking the example of TISCO, elaborate the welfare measures taken by the company for
its workers.
9. Why do you think there is need for the safety measures in the factories?
10. "An unhealthy work environment can lower the productivity, contribute to low morale &
increases medical & workers compensation cost". Did you agree? Justify.
11. Analyse the provisions which the factories owner must take in order to set up the process
where hazardous affluent will be received?

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