Pakistan Factories Act 1934

The Factories Act 1934 is applicable to almost all the industries. According to the Act, “Factory” means any “Premises” or “Precincts” thereof, in which a manufacturing process is being ordinarily carried on with or without the aid of power.

The Act deals with following aspects relating to working conditions for workers:

• Chapter III, Health & Safety, Section 13 – Cleanliness
• Chapter III, Health & Safety, Section 14 – Disposal of Wastes and effluents
• Chapter III, Health & Safety, Section 15 – Ventilation and Temperatures
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 16 – Dust and Fumes
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 17 – Artificial humidification
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 18 – overcrowding
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 19, 20, 21 & 22 – Lighting, Drinking Water, Latrines, Spittoon
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 23 – Precautions against Contagious or Infectious Diseases
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 24 – Provison of Canteens
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 25 – Notification of major accident
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 26 – Fencing of machinery
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 27 – Work on or near machinery in motion
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 28 – Employment of young persons on dangerous machines
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 29 – Striking gear and devices for catting off power
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 30 – Self-acting machines
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 31 – Casing of new machinery
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 32 – Prohibition of employment of women and children near cotton
• openers
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33 – Cranes and other lifting machinery
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33A – Hoists and lifts
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33B – Revolving machinery
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33C – Pressure plant.
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33D – Floors, stairs and means of access.
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33E – Pits, sumps, opening in floors, etc.
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33F – Excessive weights.
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33G – Protection of eyes
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33H – Powers to require specifications of defective parts or tests of stability
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33I – Safety of building, machinery and manufacturing process.
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33J – Power to make rules to supplement this Chapter
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33K – Precautions against dangerous fumes
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33L – Explosive or inflammable dust, gas, etc.
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33M – Power to exclude children
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33N – Notice of certain accidents
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33P – Appeals
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33Q – Additional power to make health and safety rules relating to shelters during rest
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 34 – Weekly hours
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 35 – Weekly holiday
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 35A – Compensatory holidays
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 36 – Daily hours
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 37 – Intervals for rest
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 38 – Spread over
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 39 – Notice of periods for work for Adults and preparation thereof
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 40 – Copy of notice of Periods for Work to be sent to Inspector.
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 41 – Register of Adult Workers
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 42 – Hours of work to correspond with Notice under section 39 and Register under section 41
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 43 – Powers to make rules, exempting from restrictions

• This discussion was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by  Abid Khan.