Sindh Factories Act 2015

The Sindh Factories Act 2015 has been passed from the Sindh provincial assembly on 21 March, 2016 which is applicable to all factories available in Sindh. According to the act, Factory means

any premises, including the precincts thereof, whereon ten or more workers are working or were working on any day of the preceding twelve months, and in any part of which a manufacturing process is being carried on or is 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 15 – Cleanliness
• Chapter III, Health & Safety, Section 16 – Disposal of Wastes and effluents
• Chapter III, Health & Safety, Section 17 – Ventilation and Temperatures
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 18 – Dust and Fumes
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 19 – Artificial humidification
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 20 – overcrowding
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 21, 22, 23 & 24 – Lighting, Drinking Water, Latrines, Spittoon
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 25 – Precautions against Contagious or Infectious Diseases
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 26 – Compulsory vaccination and inoculation
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 27 – Power to make rules for provision of canteens
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 28 – Precautions in case of fire
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 30 – Fencing of machinery
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 31 – Work on or near machinery in motion
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 32 – Employment of young persons on dangerous machines
• Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 33 – Striking gear and devices for catting off power
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 34 – Self-acting machines
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 35 – Casing of new machinery
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 36 – Prohibition of employment of women and children near cotton openers
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 37 – Cranes and other lifting machinery
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 38 – Hoists and lifts
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 39 – Revolving machinery
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 40 – Pressure plant.
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 41 – Floors, stairs and means of access.
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 42 – Pits, sumps, opening in floors, etc.
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 43 – Excessive weights.
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 44 – Protection of eyes
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 45 – Powers to require specifications of defective parts or tests of stability
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 46 – Safety of building, machinery and manufacturing process.
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 47 – Power to make rules to supplement this Chapter
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 48 – Precautions against dangerous fumes
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 49 – Explosive or inflammable dust, gas, etc.
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 50 – Power to exclude children
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 52 – Appeals
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter III – Health and Safety, Section 53 – Additional power to make rules
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 54 – Weekly hours
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 55 – Weekly holiday
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 56 – Compensatory holidays
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 57 – Daily hours
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 58 – Intervals for rest
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 59 – Spread over
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 60 – Notice of periods for work for Adults and preparation thereof
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 61 – Copy of notice of Periods for Work to be sent to Inspector.
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 62 – Register of Adult Workers
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 63 – 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 64 – Powers to make rules, exempting from restrictions
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 66 – Further restrictions on the employment of women
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 67 – special provision for night-shifts
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 68 – Extra pay for overtime
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 69 – Obligation to work overtime
• Factories Act 1934 Chapter IV – Restrictions on Working Hours of Adults, Section 70 – Restriction on double employment

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