EHS COMPLIANCE
SNO. Section
CHECKLIST
1 DISPLAY OF NOTICES 108
2 FIRST AID APPLIANCES 45
3 CANTEENS 46
4 REST ROOMS 47
Permissiable limits of
5 exosure of chemicals and 41F
toxic substance
6 SAFETY OFFICER 40B
worker participants in
7 41G
safety mangements
Right of worker to warn
8 41H
about imminent dangers
9 Right of worker 111A
10 Cleanliness 11
Temperature and
11 13
Ventilation
12 Dust and Fumes 14
13 Lighting 17
14 Drinking water 18
15 Latrines and Urinals 19
16 Fencing of machinery 21
Work on or near
17 22
machinery in motion
Striking gear and devices
18 24
for cutting off power
19 Self-acting machines 25
20 Casing of new machinery 26
Floors, stairs and means
21 32
of access
Pits, sumps, openings in
22 33
floors, etc.
23 Excessive weights. 34
24 Protection of eyes 35
Precautions against
25 36
dangerous fumes
26 Precautions in case of fire 38
Safety of buildings and
27 40
machinery
28 Maintenance of buildings. 40A
29 Spittoons 20
Description
Display board provided at many locations like, canteen out side the Plant head office & HR office.
There shall, in every factory be
provided and maintained so as to be readily accessible during all working hours,
first-aid boxes or cupboards equipped with the prescribed contents. All such
boxes and cupboards shall be kept in the charge of a responsible person, who is
trained in first-aid treatment and who shall always Le available during the
working hours of the factory.
In specified factories wherein, more than 250
workers arc ordinarily employed, a canteen or canteens shall be provided and
maintained by the occupier for the use of the workers. Food, drink and other
items served in the canteen shall be sold on a non-profit basis and the prices
charged shall be subject to the approval of a Canteen Managing Committee
which shall be appointed by the manager and shall consist of an equal number of
persons nominated by the occupier and elected by the workers.
In every factory wherein
more than 150 workers are ordinarily employed, adequate and suitable shelters
or rest-rooms and a suitable lunch-room, with provision for drinking water,
where workers can eat meals brought by them, shall be provided and maintained
for the use of the workers.
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safety studies of selected jobs;
(iii) to check and evaluate the effectiveness of the action taken or proposed to be
taken to prevent personal injuries;
(iv) to advise the personnel of store purchase department in ensuring high
quality and availability of personal protective equipments etc.;
(v) to advise on matters relating to carrying out plant safety inspections;
(vi) to carry out plant safety inspections in order to observe the physical
conditions of work and the work practice procedures followed by the workers
and to render advice on measures to be adopted for reducing the unsafe physical
conditions and preventing unsafe actions by workers;
(vii) to render advice on matters relating to reporting and investigation of
industrial accidents and diseases;
(viii) to investigate fatal and serious accidents and to suggest remedial measures
to the management;
(ix) to investigate the cases of industrial disease contracted and dangerous
occurrences reportable under Rules 110 and 112 of the Uttar Pradesh Factories
Rules, 1950;
(x) to advise on the maintenance of such records as are necessary relating to
accidents; dangerous occurrences and industrial diseases;
(xi) to promote setting up of safety committees and to act as an adviser and
catalyst to such committees;
(xii) to organise in association with the concerned department, campaign,
competitions, contests and other activities which will develop and maintain the
interest of the workers in establishing and maintaining safety conditions of work
and procedure;
(xiii) to design and conduct either independently or in collaboration with the
organisations, departments imparting industrial safety training, suitable training
and educational programme for the prevention of personal injuries and to hold
safety seminars at least once in a year;
(xiv) to prepare annual report of accidents and industrial diseases suggesting
their remedial measures and to put it up before the annual meeting of the Board
of Directors. Punishment.—The occupier of the factory may impose upon any Safety
Officer any one or more of the following penalties, namely—
(i) suspension;
(ii) removal or dismissal from service;
(iii) reduction in rank;
(iv) withholding of increment (including stoppage of an efficiency bar);
(v) censure; and
The occupier shall, in every factory
where a hazardous process takes place, or where hazardous substances are used or handled, set up a
Safety Committee consisting of equal number of representatives of workers and management to
promote
co-operation between the workers and the management in maintaining proper safety and health at
work
and to review periodical the measures taken in that behalf:
Provided that the State Government may, by order in writing and for reasons to be recorded exempt
the occupier of any factory or class of factories from setting up such Committee.
(2) The composition of the Safety Committee, the tenure of office of its members and their rights and
duties shall be such as may be prescribed.
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Every worker shall have the right to—
(i) obtain from the occupier, information relating to workers' health and safety at work,
(ii) get trained within the factory wherever possible, or, to get himself sponsored by the occupier
for getting trained at a training center or institute, duly approved by the Chief Inspector, where
training is imparted for workers' health and safety at work,
(iii) represent to the Inspector directly or through his representative in the matter of inadequate
provision for protection of his health or safety in the factory.]
—Except in cases specially exempted, all inside walls
and partitions, all ceilings or tops of rooms and all walls, sides and tops of
passages and stairscases in a factory shall be kept white-washed or colour
washed. The white-washing or colour washing shall be carried out at least once
in every period of fourteen months. The floors of every work-room shall be
cleaned at least once in every week by washing, using disinfectant, where
necessary, or some other method.
Effective and suitable provision
shall be made in every factory for securing and maintaining in every work-room
adequate ventilation by the circulation of fresh air and such a temperature as will
secure to workers therein reasonable conditions of comfort and prevent injury to
health.
(1) In every factory in which, by reason of the manufacturing process carried
on, there is given off any dust or fume or other impurity of such a nature and to such an extent as is
likely
to be injurious or offensive to the workers employed therein, or any dust in substantial quantities,
effective measures shall be taken to prevent its inhalation and accumulation in any workroom, and if
any
exhaust appliance is necessary for this purpose, it shall be applied as near as possible to the point of
origin
of the dust, fume or other impurity, and such point shall be enclosed so far as possible.
(2) In any factory no stationary internal combustion engine shall be operated unless the exhaust is
conducted into the open air, and no other internal combustion engine shall be operated in any room
unless
effective measures have been taken to prevent such accumulation of fumes therefrom as are likely to
be
injurious to workers employed in the room.
As per UP factory rules In every part of a factory, where workers are
working or passing, there shall be provided and maintained sufficient and
suitable lighting, natural or artificial or both.. (lux meter required to measure lux level)
In every factory effective arrangement shall be
made to provide and maintain at suitable points, conveniently situated for all
workers employed therein, a sufficient supply of wholesome drinking water.
In every factory wherein more than 250 workers are ordinarily employed, the
drinking water shall during the hot weather, be cooled by ice or other effective
means. The cooled drinking water shall be supplied in every canteen-lunch-room
and rest room and also at conveniently accessible points throughout the factory.
Latrines and urinals, Section 19 and rules.—In every factory sufficient latrine
and urinal accommodation of the prescribed type (separate enclosed
accommodation for male and female workers) shall be provided conveniently
situated and accessible to workers at all times while they are at the factory. Every
latrine shall be under cover and so partitioned off as to secure privacy and shall
have a proper door and fastenings. Sweepers shall be employed whose primary
duty it would be to keep clean latrines, urinals and washing places
In every factory, mover and every
flywheel connected to a prime mover or dangerous parts of machines, e. g. every
moving part of a prime mover, etc. shall be securely fenced by safeguards of
substantial construction which shall be kept in position while the parts of
machinery they are fencing are in motion or in use.Safety
No woman or young person
shall be allowed to clean, lubricate or adjust any part of a prime mover or any
transmission machinery while the prime mover or transmission machinery is in
motion, or to clean, lubricate or adjust any part of any machine if the cleaning,
lubrication or adjustment thereof would expose the woman pr young person to
risk of injury from any moving part either of that machine or any adjacent
machinery.
In every factory—
(a) suitable striking gear or other efficient mechanical appliance shall be provided and maintained
and used to move driving belts to and from fast and loose pulleys which form part of the
transmission
machinery, and such gear or appliances shall be so constructed, placed and maintained as to prevent
the belt from creeping back on the fast pulley;
(b) driving belts when not in use shall not be allowed to rest or ride upon shafting in motion.hall be
provided and maintained in every workroom:
Provided that in respect of factories in operation before the commencement of this Act, the
provisions
of this sub-section shall apply only to workrooms in which electricity is used as power.
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[(3) When a device, which can inadvertently shift from “off” to “on” position, is provided in a
factory to cut off power, arrangements shall be provided for locking the device in safe position to
prevent
accidental starting of the transmission machinery or other machines to which the device is fitted].
No traversing part of a self-acting machine in any factory and no
material carried thereon shall, if the space over which it runs is a space over which any person is
liable to
pass, whether in the course of his employment or otherwise, be allowed to run on its outward or
inward
traverse within a distance of 2
[forty-five centimetres] from any fixed structure which is not part of the
machine:
Provided that the Chief Inspector may permit the continued use of a machine installed before the
commencement of this Act which does not comply with the requirements of this section on such
conditions for ensuring safety as he may think fit to impose.
(a) all floors, steps, stairs, passages and gangways shall be of sound construction and properly
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[and shall be kept free from obstructions and substances likely to cause persons to slip],
and where it is necessary to ensure safety, steps, stairs, passages and gangways shall be provided
with
substantial handrails;(b) there shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, be provided and maintained
safe means of
access to every place at which any person is at any time required to work.
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[(c) when any person has to work at a height from where he is likely to fall, provision shall be
made, so far as is reasonably practicable, by fencing or otherwise, to ensure the safety of the person
so working.]
In every factory every fixed vessel, sump, tank, pit or
opening in the ground or in a floor which, by reason of its depth, situation, construction or contents,
is or
may be a source of danger, shall be either securely covered or securely fenced.
(2) The State Government may, by order in writing, exempt, subject to such conditions as may be
prescribed, any factory or class or description of factories in respect of any vessel, sump, tank, pit or
opening from compliance with the provisions of this section.
Excessive weight, Section 34.—No woman or young person shall unaided by
another person lift, carry or move by hand or on head any-material, articles, tool
or appliance exceeding the following limits :
Effective screens or suitable goggle:, shall be
provided for the protection of persons employed in or in the vicinity of processes
which, involve risk of injury to the eyes from particles or fragments thrown of in
the course of the process or which involve risk of injury to the eyes by reason of
exposure to excessive light.
—Every factory shall he provided with
adequate means of escape in case of fire for the persons employed therein. The
doors affording exit from any room shall, unless they are of the sliding type, be
constructed to open outwards. Every window, door or other exit affording a
means of escape in case of fire other than the means of exit in ordinary use, shall
be distinctively marked. Effective and clearly audible means of giving warning in
case of fire to every person employed in the factory shall be provided. Effective
measures shall be taken to ensure that wherein more than twenty workers are
ordinarily employed in any place above the ground floor, or wherein explosive
or highly inflammable materials are used or stored, all the workers are familiar
with the means of escape in case of fire and have been adequately trained in the
routine to be followed in such case.
(1) If it appears to the Inspector that any building or part
of a building or any part of the ways, machinery or plant in a factory is in such a condition that it is
dangerous to human life or safety, he may serve on 1
[the occupier or manager or both] of the factory an
order in writing specifying the measures which in his opinion should be adopted, and requiring them
to be
carried out before a specified date.
(2) If it appears to the Inspector that the use of any building or part of a building or any part of the
ways, machinery or plant in a factory involves imminent danger to human life or safety, he may serve
on
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[the occupier or manager or both] of the factory an order in writing prohibiting its use until it has
been
properly repaired or altered.
—If it appears to the Inspector that any building or part of a
building in a factory is in such a state of disrepair as is likely to lead to conditions detrimental to the
health and welfare of the workers, he may serve on the occupier or manager or both of the factory an
order in writing specifying the measures which in his opinion should be taken and requiring the same
to
be carried out before such date as is specified in the order.]
In every factory, there shall be provided a sufficient
number of spittoons of the type prescribed in convenient places and they shall be
maintained in a clean and hygienic condition. No person shall spit within the
premises of a factory except in the spittoons provided for the purpose. Whoever
spits in contravention of this provision shall be punishable with fine not
exceeding five rupees.
Observation Recommendation Status Severity Traget date
Notice and safety event
Provided at 2 loaction
information platform Not found LOW
atleast
not found
Provided at 3
First aid not found in loaction .Ground Found but not
HIGH
workshop floor. floor,First Floor,and office satisfactory
area
hand /fach washing
Found ok LOW
facility not found.
Found ok LOW
HIGH
Constract a safety
committee .and organised Not found HIGH
safety events.
Found but not
HIGH
satisfactory
Housekeeping staff
Found ok
required
HIGH
Provide exhaust fan.and
in side digital Found but not
temperature to maintane satisfactory
temperature.
NORMAL
NA
Provide LUX meter to
measure luminance and Found but not
HIGH
contrast of light and satisfactory
maintained as per rule
Found but not
satisfactory
HIGH
Proper Housekeeping
Found ok
Reqd
HIGH
Not found
HIGH
Not found
HIGH
HIGH
Not found
HIGH
HIGH
all opening closed as soo
Not found
as possible
HIGH
Training given to workers
and for lifting heavy
Not found
weight use mechnical
support.
HIGH
Not found HIGH
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work not complete and complete as soon as
Not found
testing required possible
HIGH
Spittons provided at least
2 loaction.canteen area
Not found
and entrance of Office
area
LOW
Remarks
