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The Factories Act 1948 as HR compliance spine: safety, welfare, working hours.
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Coverage thresholds
- Factory: 10 workers with power, 20 without; registration, occupier-manager responsibilities.
Working hours and leave
- 48 hours weekly cap; daily spread-over limits; overtime at twice ordinary rate.
- Annual leave with wages: one day per 20 worked adult; welfare: canteen at 250 workers, creche at 30 women, ambulance room at 500.
Safety and health
- Fencing of machinery, hoists-lifts rules, dust-fume ventilation, lighting-cleanliness standards.
- Occupational health link: hazardous-process chapters and worker participation in safety committees.
Compliance HR role
- Registers, returns, muster rolls; liaison with inspectorate; audit-ready documentation culture.
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- 10-with-power, 20-without-power threshold.
- 48-hour week; OT at 2x.
- Canteen 250, creche 30 women, ambulance 500.
- Registers and returns discipline.
Quick revision
- Factory: 10 workers with power, 20 without; registration, occupier-manager responsibilities.
- 48 hours weekly cap; daily spread-over limits; overtime at twice ordinary rate.
- Annual leave with wages: one day per 20 worked adult; welfare: canteen at 250 workers, creche at 30 women, ambulance room at 500.
- Fencing of machinery, hoists-lifts rules, dust-fume ventilation, lighting-cleanliness standards.
- Occupational health link: hazardous-process chapters and worker participation in safety committees.
- Registers, returns, muster rolls; liaison with inspectorate; audit-ready documentation culture.
