Pakistan Factory Act
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PAKISTAN
THE FACTORIES ACT, 1934 as amended to 1997
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CHAPTER I - Preliminary • 1. Short title, extent and commencement. • 2. Definitions. • 3. References to time of day. • 4. Seasonal factories. • 5. Power to apply provisions applicable to factories to certain other places. • 6. Power to declare departments to be separate factories. • 7. Power to exempt on a change in the factory. • 7-A. Exemption from certain provisions of the Act. • 8. Power to exempt during public emergency. • 9. Notice to Inspector before commencement of work.
CHAPTER II - The Inspecting Staff • 10. Inspectors. • 11. Powers of Inspector. • 12. Certifying Surgeons.
CHAPTER III - Health and Safety • 13. Cleanliness. • 14. Disposal of wastes and effluents. • 15. Ventilation and temperature. • 16. Dust and fume. • 17. Artificial humidification. • 18 Overcrowding. • 19. Lighting. • 20. Drinking water. • 21. Latrines and urinals. • 22. Spittoons. • 23. Precautions against contagious or infectious disease. • 23-A. Compulsory vaccination and inocculation. • 24. Power to make rules for the provision of canteens. • 24-A. Welfare officer. • 25. Precautions in case of fire. • 26. Fencing of machinery. • 27. Work on or near machinery in motion. • 28. Employment of young persons on dangerous machines. • 29. Striking gear and devices for cutting off power. • 30. Self-acting machines. • 31. Casing of new machinery. • 32. Prohibition of employment of women and children near cotton openers. • 33. Cranes and other lifting machinery. • 33-A. Hoists and lifts. • 33-B. Revolving machinery. • 33-C. Pressure plant. • 33-D. Floors, stairs and means of access. • 33-E. Pits,
PAKISTAN
THE FACTORIES ACT, 1934 as amended to 1997
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CHAPTER I - Preliminary • 1. Short title, extent and commencement. • 2. Definitions. • 3. References to time of day. • 4. Seasonal factories. • 5. Power to apply provisions applicable to factories to certain other places. • 6. Power to declare departments to be separate factories. • 7. Power to exempt on a change in the factory. • 7-A. Exemption from certain provisions of the Act. • 8. Power to exempt during public emergency. • 9. Notice to Inspector before commencement of work.
CHAPTER II - The Inspecting Staff • 10. Inspectors. • 11. Powers of Inspector. • 12. Certifying Surgeons.
CHAPTER III - Health and Safety • 13. Cleanliness. • 14. Disposal of wastes and effluents. • 15. Ventilation and temperature. • 16. Dust and fume. • 17. Artificial humidification. • 18 Overcrowding. • 19. Lighting. • 20. Drinking water. • 21. Latrines and urinals. • 22. Spittoons. • 23. Precautions against contagious or infectious disease. • 23-A. Compulsory vaccination and inocculation. • 24. Power to make rules for the provision of canteens. • 24-A. Welfare officer. • 25. Precautions in case of fire. • 26. Fencing of machinery. • 27. Work on or near machinery in motion. • 28. Employment of young persons on dangerous machines. • 29. Striking gear and devices for cutting off power. • 30. Self-acting machines. • 31. Casing of new machinery. • 32. Prohibition of employment of women and children near cotton openers. • 33. Cranes and other lifting machinery. • 33-A. Hoists and lifts. • 33-B. Revolving machinery. • 33-C. Pressure plant. • 33-D. Floors, stairs and means of access. • 33-E. Pits,