The Factories Act 1934, 25 of 1934, (Rep., Act 63 of 1948) · 111 — .

Section 14. (1) Every factory shall be ventilated in accordance with such sthndards and by such methods as may be prescribed

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

CHAPTER 111. ~ & ~ 2 ~ e t - . 13. Every factory shall be kept clean and free from effluvia arising from any drain, privy or other nnisnnce, and shall be cleansed at such times and by snch methods as may be prescribed, and t!lese methods may include lime-washing or colourwashing, painting, varnishing, disinfecting and deodorising., 14. (1) Every factory shall be ventilated in accordance with such sthndards and by such methods as may be prescribed. (2) Where gas, dust or other impurity is generated in the course of work, adequate measures shall be talren to prevent injury to the health of workers. (3) If it appears to the Inspector that in any factory gas, dust or other impurity generated in the course of work is being inhaled by the workers to an injurious extent, and that such generation or inhalation could be prevented by the use of ~nechanical or other devices, he may serve on the manager of the fadtory an order in writing, directing that mechanical or other devices for preventing such generation or inhalation shall be ~ravided before n specified date, and sha.11 thereafter be maintained in good order and used throughout working hours. (4,) The Local Government may make rules for any class of factories requiring inecl~anical or other devices to be pro~ided and maintained for preventing the generation or inhalation of gas, dust or other impurities, which may be- injurious to workers and specifying the nature of such devices. `15.` (1) The Local Government may make ~~ules- ArLl[lcld humfdifloation. (a) . , - prescribing standards for the cooling properties - - - + of the air in factories in which tthe humidity of Lhe air is artificially increased ; (b) regulating 3'0 `A` " .OF 10:34,] .- ',' Factories. (b) regulating the rncthods used for artifiait~lly increr~sing the humidity of the air; and (c) directhg prescribed tests for determining the humidity and cooling properties of the air to be carried out and recorded. (2) In any factory in which the humidity of the air is .artificially increased, the water used for the purpzse sha!l be talren from a public supply or other source of, drinking water, or ,shall be effectively purified before it is so used. (3) If it appears t:, the Inspector that tlie water used in a factory for increas-ing humidify which is required to be effectively purified under sub-section `(2)` is not effectively purified, he may serve on the manager of the factory an order in mkiting, specifying the measures wliich in his opinion should be adopted, and requiring tliem to be curried out before a specified date.

Source: India Code