

Labour Commissionerate
This is a Society formed for the welfare of the Unorganised Sector Workers in Pondicherry.
Factory Inspectorate
Inspector under the Indian Boilers Act and Factories Act.
Testing the boiler with steam for its maximum working pressure, i.e., opening of safety valve.
Testing the boiler with water, for a pressure of one and half times of the boiler's maximum working pressure.
To the Chief Inspector of Boilers, in writing within 24 hours.
A feed pipe means any pipe or connected fitting wholly or partly under pressure through which feed water passes directly to a boiler and which does not form an integral part thereof.
An Economiser means any part of the feed pipe which is wholly or partially exposed to the action of flue gases for the purpose of recovery of waste heat.
Any closed vessel exceeding 22.75 litres in capacity or heat surface of not more than 10 sqm. which is used expressly for generating steam under pressure and includes any monitoring or other fitting attached to such vessel which is wholly or partly under pressure when steam is shut off.
A first class boiler attendant can take charges of one or more boilers, the total heating surface of which does not exceed 697 sq.mts. and for second class 139.35 sq.mts and for third class 18.58 sq.mts
Details are available in the web site www[dot]pon[dot]nic[dot]in / Pondicherry Boiler Rules, 1988G.O.M.S.No.10/88 dt. 12.02.88.
On site emergency plan is required to be prepared by the occupier of MAH units and mock drill shall be conducted once in 6 months and report of the mock drill shall be forwarded to concerned authority.Off site emergency plan is required to be prepared by District Collector or DistrictEmergency Authority and conduct mock drill once in a year.
Provisions for safety reports and safety audits are as under.
Occupier has to submit safety report in schedule -8 of Factories Act 1948 to the concerned authorities (only in case of quantities
equal to or higher than or specified in schedule � 2 and 3)
safety report shall be prepared and submitted once in three years.
safety audit shall be carried out once in a year by independent person / agency.
Occupier shall submit audit report within 30 days along with comments and compliance of the comments.
Duties of the occupier who has ultimate control of the factory are hereunder.
Identify the major accident hazard
take and provide evidence that the steps taken to prevent major accidents.
provide information training to the persons working on the site.
notify the major accidents in schedule -6 and also steps taken to prevent repetition of such occurrences.
notification of sites in schedule � 7 to the concerned authorities.
obtain or develop safety data sheet in schedule � 5 in respect of hazardous chemicals.
Industrial Activity means
An operation of process carried out in an industrial installation referred to in schedule 4 involving or likely to involve one or more hazardous chemicals and includes on site storage or on site transport which is associated with that operation or process as the case may be and isolated storage means storage of hazardous chemical other than storage associated with an installation on the same site specified in schedule � 4 where that storage involves at least the quantities of that chemicals et out in schedule -2.
Hazardous Chemicals means
any chemical which satisfied any of the criteria laid down in part 1 of schedule 1 and also listed in column 2 of part II of Schedule I of CIMAH Rules.
Any chemical listed in Schedule II and III of CIMAH Rules.
Plans are to be drawn to a metric scale by a qualified engineer / draftsman,duly signed by him and also by the applicant showing
Detailed building plan, elevation and sections of the proposed factory sheds lay out and type of machines proposed to be installed in the particular shed with horse power, drawn to scale of 1:100 indicating correct plinth areas
Note: Specify materials to be used for the construction of buildings and roofing.
Site plan drawn to a scale of 1:400 or 1:800 or 1:1200 showing length and breadth of the site, and also location of the road, which gives direct access to the site, indicating the width of the road. The site plan should indicate front, rear and side set-backs clearly along with extent of a site purchased for establishing the industry.
Standards norms for the building and installation of machinery;
Minimum height of the building in which the machinery / equipment is to be installed should not be less 3.66 meters in case of A.C. sheet roofing upto the rod level and 3.05 meters in case of RCC roofing.
There should bea clear moving space of 0.9 m (3 feet) from machine to machine to wall.
Ridge roof ventilator with an opening of 0.9 mtrs (3 feet) widt hand 0.6 m (2 feet) height shall be provided over the roofing of all the work halls. In case of north light glazing an air gap ofat least 0.3 m (1 foot) should be provided between the top of glazingand the roof sheeting. Also the north light glazing should invariable face north.
The building should have masonry walls. If A.C. sheet or metal sheets are used as claddingthey should be fixed in the form of louvres, vertical cladding is not permissible.
Size of doors and windows should not be less than 1.2 X 2.1 mts (4' X 7') and 0.9x 1.5 mts (3' X 5') respectively. Ventilators should be 0.9 x 0.45mts (3' X 1 �'). The doors and windows should be so spaced that they should not be located at a distance of more than 3mts. (10feet) from centre to centre. Opening should be at least 15% of floor area.
A minimum of two exits shall be provided to each of the manufacturing buildings.In the case of manufacturing buildings, godowns / stores good number of exits should be provided in such a manner to ensure that in case of emergency a person need not travel a distance of more than 30mts to get out of the building.
Every factory shall be constructed with pucca masonry walls of bricks, stone or other suitable material. The roofing materials used shall be of non heat radiating and fire resistant type. Any other special requirements in respect of building specific to the manufacturing process should be implemented.
Mechanical exhaustarrangements, dust collection systems etc., should be provided wherever necessary.
The entrepreneursshould specifically note, while drawing up factory building plans,the following welfare facilities to be provided invariably in thefactory.
If the unit is a hazardous industry attracting provisions of Manufacturing, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989, the details of hazardous processes, the maximum quantity of chemicals stored in the premises and data sheets of all chemicals, safety report and onsite emergency plans shall be enclosed to the application along with a "NoObjection" certificate from the Pondicherry Pollution ControlCommittee.
Clearance from theExplosives Authorities is necessary wherever materials attracting the provisions of Explosives Act are handled processed.
The following machinery as per Rule 56 are considered as dangerous machines
The lists of the factories involving hazardous process are as follows:-
Following are the obligation of a workers in a Factory:-
No worker in the factory
Core Return inForm A is to be submitted on or before 15th February.
Rules:
Where a woman suffers illness arising out of her pregnancy, miscarriage, premature birth of a child or delivery, she shall be allowed in addition to above leave with wages for maximum one month.
Maternity benefits is payable in advance for 6 weeks by the employer on production of the proof that woman is pregnant and other 6 weeks payment shall be made within 48 hours on production of the proof that the woman has delivered a child. On death of woman, it will be paid to her nominee. If woman dies during the period that the maternity benefit shall be paid only for day upto and including the day of death.If child survives, than the benefit for the period for 6 weeks shall be paid. If child also dies during the said period, than the benefits upto and including the day of death of child shall be paid to nominee.
She should have actually worked in the establishment in a period not less than 160 days in the preceding 12 months and not covered under E.S.I.C.
After returning on duty the woman shall be allowed for two breaks each of 15 minutes duration for nursing the child on and above the regular interval until the child attains the age of 15 months.
Payment Of Wages Act And Rules
Before 7th of the subsequent month where less than 1000 employees are employed and before 10th where more than 1000 employees are employed.
All remuneration by way of salary and allowances in terms of money to a person employed in respect of his work done during employment which includes
Payment Of Wages Act And Rules
Wages payable to employed person shall not exceed rupees six thousand five hundred a month.
Employment Exchange
Your name will be sponsored according to the seniority of your registration and qualification required by the Employer as and when vacancies are notified to the Employment Exchange.
Sometimes the age limit prescribed by the Government may be relaxed by the employer for certain recruitment / job when a candidate was not sponsored even once.
If the registrant fail to renew the Employment Identity Card within the stipulated time, the cancellation certificate will be issued at the request of the registrant, when he want to register his name with the EmploymentExchange of some other states.
The OBC Certificate is valid for one year from the date of issue and the SC/ST Certificate is valid for three years from the date of issue.
A registrant has to renew registration on the month due (once in every three years). In case of failure to renew, Government has permitted a grace period of 17 months. If the candidate fails to renew the card within the stipulated time, the Employment Card will automatically lapse. Renewal can also be done through postal services.
There is no change in the seniority.
Minimum age for fresh registration is 14 years.
The over aged candidates not even sponsored once may be sponsored by the EmploymentExchange for the vacancies notified by a Government Department.The concerned Department may obtain age relaxation in such case.
Candidate should submit an application giving new residential address and the name of the Employment Exchange where the registration is to be transferred along with the proof of the residence (5 Years residence in the state) namely ration card.
Dhobi, Cook,Gardner, Nursing Attendant, Animal Attendant etc.
Lab Attendant,Lift operator etc.
General 18 to 32 years
OBC 18 to 35 years
SC-ST 18 to 37 Years.
PH � 18 to 42 Years.
MSM � 18 to 37 years
Widow - 18 to 37 Years.
Anyone above 14 years of age and residing within the jurisdiction of Union Territory of Puducherry is eligible for registering their names in the EmploymentExchange. They should produce all the original certificates of educational qualifications and proof of residence issued by the relevant authorities of Revenue Department or Ration Card.