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Occupational Safety and Health

Number of Working Factories and Employment statistics
The number of working Factories and Employment details are shown in the table below indicate rise in the number of working factories and employment when compared to the previous years:

Year Number of Working Factories Total Employment
1998 1557 47,821
1999 1627 49,931
2000 1777 51,456
2001 1870 53,589
2002 2082 56,562
2003 2255 67,206
2004 2237 62,355
2005 2221 67,272
2006 2,474 68,178

Registration and Cancellation
The details of Factories registered and cancelled under the Factories Act, 1948 are indicated below:

Year Number of Factories on Register Number of Factories Registered Afresh Number of Factories Cancelled / Removed From Register Number of Working Factories
1999 1557 98 28 1627
2000 1627 188 38 1777
2001 1777 125 32 1870
2002 1870 251 29 2082
2003 2082 212 39 2255
2004 2078 149 10 2237
2005 2231 108 02 2351
2006 2351 131 8 2474

Employment in Factories

Year Number of Working Factories Average daily Employment Percentage of Male and Female
Male Female
2001 1870 28.6 85.1% 14.9%
2002 2082 27.16 85.8% 14.2%
2003 2255 29.80 82.8% 17.2%
2004 2237 27.80 76.1% 23.8%
2005 2351 30.2 80.8% 19.1%
2006 2474 37.5 78.1% 21.9%

Accidents:
During the year 2005, there were 5 fatal accidents with 276 non-fatal accidents. Against 20,30,1600 Mandays worked, 2070 mandays were lost due to the accidents. Similarly during the year 2004, 6 fatal accidents with 357 non-falal accidents have taken place. Out of 18,70,6500 mandays worked, 2213 mandays were lost due to the accident.

However with a view to arrest the increasing friend of accidents in factories, the inspecting staff of the Factory inspectorate continue to have Hanson and personal discussion with the management and this has resulted in bringing down the total number of accidents.

During the year 2007, there are 8 fatal accidents with 208 non-fatal accidents. Against 21,09,2300 mandays worked, 1872 mandays lost due to the accidents. However with a view to prevent the accidents various safety promotional activities are being organized by this Inspectorate and also the managements of factories are persuaded to impart training on safety, to their workers to minimize the occurrence of accidents which has resulted in bringing down the total number of accidents this year.

Plan Approval:
During 2004, 347 Plans of the factory building with machinery layout were scrutinized and approved under the Factories Act, 1948, whereas during the years 2005, 2006 & 2007, 372, 302, 332 plans were approved respectively.

Inspections:

Year Total number of factories Number of Factories inspected (Once) Number of factories inspected (Twice) Number of factories inspected (Thrice)
1999-2000 1,639 1,397 160 82
2000-2001 2,023 1,750 192 81
2001-2002 1,410 1,198 150 62
2002-2003 1,658 1,369 273 16
2003-2004 1,204 1,061 132 11
2004-2005 1622 1452 153 17
2005-2006 1998 1814 170 14
2006-2007 1954 1710 160 12

Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health Wing

Year Number of Industrial Hygiene Survey Conducted Number of Workers Benefitted Number of Occupational Health Survey Conducted Number of Workers Benefitted
April 1999 - March 2000 22 1413 57 1264
April 2000 - March 2001 66 4114 60 1806
April 2001 - March 2002 50 1610 41 1127
April 2002 - March 2003 56 5780 64 3026
April 2003 - March 2004 136 5888 26 634 (Upto June 2005)

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