9Ventilation
(1) For the purpose of preventing injury to the health of the persons working therein, every industrial premises shall maintain such standards of lighting, ventilation and temperature, as may be prescribed.
(2) Wherever dust or fume or other impurity of such a nature and to such an extent as is likely to be injurious or offensive to the persons employed in any industrial premises is given off by reason of the manufacturing process carried on in such premises, the competent authority may require the employer to take such effective measures as may prevent the inhalation of such dust, fume or other impurity and accumulation thereof in any work room.
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- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Industrial premises to be licensed
- 4 Licences
- 5 Appeals
- 6 Inspectors
- 7 Powers of Inspectors
- 7A Inspector not to disclose the source of any complaint, etc
- 8 Cleanliness
- 9 Ventilation
- 10 Overcrowding
- 11 Drinking water
- 12 Latrines and urinals
- 13 Washing facilities
- 14 Creches
- 15 First aid
- 16 Canteens
- 17 Working hours
- 18 Wages for overtime work
- 19 Interval for rest
- 20 Spread over
- 21 Weekly holidays
- 22 Notice of periods of work
- 23 Hours of work to correspond with notice under section 22
- 24 Prohibition of employment of children
- 25 Prohibition of employment of women or young persons during certain hours
- 26 Annual leave with wages
- 27 Wages during leave period
- 28 Application of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 to industrial premises
- 29 Special provisions
- 30 Onus as to age
- 31 Notice of dismissal
- 32 Penalty for obstructing Inspector
- 33 General penalty for offence
- 34 Offences by companies
- 35 Indemnity
- 36 Cognizance of offences
- 37 Application of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 and the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
- 38 Certain provisions not to apply to industrial premises
- 39 Application of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
- 40 Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act
- 41 Power to exempt
- 42 Powers of Central Government to give directions
- 43 Act not to apply to self-employed persons in private dwelling houses
- 44 Power to make rules