Lawgist41HRight of workers to warn about imminent danger
1[41H. Right of workers to warn about imminent danger.--(1) Where the workers employed in any factory engaged in a hazardous process have reasonable apprehension that there is a likelihood of imminent danger to their lives or health due to any accident, they may bring the same to the notice of the occupier, agent, manager or any other person who is in charge of the factory or the process concerned directly or through their representatives in the Safety Committee and simultaneously bring the same to the notice of the Inspector.
(2) It shall be the duty of such occupier, agent, manager or the person in charge of the factory or process to take immediate remedial action if he is satisfied about the existence of such imminent danger and send a report forthwith of the action taken to the nearest Inspector.
(3) If the occupier, agent, manager or the person in charge referred to in sub-section (2) is not satisfied about the existence of any imminent danger as apprehended by the workers, he shall, nevertheless, refer the matter forthwith to the nearest Inspector whose decision on the question of the existence of such imminent danger shall be final.]
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1. Ins. by Act 20 of 1987, s. 20 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).
- 41A Constitution of Site Appraisal Committee
- 41B Compulsory disclosure of information by the occupier
- 41C Specific responsibility of the occupier in relation to hazardous processes
- 41D Power of Central Government to appoint Inquiry Committee
- 41E Emergency standards
- 41F Permissible limits of exposure of chemical and toxic substances
- 41G Workers’ participation in safety management
- 41H Right of workers to warn about imminent danger
