4.

0 Safety Committees
4.1 Provision for Constitution of Safety Committee:
Rule No. 41 st of Factories Act
Model Rules under Factories (Amendment) Act, 1987.
Under the above rules, the following provisions are made for Safety Committee:
1. In every factory
a. Wherein 250 or more workers are ordinary employed or
b. Which carried on any process or operation declared to be dangerous under Section
87 of the Act; or
c. Which carried on 'hazardous process' a defined under Section 2(cb) of the Act;
there shall be a Safety Committee.
2. The representatives of the management on Safety Committee shall include:
a. A senior official, who by his position in the organization can contribute effectively
to the functioning of the Committee, shall be the Chairman;
b. A Safety Officer and a Factory Medical Officer, wherever applicable and the
Safety Officer in such a case shall be the Secretary of the Committee;
c. A Representative each from the operation, maintenance and purchase departments.
3. The Workers' Representatives on this Committee shall be elected by the workers.
4. The tenure of the Committee shall be one year.
5. Safety Committee shall meet as often as necessary, but at least once in every quarter. The
minutes of the meeting shall be recorded and produced to the Inspector on demand.
6. Safety Committee shall have the right to:-
a. Ask for necessary information concerning health and safety of the workers.
b. Seek any relevant information concerning health and safety of the workers.
4.2 Function and duties of the Safety committee shall include:-
a. Assisting and co-operating with the management in achieving data aims and
objectives outlined in the 'Safety Manual' of the occupier;
b. Dealing with all matters concerning health, safety and environment and to arrive at
practicable solutions to problems encountered;
c. Creating safety awareness amongst all workers;
d. Undertaking educational, training and promotional activities;
e. Deliberating on reports of safety environmental and occupational health surveys,
emergency plans, safety audits, risk assessment and implementation of the
recommendations made in the reports;
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 f. Carrying out health and safety surveys and identify causes of accidents;
g. Looking into any complaint made on the likelihood of an imminent danger to the
safety and health of the workers and suggest corrective measures; and
h. Reviewing the implementation of the recommendations made by it.
4.3 Safety Sub Committee
Where owing to the size of the factory, or any other reason, the functions referred to in
Sub Rule (7) cannot be effectively carried out by the Safety Committee; it may establish
sub-committees as may be required to assist it.

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CHAPTER 5

SUGGESTED
CHECK-LIST
FOR
SAFETY AUDIT

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5.0 Suggested Check-List for Safety Audit
Following activities/areas should be checked during the course of Safety Audit.
5.1 Operation and Maintenance Activity:
a. Coal handling unit.
b. Boiler area.
c. Turbine area.
d. Switch yard area.
e. Control room.
f. Hydrogen Generation Plant.
g. Chlorination Plant.
h. Other auxiliaries.
In all above activities at least following aspects should be specifically seen:-
a. Requirements of Factories Act:
All provisions of the Act/Rules sets implementation should be reported.
b. Requirements of Electricity Act and Rules:
All provisions of the Act/Rules sets implementation level should be reported.
c. House Keeping.
d. Approaches.
e. Illumination.
f. Ladders.
g. Supply of personal protective equipments to employees.
h. Conditions of fire fighting installations.
i. Preparedness for disaster like fire, explosion, chlorine leakage, etc.
j. Compliance of IBR.
k. Any other information, if felt necessary.
5.2 Construction and Erection Activity:
a. Structural Erection.
b. Boiler Erection.
c. Turbine Erection.
d. Chimney Erection.
e. Civil Construction.
f. Other areas not covered above.
In all above activities following areas/system should be specifically seen and it should be
a part of report.
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 a. Approaches.
b. Scaffolds.
c. Ladders.
d. Lifting equipments and tackles condition and test certificates.
e. Earthing of electrical equipments.
f. Condition of electrical wires/cables.
g. Support for electrical wires/cables.
h. Employment of competent and authorized electrician for doing electrical
repair/addition/alteration.
i. House keeping.
j. Guarding of dangerous machines.
k. Practices adopted during lifting of equipments.
l. Material handling.
m. Supply of personal protective equipments to construction workers.
n. Appointment/nomination of safety officers by the Principal Contractor.
o. Any other information, felt necessary.
5.3 For plants as well as projects supply and use of personal protective equipments:
a. Quantum of various personal protective equipments purchased by the Project.
b. Quantum of personal protective equipments issued to the employees.
c. Quantum of personal protective equipments stored in the store for regular or
emergency requirements.
d. Average percentage of employees using the given personal protective equipments.
5.4 Constitution and Working of Safety Committee
a. Number of Meetings held.
b. Implementation of recommendations.
5.5 Safety Training -
a. Number of training programmes.
b. Number of participants.
5.6 Use of Audio Visual Aids for Creation of Safety Consciousness
5.7 Safety Organisation
5.8 Any Other Activities, Found Necessary
Information may be submitted for following also. While assessing for safety award, this
information shall be the basis of assessment (to be implemented in second phase)

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A. Reporting of Accidents:
a. Is the accident reporting system effective?
b. Are all accidents reported to Safety Department?
c. Is reporting figure of Hospital and safety Department same?
d. Has the Hospital maintained a separate record of accidents?
e. What are total numbers of accidents (Fatal/non-fatal) in the Project for the last
years?
B. Efforts for enhancing Safety Awareness
a. Training Programmes - Quote details including number of training programmes,
duration of programmes, subject of training and level of participants.
b. Safety Committee - Detailed constitution including name of members, main
suggestions, implementation of main suggestions & Dates of meetings.
c. Safety Suggestions
Number of safety suggestions received. Details of suggestions, number of
suggestions awarded and implemented.
d. Emergency preparedness.
Enclose emergency plan. Inquire, if it is submitted to State Government and is
approved by them.
e. Celebration of National Safety/Fire Days
Specific activities carried out during the day/week. Collect reading material etc. as
distributed.
f. Investigation of Accidents:
Inquire, if all accidents are investigated. Collect copy of reports and enclose. Find
out, if recommendations and implemented.
g. Prosecutions:
Number of prosecutions filed by State Government against the Plant. Enclose
copies thereof.
Check List for Safety Audit:
I Safety:
1. Accidents
a. Fatal & non fatal Accidents occurred in the station /Project.
b. Enquiry Committee recommendations for the above accidents occurred in
station/project

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