Amendment notification of the Andhra Pradesh Factories Rules, 1950. "Sec. 61-A Safety Officer






GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT

Rules - The Andhra Pradesh Factories Rules, 1950 - Amendment - Notification - Orders -

Issued.
LABOUR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND FACTORIES (LAB.II) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No. 63                                                                                             Dated.15.06.2012
Read the following:-

1.         G.O.Ms.No.36, LET & F (Lab.II) Dept, Dt.24.06.2011.
2.         From the DOF, Lr.No.B2/13391/2009, dated.13.04.2012.
ORDER:
The following notification will be published in the next issue of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.
NOTIFICATION


In exercise of the powers conferred under sections 40-B and 112 of the Factories 

Act, 1948 (Act No.63 of 1948), the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following 

amendment  to  the  Andhra  Pradesh  Factories  Rules, 1950,  the  same  having  been
previously  published  in  the  Andhra  Pradesh  Gazette  Rules  Supplement  to  Part-I, dated:29.09.2011 as required under sub-section (1) of section 115 of the said Act, and no objections / suggestions have been received with in the stipulated period.
AMENDMENT
In the said Rules, for Rule 61 A, the following shall be substituted, namely,

“61-A Safety Officer
(1) QUALIFICATIONS:

(a) A person shall not be eligible for appointment as Safety Officer unless he-
(i)         Possesses a recognized degree in any branch of engineering or technology
and has had practical experience of working in a factory in supervisory capacity for a period of not less than two years (or)
A recognized diploma in any branch of engineering or technology and has had practical experience of Working in a factory in a supervisory capacity for a period of not less than five years (or)


a recognized Degree in physics or chemistry and has had practical experience of 

working in a factory in supervisory capacity for a period of not less than three years. 

The practical experience for the purpose of this sub rule shall necessarily be in 

manufacturing or maintenance or Safety Department of a factory 
(and also)
(ii) Possesses a full time degree or diploma or certificate in industrial safety or equivalent of duration not less than one Year awarded by any university incorporated under the Central or State Acts or Department of Technical Education or Board of Technical education of any State Government in India duly following the guidelines as specified in the Annexure at the end of this Rule.


(iii) has adequate knowledge of Telugu and the language spoken by majority of the 

workers in the region in which the factory where he is to be appointed is situated.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions contained in clause (a), any person who possesses a 

recognized degree or diploma in engineering or technology and has had experience of not 

less than 5 years in a Department of the Central or State Government which deals with the 

administration of the Factories Act, 1948 or the Indian Dock Labourers Act, 1934; or



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Possesses a recognized degree or diploma in engineering or technology and has had experience of not less than 5 years, full time, on training, education or research in the field of  industrial  safety  and  occupational  Health  in  any  institution  of  Central  or  State Government, shall also be eligible for appointment as a Safety Officer.

Provided that the Chief Inspector may subject to such conditions as he may specify, grant 

exemption from the requirements of this sub-rule, if in his opinion, a suitable person 

possessing the necessary qualifications and experience is not available for appointment:
Provided further that every person who has been working as a Safety Officer after being appointed as per the prescribed procedure and after his appointment was notified to and taken on record by the Chief Inspector as on date of commencement of this rule, shall continue to be a Safety Officer under this rule irrespective of whether he satisfies the above criteria prescribed in clauses (a) or (b) above.

(2) Number of Safety Officers to be appointed: The required number of Safety Officers to be appointed in the factories shall be as specified in the table below.


S.No.
Number of Workers
Number of Safety Officers to be appointed
1
Upto 2000 workers
One
2
From 2001 to 3000
Two
3
From 3001 to 4000
Three
4
From 4001 to 5000
Four
5
From 5001 to 10,000
Five
6
From 10,001 to 20,000
Six
7
For every additional 5,000 workers or fraction there of One additional


(3) Recruitment:

(i) Selection for appointment to the post(s) of Safety Officer(s) shall be made from among 

the candidates applying for the post(s) by a committee appointed by the Occupier of the 

factory

(ii) The appointment when made shall be notified by the Occupier to the Chief Inspector of 

Factories giving the details of the qualifications, age, pay, previous experience and other 

relevant particulars of the officer appointed along with the terms and conditions of his 

service. The Chief Inspector may call for further additional information if not satisfied with 
the information furnished by the occupier. The Chief Inspector, if satisfied, shall ratify the 
appointment of the Safety Officer in the factory in writing within 30 days from the date of 
receipt of the information or the additional information, as the case may be, furnished by the 
occupier.
Provided  that  any  person  who  has  already  been  ratified  once  for  the  post  of Safety Officer or Chief Safety Officer in any factory situated in the State of Andhra Pradesh is eligible for appointment as Safety Officer / Chief Safety Officer in any other factory carrying out similar manufacturing process / activity and in such cases, the occupier shall send an intimation in writing duly referring the same to the Chief Inspector of Factories for the purpose of this sub rule.
(4) Conditions of Service:

(a) Wherever more than one safety officer is to be appointed in a factory as required by this rule, one of them shall be designated as the Chief Safety Officer by a committee appointed by the occupier and shall have a status higher than that of the others. The Chief Safety Officer shall be in overall charge of the safety functions as envisaged in sub-rule (5) and other Safety Officers working under his control.


(b) The Chief Safety Officer or the Safety Officer in the case of factories where only one 

Safety Officer is required to be appointed shall be given the status of a senior executive and 

he shall work directly under the control of the Chief Executive of the factory. All other Safety



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Officers shall be given appropriate status to enable them to discharge their functions effectively.

(c) The scale of pay and the allowance to be granted to the Chief Safety Officer or the Safety Officer, and the conditions of their service shall be the same as those of the officers of the corresponding status in the factory. In no case they shall be less than the total emoluments being paid by a State Government to an Inspector of Factories at the minimum of his scale of pay,  in case of a Safety Officer  and  to that of a Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories in  case of  a Chief Safety Officer
(d) The conditions of service of Safety Officer shall be the same as those of the other members of the executive staff of corresponding status in the factory.
(e) The services of a Safety Officer shall not be discharged with, or he shall not be reverted, without the written concurrence of the Director of Factories, Hyderabad who shall record reasons therefore.
(f) No punishment such as withholding of increments, including stoppage at any efficiency bar, reduction to a lower state in the time scale, suspension dismissal or termination of service, except censure shall be imposed by the management on a Safety Officer, except with the previous concurrence of the Director of Factories.
(g) A Safety Officer, who has been dismissed from service or whose services have been terminated in any other manner than as provided above may within 30 days from the date of receipt of the order by him, appeal to the State Government against the order of punishment made by the management with the concurrence of the Director of Factories and the decision of the State Government thereon shall be final.
Provided that when the management terminates the service or probation of a safety officer the reasons for such a termination of service or probation shall be reported to the State Government or such authority, as may be, empowered by them in this behalf.
(5) Duties:

The  duties  of  the  Safety  Officer  shall  be  to  advise  and  assist  the  factory management in the fulfillment of its obligation, statutory or otherwise, concerning prevention of personal injuries and maintaining a safe working environment. These duties shall include the following namely;
(i)         to advise the concerned department in a factory in planning and organizing
measures necessary for the effective control of personal  injuries.

(ii)        to check and evaluate the effectiveness of the action taken or proposed to be
taken to prevent personal injuries;

(iii)     to advise on safety aspects in all job studies, and to carry out detailed job safety
studies of selected jobs;
(iv)        to advise the purchasing and stores department in ensuring high quality and
availability of personal protective equipment;

(v)        to provide advice on matters related to carrying out plant safety inspections;
(vi)        to carry out plant safety inspections in order to observe the physical conditions of
work and the work practices and procedures followed by the workers and to
render  advice  on  measures  to  be  adopted  for  removing  unsafe  physical
conditions and preventing unsafe actions by workers;
(vii)       to render advice on matters related to reporting and investigation of industrial
accidents  and diseases;

(viii)      to investigate all reportable accidents;


(ix)   to  investigate  the  case  of  industrial  diseases  contracted  and  dangerous 

         occurrences under Rule 96;



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(x)    to advise on the maintenance of such records as are necessary relating to 

         accidents, dangerous occurrences and industrial diseases;

(xi)   to promote setting up of safety committees and act as adviser and catalyst to such 

         committees;


(xii)  to be instrumental in designing and implementing the various creative initiatives in 

         association  with  the  concerned  departments  like  campaigns,  competitions, 

         contests and other activities which will develop and maintain the interest of the 

         workers and enhance the workers participation in occupational safety and health 
         management.

(xiii) to design and conduct either independently or in collaboration with the training 

         department, suitable training and educational programmes towards occupational 

         safety and health management.

(xiv) to coordinate with qualitative and quantitative risk assessment studies with either 

         internal   or   external   resources   and   follow   up   the   compliance   of   all   the 

         recommendations/suggestions;


(xv)  to coordinate all third party inspections / survey / investigations / testing and 

         examinations  either  statutory  or  otherwise  aimed  towards  management  of 

         occupational Safety and Health;


(xvi)  to  advise  the  management  of  the  factory  in  fulfilling  obligations  under  all 

         occupations Safety and Health related legislations applicable.

(6) Facilities: An occupier of the factory shall provide each Safety Officer with such 

facilities, equipment, staff, information etc., as are necessary to enable him to discharge his 

duties effectively but not less than those recommended, if any, by the Chief Inspector, from 

time to time.
(7) Prohibition of Performance of other duties: No Safety officer shall be required or permitted to do any work which is inconsistent with or detrimental to the performance of the duties prescribed in sub-rule (5)
(8) Safety Officer’s Report: Every Chief Safety officer or Safety officer where there is no Chief safety officer, working in a factory as required under this rule, shall submit through the occupier of his factory, a report in writing with all relevant details to the Chief inspector of Factories, in the month of January every year, on the activities/initiatives taken up during the preceding calendar year and the progress achieved.

ANNEXURE
(See item (ii) of sub-rule (1) (a) of Rule 61-A)
GUIDELINES FOR DIPLOMA AND DEGREE COURSES ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY FOR APPOINTMENT OF SAFETY OFFICERS.

1. Contents of Course and Teaching Hours: The course leading to the grant of diploma or degree in Industrial safety should fulfill the following minimum requirements:
(a) The hours allocated for teaching of subjects on Industrial Safety (including industrial health) should not be less than that allocated by Central Labour Institute, Mumbai for the course of Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety. This includes time allocated for lectures, discussion, seminars, case studies, and laboratory work but does not include the time allocated for visit to the factories and term work / project works;
(b) The subjects of study shall be in confirmation to the syllabus followed by Central Labour Institute, Mumbai for the course of Advanced Diploma in Industry Safety;
(c) The Chief Inspector may add or substitute any of the subjects and topics in the said syllabus depending upon the need based requirement of industry and technologies.



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2. Standard for Admission to the Course:
(A) Basic Educational qualification and Minimum Experience required for admission to the Course leading to a degree or diploma or certificate course in Industrial Safety:

Basic Educational Qualifications Recognised degree in any branch of technology / engineering
Minimum Experience required
Recognised degree in any branch of technology / engineering
No   experience   is   required   for   the   purpose   of admission to the said course.
Recognised   Diploma   in   any branch  of  technology  / engineering
At least 2 years of practical experience in supervisory capacity  in  manufacturing,  maintenance  or  safety department in a factory
Recognised degree in physics  / chemistry.
At least 1 year of practical experience in supervisory capacity  in  manufacturing,  maintenance,  R&D  or safety department in a factory.”
 (BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

J.C. SHARMA
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To

The   Commissioner,   Printing,   Stationary   and   Stores,   Purchases,   Andhra   Pradesh, 

            Hyderabad with a request to furnish the Notification in the next edition of A.P. 

            Gazette and furnish 1000 copies to the office of the Director of Factories, Andhra 

            Pradesh, ‘B’ Block, 5th floor, B.R.K.R. Bhavan, Tankbund road, Hyderabad - 500 
            063 and 10 copies to the Principal Secretary to Government, Labour, Employment, 
            Training and Factories Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.  Copy to:
The Director of Factories, A.P. Hyderabad. The Law (B) Department.

The P.S. to Principal Secretary, LET & F Department. 

The P.A. to Joint Secretary, LET & F Department. 

Sf/sc.

//  FORWARDED :: BY ORDER  //SECTION OFFICER





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