Lok Sabha Question No. 2517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-14
Subject: Safety at Workplaces
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2517

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2015

## SAFETY AT WORKPLACES

2517. SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)the details of number of industrial accidents during each of the last
- three years and the current year, industry-wise and State/UT-wise;
- (b)whether the Government conducts inspections of factories, manufacturing units, workplaces etc. to check for adequate safety measures like fire equipment, fire exits, safety gear for workers in factories etc.;
- (c)if so, the details thereof alongwith frequency of inspection done during the said period, State/UT-wise and factory-wise;
- (d)whether the Government has taken steps or plans to take steps to encourage and mandate the safety of labour at workplaces and if
- so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor; and
- (e)the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  avoid
- industrial accidents/deaths in the Country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a) to (c): As per the information collected by the Chief Inspector of Factories, the State-wise  fatal &  non-fatal  injuries in registered factories  under  the  Factories  Act,  1948  for  the  years  2012,  2013  & 2014 is enclosed as Annexure-I.

The  State  Governments  through  the  office  of  the  Chief  Inspector  of Factories carry out inspections to ensure compliance of the Act and the Rules framed thereunder, the details of inspections carried out in factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948, for the years 2012, 2013 & 2014 is enclosed as Annexure-II.

(d) & (e): The  Government  of  India  has  enacted  a  comprehensive legislation i.e. the Factories Act, 1948, for taking care of the occupational safety, health & welfare issues of the workers employed in manufacturing sector. There are elaborate provisions pertaining to the health, safety and welfare provisions related to hazardous process, working  hours,  penal  provisions  etc.  and  the  Rules  prescribed  there under  are  sufficient  to  ensure  safety  of  the  workers  as  far  as  the manufacturing sector is concerned. The Factories Act, 1948 and the State Factories Rules framed  there under are enforced by the respective State/UTs.

The Government of India, Ministry of Labour& Employment, had National  Policy  on  Safety,  Health  and  Environment  at declared  the Workplace(NPSHEW) on 20 th  February, 2009.

The purpose of this National Policy is to establish a preventive safety  and  health  culture  in  the  country  through  elimination  of  the to enhance the well-being of employees in all the sectors of economic incidents of work related injuries, diseases, fatalities, disasters   and activity in the country.

The Policy contains preamble, goals, objectives & action programme:  The  action  programme  includes enforcement,  national standards, compliance, awareness, research & development, occupational  safety  and  health,  skills  development,  data  collection and review.

## The salient features of the Policy are as below:-

- i. It  recognizes  safe  and  healthy  working  environment as a fundamental human right.
2. It aims at enhancing the well-being of the employees and  the  society  at  large  by  eliminating  work  related
- ii. injuries, diseases, etc.
- iii. It enumerates the goals to be achieved and brings into focus  the  objective  of  continuous  reduction  in  the incidence of work related injuries and diseases.

It describes the action programme with eight key strategies i.e. Enforcement, Development of national standards, Compliance, Awareness, Research and Development, Skills development, Data collection and review.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2517 FOR 14.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN: SHRI KESHAV PRASAD MARYA: SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:  SHRI  DHANANJAY  MAHADIK:  DR.  HEENA  VIJAYKUMAR  GAVIT:SHRI  MOHITE  PATIL  VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO: AND DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN.

State-wise Fatal and Non-fatal Injuries in Factories for the year 2012, 2013 & 2014

| Sl. No.   | State/ Union Territory             | 2012           | 2012               | 2013           | 2013               | 2014           | 2014               |
|-----------|------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/ Union Territory             | Fatal Injuries | Non Fatal Injuries | Fatal Injuries | Non Fatal Injuries | Fatal Injuries | Non Fatal Injuries |
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | Nil            | Nil                | ..             | ..                 | 5              | 15                 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 156            | 526                | 137            | 513                | 85             | 174                |
| 3.        | Assam                              | 8              | 70                 | 8              | 57                 | 13             | 58                 |
| 4.        | Bihar                              | 9              | 126                | 4              | 156                | 12             | 251                |
| 5.        | Chandigarh                         | 1              | 1                  | Nil            | 2                  | ..             | ..                 |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh                       | 110            | 321                | 92             | 380                | 101            | 71                 |
| 7.        | Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 14             | 31                 | 12             | 57                 | ..             | ..                 |
| 8.        | Delhi                              | 6              | 18                 | 13             | 14                 | ..             | ..                 |
| 9.        | Goa                                | 8              | 85                 | 10             | 45                 | 5              | 80                 |
| 10.       | Gujarat                            | 216            | 2781               | 218            | 2285               | 240            | 1751               |
| 11.       | Haryana                            | 15             | 28                 | 40             | 21                 | 41             | 64                 |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 10             | 11                 | 11             | 23                 | 13             | 23                 |
| 13.       | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 8              | 5                  | ..             | ..                 | ..             | ..                 |
| 14.       | Jharkhand                          | 33             | 149                | 35             | 92                 | 21             | 78                 |
| 15.       | Karnataka                          | 76             | 682                | 68             | 43                 | ..             | ..                 |
| 16.       | Kerala                             | 29             | 87                 | 27             | 68                 | ..             | ..                 |
| 17.       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 45             | 791                | 48             | 465                | 59             | 334                |
| 18.       | Maharashtra                        | 215            | 2333               | 199            | 2013               | 187            | 1687               |
| 19.       | Manipur                            | ..             | ..                 | ..             | ..                 | ..             | ..                 |
| 20.       | Meghalaya                          | 1              | Nil                | 3              | 3                  | 1              | 1                  |
| 21.       | Nagaland                           | Nil            | Nil                | Nil            | Nil                | ..             | ..                 |
| 22.       | Odisha                             | 78             | 335                | 58             | 104                | ..             | ..                 |
| 23.       | Pudduchery                         | 8              | 30                 | 3              | 25                 | ..             | ..                 |
| 24.       | Punjab                             | 34             | 142                | 29             | 103                | 12             | 97                 |
| 25.       | Rajasthan                          | 34             | 699                | 55             | 706                | 39             | 624                |
| 26.       | Tamil Nadu                         | 110            | 314                | 109            | 415                | 105            | 291                |
| 27.       | Telangana                          | #              | #                  | #              | #                  | ..             | ..                 |
| 28.       | Tripura                            | 2              | 5                  | 2              | 4                  | 2              | 6                  |
| 29.       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 72             | 102                | 129            | 71                 | 45             | 47                 |
| 30.       | Uttarakhand                        | 23             | 76                 | 11             | 48                 | 7              | 47                 |
| 31.       | West Bengal                        | 62             | 18693              | 96             | 19250              | ..             | ..                 |
| Total     | Total                              | 1383           | 28441              | 1417           | 26953              | 933            | 5699               |

Note:

(i) There are no registered factories in Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Mizoram and Sikkim.

(ii) ..

:  Not Available

(iii) # : Newly created State in 2014

Source: Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories of

States/ UTs.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2517 FOR 14.12.2015  ASKED  BY  SHRI  T.  RADHAKRISHNAN:  SHRI  KESHAV PRASAD  MARYA:  SHRI  SATAV    RAJEEV:  SHRI  DHANANJAY  MAHADIK:  DR.  HEENA VIJAYKUMAR  GAVIT:SHRI  MOHITE  PATIL  VIJAYSINH    SHANKARRAO:  AND  DR.  J. JAYAVARDHAN.

State-wise factories Inspected during the year 2012, 2013 & 2014

| Sl. No.   | State/ Union Territory          | 2012   | 2013   | 2014   |
|-----------|---------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands        | 19     | 28     | 31     |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                  | 7967   | 10198  | 4607   |
| 3.        | Assam                           | 1154   | 1629   | 1610   |
| 4.        | Bihar                           | 1816   | 1194   | 1059   |
| 5.        | Chandigarh                      | 28     | 24     | ..     |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh                    | 716    | 1152   | 1311   |
| 7.        | Daman &Diu &Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 190    | 180    | 160    |
| 8.        | Delhi                           | 2167   | 1775   | 1105   |
| 9.        | Goa                             | 211    | 224    | 161    |
| 10.       | Gujarat                         | 13916  | 16490  | 13499  |
| 11.       | Haryana                         | 2720   | 1562   | 2742   |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh                | 1093   | 1093   | 1201   |
| 13.       | Jammu &Kashmir                  | 1065   | ..     | ..     |
| 14.       | Jharkhand                       | 17282  | 2795   | 2630   |
| 15.       | Karnataka                       | 8176   | 7979   | 9160   |
| 16.       | Kerala                          | 14043  | 12852  | 13656  |
| 17.       | Madhya Pradesh                  | 3066   | 3423   | ..     |
| 18.       | Maharashtra                     | 11873  | 18184  | 14352  |
| 19.       | Manipur                         | ..     | 150    | ..     |
| 20.       | Meghalaya                       | 70     | 35     | 17     |
| 21.       | Nagaland                        | 152    | 204    | 210    |
| 22.       | Odisha                          | 2545   | 2434   | 2824   |
| 23.       | Pudduchery                      | 1066   | 1670   | ..     |
| 24.       | Punjab                          | 1003   | 2904   | ..     |
| 25.       | Rajasthan                       | 3051   | 2163   | 3194   |
| 26.       | Tamil Nadu                      | 25030  | 34787  | ..     |
| 27.       | Telangana                       | #      | #      | 3849   |
| 28.       | Tripura                         | 1271   | 1330   | 1124   |
| 29.       | Uttar Pradesh                   | ..     | ..     | ..     |
| 30.       | Uttarakhand                     | 53     | 78     | 107    |
| 31.       | West Bengal                     | 4366   | 3813   | ..     |
| Total     | Total                           | 126109 | 130350 | 78609  |

Note: (i) There are no registered factories in Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Mizoram and Sikkim.

(ii) .. :  Not Available (iii) # : Newly Created State in 2014. Source: Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories of States/ UTs.

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