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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Factories Act, 1948 Section 32

Floors, Stairs and Means of Access

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Factories Act, 1948 Section 32 is part of Factories Act, 1948 - Floors, Stairs and Means of Access. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

In every factory--

(a) all floors, steps, stairs, passages and gangways shall be of sound construction and properly maintained1[and shall be kept free from obstructions and substances likely to cause persons to slip], and where it is necessary to ensure safety, steps, stairs, passages and gangways shall be provided with substantial handrails ;

(b) there shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, be provided and maintained safe me ans of access to every place at which any person is at any time required to work.

2[(c) when any person has to work at a height from where he is likely to fall, provision shall be made, so far as is reasonably practicable, by fencing or otherwise, to ensure the safety of the person so working.]

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1. Inserted by Act 94 of 1976, section14, (w.e.f. 26-10-1976).

2. Substituted by Act 20 of 1987, section 16, for clause (c) (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).

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What does Factories Act, 1948 Section 32 provide?

Section Section 32 of the Factories Act, 1948 (Floors, Stairs and Means of Access) is reproduced on this page as part of the Factories Act, 1948. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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