Rule 17. Safety Committee under section 22

(1) Every Factory / establishment -

(a) major accident hazard factories;

(b) a factory carrying on "hazardous process" or operations declared to be "dangerous operations" under section 82 of the Code where in fifty workers or more;

(c) a factory wherein nvo hundred fifty or more workers are ordinarily employed; or

(d) Every establishment employing two hundred fifty or more building workers; shall constitute a safely committee consisting of representatives of employers and workers:

Provided that factories declared under section 81 of the Code situated in a particular area andcarrying out "hazardous process" or "dangerous operations" of similar nature, shall have a common Safely Committee for them with the prior. approval of Chiel Inspector-cum-Facilitator for the purpose this rule. The area of common safety committee shall be decided by Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator. Chief Inspector-cumFacilitator shall facilitate formation of safety committee. The tenure of the safety committee shall be for three years for factories andthe tenure of the safety committee for establishment shall be for three years or duration of construction site of building or other construction work. The safety committee shall meet at least once in every quarter for factories and building or other construction work The representative of the workers shall be chosen by the registered trade Union. In case where there is no registered trade union the members may be chosen by the workers of the factory/establishment:

Provided that there shall be adequate represcnration of the women workers in the comnmittee.

(2) Safety Committee shall have the right tobe adequately and suitably informed of-

(a) potential safety and health hazards to which the workers may be exposed at workplace;

(b) data on accidents as well as data resulting from surveillance of the working environment and of the health of employees, conducted at such establishments/factories

(3) The owner, employer, occupier, agent or manager shall, within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of the recommendations of the Safety Committee shall take action to implement the recommendations. Composition of Safety Committee under section 22.- 18.

(1) The representatives of the management on Safety Committee, shall consist of-

(a) A Manager / Chief Executive Ofticer/responsible person, 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 Medical officer wherever available and the Safety Officer in 17: such a case shall be the Secretary of the Committee; and

(c) (1)A representative each from the production, maintenance and purchase departments for factories:

(2) A representative each from the engineering or technical, plant and machinery and purchase departments for building and other construction work;

(d) In case of common safety committee, minimum one employee from each factory shall be nominated by the occupier.

(2) The workers' representatives on the Safety Committee shall be chosen by the workers.

(3) The minutes of the meeting of the Safety Committee shall be recorded.

(4) Function and duties of the Safety Committee shall include -

(a) assisting and cooperating with the management in achieving the aims and objectives outlined in the "Safety and Health Policy",

(b) dealing with all matters concerning health. safety and environment and to arrive at practicable solutions to problemns encountered:

(c) creating safety awareness amongst all workers;

(d) undertaking educational, training and promotional activities;

(e) for fnctories discussing reports on safety, environmental and occupational health surveys, safety audits, risk assessment, emergency and disaster management plans and implementation of the recommendations made in the reports;

(f) looking into the matters likely to cause danger to the safety and health of the workers and suggest corrective measures: and

(g) reviewing the implementation of the recommendations made by it.