Rule 69. Approval of plans

(1) No building or premises for a factory shall be constructed, reconstructed, extended or taken into use as a factory or part of a factory unless previous permission in writing is obtained from the Chief Inspector-eunt-Facilitator of factories. An Application for obtaining previous permission for the site on which the factory is to be situated and for the construction or extension ofa factory shall be made to the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator of factories.

(2) Application shall be in electronic mode and accompanied by the following documents, namely: -

(a) Form 31 duly filled in by the applicant;

(b) The process flow diagram of manufacturing process supplemented by a brief description ol process indicating the names of raw materials, intermediates and finished products with their inventories. In the case of chemical substances, their chemical names and storage quantities shall be mentioned;

(c) Plans in duplicate drawn 1o scale showingthe site of the factory and immediate surrounding including adjacent (i) buildings and other structures, roads, drains, etc

(ii) Detail drawings which include plan, elevation and necessary cross sectional elevations of the various buildings and structures including all relevant details relating to natural lighting, ventilation and means of escape in case of emergency. The plans shall also clearly indicate the lay-out of the plant and machinery, position of aisics and passage-ways. the latrines and urinals and other sanitary provisions but plan shall be without any structure detail.

(d) particulars in connection with the maximum number bf workers to be employed in each work room, together with the area of ventilating openings and cubic space available per worker to be employed in each room;

(e) Particulars in connection with other requirements of the code and the rules and the Schedule there under applicable to the proposed factoly;

(f) Such other particulars as the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator of factories /Director Industrial Safety and Health may require.

(3) Ifthe ChiefInspector-cum-Facilitator of factories is satisfied that the plans are in consonance with the requirements of rules, he may order approving the plans subject to such conditions, if any, as he may specify for fulfilment of the requirements. Such plans that are approved within the period not exceeding thirty days. shall be issued by Chief Inspector-cumFacilitator of factories and also inform the applicant.

(4) Where a Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator of factories refuse to grant a permission to the site, construction, reconstruction. or an extension of a factory, the applicant may within 30 days of the date of such refusal, appeal to the State Government.