POLICIES, PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS OF DIRECTORARE OF FACTORIES AND BOILERS ORISSA

 

                                                         Prepared on 1.1.2002

 INTRODUCTION

 The Directorate of Factories & Boilers enforces two important enactments namely the Factories Act, 1948 and Indian Boilers Act, 1923 and the rules framed thereunder to ensure safety, health and welfare of workers working in factories of the State. Of late, the Factories Act has been amended making provision for stringent requirements due to the advancement in modern manufacturing technologies and their inherent hazards. It has made the work of the Directorate multidimensional. Further, the enactment of Environment Protection Act, 1986 and the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989 where in this Directorate has been assigned the work of inspection, has added further work load and thrust upon this Directorate. Apart from the work of enforcement, prevention and promotional work also have been assigned to this Directorate to generate safety and health consciousness among the factory workers through training programmes, medical surveillance, occupational health monitoring and monitoring of industrial work places carrying out hazardous activities.

        This Directorate aims at acting as a friend, philosopher and guide to the factories of the State.

 

DETAILS OF ACTIVITIES

 

1.     Enforcement of Factories Act, 1948 and Indian   Boilers Act, 1923, Rules and Regulations thereunder.

 .     Enforcement of Environment Protection Act, 1986 in consultation with the State Pollution Control Board.

 .     Accident prevention programme through investigation and analysis.

 .     Safety and occupational Health Education programme.

 .     Occupational health survey programme.

 .     Monitoring of hazardous work environment.

 .     Safety and quality assurance in design, construction and safe operation of boilers.

 .     Compilation of yearly statistics.

 .     Helping the factory management and district administration in preparation and updating of ON-SITE and OFF-SITE emergency plans and monitoring of plans.

 . Helping the district administration in the preparation of the OFF SITE emergency plan for their district to combat and contain emergency situation arising out of chemical accident.

 1. Development updating and maintaining an inventory of hazardous chemicals handled in                   

          factories of the State.

BREAK UP OF FACTORIES OF THE STATE
(Based on Annual Administrative Report)
   

1997

1999

2000

2001

  
Textile & textile products - 77 83 86 84  
Jute - 16 16 16 15  
Paper & paper products - 69 71 74 78  
Basic Chemical & chemical product - 151 165 170 179  
Rubber, plastic, petroleum and coal products - 102 109 118 124  
Non-metallic mineral products - 284 298 313 397  
Metallic and alloys products - 144 156 155 162  
Electric generation,
transmission and distribution		 - 15 16 16 16  
Others - 1588 1598 1664 1703  
 

 
         
TOTAL - 2446 2511 2612 2758  

           
No. of hazardous factories - 376        
No. of major accident hazard factories - 38        
 
ENFORCEMENT OF FACTORIES ACT
Sl. Year No. of Prosecution Acquittals Convictions Subjudice Remarks
No   factories launched        
    inspected          
    under          
    Factories Act          
               
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
               
               
1 1995 2126 57 19 27 11  
2 1996 2072 54 19 17 18  
3 1997 1982 66 7 6 53  
4 1998 2227 41 9 4 28  
5 1999 2132 40 9 3 28  
6 2000 2048 50 4 1 45  
7 2001 1983 66 - 3 63  
 

ENFORCEMENT OF BOILERS ACT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sl.

Year

Total no. of

No. of boilers

No. of boilers

No. of boilers

No. of boilers

Remarks

No.

boilers at the

inspected and

for which

certified on

declared

end of each

certified for

design were

completion of

defective and

year

use

checked and

manufacture

certified fit

cleared

after repairs

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Defective

Certified fit

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1995

887

411

35

14

104

88

2

1996

914

416

53

27

93

83

3

1997

930

407

20

14

90

85

4

1998

982

443

19

19

92

78

5

1999

1024

474

15

15

87

87

6

2000

1060

510

19

19

82

80

7

2001

1094

528

18

18

83

81

 

POSITION OF ACCIDENTS & DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES IN THE STATE

   

Year

No. of Fatal

No. of Non-fatal

No. of

No. of

No. of

No. of cases

Remarks

    

accidents

accidents

serious

dangerous

prosecutions

where warning

   

accidents

occurrences &

issued

   

 

 

 

 

gas leakages

 

 

 

    

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

    

   

 

1995

42

3249

22

15

8

20

   

 

1996

32

2267

10

2

5

12

   

 

1997

41

2067

23

5

7

20

   

 

1998

20

1888

22

12

4

32

   

 

1999

22

1027

18

8

8

20

   

 

2000

35

996

16

10

16

35

   

 

2001

20

792

27

18

4

30

 

    

   

   

N.B.:-

All fatal & serious accidents and dangerous occurrence are investigated and action taken depending upon

   

the merits of each case.

   
 
SAFETY EDUCATION AND TRAINING STATISTICS
Number of training programmes conducted      Film Displayed Remarks
Sl. No YEAR State Level Programs District Level Programs Number of workers & Executives Benefited In Factories Number of Persons benifited
1 1995 2 14 890 6 920
2 1996 3 34 899 10 1276
3 1997 3 28 1819 11 1900
4 1998 - 12 480 13 1980
5 1999 3 15 715 - -
6 2000 - 16 757 - -
7 2001 - 11 508 - -
 

ACTIVITIES OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE LABORATORY

Sl.No.

Year

Number of

Number of

Number

R e m a r k s

evaluation of

occupational

of workers

workplaces

health survey

examined

(Dust, noise and

conducted

 

 

toxicity)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

 

 

 

 

1

1993

16

7

145

The work environmental monitoring suffered

 due to following difficulties :-

1) This I.H.L. don't have any qualified testing

2

1994

1

5

463

     personnel except two Laboratory Assistants.

2) Out of four sampling equipment all went out   

3

1995

10

13

512

    of order except one which finally also

    defunct by 1995.

4

1996

Nil

6

331

3) The infrastructure as regard to space and

    accommodation is inadequate.

5

1997

Nil

Nil

Nil

4) Sampling of work environment wastes and

    effluents requires sophistication as regards

    to the sampling personnel who is required

    to know the basic chemistry of the substances

   so that he could collect in proper medium,

   stabilise it with suitable stabilizers and carry

   that back to IHL for further analysis.

5)  The job of sampling as described at

    sl.no. 4 is risky in transport by public

    conveyance as –

(I)                   none of the sampling equipment are

             insured ;

 

 

 

 

 

     (ii)        no vehicle for the purpose have been

                 provided.

                   

l

Excepting keeping records and inventory of hazardous substances of factories other

activities have come to stand still due to lack of resources.

 


REVENUE RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF THE DIRECTORATE

 

 

 

 

 

(Rs. In lakhs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sl.No.

Financial

RECEIPTS UNDER -

Expenditure

 

Year

Factories Act

Indian Boilers Act

Miscellaneous

Total

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1995-96

39.1

16.32

0.42

55.84

75.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

1996-97

40.66

11.84

0.77

53.27

85.81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

1997-98

42.18

13.84

0.02

56.04

94.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

1998-99

56.1

14.73

0.67

71.5

151.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

1999-2000

56.5

15.23

0.6

72.33

132.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

2000-2001

60.27

23.69

0.64

84.6

136.81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

2001-2002

60.33

22.21

1.58

84.12

130.73
 

 

INFORMATION ON ANNUAL HEALTH MONITORING OF WORKERS

 

 

 

 

 

Sl.No.

Year

No. of factories

No. of workers

Remarks

wherein health

in respect of

check-up was

whom health

monitored

check up

 

 

 

was done

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1998

33

15,613

 

 

 

2

1999

41

16,996

 

 

 

3

2000

54

22,113

 

 

 

4

2001

57

25,604

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

PERSPECTIVE PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE NEEDED

1. Advanced Training to Inspectors to keep abreast with modern & code of practice developed technology

    and techniques of inspection.

2. Assistance by supply of publications Books/Journals to develop a good library facility.

 

3. Assistance by donation of a Multi Media Computer to develop up-to-date data bank.

 

4. Assistance in the form of a Mobile Laboratory Van duly equipped to carry out workplace monitoring

    and occupational health care.

 

5. Developing Industrial Hygiene Laboratory to a manageable level.

6. Introduction of Safety Audit through internal auditors of respective factories carrying on

hazardous processes.