Repeal and savings

Section 120 of the Factory Act , 1948 deals with repeal and savings. The enactments set out in the Table appended to this section are hereby repealed: Provided that anything done under the said enactments which could have been done under this Act if it had then been in force shall be deemed to have been done under this Act.

The enactments set out in the Table appended to this section are hereby repealed:

Provided that anything done under the said enactments which could have been done under this Act if it had then been in force shall be deemed to have been done under this Act. 1[THE FIRST SCHEDULE [SEE SECTION 2 (CB)] LIST OF INDUSTRIES INVOLVING HAZARDOUS PROCESSES 1. Ferrous Metallurgical Industries Integrated Iron and Steel - Ferrow-alloys Special Steels 2. Non-ferrous metallurgical Industries - Primary Metallurgical Industries, namely, zinc, lead, copper, manganese and aluminium 3. Foundries (ferrous and non-ferrous) - Castings and forgings including cleaning or smotherning/ roughening by sand and shot blasting 4. Coal (including coke) industries Coal , Lignite, Coke, etc. Fuel Gases (including Coal Gas, Producer Gas, Water Gas) 5. Power Generating Industries 6. Pulp and paper (including paper products) industries 7. Fertiliser Industries Nitrogenous Phosphatic Mixed 8. Cement Industries -Portland Cement (including slag cement, puzzolona cement and their products) 9. Petroleum Industries Oil Refining Lubricating Oils and Greases 10. Petro-chemical Industries 11. Drugs and Pharmaceutical Industries Narcotics, Drugs and Pharmaceuticals - 12. Fermentation Industries (Distilleries and Breweries) 13. Rubber (Synthetic) Industries 14. Paints and Pigment Industries 15. Leather Tanning Industries 16. Electro-plating Industries 17. Chemical Industries - Coke Oven by-products and Coaltar Distillation products - Industrial Gases (nitrogen, oxygen, acetylene, argon, carbon- dioxide, hydrogen, sulphurdioxide, nitrous oxide, halogenated hydrocarbon, ozone, etc.) Industrial Carbon - Alkalies and Acids - Chromates and dichromates 1 Ins. by Act 20 of 1987, sec. 45 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987). Schedule Leads and its compound - Electrochemicals (metallic sodium, potassium and magnesium, chlorates, perchlorates and peroxides) Electrothermal produces (artificial abrasive, calcium carbide) - Nitrogenous compounds (cyanides, cyanamides and other nitrogenous compounds) -Phosphorous and its compounds - Halogens and Halogenated compounds (Chlorine, Flourine, Bromine and Iodine - Explosives (including industrial explosives and detonators and fuses) 18. Insecticides, Fungicides, Herbicides and other Pesticides Industries 19. Synthetic Resin and plastics 20. Man-made Fibre (Cellulosic and non-cellulosic) Industry 21. Manufacture and repair of electrical accumulators 22. Glass and Ceramics 23. Grinding or glaxing of metals 24. Manufacture, handling and processing of asbestos and its products 25. Extraction of oils and fats from vegetable and animal sources 26. Manufacture, handling and use of benzene and substances containing benzene 27. Manufacturing processes and operations involving carbon disulphide 28. Dyes and Dyestuff including their intermediates 29. Highly flammable liquids and gases 1[THE SECOND SCHEDULE] (SEE SECTION 41F) PERMISSIBLE LEVELS OF CERTAIN CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES IN WORK ENVIRONMENT Substance Permissible limits of exposure Sr. No. Time Weighted average Concentration (TWA) (8 hrs.) Short-term exposure limit (STEL) (15 min.)* Acetaldehyde Acetic Acid Acetone Acrolein Acrylonitrile-skin (S.C.) Aldrin-skin Allylchloride Ammonia Aniline-skin Anisidine (o-P, isomers)-skin 1 Subs. by S.O. 170 (E), dated 2nd March, 1989. ppm mg/m3 ppm mg/m3 de Schedule Substance Permissible limits of exposure Sr. No. Time Weighted average Concentration (TWA) (8 hrs.) Short-term exposure limit (STEL) (15 min.)* Benzene (HC) Beryllium & Compound (as Be) (S.C.) Boronon Trifluoride-C Bromine Butane 2-Butanone (Methyl-ethyle Ketone- MEK) n-Butyl acetate n-Butyl alcohol-skin C sec/tert.Butyl acetate Butyl Mercaptan Cadmium Dust and salts (as Cd) Calcium oxide Carbaryl (sevin) Carbon-disulphide-skin Carbon monoxide Carbon tetrachloride-skin (S.C.) Chloridane-skin Chlorine Chlorobenzene (monochlorobenzene) Chloroform (S.C.) bis-Chloromethyl ether (H.C.) Chromic acid and chromates (as Cr) (Water Soluble) Chromous Salts (as Cr) Copper fume Cotton dust, raw2 Cresol, all isomers-skin Cyanides (as CN)-skin Cyanogen Arsenic & soluble compounds (as As) ppm mg/m3 ppm mg/m3 1 Subs. by S.O. 342 (E), dated 19th April, 2001 (w.e.f. 19-4-2001). 2 Lint-free dust as measured by the vertical clutricator cotton-dust sampler. 3 Lint-free dust as measured by the vertical clutricator cotton-dust sampler. Carbofuran (Furadan) Schedule Substance Permissible limits of exposure Sr. No. Demeron-skin Diazinon-skin Dichiorvos (DDVP)-skin Dieldrin-skin Dinitrobenzene (all isomers)-skin Dinitrotoluene-skin Endosulfan (Thiadon)-skin Endrin skin Ethyl acetate Ethyl alcohol Ethylamine Fluorides (as F) Flourine Formaldehyde (S.C.) Formic acid Gasoline Hydrazine-skin (S.C.) Hydrogen Chloride-C Hydrogen Cyanide-skin -C Hydrogen Flouride (as F) -C Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogen Sulphide Iodine-C Iron Oxide Fume (Fe2O3) (as Fe) Isoamyl acetate Isoamyl alcohol Isobutyl alcohol Lead, inorg dusts and fumes (as Pb) Lindane-skin Malathion-skin Manganese dust and compounds (as Mn)-C DDT (Dichlorodiphenyl tri- chlorothane) Diophenyl (Biphenyl) Time Weighted average Concentration (TWA) (8 hrs.) Short-term exposure limit (STEL) (15 min.)* ppm mg/m3 ppm mg/m3 Dibutyl Pythalate Schedule Substance Permissible limits of exposure Sr. No. Time Weighted average Concentration (TWA) (8 hrs.) Short-term exposure limit (STEL) (15 min.)* Manganese Fume (as Mn) Manganese (as Hg)-Skin- (i) Alkyl compounds (ii) All forms except alkyl vapour Methyl alcohol(Methanol)-Skin Methyl Cellosolve- (2 Methoxy ethanol) Skin Methylisobutyl Ketone-skin Methyl Isocyanate-Skin Naphthalene Nickel carbonyl (as Ni) Nitric acid Nitric oxide Nitrobenzene-skin Nitrogen dioxide Oil mist, minerals Ozone Parathion-skin Phorate (Thimet)-skin Phosgene (Carbonyl Chloride) Phosphine Phosphorus acid Phosphorus (yellow) Phosphorus pentachloride Phosphorus trichloride Picric acid-skin Pyridine Silane (silicon tetrahydride) Syrene, monomer (Phenylethylene) Sulphur dioxide Sulphur hexafluoride Sulphuric acid Tetraethyl lead (as Pb)-Skin Phenol-skin Sodium hydroxide -C C2 mg/m3 ppm mg/m3 (iii) Aryl and inorganic compounds ppm Schedule Substance Permissible limits of exposure Sr. No. Time Weighted average Concentration (TWA) (8 hrs.) Short-term exposure limit (STEL) (15 min.)* ppm mg/m3 ppm mg/m3 Toluene (Toluol) O-Tuluidinz-skin (S.C.) Tributyl phosphate Trichloroethylene Uranium, natural (as U) Vinyl chloride (H.C.) Welding fumes Xylene (o-,m, P-isomers) Zinc oxide (i) Fume (ii) Dust (Total dust) Zironium compounds (as Zr) Ppm Parts of vapour or gas per million parts of contaminated air by volume at 25℃ and 760 toor (mm of mercury) MG/M3 Milligram of substance per cubic metre of air Not more than 4 times a day with at least 60 min. interval between successive exposures Molecular weight mg/m3 x ppm C denotes ceiling limit Skin denotes potential contribution to the overall exposure by the cutaneous route including mucous membranes and eye S.C. denotes suspected human carcinogens H.C. denotes confirmed human carcinogens. Substance Permissible time-weighted average concentration (TWA) (8 hours) (i) Silica (a) Crystalline (i) Quartz (1) In terms of dust count 10600_mppcm % Quartz+10 (2) In terms of respirable dust 10_mg/m3 % respirable quartz + 2 Schedule Substance Permissible time-weighted average concentration (TWA) (8 hours) (3) In terms of total dust 30_mg/m3 % Quartz + 3 (ii) Cristabalite Half the limits given against quartz (iii) Tridymite Half the limits given against quartz (iv) Silica fused Same limit as for quartz (v) (a) Tripoli Same limit as in formula in item 2 given against quartz (b) Amorphous Silicates 10 mg/m3, Total dust 1 [Asbestos (H.C.) (a) Amosite 0.5 fibre/ cc ** (b) Chrystolite 1.0 fibre/ cc ** (c) Crocidolite 0.2 fibre/ cc ** Portland cement 10 mg/m3, Total dust containing less than 1% quartz Coal Dust 2 mg/m3, respirable dust fraction containing less than 5% quartz Mppcm- Million particles per cubic metre of air based on impinger samples counted by light-field techniques. *** (i) For fibres greater than 5 um in length and less than 5 um in breadth with length to breadth ratio equal to or greater than 3:1 (ii) As determined by the membrane filter method at 4000-450x magnification (4mm objective) phase contrast illumination.] *As determined by the membrane-filter method at 400-450 x magnification (4 mm objective) phase contrast illumination. Respirable Dust: Fraction passing a size-selector with the following characteristics :- Aerodynamic Diameter *(um) % passing sector (Unit density sphere) 2[THE THIRD SCHEDULE] [SEE SECTIONS 89 and 90] LIST OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES 1. Lead poisoning including poisoning by any preparation or compound of lead or their sequelae. 2. Lead tetra-ethyl poisoning. 3. Phosphorous poisoning or its sequelae. 1 Subs. by S.O. 342 (E), dated 19th April, 2001 (w.e.f. 19-4-2001). 2 The existing Schedule re-numbered by Act 20 of 1987, sec. 46 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987). Schedule 4. Mercury poisoning or its sequelae. 5. Manganese poisoning or its sequelae. 6. Arsenic poisoning or its sequelae. 7. Poisoning by nitrous fumes. 8. Carbon bisulphide poisoning. 9. Benzene poisoning, including poisoning by any of its homologues, their nitro or amido derivatives or its sequelae. 10. Chrome ulceration or its sequelae. 11. Anthrax. 12. Silicosis. 13. Poisoning by halogens or halogen derivatives of the hydrocarbons, or the aliphatic series. 14. Pathological manifestation due to : - (a) radium or other radioactive substances.

(b) X-rays. 15. Primary epitheliomatous cancer of the skin. 16. Toxic anaemia. 17. Toxic jaundice due to poisonous substances. 1[18. Oil acne or dermatitis due to mineral oils and compounds containing mineral oil base. 19. Byssionosis. 20. Asbestosis. ¡lia &us ande 21. Occupational or contact dermatitis caused by direct contract with chemical and paints. These are of two types, that is, primary irritants and allergic sensitizers. 22. Noise induced hearing loss (exposure to high noise levels). 2[23. Beryllium poisoning. 3[24. Carbon monoxide poisoning. 25. Coal miners' pnoumoconiosis. 26. Phosgene poisoning. 27. Occupational cancer. 28. Isocyanates poisoning. 29. Toxic nephritis. 1 Ins. by Act 94 of 1976, sec. 45 (w.e.f. 26-10-76). 2 Ins. by Act 20 of 1987, sec. 46 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987). 3 Subs. by S.O. 343 (E), dated 19th April, 2001 (w.e.f. 19-4-2001).

Section 120, The Factory Act , 1948 (Act 63 of 1948).