As a textile professional , we should know at least the basic compliance. May be the below article will be helpful for you
1. What
is compliance?
Answer: Compliance means to complain with. Industrial
compliance means to complain with specific resolution or requirement stated by
the land of law or by the customer against for work environment, safety,
working hours which is mandatory benefits, hygiene & cleaning work
resolution etc.
2. Some health and safety issue
Health-
a. Cleanliness
b. Drinking water
c. Overcrowding
d. Lighting
e. Latrines and
urinals
f. Dustbins and
spittoons
Safety-
a. Fire
b. Floors, stairs and
means of access
c. Excessive
weights
d. Safety of building and
machineries
e. Fencing of
machinery
f. Work on neat
machinery on motion
g. Explosive or
inflammable dust or gas
h. Precautions against
dangerous fumes
i. Personal
protective equipment
j. Risk
assessment and prevention
3. Section wise working hour standard requirements as per law-
Answer:
Daily hours
Section 100 makes a provision of 8 working hours a day for
an adult worker, but an adult worker may work 10 hours a day provided all the
conditions of section 108 have been fulfilled. According to that section, the
employer is required to pay the worker, overtime, double the rate of her/his
usual wages i.e. basic & dearness allowance, if any. The employer is also
required to maintain an overtime register as per the law.
Section 101 wise, Interval for rest is provided in the
following manner:
1. One hour interval for rest or meal for six hours of work;
2. Half an hour interval for rest or meal for 5 hours of
work.
Weekly hours
Section 102, The new law makes a provision of total 48
(forty eight) working hours for a worker, but it can be extended up to sixty
hours, subject to the payment of overtime allowances as per section 108 of the
law. However, an average of 56 working hours per week in a year for a labor
must not be exceeded under any circumstances. But the new law makes a provision
for exemption approved by the government if it thinks so fit.
4. How
many holiday as per law?
Answer:
Section 103 of the new labor code makes the provision of one
day weekly holiday for all the workers employed in a factory.
i. For adult workers, one day for every 18 (eighteen) days
of work performed by her/him during the previous twelve months; (This is called earn leave.)
ii. For adolescent worker, one day for every 15 (fifteen)
days of work performed by her/him during the previous twelve months.
Festival holiday: FL
a) Every worker shall be
entitled to eleven days festival-leave for every calendar year. The employer shall,
at the beginning of the year, fix the day and date of such leaves.
b) The employer may
require any worker to work on a festival holiday provided that two days
additional compensatory holidays with full pay and one alternative holiday
should be given to her/him under section 103.
Casual leave: CL
The new labor law Section 115, of deals with the provisions
for casual leave of a worker. It makes a provision for 10 days casual leave
with full wages.
Sick leave: SL
All workers employed in a factory shall be entitled to get
14 (fourteen) days sick leave with full average wages. Provided, such a leave
shall not be granted unless a Registered Physician employed by the employer or
any other Registered Physician has certified her/his illness.
6. Requirement consider for fire safety
Answer:
- At
least one alternative exit with staircases connecting all the floors.
- No
door affording exit can be locked or fastened during the working hours.
- There
shall be an effective and clearly audible means of fire-warning system to
every worker.
- There
shall be a free passage-way giving access to each means to escape.
- There
shall be at least one fire-extinction parade.
Prepared By: Md. Tarikul Islam
01912885383
jonytex073@gmail.com
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