Rules prescribed under Section 87 of Factories Act 1948:
Rule 114 of Maharashtra Factories Rules, 1963: Dangerous Operation – The following operations when carried on in any factory are declared to be dangerous operations under Section 87:-
SCHEDULES
- Manufacture of aerated water & processes incidental thereto.
- Electrolytic plating or oxidation of metal articles by use of an electrolyte containing chromic acid or other chromium compounds.
- Manufacture & repair of electric accumulators.
- Glass manufacturing (When lead mono oxide is used)
- Grinding or Glazing of metals & processes incidental thereto.
- Manufacture & Treatment of Lead & certain compounds of lead.
- Generation of gas from dangerous petroleum as defined in clause (b) of section 2 of the Petroleum Act, 1934.
- Cleaning or smoothing, roughening, etc. of articles by a jet of sand, metal short or grit or other abrasive, propelled by a blast of compressed air or steam.
- Liming & tanning of raw hides & skins & processes incidental thereto.
- Manufacture of chromic acid or manufacture or recovery of the bichromate of sodium, potassium or ammonium.
- Manufacture or manipulation of Nitro or Amino compounds (alpha – naphthylamine, beta – naphthylamine, Benzidine & its salts, Diansidine, Toludine, Dichlorobenzidine.)
- Handling & manipulation of corrosive substances.
- Manufacture of bangles & other articles from cinematograph film & toxic & inflammable solvents. (Acetone, Tetra chloro alkyl, Alcohol, De-natured Spirit Phenol, Amyl Acetone, Butyl acetone, Diacetone, Bangle polish)
- Processes involving manufacture, use or evolution of carbon disulphide & hydrogen sulphide.
- Manufacture & manipulation of dangerous pesticides.
- Compression of Oxygen & Hydrogen produced by electrolytic processes. (or by steam iron processes)
- Handling & Processing of Asbestos, Manufacture of any Article of Asbestos & any other process of manufacture or otherwise in which Asbestos is used in any form.
- Manufacture or manipulation of Manganese & its compounds.
- Carbon di-sulphide Plants.
- Manufacture, Handling or use of Benzene & substances containing Benzene.
- Process of extracting oils, wax & fats from vegetable & animal sources in Solvent Extraction Plants.
- Manufacture or manipulation of Carcinogenic Dye intermediates (Prohibited substances – Beta naphthylamine & its salts, Benzidine & its salts, 4 amine Diphenyl & its salts, 4 Nitro Diphenyl & its salts, Diansidine & its salts, Dichlorobenzidine & its salts, Auramine, Magenta).
- Highly flammable Liquids & Flammable compressed
- Operations involving High Noise levels.
- Handling & processing of cotton.
- Manufacture of Fireworks & Match
- Silica Industries