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Q1With reference to Site Appraisal Committees for hazardous-process factories under the Factories Act, 1948, consider the following statements: 1. The Central Government appoints the Site Appraisal Committee for every initial location of a hazardous-process factory. 2. The Site Appraisal Committee must make its recommendation to the State Government within 90 days of receiving the application in the prescribed form. 3. Once the State Government grants approval, the applicant must still obtain a further approval from the Central Board or State Board under the Water Act and Air Act. 4. If the factory is owned or controlled by the Central Government, the Central Government's nominee becomes the chairperson of the Site Appraisal Committee. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is false: the State Government appoints the Site Appraisal Committee. Statement 2 is true: the recommendation is due within 90 days of receipt of the prescribed application. Statement 3 is false: once State approval is granted, further approval from the Water/Air Boards is not necessary. Statement 4 is false: for Central Government-owned or controlled factories, a Central Government nominee is co-opted as a member, not made chairperson.
Q2With reference to Safety Committees under the Factories Act, 1948, consider the following statements: 1. The occupier must set up a Safety Committee in every factory where a hazardous process takes place or hazardous substances are used or handled. 2. The Committee must consist of equal numbers of representatives of workers and management. 3. The Central Government alone may exempt an occupier from constituting such a Committee. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Act requires the occupier to set up a Safety Committee in the stated hazardous-process or hazardous-substance settings, and it specifies equal representation of workers and management. Statement 3 is incorrect because the exemption power cited is with the State Government, not only the Central Government.
Q3With reference to the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 as explained by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, consider the following statements: 1. Health and safety provisions are stated to apply to establishments employing 10 or more employees. 2. The Code is stated to extend benefits to regular workers only, excluding contract and inter-state migrant workers. 3. Serious safety breaches are stated to attract severe penalties including imprisonment. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 3 are correct according to the Labour Ministry FAQ. Statement 2 is incorrect because the FAQ states that the Code does not distinguish regular and contract workers or inter-state migrant workers and extends benefits to all workers.
Q4With reference to the right of workers to warn about imminent danger under the Factories Act, 1948, consider the following statements: 1. Workers may bring an imminent-danger apprehension to the notice of the occupier, agent, manager or another person in charge. 2. Such apprehension may also be brought directly to the notice of the Inspector. 3. The occupier must ignore the apprehension unless a court first confirms it. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct because workers may notify both factory management and the Inspector. Statement 3 is incorrect: the Act requires immediate remedial action when the apprehension is found reasonable, not prior court confirmation.
Q5With reference to hazardous-process factories under the Factories Act, 1948, consider the following statements: 1. A Site Appraisal Committee may be appointed by the State Government for the initial location or expansion of a factory involving a hazardous process. 2. The Chief Inspector of the State is included as the chairman of the Site Appraisal Committee. 3. The Committee is required to make its recommendation within 30 days of receiving an application. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: the State Government may appoint a Site Appraisal Committee, and the Chief Inspector is listed as chairman. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Act gives a 90-day recommendation period, not 30 days.
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6With reference to workers' rights and obligations under the Factories Act, 1948, consider the following statements: 1. Every worker has the right to obtain information relating to workers' health and safety at work from the occupier. 2. Every worker has the right to represent to the Inspector regarding inadequate protection of health or safety in the factory. 3. A worker may wilfully misuse an appliance provided for workers' safety if no accident occurs. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7With reference to safety reports and audits under the hazardous-chemical rules, consider the following statements: 1. An occupier must send a safety report to the concerned authority at least 90 days before commencing the covered industrial activity. 2. Occupiers of new and existing industrial activities must carry out an independent safety audit with an expert not associated with such industrial activities. 3. The safety audit report is to be updated once a year by conducting a fresh safety audit. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8With reference to Chapter IVA of the Factories Act, 1948, consider the following statements: 1. It contains provisions relating to hazardous processes. 2. It includes a provision on workers' participation in safety management. 3. It excludes any right of workers to warn about imminent danger. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9With reference to the Site Appraisal Committee under the Factories Act, 1948, consider the following statements: 1. The Central Government appoints the Site Appraisal Committee for the initial location or expansion of a hazardous-process factory. 2. The Chief Inspector of the State is the chairman of the Site Appraisal Committee. 3. The Site Appraisal Committee must make its recommendation to the State Government within ninety days of receiving the prescribed application. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10With reference to dangerous operations and serious hazards under the Factories Act, 1948, consider the following statements: 1. Section 87 is titled 'Dangerous operations'. 2. Section 87A is titled 'Power to prohibit employment on account of serious hazard'. 3. Section 91A is titled 'Safety and occupational health surveys'. 4. Section 87A is titled 'Notice of certain diseases'. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11With reference to the Bhopal gas leak disaster as defined in the 1985 Act, consider the following statements: 1. The disaster involved the release of highly noxious and abnormally dangerous gas from a plant in Bhopal. 2. The plant was of Union Carbide India Limited, a subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation, U.S.A. 3. The Act says the release caused no loss of life or property damage. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12With reference to the Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996, consider the following statements: 1. The Rules were published vide G.S.R. 347(E) dated 1 August 1996. 2. A chemical accident excludes an accident caused only by war or radioactivity. 3. A Major Accident Hazards installation is identified without reference to threshold quantities of hazardous chemicals. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13With reference to hazardous-process provisions in the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, consider the following statements: 1. Section 83 deals with constitution of a site appraisal committee. 2. Section 84 deals with compulsory disclosure of information by occupier. 3. Section 89 abolishes the right of workers to warn about imminent danger. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14With reference to penalties and safety-officer requirements under the Factories Act, 1948, consider the following statements: 1. Safety officers are mandatorily triggered merely because a factory ordinarily employs 500 or more workers. 2. If a Chapter IV safety contravention causes death, the minimum fine under section 92 is one lakh rupees. 3. Notice of dangerous occurrences under section 88A is required only when bodily injury or disability has actually occurred. 4. A court order under section 102 carries no further daily fine for non-compliance after the allowed period expires. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15With reference to safety committees and workers' warning rights under the Factories Act, 1948, consider the following statements: 1. In factories involving hazardous processes, the State Government may require constitution of a Safety Committee with equal representation of workers and management. 2. The State Government may exempt a factory or class of factories from the Safety Committee requirement by order in writing, recording reasons. 3. If workers have reasonable apprehension of imminent danger to life or health due to any accident, they may bring it to the notice of the occupier, agent, manager or any other person in charge, and simultaneously to the Inspector. 4. If the occupier or manager is not satisfied about the existence of imminent danger, the matter ends there and cannot be referred to the Inspector. Which of the statements given above are correct?