(1) The Chief Inspector, or the Director General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes, or the Director General of Health Services, to the Government of India, or such other officer as may be authorised in this behalf by the State Government or the Chief Inspector or the Director General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes or the Director General of Health Services may, at any time during the normal working hours of a factory, or at any other time as is found by him to be necessary, after giving notice in writing to the occupier or manager of the factory or any other person who for the time being purports to be in charge of the factory, undertake safety and occupational health surveys, and such occupier or manager or other person shall afford all facilities for such survey, including facilities for the examination and testing of plant and machinery and collection of samples and other data relevant to the survey.
(2) For the purpose of facilitating surveys under sub-section (1) every worker shall, if so required by the person conducting the survey, present himself to undergo such medical examination as may be considered necessary by such person and furnish all information in his possession and relevant to the survey.
(3) Any time spent by a worker for undergoing medical examination or furnishing information under sub-section (2) shall, for the purpose of calculating wages and extra wages for overtime work, be deemed to be time during which such worker worked in the factory.]
2[Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, the report, if any, submitted to the State Government by the person conducting the survey under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a report submitted by an Inspector under this Act.]
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1. Ins. by Act 94 of 1976, s. 39 (w.e.f.
26-10-1976).
2. Ins. by Act 20 of 1987, s. 29 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987)
Section 91 of Factories Act - Power to take samples
Section 91A of Factories Act - Safety and occupational health surveys
Section 92 of Factories Act - General penalty for offences
Section 93 of Factories Act - Liability of owner of premises in certain circumstances
Section 94 of Factories Act - Enhanced penalty after previous conviction
Section 95 of Factories Act - Penalty for obstructing Inspector
Section 96 of Factories Act - Penalty for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis under section 91
Section 97 of Factories Act - Offences by workers
Section 98 of Factories Act - Penalty for using false certificate of fitness
Section 99 of Factories Act - Penalty for permitting double employment of child