SAFETY-LABOUR ACT 2006 - ACT 61 & 62
61. Safety of building and
machinery : (1) If it appears to the Inspector that any building or part of
a building or any part of the ways, machinery or plant in an establishment is
in such a conditions that it is dangerous to human life or safety, he may serve
on the employer of the establishment an order in writing specifying the
measures which, in his opinion, should be adopted, and requiring them to be
carried out before a specified date.
(2) If it appears to the
Inspector that the use of any building or part of a building or of any part of
the ways, machinery or plant in the establishment involves imminent danger to
human life or safety, he may serve on the employer of the establishment an
order in writing prohibiting its use until it has been properly repaired or
altered.
62. Precaution in case of fire
: (1) Every establishment shall be provided with at least one alternative
connection stairway with each floor and such means of escape in case of fire
and firefighting apparatus, as may be prescribed by rules.
(2) If it appears to the
inspector that any establishment is not provided with the means of escape
prescribed under sub-section (1) he may serve on the employer of the
establishment an order in writing specifying the measures which in his opinion,
should be adopted before a date specified in the order.
(3) In every establishment the
doors affording exit from any room shall not be locked or fastened so that they
can be easily and immediately opened from inside while any person is within the
room and all such doors, unless they are of the sliding type, shall be
constructed to open outwards or where the door is between two rooms, and all
such doors, unless they are of the sliding type, shall be constructed to open
outwards or where the door is between two rooms, in the direction of the
nearest exit from the building and no such door shall be locked or obstructed
while work is being carried on in the room.
(4) In every establishment every
window, or other exit affording means of escape in case of fire, other than the
means of exit in ordinary use, shall be distinctively marked in Bangla and in
red letters of adequate size or by some other effective and clearly understood
sign.
(5) In every establishment every
window, door, or other exit affording means of escape in case of fire to every
person employed therein.
(6) A free passage-way giving
access to each means of escape in case of fire shall be maintained for the use
of all workers in every room of the establishment.
(7) In every establishment
wherein more than ten workers are ordinarily employed in any place above the
ground floor, or explosive or highly inflammable materials are used or stored,
effective measures shall be taken to ensure that all the workers are familiar
with the means of escape in case of fire and have been adequately trained in
the routine to be followed in such case.
(8) In factories wherein fifty or
more workers and employees are employed shall arrange at least once in a year a
mock fire-fighting and the employer shall maintain a book of records in this
regards.
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