Factories Act, 1934 — section 18

18. Overcrowding..—_(1) No work-room in any factory shall be overcrowded to an extent injurious to the health of the workers employed therein.

(2)Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1) there shall be provided for every worker employed in a work-room

(a)at least three hundred and fifty cubic feet of space in the case of a factory in existence on the date of the commencement of the Labour Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 1972 ; and

(b)at least five hundred cubic feet of space in the case of a factory built after the commencement of the Labour Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 1972. Explanation.___For the purpose of this sub-section no account shall be taken of a space which is more than fourteen feet above the level of the floor of the room.

(3)If the Chief Inspector by order in writing so requires, there shall be posted in each work room of a factory a notice specifying the maximum number of workers who may in compliance with the provisions of this section be employed in the room.

(4)The Chief Inspector may, by order in writing, exempt, subject to such conditions as he may think fit to impose, any work-room from the provisions of this section if he is satisfied that compliance therewith in respect of such room is not necessary for the purpose of health of the workers employed therein.