Factories Act, 1955

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Instructions as to use of means of escape in case of fire.

48.—(1) Where in any factory more than twenty persons are employed in the same building above the first floor or more than twenty feet above the ground level, or explosive or highly inflammable materials are stored or used in any building where persons are employed, effective steps shall be taken to ensure that all the persons employed are familiar with the means of escape in case of fire and their use and with the routine to be followed in case of fire.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section—

(a) the number of persons employed in the same building above the first floor or more than twenty feet above the ground level shall be taken to be the largest number so employed at any one time,

(b) where the persons are employed in shifts, the calculation of the number employed shall be according to the largest number at work at any one time.

(3) The Minister may make regulations as to the steps to be taken for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) of this section in the factories mentioned in that subsection or any class or description of those factories.