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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

LABOUR DEPARTMENT

(G.O. MS. NO. 19/AIL/Lab./J/2013, dated 9th April 2013)

NOTIFICATION

Whereas, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry has proposed to

make, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 112 of the

Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act No. 63 of 1948), the following rules;

And whereas, the draft rules which were issued in the Labour

Department’s notification under G. O. Ms. No. 4/AIL/Lab./J/2013,

dated 18th January 2013 were pre-published as required under sub-section (1)

of section 115 of the Factories Act, 1948 in the Extraordinary

Registered with the Registrar

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Poudouchéry

Mardi

9

Avril

2013

No.

Puducherry

Tuesday

9th

April

2013

(19 Chaitra 1935)

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[PART–II

Gazette No. 3, dated 21st January 2013 of the Government of

Puducherry for information of the public, inviting objections and

suggestions, if any, from all the persons likely to be affected thereby

till the expiry of forty-five days from the date of publication of the

said notification in the official gazette;

And whereas, no objection or suggestion has been received

within the abovesaid period;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by

section 112 of the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act No. 63 of 1948),

the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry hereby makes the following

rules, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be

called the Puducherry Factories (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication

in the official gazette.

2. Amendment to rule 114A.— In the Puducherry Factories

Rules, 1964, in rule 114A, for the existing Table-I, under Schedule

thereunder, the following Table shall be substituted, namely:—

“TABLE -I

PERMISSIBLE LEVELS OF CERTAIN CHEMICAL

SUBSTANCES IN WORK ENVIRONMENT

Sl.

Substance

Permissible limits of exposure

No.

Time-weighted

Short-term

Average

exposure limit

concentration

(STEL)

(TWA)

(8 hrs.)

(15 min.)

ppm. mg/m³**

ppm. mg/m³**

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

1

Acetaldehyde

100

180

150

270

2

Acetic acid

10

25

15

37

3

Acetone

750

1,780

1,000

2,375

4

Acrolein

0.1

0.25

0.3

0.8

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5

Acrylonitrile-Skin (S.C)

2

4.5

–

–

6

Aldrin-Skin

–

0.25

–

–

7

Allyl Chloride

1

3

2

6

8

Ammonia

25

18

35

27

9

Aniline-Skin

2

10

–

–

10

Anisidine (o-, p-isomers)-Skin

0.1

0.5

–

–

11

Arsenic and soluble

–

0.2

–

–

compounds (as As).

12

Benzene (H.C.)

0.5

1.5

2.5

7.5

13

Beryllium and Compounds

–

0.002

–

–

(as Be) (S.C.).

14

Boron trifluoride-C

1

3

–

–

15

Bromine

0.1

0.7

0.3

2

16

Butane

800

1,900

–

–

17

2-Butanone (Methyl-ethyl

200

590

300

885

Ketone-MEK).

18

n-Butyl acetate

150

710

200

950

19

n-Butyl alcohol-Skin-C

50

150

–

–

20

Sec/tert, Butyl acetate

200

950

–

–

21

Butyl mercaptan

0.5

1.5

–

–

22

Cadmium-dusts and salts

–

0.05

–

–

(as Cd).

23

Calcium oxide

–

2

–

–

24

Carbaryl (Sevin)

–

5

–

–

25

Carbofuran (Furadan)

–

0.1

–

–

26

Carbon disulphide -Skin

10

30

–

–

27

Carbon monoxide

50

55

400

440

28

Carbon tetrachloride-Skin (S.C.)

5

30

–

–

29

Chlordane -Skin

–

0.5

–

2

30

Chlorine

1

3

3

9

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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[PART–II

31

Chlorobenzene

75

350

–

–

(Monochlorobenzene).

32

Chloroform (S.C.)

10

50

–

–

33

bis (Chloromethyl) ether

0.001

0.005

–

–

(H.C.).

34

Chromic acid and chromates

–

0.05

–

–

(as Cr) (Water soluble).

35

Chrombus salts (as Cr)

–

0.5

–

–

36

Copper fume

–

0.2

–

–

37

Cotton dust, raw

–

0.2*

–

–

38

Cresol, all isomers-Skin

5

22

–

–

39

Cyanide (as CN)-Skin

–

5

–

–

40

Cyanogen

10

20

–

–

41

DDT (Dichlorodiphenyl

–

1

–

–

trichloroethane).

42

Demeton-Skin

0.01

0.1

–

–

43

Diazinon-Skin

–

0.1

–

–

44

Dibutyl phthalate

–

5

–

–

45

Dichlorvos (DDVP)-Skin

0.1

1

–

–

46

Dieldrin-Skin

0.25

–

–

–

47

Dinitrobenzene

0.15

1

–

–

(all isomers)-Skin.

48

Dinitrotoluene-Skin

–

1.5

–

–

49

Diphenyl (Biphenyl)

0.2

1.5

–

–

50

Endosulfan (Thiodan)-Skin

–

0.1

–

–

51

Endrin-Skin

–

0.1

–

–

52

Ethyl acetate

400

1,400

–

–

53

Ethyl alcohol

1,000

1,900

–

–

54

Ethylamine

10

18

–

–

55

Fluoride (as F)

–

2.5

–

–

56

Fluorine

1

2

2

4

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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57

Formaldehyde (S.C.)

1.0

1.5

2

3

58

Formic acid

5

9

–

–

59

Gasoline

300

900

500

1,500

60

Hydrazine-Skin (S.C.)

0.1

0.1

–

–

61

Hydrogen chloride-C

5

7

–

–

62

Hydrogen cyanide-Skin-C

10

10

–

–

63

Hydrogen fluoride(as F)-C

3

2.5

–

–

64

Hydrogen peroxide

1

1.5

–

–

65

Hydrogen Sulphide

10

14

15

21

66

Iodine-C

0.1

1

–

–

67

Iron Oxide Fume

–

5

–

–

(Fe2 O3 (as Fe).

68

Isoamyl acetate

100

525

–

–

69

Isoamyl alcohol

100

360

125

450

70

Isobutyl alcohol

50

150

–

–

71

Lead, inorg, dusts and

–

0.15

–

–

fumes (as Pb).

72

Lindane-Skin

–

0.5

–

–

73

Malathion-Skin

–

10

–

–

74

Manganese dust and

–

5

–

–

compounds as (Mn)-C.

75

Manganese fume (as Mn)

–

1

–

0.03

76

Mercury (as Hg)-Skin–

(i) Alkyl compounds

–

0.01

–

0.03

(ii) All forms except alkyl vapour

–

0.05

–

–

77

Aryl and inorganic compounds

–

0.1

–

–

78

Methyl alcohol (Methanol)-Skin

200

260

250

310

79

Methyl cellosolve

5

16

–

–

(2-methoxyethanol)-Skin.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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[PART–II

80

Methyl isobutyl ketone

50

205

75

300

81

Methyl isocyanate-Skin

0.02

0.05

–

–

82

Naphthalene

10

50

15

75

83

Nickel carbonyl (as Ni)

0.05

0.35

–

–

84

Nitric acid

2

5

4

10

85

Nitric Oxide

25

30

–

–

86

Nitrobenzene-Skin

1

5

–

–

87

Nitrogen dioxide

3

6

5

10

88

Oil mist mineral

–

5

–

10

89

Ozone

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.6

90

Parathion-Skin

–

0.1

–

–

91

Phenol-Skin

5

19

–

–

92

Phorate (Thimet)-Skin

–

0.05

–

0.2

93

Phosgene (Carbonyl chloride) 0.1

0.4

–

–

94

Phosphine

0.3

0.4

1

1

95

Phosphoric acid (yellow)

–

1

–

3

96

Phosphorus (yellow)

–

0.1

–

–

97

Phosphorous pentachloride

0.1

1

–

–

98

Phosphorus trichloride

0.2

1.5

0.5

3

99

Picric acid-Skin

–

0.1

–

0.3

100

Pyridine

5

15

–

–

101

Silane (Silicon tetrahydride)

5

7

–

–

102

Sodium hydroxide-C

–

2

–

–

103

Styrene, monomer

(Phenylethylene).

50

215

100

425

104

Sulphur dioxide

2

5

5

10

105

Sulphur hexafluoride

1,000

6,000

–

–

106

Sulphuric acid

–

1

–

–

107

Tetraethyl lead (as Pb)-Skin

–

0.1

–

–

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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108

Tolune (Toluol)

100

375

150

560

109

O-Toluidine-Skin (S.C)

2

9

–

–

110

Tributyl phosphate

0.2

2.5

–

–

111

Trichloroethylene

50

270

200

1,080

112

Uranium, natural (as U)

–

0.2

–

0.6

113

Vinyl chloride (H.C.)

5

10

–

–

114

Welding fumes

–

5

–

–

115

Xylene (o-,m-,p-isomers)

100

435

150

655

116

Zinc oxide–

(i) Fume

–

5.0

–

10

(ii) Dust (Total dust)

–

10.00

–

–

117

Zirconium compounds (as Zr)

–

5

–

10

ppm : Parts of vapour or gas per million parts of

contaminated air by volume at 25^o C and 760 mm. of

Mercury.

mg/m³ milligram of substance per cubic metre of air.

* :

Not more than 4 times a day with at least 60 min.

internal between successive exposures.

Molecular weight

3** :

mg/m³ =————————— x ppm

24.45

C :

denotes ceiling limit.

Skin : denotes potential contribution to the overall exposure

by the cutaneous route including mucous membranes

and eye.

S.C. : denotes Suspected Human Carcinogen.

H.C. : denotes Confirmed Human Carcinogen.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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[PART–II

Substance Permissible time-weighted average concentration

(TWA) (8 hours.)

Silica, SiO2

(a) Crystalline

(i) Quartz

10600

(1) In terms of dust count———————— mppcm

^{% Quartz + 10}

10

(2) In terms of respirable ——————————— mg/m³

dust. ^{% respirable Quartz + 2}

30

(3) In terms of total dust ——————————— mg/m³

% Quartz + 3

(ii)

Cristobalite

:

Half the limits given against quartz

(iii) Tridymite

:

Half the limits given against quartz

(iv) Silica fused

:

Same limits as for quartz

(v)

Tripoli

:

Same limit as in formula in item (2)

given against quartz.

(b) Amorphous Silicates : 10 mg/m³, Total dust

[Asbestos (H.C.)

(a) Amosite ……………………………… 0.5 fibre/cc***

(b) Chrystolite…………………….....… 1.0 fibre/cc***

(c) Crocidolite………………………..… 0.2 fibre/cc***]

Portland Cement

: 10 mg/m³, Total dust containing less than

1% quartz.

Coal Dust

: 2 mg/m³, respirable dust fraction containing

less than 5% quartz.

mppcm: Million particles per cubic metre of air, based on

impinger samples counted by light-field techniques.

***(i) For fibres greater than 5 m in length and less than 5 m

in breadth with length to breadth ratio equal to or greater than 3:1

(ii) As determined by the membrane filter method at

400-450 x magnification (4mm. objective) phase contrast illumination.

µ

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Respirable dust: Fraction passing a size-selector with the

following characteristics:

Aerodynamic Diameter ( m)

% Passing Selector

(Unit density sphere)

2

90

2.5

75

3.5

50

5.0

25

10

0

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

G. SRINIVAS,

Joint Secretary to Government (Labour).

————

online publication at “http://styandptg.puducherry.gov.in”

Government Central Press

Directorate of Stationery and Printing

Puducherry-9.

.”