Labour Law About Steel Plant

LABOUR LAW
About steel plant

• Visakhapatnam steel plant is the integrated
steel plants of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam limited
in Visakhapatnam. Founded in 1971, the
plant focuses on producing value added
steel, with 214000tonnes produced in august
2010.
• Type : Public sector undertaking
• Founded : 1971
• Headquarters : Visakhapatnam
What do they do?

Steel mills also known as steelworks, are industrial factories that specialize in the production of
steel.
Range of products:
• Wire rods
• TMT rebars
• Rounds
• Squares
• Flats
• Angels
• Channels
• Rail wheels
What is labour law?
Labour law is about labour rules and regulations. It specifies the following:- Minimum
wages, working conditions, working hours, mandatory holidays for the workers and all the
matters related to the different types of labour like Child labour, female labour and labour in
general. Labour law ensures that the worker/ labour gets their minimum and basic rights granted
by the International labour organisation (ILO).
On the other hand, industrial law is about establishment/ industrial rules and regulations. It is
concerned with the relationship between the employer and employee. The objective of industrial
law is to ensure industrial peace, industrial Justice and industrial democracy.
In simple words, industrial law ensures smooth working of the industries and labour law ensures
just and fair working conditions. Both are complementary to each other and plays an important
role in the success of any enterprise.
Importance of labour law:
1. Employee rights are protected: employee have right that protect them in any
work environment. These rights containing fair working hours, lunch and leave breaks, as
well as work in healthy environments. These laws protect employees from being
exploited in the workplace.
2. Higher employee retention rate: with labour law act in India implemented,
firms are able to keep in employees happy. There is a common understanding between
both parties that minimize labour disputes. These laws are there to help avoid employee
unrest, which can cause frauds between employers and the company.labour law and
contracts allow for issues to be resolved efficiently between the employer and employee.
3. Child Protection: This is one of the most important roles of labor law. The federal
Fair Labor Standards Act doesn't allow the employment of children under the age of 14.
There is also a clear regulation on the hours which children 14 to 16 can work.
Employers should be vigilant about the law especially when it comes to dealing with
children.
4. Wage Protection: According to the FLSA, the federal minimum wage is set at $7.25
an hour as of 2018. The minimum wage laws could vary from one state to another but
the Federal rate is the bare minimum. It should be noted that the law stipulates that
employees who are under the age of 20 can be paid a minimum of $4.25 for the first 90
days of their employment.
5. Reasonable Hours and Compensation: Before FLSA laws coming to effect,
employers had the right to force workers to work extra hours without compensation.
FLSA mandates that the employer has to pay the worker time-and-a-half if they're
exceeding 40 hours during a given work week. It is also required that the employers
keep the record of the working hours so that they're able to track how long an employer
works. This makes it easy to schedule the hours and also avoid breaking the law.
What all laws steel plant follow:

There are four main legislations that cover Occupational Safety and Health at
workplace.
(i) The Factories Act, 1948 , covering factories wherein the enforcement of safety
at workplace is by the Chief Inspector of Factories in the respective states,
(ii) (ii) The Mines Act, 1952 and Mines Rules, 1955 for mining industry where the
enforcement is by the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) under
Ministry of Labour & Employment , Government of India,
(iii) The Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 followed by
notification of the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulations,
1990 dealing with the major ports of India and the enforcement is by the
Directorate General of Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI),
under Ministry of Labour & Employment , Government of India
(iv) The Building & Other Construction Workers (Regulations of Employment and
Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 , covering construction workers at
construction sites wherein the enforcement is by the Directorate General Labor
Welfare in the central sphere and by the Labour Commissioners/Factory
Inspectorates in the States/Uts
Legislations on Safety, Health and Environment
a) The Indian Boilers Act, 1923(amended2007)

b) The Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act,1983
c) The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 (amended1986)
d) The Beedi Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
(amended1993)
e) The Shops and Commercial Establishments Acts
f) The Explosives Act, 1884 (amended1983)
g) The Petroleum Act,1934
h) The Inflammable Substances Act,1952
i) The Insecticides Act, 1968 (amended2000)
j) The Oil Fields (Regulation and Development) Act,1948
k) The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulation Board Act,2006
l) The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (amended1991)
m) The Water (Preventions Control of Pollution) Act, (Amended1988)
n) The Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (Amended 1987)
o) The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 (Amended1992)
p) TheMotorVehiclesAct, 1988(Amended2013)
q) TheAtomicEnergyAct, 1962(Amended1987)
r) The Electricity Act, 2003 (Amended2007)
s) The Disaster Management Act, 2005
t) Employees’ Compensation Act of1923
u) The Employee’s State Insurance Act, 1948
International Labor Standards on Occupational Safety and

Health (OSH) standards
The following Conventions related to Occupational Safety and Health are ratified by
India.
o) C032 -Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention (Revised),

1932(No.32)
p) C 045- Underground work (Women) convention,1935
q) C127 - Maximum Weight Convention, 1967 (No.127)
r) C136 - Benzene Convention, 1971 (No.136)
s) C174 - Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents Convention, 1993 (No. 174)
t) C No. 115- Radiation Protection Convention,1960
❖ Factories act, 1948:
Health
• cleanliness
• disposal of waste and effluents
• ventilators and temperature
• lighting
• drinking water
Safety
• Fencing of machinery
• Work on or near machinery in motion
• Self acting machines
• Revolving machinery
• Pressure plant
• Prohibition of employment of women and children near
• Protection of eyes/ precautions against dangerous
• Safety officers
Welfare of workers
• Washing facilities
• Facilities for storing and drying clothing
• Facilities for sitting
• First aid facilities
• Canteen, shelter, rest rooms and lunch rooms
Working hours :
• Weekly hours not more than 48 hours.
• First day of the week Sunday is a holiday.
• Compensatory holidays
• Extra wages for overtime.
• Restriction on double employment.
❖ Maternity benefits : The maternity ( amendment ) bill 2017
• Leave cab be utilized after or before the childbirth.

• Flexibility of work from home and guaranteed job.
• Benefits extended in case of adoptions.
• Maternity benefit available in case of miscarriage up to 12 weeks.
• Women will not be subject to difficult work.
• Increased paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks.
❖ Building and other construction workers act 1996 :
Registration of building workers as beneficiaries:

• Beneficiaries of the fund
• Registration of building workers as beneficiaries
• Identity cards
• Cessation as a beneficiary
• Register as a beneficiary
• Contribution of building workers
• Effect of non-payment of contribution
Building and other construction workers welfare boards:
• Secretary and other officers of boards
• Meeting of boards
• Vacancies, etc not to invalidate proceedings of the boards
• Building and other construction workers welfare fund and its application
• Annual report
Hours of work, welfare measures and other conditions of
service of building workers
• Fixing hours for normal working day
• Wages for overtime work
• Maintenance of registers and records
• Drinking water
• Latrines and urinals
• First aid
• Canteens
Safety and health measures

• Safety Committee and Safety Officers
• Notice of certain accidents
• Power of appropriate Government to make rules for the safety and health
of building workers
• Framing of model rules for measures
Special provisions
• Responsibility of employers
• Responsibility of payment of wages and compensation
• Notice of commencement of building or other construction work

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LABOUR LAW

About steel plant

What do they do?

What is labour law?

Importance of labour law:

What all laws steel plant follow:

Legislations on Safety, Health and Environment

a) The Indian Boilers Act, 1923(amended2007)

International Labor Standards on Occupational Safety and

o) C032 -Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention (Revised),

❖ Factories act, 1948:

❖ Maternity benefits : The maternity ( amendment ) bill 2017

• Leave cab be utilized after or before the childbirth.

❖ Building and other construction workers act 1996 :

Registration of building workers as beneficiaries:

Safety and health measures

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