Section 9. Ventilation.
(1) For the purpose of preventing injury to the health of the persons working therein, every industrial premises shall maintain such standards of lighting, ventilation and temperature, as may be prescribed.
(2) Wherever dust or fume or other impurity of such a nature and to such an extent as is likely to be injurious or offensive to the persons employed in any industrial premises is given off by reason of the manufacturing process carried on in such premises, the competent authority may require the employer to take such effective measures as may prevent the inhalation of such dust, fume or other impurity and accumulation thereof in any work room.
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- 1. 10thFebruary, 1970, vide notification No.IIE/2-1/70, dated the 9th February, 1970, in respect of section 3, in the State ofOrissa.
- 2. Ins. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 2 (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).*. Vide Notification No. S.O. 3912 (E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammuand Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
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- 1. Ins. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 2 (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
- 2. Added by s. 2, ibid. (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
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- 1. Ins. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 3 (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
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- 1. Subs. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 4, for “fifty” (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
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- 1. Ins. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 5 (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
- 2. The proviso added by s. 6, ibid. (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
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- 1. Ins. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 7 (w.e.f. 22-5-1993)2 . Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for “three months” (w.e.f. 22-5-1993)3 . Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for “five hundred rupees” (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
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- 1. Subs. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 9, for certain words (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
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- 1. Subs. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 10, for certain words (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).