The Government of Maharashtra on March 04, 2024, issued the Draft Maharashtra Factories (Safety Audit) (Amendment) Rules, 2024, to further amend the Maharashtra Factories (Safety Audit) Rules, 2014.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In rule 2, in sub-rule (1), in clause (viii) after the words “means a person” the words “or an Institution,” shall be inserted.
• For rule 4, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:
“4. The safety audit shall be carried out by the Safety Auditor or team of Plant Personnel as per the standards laid down in the Indian Standard, IS 14489: Code of Practice on Occupational Safety and Health Audit, with its latest revision:
Provided that, the Chief Inspector may lay down separate checklists and procedures or additional checklists in addition to the above standards for the purpose of conducting a safety audit of all or certain classes of factories. The separate checklist and procedures or additional checklist as laid down above may be altered in the month of January of every year, if required, and shall be published on the official website of the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health by the said Directorate.”.
Any objection or suggestion, will be considered by the Government of Maharashtra on or after the expiry of 45 days from March 04, 2024, and may be sent to the Director, Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health, Kamgar Bhavan, 5th Foor, Block-E, C-20, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (E.), Mumbai 400 051.
[Notification No FAC-2023/CR.No.52(Part-2)/Labour-4]
