708-Chaudhari Technical Institute, Gandhinagar - Gujarat ...

• Safety Committee
The employer shall establish a safety committee at each workplace of the
scale and in the industries defined by Cabinet Order, in order to have it
investigate and deliberate on the following matters and submit its opinion
to the employer:
o Matters pertaining to the basic measures for preventing dangers to
workers.
o Matters pertaining to safety among the causes of industrial accidents
and countermeasures to prevent its recurrence.
• Health Committee
The employer shall establish a health committee at each workplace of the
scale defined by Cabinet Order, in order to have it investigate and
deliberate on the following matters and state its opinion to the employer:
• Matters pertaining to the basic measures for preventing worker'
health impairment
o Matters pertaining to the basic measures for maintaining and improving
the health of workers.
o Matters pertaining to health among the causes of industrial accidents
and countermeasures to prevent its recurrence.
• Measures for Preventing the Dangers or Health Impairment of
Workers
The employer shall take necessary measures for preventing the following
dangers:
o Dangers due to machines, instruments and other equipment.
o Dangers due to substances of an explosive nature, substances of a
combustible nature and substances of an inflammable nature.
The employer shall take necessary measures for preventing
health impairment as follows:
o Health impairment due to raw materials, gases, vapors, dusts,
insufficient oxygen in air, pathogens, etc. Health impairment due to
radiation, high temperatures, low temperatures, ultrasonic waves,
noises, vibration, abnormal atmospheric pressure, etc.
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