Factories Act, 1948
34. Excessive weights
(1) No person shall be employed in any factory to lift, carry or
move any load so heavy as to be likely to cause him injury.
(2) The State Government may make rules prescribing the maximum
weights which may be lifted, carried or moved by adult men, adult women,
adolescents and children employed in factories or in any class or description
of factories or in carrying on any specific process.