Factories Act, 1948
41G. Workers' participation in safety management
(1) The occupier shall, in every factory where a hazardous
process takes place, or where hazardous substances are used or handled, set up
a Safety Committee consisting of equal number of representatives of workers and
management to promote cooperation between the workers and the management in maintaining
proper safety and health at work and to review periodically the measures taken
in that behalf :
PROVIDED that the State Government may, by order in
writing and for reasons to be recorded, exempt the occupier of any factory or
class of factories from setting up such Committee.
(2) The composition of the Safety Committee, the tenure of
office of its members and their rights and duties shall be such as may be
prescribed.