LABOUR, HEALTH, AND TRADE

Factories Act
This Nigerian law makes general and special provisions for the health, safety and welfare of persons employed in places statuatorily defined as "factories" and for which a certificate if registration is required by law.

It makes general provisions as to the standards of cleanliness, crowding, ventilation, lighting, drainage of floors, and sanitary conveniences: e.g. all factories must have potable water and washing fascilities.

In respect of safety there are general provisions as to the securing, fixing, usage, maintenance and storage of prime movers, transmission machinery, other machinery, unfenced machinery, dangerous liquid, automated machines, hoists and lifts, chains, ropes, and lifting tackle, cranes and other lifting machines, steam boilers, steam receivers containers, and air receivers.

There are in addition to these, standards set for the training and supervision of inexperienced workers, safe access to any workplace, prevention of fire and safety arrangements in case of fire and first aid boxes.

Also, the law provides that adequate arrangements should be made for the removal of dust or fumes from factories, provision of goggles to protect the eyes in certain processes and the prevention of eating and drinking in places where poisonous or
injurious substances give rise to dust or fumes.

It is mandatory that all accidents and industrial diseases be notified to the nearest inspector of factories and be investigated; It is prohibited for the occupier of a factory to make any deductions from the wages of any employee in respect of anything to be done or provided in pursuance of the Factories Act.

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