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| Name: | Factories Act (No. 16 of 1987). |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Subject(s): | Occupational safety and health |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1987 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990, Vol. 8, Chapter 126 |
| ISN: | NGA-1987-L-47979 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=47979&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990, Vol. 8, Chapter 126 Compendium of Nigerian Labour Laws, 1997, Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association, Lagos, Nigeria, ISBN: 978-32575-1-X, pp. 206-273 Compendium of Nigerian Social and Labour Laws, 2004-01, Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association, Lagos, Nigeria, Second Edition, ISBN: 978-32575-1-X, pp. 242-312 |
| Abstract/Citation: | Part I covers registration of factories, Part II covers health matters, including hygiene, overcrowding, lighting, and ventilation. Part III covers safety matters in relation to machinery, fumes, vapours, boilers, and prevention of fire. Part IV regards employee welfare (washing facilities, first aid); Part V contains special provisions regarding health, safety and welfare. Part VI requires employers to notify inspectors of serious employment accidents and cases of industrial diseases. |
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