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ZMB-1966-L-65341
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Factories Act [No. 2 of 1966] (Cap. 441).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Zambia
Subjects (Classification)
Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
1966
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Part I: Preliminary (definitions and interpretation). Part II: Administration (appointment and powers of inspectors, duty to assist them, etc.). Part III: Registration of Factories. Part IV: Appeals. Part V: Health: General Provisions (cleanliness, overcrowding, ventilation, lighting, sanitary conveniences, medical supervision). Part VI: Safety: General Provisions (prime movers, transmission and other machinery, fencing, dangerous substances, safety training, prevention of explosion and fire, safety arrangements, etc.). Part VII: Safety: Lifting Machinery. Part VIII: Safety: Steam Boilers, etc. Part IX: Welfare: General Provisions (drinking water, washing facilities, change rooms, first aid, etc.). Part X: Health, Safety and Welfare: Special Provisions (prevention of inhalation of dust or fumes, protective equipment, powers of inspectors, etc.). Part XI: Notification and Investigation of Accidents, Dangerous Occurences and Industrial Diseases. Part XII: Special Applications and Extensions (tenement factories, building operations, mines, etc.). Part XIII: Miscellaneous (periodical return of persons employed, registers and records, prohibition of deductions from wages). Part IV: Offences, Penalties and Legal Proceedings. Part XV: General (penalties and regulations). Schedule I: Dangerous Occurences. Schedule II: Industrial Diseases.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1994 (ZMB-1994-R-65339)
Factories (Plant Inspection and Examination Fees) Regulations (S. I. No. 61 of 1997).
Implementing text(s)
1967 (ZMB-1967-R-65340)
Factories (Prescribed Particulars and Forms) Regulations (S. I. 154 of 167) as amended by S. I. No. 92 of 1994.
Implementing text(s)
1968 (ZMB-1968-R-65342)
Factories (Appeals to the Board) Rules (S. I. No. 382 of 1968).
Implementing text(s)
1967 (ZMB-1967-R-65343)
Construction (Safety and Health) Regulations (S. I. No. 420 of 1967) as amended up to S. I. No. 90 of 1974.
Implementing text(s)
1967 (ZMB-1967-R-65344)
Factories (Electricity) Regulations (S. I. No. 254 of 1967), as amended up to S. I. No. 91 of 1974.
Implementing text(s)
1967 (ZMB-1967-R-65345)
Woodworking Machinery Regulations (S. I. No. 253 of 1967), as amended up to S. I. 94 of 1974.
Implementing text(s)
1978 (ZMB-1978-R-65346)
Factories (Benzene) Regulations (S. I. 179 of 1978), as amended up to S. I. No. 158 of 1993.
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2010-11-14 (ZMB-2010-L-94968)
Occupational Health and Safety Act, 2010 [No. 36 of 2010].
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Zambia Legal Information Institute (ZambiaLII)
URL
http://www.zambialii.org/
File
ZMB65341.pdf (PDF of Act as consolidated to Act No. 13 of 1994)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Zambia Laws
URL
http://zamlaws.zambia.co.zm/
File
ZMB65341 with regs.pdf (PDF of Act as consolidated to Act No. 13 of 1994 with Subsidary Regulations)