Key points of BOCW ACT,1996

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If the registration of any establishment has been obtained by misrepresentation or by suppression of any material fact or if the provisions of the Act are not being complied with in relation to any work carried on by such establishment, the registration may be revoked by the registering officer by giving an opportunity to the employer of the establishment to be heard.

HOURS OF WORK, WELFARE MEASURES, AND OTHER CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF BUILDING WORKERS

Sec.28- Fixing hours for the normal working day, etc.- (1) The appropriate Government may, by rules.-

  • (a) fix the number of hours of work which shall constitute a normal working day for a building worker, inclusive of one or more specified intervals;
  • (b) Provide for a day of rest in every period of seven days which shall be allowed to all building workers and for the payment of remuneration in respect of such days of rest;
  • (c) Provide for payment of work on a day of rest at a rate not less than the overtime rate specified in section 29.

(2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall, in relation to the following classes of building workers, apply only to such extent, and subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed, namely:-

  • (a) Persons engaged in urgent work, or in any emergency which could not have been foreseen or prevented;
  • (b) Persons engaged in work in the nature of preparatory or complementary work which must necessarily be carried on outside the normal hours of work laid down in the rules;
  • (c) Persons engaged in any work which for technical reasons has to be completed before the day is over:
  • (d) Persons engaged in a work which could not be carried on except at times dependant on the irregular action of natural forces.

Sec. 29- Wages for overtime work.- (1) Where any building work is required to work on any day in excess of the number of hours constituting a normal working day he shall be entitled to wages at the rate of twice his ordinary rate of wages.

(2) For the purposes of this section, “ordinary rates of wages” means tile basic wages plus such allowances as tile worker is for the time being entitled to but does not include any bonus.

Sec. 30- Maintenance of registers and records.- (1) Every employer shall maintain such registers and records giving such particulars of building workers employed by him, the work performed by them, the number of hours of work which shall constitute a normal working day for them, in the day of rest in every period of seven days which shall be allowed to them, tile wages paid to them, the receipts are given by them and such other particulars in such form as may be prescribed.

(2) Every employer shall keep exhibited, in such manner as may be prescribed, in tile place where such workers may be employed, notices in the prescribed form containing the prescribed particulars.

(3) The appropriate Government may, by rules, provide for tile issue of wage books or wage slips to building workers employed in an establishment and prescribe tile manner in which entries shall be made and authenticated in such wage books or wage slips by the employer or his agent.

Sec. 31- Prohibition of employment of certain persons in a certain building or other construction work.- No person about whom the employer knows or has reason to believe that he is deaf or he has a defective vision or he has a tendency to giddiness shall be required or allowed to work in any such operation of the building or other construction work which is likely to involve a risk of an accident either to the building worker himself or to any other person.

Any person who is deaf who has detective vision or who has a tendency to be giddy is not required or allowed to work in any such operation of the building or other construction work which is likely to involve risk of an accident.

Sec. 32- Drinking water.- (1) The employer shall make in every place where building or other construction work is in progress, effective arrangements to provide and maintain at suitable points conveniently situated for all persons employed therein, a sufficient supply of wholesome drinking water.

(2) All Such points shall be legible marked “Drinking Water” in a language understood by a majority of the person employed in such place and no such point shall be situated within six m

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