Section 47

Every factory shall be provided with such means of escape in case of fire for the persons employed therein as may be reasonably required in the circumstances of each case.

All such means of escape as aforesaid shall be properly maintained and kept free from obstruction.

The contents of any room in which persons are employed shall be so arranged or disposed that there is a free passageway for all persons employed in a room to a means of escape in case of fire.

While any person is within a factory for the purpose of employment, the doors of the factory, and of any room therein in which the person is, and any doors which afford a means of exit for persons employed in the factory from any building or from any enclosure in which the factory is situated, shall not be locked or fastened in such manner that they cannot be easily and immediately opened from the inside.

In every factory, all doors affording means of exit from the factory for the persons employed therein shall, except in the case of sliding doors, be constructed to open outwards.

Every window, door or other exit affording means of escape in case of fire or giving access thereto, other than the means of exit in ordinary use, shall be distinctively and conspicuously marked by a notice printed in red letters of an adequate size in languages understood by the persons employed in the factory.

In every factory effective steps shall be taken to ensure that all the persons employed are familiar with the means of escape in case of fire and their use, and with the routine to be followed in case of fire.

In every factory effective warning devices, capable of being operated without exposing any person to undue risk, shall be provided, maintained and tested at least once every month giving warning in case of fire, which shall be clearly audible throughout the factory.[45