Section 62

Where in any factory workers are employed in any process involving exposure to wet or to excessive temperature or noise or to extreme cold or to any injurious or offensive substance, suitable protective clothing and appliances, including where necessary suitable gloves, footwear, goggles, ear mufflers and head coverings, shall be provided and maintained for the use of such workers.

Where in any factory persons are employed in any process involving the hazard of flying or falling objects or substances, approved head protections shall be provided and maintained for the use of such persons.

Where there is risk of injury from hair entanglement in moving parts of machinery, head covering shall be provided to confine the hair of persons employed who are exposed to such risks.

Hand protection shall be provided for persons employed in any factory who regularly expose their hands to cuts or burns.

Foot protection shall be provided for persons employed in any factory who are exposed to foot injury from hot, corrosive substances or falling objects.

Where persons have to work under water, underwater breathing apparatus, goggles and other necessary protective clothing and appliances shall be provided for their use.

The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify the type of approved clothing and appliances for the purpose of this section.[56