Factories Act and Cloakrooms: Is It Mandatory for Workplaces with 50 Employees?

Is a cloakroom mandatory as per the Factories Act for a workplace with around 50 employees? If yes, please provide the section under which this is mentioned.

Facilities for Storing and Drying Clothing

Not a cloakroom exactly, but a storing facility as per the Maharashtra Factories Rule is reproduced below:

75. Facilities for storing and drying clothing - All classes of factories mentioned in the schedule annexed hereto shall provide facilities for keeping clothing not worn during working hours and for the drying of wet clothing. Such facilities shall include the provisions of separate rooms, pegs, lockers, or other arrangements approved by the Chief Inspector.

Schedule

- Engineering Workshop
- Chemical Factories
- Iron and Steel Works
- Motor Garages
- Oil Mills
- Tanneries
- Any other factory certified by the Chief Inspector of Factories to be carrying on processes likely to soil or damage the clothes of the workers if worn while carrying on such processes.

Regards, Shailesh Parikh

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The term "cloakroom" does not exist, but the employer provides storing facilities as per the Factories Act and Rules.

In many factories, employers provide cabinet facilities for workers to store and hang drying clothing during their shift hours.