Under Section 45 of the Factories Act 1948, first aid boxes must be provided in every factory at the ratio of one readily accessible box for every:
- A 50 workers
- B 100 workers
- C 150 workers ✓
- D 200 workers
Correct answer: C. 150 workers
Explanation
Section 45 requires one first aid box or cupboard, kept in charge of a responsible trained worker, for every 150 workers employed, with a separate box on each floor. The 50-worker figure corresponds to the number of trained workers needed per stretcher arrangement in some industrial safety codes, while the ambulance room obligation begins above 500 workers, so neither substitutes for the 150-worker rule.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 26th ed.
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