An automobile manufacturing plant employs 620 workers. Which facility does the Factories Act 1948 obligate this plant to maintain that would NOT be obligatory in a similar plant employing 400 workers?
- A Ambulance room ✓
- B Canteen
- C Creche
- D Washing facilities
Correct answer: A. Ambulance room
Explanation
An ambulance room with nursing staff and available medical personnel is mandatory only in factories employing more than 500 workers, so a 620-worker plant needs one whereas a 400-worker plant does not. Canteen (above 250), creche (above 30 women workers) and washing facilities (above 150 workers) are already obligatory at both workforce sizes, which eliminates the other options.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.
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