Routine Inspections are
random and unannounced visits to workplaces falling under the Factories Act, 1982
(Cap 347). As provided under Section 95 of the Act, Inspectors visit workplaces
to ascertain the extent to which the provisions of relevant legislation is being
complied with.
On a visit, the officer
will seek to make contact with the most senior person available at the workplace. This person may undertake the inspection or delegate a stand in. A
representative of the general body of workers maybe invited to participate.
Where there is trade union representation, the appropriate trade union
representative should be regarded as that person. Other persons who may be invited
to participate in the inspection include representatives of :