Section 44:
Facilities for sitting.
(1) In every factory suitable arrangements for sitting shall be provided and
maintained for all workers obliged to work in a standing position, in order that they may take advantage
of any opportunities for rest which may occur in the course of their work.
(2) If, in the opinion of the Chief Inspector, the workers in any factory engaged in a particular
manufacturing process or working in a particular room are able to do their work efficiently in a sitting
position, he may, by order in writing, require the occupier of the factory to provide before a specified date
such seating arrangements as may be practicable for all workers so engaged or working.
(3) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare that the provisions of
sub-section (1) shall not apply to any specified factory or class or description of factories or to any
specified manufacturing process.