When is welfare Officer is appointed under Factories Act 1958? What are his qualifications and duties?

When is welfare Officer appointed under Factories Act 1958? What are his qualifications and duties?

In every factory wherein five hundred or more workers are ordinarily employed, the occupier shall employ welfare officer in the factory.

A person should possess following qualifications for appointing as a welfare officer:

a. a Degree in Arts/Science/Commerce or in Law of any University;

b. a Degree or Diploma in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management covering Labour Welfare, as special subject.

c. Person who is directly or indirectly interested in any factory or any patent of machinery cannot be appointed as a welfare officer.

d. Should have knowledge of regional language.