The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026

G.S.R. 346(E) · Notified on 08-05-2026

Chapter I — PRELIMINARY

• Rule 1. Short title and commencement.
• Rule 2. Definitions.

Chapter II — REGISTRATION

• Rule 3. Application for registration.
• Rule 4. Notice of commencement and cessation of operation.

Chapter III — DUTIES OF EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE

• Rule 5. Annual health examination of employees.
• Rule 6. Letter of appointment to employee.
• Rule 7. Notice of accidents and dangerous occurrences.
• Rule 8. Notice of disease.
• Rule 9. Duties of employee.
• Rule 10. Rights of employee.

Chapter IV — OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

• Rule 11. Provisions relating to National Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board.
• Rule 12. Technical Committees or Advisory Committees.
• Rule 13. Collection of statistics and portal for inter-State migrant workers.
• Rule 14. Safety Committee.
• Rule 15. Composition of Safety Committee.
• Rule 16. Composition of Safety Committee in mines.
• Rule 17. Functions of Safety Committee in case of Mines.
• Rule 18. Safety officer for Dock Work and Building or Other Construction Work.
• Rule 19. Duties of Safety Officers in case of dock work and building or other construction work.
• Rule 20. Safety officer in case of mines.
• Rule 21. Duties of Safety Officer in case of mines.

Chapter V — HEALTH, SAFETY AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• Rule 22. Cleanliness and hygiene.
• Rule 23. Ventilation, temperature and humidity.
• Rule 24. Precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities.
• Rule 25. Artificial humidification.
• Rule 26. Cleanliness and hygiene.
• Rule 27. Ventilation, temperature and humidity.
• Rule 28. Precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities.
• Rule 29. Artificial Humidification.
• Rule 30. Cleanliness and hygiene.
• Rule 31. Ventilation, temperature and humidity.
• Rule 32. Precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities.
• Rule 33. Cleanliness and hygiene.
• Rule 34. Ventilation, temperature and humidity.
• Rule 35. Precaution against dust.
• Rule 36. Cleanliness and hygiene.
• Rule 37. Ventilation, temperature and humidity.
• Rule 38. Precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities.
• Rule 39. Cleanliness and hygiene.
• Rule 40. Ventilation, temperature and humidity.
• Rule 41. Precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities.
• Rule 42. Cleanliness and hygiene.
• Rule 43. Precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities.
• Rule 44. Potable water.
• Rule 45. Overcrowding.
• Rule 46. Lighting (Illumination).
• Rule 47. Latrine and urinal accommodation.
• Rule 48. Treatment of waste and effluents.

Chapter VI — WELFARE PROVISIONS

• Rule 49. Washing facility.
• Rule 50. Provisions of bathing places and locker rooms.
• Rule 51. Keeping of cloth not worn during working hour.
• Rule 52. Sitting arrangement.
• Rule 53. Provision of Canteen.
• Rule 54. First Aid and Medical Appliances.
• Rule 55. Ambulance Room.
• Rule 56. Shelter and Rest Room.
• Rule 57. Welfare Officer.
• Rule 58. Crèche Facility.
• Rule 59. Mock Drills.
• Rule 60. Medical Examination.
• Rule 61. Residential facilities for workers including contract labours.
• Rule 62. Living accommodation.
• Rule 63. Medical facilities.

Chapter VII — HOURS OF WORK AND ANNUAL LEAVE WITH WAGES

• Rule 64. Working Hours.
• Rule 65. Working hours of working journalist.
• Rule 66. Holidays and leaves for sales promotion employees and working journalist.
• Rule 67. Weekly holiday.
• Rule 68. Compensatory holidays.
• Rule 69. Wages for overtime.
• Rule 70. Restriction on double employment in mines.
• Rule 71. Notice of periods of work.

Chapter VIII — MAINTENANCE OF REGISTER, RECORDS AND RETURNS

• Rule 72. Maintenance and production of reports, registers and other records.
• Rule 73. Display on notice board.
• Rule 74. Annual Return.
• Rule 75. Register of accident and dangerous occurrences.
• Rule 76. Register of leave with wages.

Chapter CHAPTER-IX — INSPECTOR-CUM-FACILITATOR AND OTHER AUTHORITY

• Rule 77. Power to take samples of any articles or substances.
• Rule 78. Powers and duties of Inspector-cum-Facilitator.
• Rule 79. Powers and Duties of District Magistrate.
• Rule 80. Qualifications and experiences, duties and responsibilities of experts.
• Rule 81. Appointment of Medical officer.
• Rule 82. Duties of medical officer.

Chapter X — SPECIAL PROVISION RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN

• Rule 83. Employment of Women in establishment.
• Rule 84. Adequate safety of employment of women in dangerous operations.

Chapter XI — PART I

• Rule 85. Qualification and criteria of the contractor.
• Rule 86. Conditions of License.
• Rule 87. Form and manner of application for contractor license.
• Rule 88. Single Licence for Contractor in more than one States or for whole of India.
• Rule 89. Forms, terms and conditions of licence.
• Rule 90. Procedure for issue of licence.
• Rule 91. Renewal of licence of Contractor.
• Rule 92. Refund of security deposit.
• Rule 93. Responsibility of contractor.
• Rule 94. Intimation of work order and time limit for intimation.
• Rule 95. Revocation and suspension of license.
• Rule 96. Amendemnt of Licence.
• Rule 97. Appeal.
• Rule 98. Responsibility of payment of wages.
• Rule 99. Making payment of wages from the security deposit amount.
• Rule 100. Experience Certificate.
• Rule 101. Prohibition of employment of contract labour.
• Rule 102. Journey allowance to inter-State migrant worker.
• Rule 103. Setting up of a Toll Free helpline number to the inter-state migrant worker.
• Rule 104. Study of inter-State migrant workers.
• Rule 105. Agreement for audio-visual worker.
• Rule 106. Procedure for reference of disputes to a Conciliation Officer or a Tribunal.
• Rule 107. Qualification and appointment of manager in mines.
• Rule 108. Code not to apply in certain mines.
• Rule 109. Initial and periodical medical examinations in mines.
• Rule 110. Examining authorities.
• Rule 111. Notice of medical examination.
• Rule 112. Failure to undergo medical examination.
• Rule 113. Standard and report of medical examination.
• Rule 114. Retention and transfer of medical certificates.
• Rule 115. Identity of candidates.
• Rule 116. Medical Examination of women.
• Rule 117. Appeal for re-examination.
• Rule 118. Constitution of appellate medical board.
• Rule 119. Standard and report of medical re-examination by the appellate medical board.
• Rule 120. Unfit persons not to be employed.
• Rule 121. Cost of medical examination.
• Rule 122. Exemptions from hours and limitation of employment.
• Rule 123. Establishment and location of rescue station.
• Rule 124. Functions of rescue station.
• Rule 125. Establishment and location of rescue room.
• Rule 126. Functions of rescue room.
• Rule 127. Qualifications, experience etc. of superintendent.
• Rule 128. Qualifications, experience etc. of instructor.
• Rule 129. Selection of rescue trained persons for posting at rescue station.
• Rule 130. Qualifications, experience etc. of rescue room in-charge.
• Rule 131. Equipment.
• Rule 132. Duties and responsibilities of Superintendent.
• Rule 133. Duties of instructor.
• Rule 134. Duties and responsibilities of rescue room in-charge.
• Rule 135. Duties of rescue trained persons posted at rescue station.
• Rule 136. Duties of rescue room attendant.
• Rule 137. Telephone communication.
• Rule 138. Rescue tracings.
• Rule 139. Appointment of rescue trained persons in mines, their disposition and accommodation.
• Rule 140. Selection of persons for training in rescue work.
• Rule 141. Instructions and practices etc.
• Rule 142. Medical examination etc. of rescue trained person.
• Rule 143. Suspension of rescue trained persons.
• Rule 144. Duties of manager etc. in emergency.
• Rule 145. Accommodation at the below ground mine for persons engaged in rescue work.
• Rule 146. Entry into below ground mines for rescue or recovery work.
• Rule 147. Fresh air bases.
• Rule 148. Leader.
• Rule 149. Instructions to leader.
• Rule 150. Test of apparatus.
• Rule 151. Duties of leader below ground.
• Rule 152. Rescue team members and their duties.
• Rule 153. Restriction of second spell of works.
• Rule 154. Obligation of employer in certain situations.
• Rule 155. General management.
• Rule 156. Power to relax.
• Rule 157. Training Scheme.
• Rule 158. Scope and standard for vocational training.
• Rule 159. Scope and standard for Refresher Training.
• Rule 160. Arrangement for refresher training.
• Rule 161. Special training.
• Rule 162. Training of persons after long absence or after an accident or change of job.
• Rule 163. Training Centre.
• Rule 164. Arrangements for the training centre.
• Rule 165. Training Officer.
• Rule 166. Duties of Training Officer.
• Rule 167. Instructors.
• Rule 168. Trainers.
• Rule 169. Qualification of instructors and trainers.
• Rule 170. Duties of Instructor.
• Rule 171. Duties of trainer and persons undergoing training.
• Rule 172. Training allowance.
• Rule 173. Certificate of training.
• Rule 174. Certificate to be delivered to the management.
• Rule 175. Inspection of vocational training centre.
• Rule 176. Notice of closure or discontinuance of vocational training centre.

Chapter XII — OFFENCES AND PENALTY

• Rule 177. Manner of holding enquiry.
• Rule 178. Onus as to age.
• Rule 179. Procedure of inquiry and other related matters.
• Rule 180. Persons to appear at inquiry.
• Rule 181. Procedure of survey and other related matters.
• Rule 182. Manner of compounding of offences by the authorised officer.

Chapter XIII — SOCIAL SECURITY FUND

• Rule 183. Social Security Fund.

Chapter XIV — MISCELLANEOUS

• Rule 184. Grievance redressal mechanism for contract labour.
• Rule 185. Annual increment of regular worker of a contractor.
• Rule 186. Income from sources and quantity of hazardous substance.

Statutory Forms & Annexures

• FORM-I — Application for Registration of Establishment / Amendment / Updation
• FORM-II — Application for Cancellation of Registration Certificate of Establishment
• FORM-III — Certificate of Registration of Establishment
• FORM-IV — Certificate of Cancellation of Registration Certificate of Establishment
• FORM-V — Register of Establishment
• FORM-VI — Notice of Commencement / Cessation of Operations
• FORM-VII — Notice of Commencement / Re-opening / Cessation / Discontinuance / Abandonment / Closing of Mines
• FORM-VIII — Health Examination (Except Mine Employees)
• FORM-IX — Report of Medical Examination (For Mine Employees Only)
• FORM-X — Certificate of Medical Re-examination by Appellate Medical Board
• FORM-XI — Notice of Accident or Dangerous Occurrence
• FORM-XII — Notice of Periods of Work
• FORM-XIII — Employee Register
• FORM-XIV — Attendance Register-cum-Muster Roll
• FORM-XV — Register for Wages, Overtime and Deductions
• FORM-XVI — Wage Slip
• FORM-XVII — Annual Return
• FORM-XVIII — Half Yearly Return (January to June / July to December)
• FORM-XIX — Register of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences
• FORM-XX — Register for Leave with Wages
• FORM-XXI — Application for Licence / Renewal of Licence / Amendment of Licence
• FORM-XXII — Proforma of Licence
• FORM-XXIII — Experience Certificate of Contract Labour
• FORM-XXIV — Agreement between Producer and Audio-visual Worker
• FORM-XXV — Improvement Notice
• FORM-XXVI — Application for Composition of Offence
• FORM-XXVII — Notice to Employer for First-time Offence for Composition
• — Letter of Appointment
• — Notice of Certain Diseases
• — Report by Medical Practitioner on Notifiable Disease