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The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020

142 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. XIV — MISCELLANEOUS
  2. 1Short title, commencement and application
  3. 2In pursuance of the recommendations of the said Commission and the deliberations made in the tripart
  4. 3The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
  5. 4The notes on clause explain in detail the various provisions contained in the Code
  6. 5The Code seeks to achieve the aforesaid objectives
  7. III — DUTIES OF EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEES, ETC.
  8. 6Duties of employer
  9. 7Duties and responsibilities of owner, agent and manager in relation to mine
  10. XIV — MISCELLANEOUS
  11. 8Oil acne or dermatitis due to mineral oils and compounds containing mineral oil base
  12. 9Toxic nephritis
  13. III — DUTIES OF EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEES, ETC.
  14. 10Notice of certain accident
  15. 11Notice of certain dangerous occurrences
  16. 12Notice of certain diseases
  17. 13Duties of employee
  18. XIV — MISCELLANEOUS
  19. 14Pathological manifestations due to
  20. III — DUTIES OF EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEES, ETC.
  21. 15Duty not to interfere with or misuse things
  22. IV — OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
  23. 16National Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board
  24. 17State Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board
  25. XIV — MISCELLANEOUS
  26. 18Oil acne or dermatitis due to mineral oils and compounds containing mineral oil base
  27. IV — OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
  28. 19Research related activities
  29. 20Safety and occupational health surveys
  30. 21Collection of statistics and portal for inter-State migrant workers
  31. 22Safety Committee and safety officers
  32. V — HEALTH, SAFETY AND WORKING CONDITIONS
  33. 23Responsibility of employer for maintaining health, safety and working conditions
  34. VI — WELFARE PROVISIONS
  35. 24Welfare facilities in the establishment, etc
  36. VII — HOURS OF WORK AND ANNUAL LEAVE WITH WAGES
  37. 25Daily and weekly working hours, leave, etc
  38. 26Weekly and compensatory holidays
  39. 27Extra wages for overtime
  40. 28Night shifts
  41. 29Prohibition of overlapping shifts
  42. 30Restriction on double employment in factory and mine
  43. 31Notice of periods of work
  44. 32Annual leave with wages, etc
  45. VIII — MAINTENANCE OF REGISTERS, RECORDS AND RETURNS
  46. 33Maintenance of registers, records and filing of returns
  47. IX — INSPECTOR-CUM-FACILITATORS AND OTHER AUTHORITY
  48. 34Appointment of Inspector-cum-Facilitators
  49. 35Powers of Inspector-cum-Facilitators
  50. 36Powers and duties of District Magistrate
  51. 37Third party audit and certification
  52. 38Special powers of Inspector-cum-Facilitator in respect of factory, mines, dock work and building or
  53. 39Secrecy of information by Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator, etc
  54. 40Facilities to be afforded to Inspector-cum-Facilitator
  55. 41Powers of special officer to enter, measure, etc., in relation to mine
  56. 42Medical officer
  57. X — SPECIAL PROVISION RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
  58. 43Employment of women
  59. 44Adequate safety of employment of women in dangerous operation
  60. XI — SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CONTRACT LABOUR AND INTER-STATE MIGRANT WORKER, ETC.
  61. 46Appointment of designated authority
  62. 47Licensing of contractors
  63. 48Procedure for issue or renewal of licence
  64. 49No fees or commission or any cost to workers
  65. 50Information regarding work order to be given to the appropriate Government
  66. 51Revocation, suspension and amendment of licence
  67. 52Appeal
  68. 53Liability of principal employer for welfare facilities
  69. 54Effect of employing contract labour from a non-licenced contractor
  70. 55Responsibility for payment of wages
  71. 56Experience certificate
  72. 57Prohibition of employment of contract labour
  73. 58Power to exempt in special cases
  74. 59Applicability of Part II
  75. 60Facilities to inter-State migrant workers
  76. 61Journey allowance
  77. 62Benefits of public distribution system, etc
  78. 63Toll free helpline
  79. 64Study of inter-State migrant workers
  80. 65Past liabilities
  81. 66Prohibition of employment of audio-visual worker without agreement
  82. 67Managers
  83. 68Code not to apply in certain cases
  84. 69Exemption from provision regarding employment
  85. 70Employment of persons below eighteen years of age
  86. 71Exemption to certain persons
  87. 72Establishment, maintenance of rescue services and vocational training
  88. 73Decision of question whether a mine is covered under this Code
  89. 74Licence to industrial premises and person
  90. 75Appeals
  91. 76Permission to work by employees outside industrial premises
  92. 77Part not to apply to self-employed persons in private dwelling houses
  93. 78Prohibition of employment of certain persons in certain building or other construction work
  94. 79Approval and licensing of factories
  95. 80Liability of owner of premises in certain circumstances
  96. 81Power to apply Code to certain premises
  97. 82Dangerous operations
  98. 83Constitution of site appraisal committee
  99. 84Compulsory disclosure of information by occupier
  100. 85Specific responsibility of the occupier in relation to hazardous processes
  101. 86National Board to inquire into certain situations
  102. 87Emergency standards
  103. 88Permissible limits of exposure of chemicals and toxic substances
  104. 89Right of workers to warn about imminent danger
  105. 90Appeal against the order of Inspector-cum-Facilitator in case of factory
  106. 91Power to make rules to exempt
  107. 92Facilities for workers in plantation
  108. 93Safety
  109. XII — OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
  110. 94General penalty for offences
  111. 95Punishment for causing obstruction to Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum - Facilitator, etc
  112. 96Penalty for non-maintenance of register, records and non-filing of returns, etc
  113. 97Punishment for contravention of certain provisions
  114. 98Punishment for falsification of records, etc
  115. 99Penalty for omission to furnish plans, etc
  116. 100Punishment for disclosure of information
  117. 101Punishment for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis
  118. 102Punishment for contravention of provisions of duties relating to hazardous processes
  119. 103Punishment for contravention of provisions of duties relating to safety provisions resulting in an accident
  120. 104Special provision for contravention of order under section 38
  121. 105Failure to appoint manager in mine
  122. 106Offences by employees
  123. 107Prosecution of owner, agent or manager of mine
  124. 108Exemption of owner, agent or manager of mine or occupier of factory from liability in certain cases
  125. 109Offences by companies, etc
  126. 110Limitation of prosecution and cognizance of offences
  127. 111Power of officers of appropriate Government to impose penalty in certain cases
  128. 112Jurisdiction of court for entertaining proceedings, etc., for offence
  129. 113Power of court to make orders
  130. 114Composition of certain offences
  131. XIII — SOCIAL SECURITY FUND
  132. 115Social security fund
  133. XIV — MISCELLANEOUS
  134. 116Delegation of powers
  135. 117Onus as to age
  136. 118Onus of proving limits of what is practicable, etc
  137. 119Common licence for contractor, factories and to industrial premises, etc
  138. 120Effect of law and agreements inconsistent with Code
  139. 121Power of appropriate Government to direct inquiry in certain cases
  140. 122Publication of reports
  141. 123Powers of Central Government to give directions
  142. 124General restriction on disclosure of information
  143. 125Jurisdiction of civil courts barred
  144. 126Protection of action taken in good faith
  145. 127Power to exempt in special cases
  146. 128Power to exempt during public emergency
  147. 129Power to exempt public institution
  148. 130Persons required to give notice, etc., legally bound to do so
  149. 131Power of Central Government to amend Schedule
  150. 132Power to remove difficulties
  151. 133Power of appropriate Government to make rules
  152. 134Power of Central Government to make rules
  153. 135Power of State Government to make rules
  154. 136Power of Central Government to make regulations in relation to mines and dock work
  155. 137Prior publication of rules, etc
  156. 138Power to make regulation without previous publication
  157. 139Bye-laws
  158. 140Powers to regulate general safety and health
  159. 141Laying of regulations, rules, bye-laws, etc., before Parliament
  160. 142Laying of rules made by State Government
  161. 143Repeal and Savings