The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 · IV — OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

Section 17. State Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

17. State Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board. —(1) The State Government shall constitute a Board to be called the State Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to as "State Advisory Board") to advise the State Government on such matters arising out of the administration of this Code as may be referred to it by the State Government. (2) The constitution, procedure and other matters relating to State Advisory Board shall be such as may be prescribed by the State Government. (3) The State Government may constitute as many technical committees or advisory committees of the State Advisory Board including site appraisal committees, consisting of such number of members and having such qualifications as may be prescribed, to assist the State Government or State Advisory Board in discharge of their functions relating to the area falling within their respective jurisdictions. 17. Chemical Industries. - (a) Coke Oven by-products and Coaltar Distillation products: (b) Industrial Gases (nitrogen, oxygen, acetylene, argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxide, halogenated hydrocarbon, ozone, or any like gases); (c) Industrial Carbon; - (d) Alkalies and Acids; (e) Chromates and dichromates; (f) Lead and its compounds; - (g) Electrochemicals (metallic sodium, potassium and magnesium, chlorates, perchlorates and - peroxides); (h) Electrothermal produces (artificial abrasive, calcium carbide); (i) Nitrogenous compounds (cyanides, cyanamides and other nitrogenous compounds); (j) Phosphorous and its compounds; (k) Halogens and Halogenated compounds (Chlorine, Fluorine, Bromine and Iodine); (l) Explosives (including industrial explosives and detonators and fuses). 18. Insecticides, Fungicides, Herbicides and other Pesticides Industries. 19. Synthetic Resin and plastics. 20. Man made Fibre (Cellulosic and non-cellulosic) industry. 21. Manufacture and repair of electrical accumulators. 22. Glass and Ceramics. 23. Grinding or glazing of metals. 24. Manufacture, handling and processing of asbestos and its products. 25. Extraction of oils and fats from vegetable and animal sources.

Source: India Code