OSH Central Rules
G.S.R. 345(E)
The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026
The Central Rules under the OSH Code, covering registration and licensing, safety committees, health and working conditions, hours of work, contract labour and inter-State migrant workers.
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08 May 2026
Notified
Made under
The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
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Preamble
G.S.R. 345(E).--Whereas the draft of the rules, as required under sections 133 and 134 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020), 2020 (37 of 2020) was published in the Official Gazette vide G.S.R 934 (E), dated the 30th December 2025 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby on or before the expiry of a period of forty-five days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas the copies of the Gazette notification were made available to the public on the 30th December, 2025; And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the draft rules have been duly considered by the Central Government; Now, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 133 and 134 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions CodeDefined in rule 2(a): Code means the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020), 2020 (37 of 2020) and in supersession of the-
1. Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Rules, 1990;
2. Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Services) (Central) Rules, 1998;
3. Mines Rules, 1955;
4. Mines Rescue Rules, 1985;
5. Mines Vocational Training Rules, 1966;
6. Pithead Bath Rules, 1959;
7. Mines Crèche Rules,1966;
8. Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules, 1971;
9. Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Central Rules, 1979.
10. Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Rules, 1957;
11. Cine-Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Rules, 1984;
12. Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1976;
13. Ease of Compliance to Maintain Register under various Labour Laws Rules, 2017 to the extent these rules are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 62 of the Building and Other Construction Workers' (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 (27 of 1996); section 35 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (37 of 1970); section 35 of the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 (30 of 1979); section 58 read with section 59 of the Mines Act, 1952 (35 of 1952); section 12 of the Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976 (11 of 1976); section 20 of the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 (45 of 1955) and applicable accordingly;
14. Working Journalist (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Rules, 1958; and
15. Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees Tribunal Rules, 1979, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, Central Government hereby makes the following, rules, namely:-
Chapter I
2 rules
Preliminary
R. 2 Definitions
Chapter II
2 rules
Registration
R. 3 Application for registration
R. 4 Notice of commencement and cessation of operation
Chapter III
6 rules
Duties of Employer and Employee
R. 5 Annual health examination of employees
R. 6 Letter of appointment to employee
R. 7 Notice of accidents and dangerous occurrences
R. 8 Notice of disease
R. 9 Duties of employee
R. 10 Rights of employee
Chapter IV
11 rules
Occupational Safety and Health
R. 11 Provisions relating to National Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board
R. 12 Technical Committees or Advisory Committees
R. 13 Collection of statistics and portal for inter-State migrant workers
R. 14 Safety Committee
R. 15 Composition of Safety Committee
R. 16 Composition of Safety Committee in mines
R. 17 Functions of Safety Committee in case of Mines
R. 18 Safety officer for Dock Work and Building or Other Construction Work
R. 19 Duties of Safety Officers in case of dock work and building or other construction work
R. 20 Safety officer in case of mines
R. 21 Duties of Safety Officer in case of mines
Chapter V
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Health, Safety and Working Conditions
R. 22 Cleanliness and hygiene
R. 23 Ventilation, temperature and humidity
R. 24 Precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities
R. 25 Artificial humidification
B. MINES
R. 26 Cleanliness and hygiene
R. 27 Ventilation, temperature and humidity
R. 28 Precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities
R. 29 Artificial Humidification
C. BUILDING OR OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORK
R. 30 Cleanliness and hygiene
R. 31 Ventilation, temperature and humidity
R. 32 Precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities
D. BEEDI AND CIGAR WORK
R. 33 Cleanliness and hygiene
R. 34 Ventilation, temperature and humidity
R. 35 Precaution against dust
E. MOTOR TRANSPORT WORK
R. 36 Cleanliness and hygiene
R. 37 Ventilation, temperature and humidity
R. 38 Precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities
F. DOCK WORK
R. 39 Cleanliness and hygiene
R. 40 Ventilation, temperature and humidity
R. 41 Precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities
G. PLANTATION
R. 42 Cleanliness and hygiene
R. 43 Precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities
H. COMMON RULES FOR HEALTH, SAFETY AND WORKING CONDITIONS
R. 44 Potable water
R. 45 Overcrowding
R. 46 Lighting (Illumination)
R. 47 Latrine and urinal accommodation
R. 48 Treatment of waste and effluents
Chapter VI
15 rules
Welfare Provisions
R. 49 Washing facility
R. 50 Provisions of bathing places and locker rooms
R. 51 Keeping of cloth not worn during working hour
R. 52 Sitting arrangement
R. 53 Provision of Canteen
R. 54 First Aid and Medical Appliances
R. 55 Ambulance Room
R. 56 Shelter and Rest Room
R. 57 Welfare Officer
R. 58 Crèche Facility
R. 59 Mock Drills
B. MINES
R. 60 Medical Examination
R. 61 Residential facilities for workers including contract labours
C. BUILDING OR OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORK
R. 62 Living accommodation
D. MOTOR TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING
R. 63 Medical facilities
Chapter VII
8 rules
Hours of Work and Annual Leave with Wages
R. 64 Working Hours
R. 65 Working hours of working journalist
R. 66 Holidays and leaves for sales promotion employees and working journalist
R. 67 Weekly holiday
R. 68 Compensatory holidays
R. 69 Wages for overtime
R. 70 Restriction on double employment in mines
R. 71 Notice of periods of work
Chapter VIII
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Maintenance of Register, Records and Returns
R. 72 Maintenance and production of reports, registers and other records
R. 73 Display on notice board
R. 74 Annual Return
R. 75 Register of accident and dangerous occurrences
R. 76 Register of leave with wages
Chapter IX
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Inspector-cum-Facilitator and Other Authority
R. 77 Power to take samples of any articles or substances
R. 78 Powers and duties of Inspector-cum-Facilitator
R. 79 Powers and Duties of District Magistrate
R. 80 Qualifications and experiences, duties and responsibilities of experts
R. 81 Appointment of Medical officer
R. 82 Duties of medical officer
Chapter X
2 rules
Special Provision Relating to Employment of Women
R. 83 Employment of Women in establishment
R. 84 Adequate safety of employment of women in dangerous operations
Chapter XI
92 rules
Contract Labour
R. 85 Qualification and criteria of the contractor
R. 86 Conditions of License
R. 87 Form and manner of application for contractor license
R. 88 Single Licence for Contractor in more than one States or for whole of India
R. 89 Forms, terms and conditions of licence
R. 90 Procedure for issue of licence
R. 91 Renewal of licence of Contractor
R. 92 Refund of security deposit
R. 93 Responsibility of contractor
R. 94 Intimation of work order and time limit for intimation
R. 95 Revocation and suspension of license
R. 96 Amendemnt of Licence
R. 97 Appeal
R. 98 Responsibility of payment of wages
R. 99 Making payment of wages from the security deposit amount
R. 100 Experience Certificate
R. 101 Prohibition of employment of contract labour
PART II — INTER-STATE MIGRANT WORKER
R. 102 Journey allowance to inter-State migrant worker
R. 103 Setting up of a Toll Free helpline number to the inter-state migrant worker
R. 104 Study of inter-State migrant workers
PART III — AUDIO-VISUAL WORKER
R. 105 Agreement for audio-visual worker
R. 106 Procedure for reference of disputes to a Conciliation Officer or a Tribunal
PART IV — MINES
R. 107 Qualification and appointment of manager in mines
R. 108 Code not to apply in certain mines
R. 109 Initial and periodical medical examinations in mines
R. 110 Examining authorities
R. 111 Notice of medical examination
R. 112 Failure to undergo medical examination
R. 113 Standard and report of medical examination
R. 114 Retention and transfer of medical certificates
R. 115 Identity of candidates
R. 116 Medical Examination of women
R. 117 Appeal for re-examination
R. 118 Constitution of appellate medical board
R. 119 Standard and report of medical re-examination by the appellate medical board
R. 120 Unfit persons not to be employed
R. 121 Cost of medical examination
R. 122 Exemptions from hours and limitation of employment
R. 123 Establishment and location of rescue station
R. 124 Functions of rescue station
R. 125 Establishment and location of rescue room
R. 126 Functions of rescue room
R. 127 Qualifications, experience etc. of superintendent
R. 128 Qualifications, experience etc. of instructor
R. 129 Selection of rescue trained persons for posting at rescue station
R. 130 Qualifications, experience etc. of rescue room in-charge
R. 131 Equipment
R. 132 Duties and responsibilities of Superintendent
R. 133 Duties of instructor
R. 134 Duties and responsibilities of rescue room in-charge
R. 135 Duties of rescue trained persons posted at rescue station
R. 136 Duties of rescue room attendant
R. 137 Telephone communication
R. 138 Rescue tracings
R. 139 Appointment of rescue trained persons in mines, their disposition and accommodation
R. 140 Selection of persons for training in rescue work
R. 141 Instructions and practices etc
R. 142 Medical examination etc. of rescue trained person
R. 143 Suspension of rescue trained persons
R. 144 Duties of manager etc. in emergency
R. 145 Accommodation at the below ground mine for persons engaged in rescue work
R. 146 Entry into below ground mines for rescue or recovery work
R. 147 Fresh air bases
R. 148 Leader
R. 149 Instructions to leader
R. 150 Test of apparatus
R. 151 Duties of leader below ground
R. 152 Rescue team members and their duties
R. 153 Restriction of second spell of works
R. 154 Obligation of employer in certain situations
R. 155 General management
R. 156 Power to relax
R. 157 Training Scheme
R. 158 Scope and standard for vocational training
R. 159 Scope and standard for Refresher Training
R. 160 Arrangement for refresher training
R. 161 Special training
R. 162 Training of persons after long absence or after an accident or change of job
R. 163 Training Centre
R. 164 Arrangements for the training centre
R. 165 Training Officer
R. 166 Duties of Training Officer
R. 167 Instructors
R. 168 Trainers
R. 169 Qualification of instructors and trainers
R. 170 Duties of Instructor
R. 171 Duties of trainer and persons undergoing training
R. 172 Training allowance
R. 173 Certificate of training
R. 174 Certificate to be delivered to the management
R. 175 Inspection of vocational training centre
R. 176 Notice of closure or discontinuance of vocational training centre
Chapter XII
6 rules
Offences and Penalty
R. 177 Manner of holding enquiry
R. 178 Onus as to age
R. 179 Procedure of inquiry and other related matters
R. 180 Persons to appear at inquiry
R. 181 Procedure of survey and other related matters
R. 182 Manner of compounding of offences by the authorised officer
Chapter XIII
1 rules
Social Security Fund
R. 183 Social Security Fund
Chapter XIV
3 rules
Miscellaneous
R. 184 Grievance redressal mechanism for contract labour
R. 185 Annual increment of regular worker of a contractor
R. 186 Income from sources and quantity of hazardous substance
- Form I Form I
- Form II Form II
- Form III Form III
- Form IV Form IV
- Form V Form V
- Form VI Form VI
- Form VII Form VII
- Form VIII Form VIII
- Form IX Form IX
- Form X Form X
- Form XI Form XI
- Form XII Form XII
- Form XIII Form XIII
- Form XIV Form XIV
- Form XV Form XV
- Form XVI Form XVI
- Form XVII Form XVII
- Form XVIII Form XVIII
- Form XIX Form XIX
- Form XX Form XX
- Form XXI Form XXI
- Form XXII Form XXII
- Form XXIII Form XXIII
- Form XXIV Form XXIV
- Form XXV Form XXV
- Form XXVI Form XXVI
- Form XXVII Form XXVII
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