The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — Bare Act, All Sections & Free PDF
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Overview
An Act to consolidate and amend the laws regulating the occupational safety, health and working conditions of the persons employed in an establishment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Sections (Showing 1 to 10 of 143)
Section 1 to Section 10 (10 Sections)
Short title, commencement and application.
(1) This Act may be called the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. (2) It shall come into force on such date 1 as the Central Government may, by notifica...
Definitions.
(1) In this Code, unless the context otherwise requires, --- (a) "adolescent" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause ( i ) of section 2 of the Child and Adolescent...
Registration of certain establishments.
(1) Every employer of any establishment,--- (a) which comes into existence after the commencement of this Code; and (b) to which this Code shall apply, shall, within sixty days fro...
Appeal.
(1) Any person aggrieved by an order made under section 3 may, within thirty days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, prefer an appeal to an appellate officer ...
Notice by employer of commencement and cessation of operation.
(1) No employer of an establishment being factory or mine or relating to contract labour or building or other construction work shall use such establishment to commence the operati...
Duties of employer.
(1) Every employer shall,--- (a) ensure that workplace is free from hazards which cause or are likely to cause injury or occupational disease to the employees; (b) comply with the ...
Duties and responsibilities of owner, agent and manager in relation to mine.
(1) The owner and agent of every mine shall jointly and severally be responsible for making financial and other provisions and for taking such other steps as may be necessary for c...
Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers or suppliers.
(1) Every person who designs, manufactures, imports or supplies any article for use in any establishment shall--- (a) ensure so far as is reasonably practicable, that the article i...
Duties of architect, project engineer and designer.
(1) It shall be the duty of the architect, project engineer or designer responsible for any building or other construction work or the design of any project or part thereof relatin...
Notice of certain accident.
(1) Where at any place in an establishment, an accident occurs which causes death, or which causes any bodily injury by reason of which the person injured is prevented from working...
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