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Chapter IPreliminary

1Short title, commencement and application
2Definitions

Chapter IIRegistration

3Registration of certain establishments
4Appeal
5Notice by employer of commencement and cessation of operation

Chapter IIIDuties of Employer and Employees, etc.

6Duties of employer
7Duties and responsibilities of owner, agent and manager in relation to mine
8Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers or suppliers
9Duties of architect, project engineer and designer
10Notice of certain accident
11Notice of certain dangerous occurrences
12Notice of certain diseases
13Duties of employee
14Rights of employee
15Duty not to interfere with or misuse things

Chapter IVOccupational Safety and Health

16National Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board
17State Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board
18Occupational safety and health standards
19Research related activities
20Safety and occupational health surveys
21Collection of statistics and portal for inter-State migrant workers
22Safety Committee and safety officers

Chapter VHealth, Safety and Working Conditions

23Responsibility of employer for maintaining health, safety and working conditions

Chapter VIWelfare Provisions

24Welfare facilities in the establishment, etc

Chapter VIIHours of Work and Annual Leave with Wages

25Daily and weekly working hours, leave, etc
26Weekly and compensatory holidays
27Extra wages for overtime
28Night shifts
29Prohibition of overlapping shifts
30Restriction on double employment in factory and mine
31Notice of periods of work
32Annual leave with wages, etc

Chapter VIIIMaintenance of Registers, Records and Returns

33Maintenance of registers, records and filing of returns

Chapter IXInspector-cum-facilitators and Other Authority

34Appointment of Inspector-cum-Facilitators
35Powers of Inspector-cum-Facilitators
36Powers and duties of District Magistrate
37Third party audit and certification
38Special powers of Inspector-cum-Facilitator in respect of factory, mines, dock work and building or other construction work
39Secrecy of information by Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator, etc
40Facilities to be afforded to Inspector-cum-Facilitator
41Powers of special officer to enter, measure, etc., in relation to mine
42Medical officer

Chapter XSpecial Provision Relating to Employment of Women

43Employment of women
44Adequate safety of employment of women in dangerous operation

Chapter XIContract Labour · Inter-state Migrant Workers · Audio-visual Workers · Mines · Beedi and Cigar Workers · Building or Other Construction Workers · Factories · Plantation

Contract Labour

45Applicability of this Part
46Appointment of designated authority
47Licensing of contractors
48Procedure for issue or renewal of licence
49No fees or commission or any cost to workers
50Information regarding work order to be given to the appropriate Government
51Revocation, suspension and amendment of licence
52Appeal
53Liability of principal employer for welfare facilities
54Effect of employing contract labour from a non-licenced contractor
55Responsibility for payment of wages
56Experience certificate
57Prohibition of employment of contract labour
58Power to exempt in special cases

Inter-state Migrant Workers

59Applicability of Part II
60Facilities to inter-State migrant workers
61Journey allowance
62Benefits of public distribution system, etc
63Toll free helpline
64Study of inter-State migrant workers
65Past liabilities

Audio-visual Workers

66Prohibition of employment of audio-visual worker without agreement

Mines

67Managers
68Code not to apply in certain cases
69Exemption from provision regarding employment
70Employment of persons below eighteen years of age
71Exemption to certain persons
72Establishment, maintenance of rescue services and vocational training
73Decision of question whether a mine is covered under this Code

Beedi and Cigar Workers

74Licence to industrial premises and person
75Appeals
76Permission to work by employees outside industrial premises
77Part not to apply to self-employed persons in private dwelling houses

Building or Other Construction Workers

78Prohibition of employment of certain persons in certain building or other construction work

Factories

79Approval and licensing of factories
80Liability of owner of premises in certain circumstances
81Power to apply Code to certain premises
82Dangerous operations
83Constitution of site appraisal committee
84Compulsory disclosure of information by occupier
85Specific responsibility of the occupier in relation to hazardous processes
86National Board to inquire into certain situations
87Emergency standards
88Permissible limits of exposure of chemicals and toxic substances
89Right of workers to warn about imminent danger
90Appeal against the order of Inspector-cum-Facilitator in case of factory
91Power to make rules to exempt

Plantation

92Facilities for workers in plantation
93Safety

Chapter XIIOffences and Penalties

94General penalty for offences
95Punishment for causing obstruction to Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cumFacilitator, etc
96Penalty for non-maintenance of register, records and non-filing of returns, etc
97Punishment for contravention of certain provisions
98Punishment for falsification of records, etc
99Penalty for omission to furnish plans, etc
100Punishment for disclosure of information
101Punishment for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis
102Punishment for contravention of provisions of duties relating to hazardous processes
103Punishment for contravention of provisions of duties relating to safety provisions resulting in an accident
104Special provision for contravention of order under section 38
105Failure to appoint manager in mine
106Offences by employees
107Prosecution of owner, agent or manager of mine
108Exemption of owner, agent or manager of mine or occupier of factory from liability in certain cases
109Offences by companies, etc
110Limitation of prosecution and cognizance of offences
111Power of officers of appropriate Government to impose penalty in certain cases
112Jurisdiction of court for entertaining proceedings, etc., for offence
113Power of court to make orders
114Equipment

Chapter XIIISocial Security Fund

115Social security fund

Chapter XIVMiscellaneous

116Delegation of powers
117Onus as to age
118Onus of proving limits of what is practicable, etc
119Common licence for contractor, factories and to industrial premises, etc
120Effect of law and agreements inconsistent with Code
121Power of appropriate Government to direct inquiry in certain cases
122Publication of reports
123Powers of Central Government to give directions
124General restriction on disclosure of information
125Jurisdiction of civil courts barred
126Protection of action taken in good faith
127Power to exempt in special cases
128Power to exempt during public emergency
129Power to exempt public institution
130Persons required to give notice, etc., legally bound to do so
131Power of Central Government to amend Schedule
132Power to remove difficulties
133Power of appropriate Government to make rules
134Power of Central Government to make rules
135Power of State Government to make rules
136Restriction of second shift work
137Obligations of principal, agent and manager in certain circumstances
138General management
139Power to grant exemption
140Vocational training under section 72
141Training Scheme
142Constitution of Vocational Training Board
143Functions of Board of Vocational Training
144Scope and standards for vocational training
145Scope and standards for refresher training
146Provision for refresher training
147Special training
148Training of persons after a long absence or after a change of employment
149training center
150Provision of training centre
151Training Officer
152Duties of Training Officer
153coach
154coach
155Qualification of instructors and trainers
156Duties of instructor
157Duties of instructor and persons undergoing training
158Training allowance
159Certificate of Training
160Certificate to be granted to management
161Inspection of vocational training centre
162Notice of closure or winding up of vocational training centre
163Age-related duties under section 117
164Manner of conducting inquiry into survey and other related matters under sub-section (4) of section 121
165Persons appearing for investigation
166Method of survey under sub-section (4) of section 121 and other related matters
167Manner of compounding of offence by authorised officer specified under sub-section (1) of section 114
168Form-I
169Form-II
170Form-III Registration of Establishment (See Rule-3(8))
171Form-IV
172Form-V
173Form-VI
174FORM-VII NOTICE OF TERMS OF FUNCTION [See Rule-57]
175Form-VllI
176Form-IX
177Form-X
178Form-XI
179Form-XII
180Form-XIII
181Form-XIV
182Form-XV
183Form-XVI

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