Notices · OSH Code
Notice of accidents and dangerous occurrences
- Accident, danger or disease: within 12 hours
- Employer
What to do
If an accident causes death, inform the Inspector-cum-Facilitator forthwith in a notice in Form XI, and inform the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator, the District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Officer, the officer-in-charge of the police station, and the family members or kin of the victim, electronically and by telephone rule 7(1) s. 10(1).
Who it applies to
Every employer of an establishment s. 10(1). Under the OSH Code an establishment is a place in which ten or more workers are employed s. 2(1)(v).
In the checklist: OSH Code establishment.
When
Forthwith for a death. For an injury that keeps the person from work for forty-eight hours or more, within twelve hours after those forty-eight hours; for a dangerous occurrence, within twelve hours rule 7.
How
For an injury that keeps the person from working for forty-eight hours or more immediately after the accident, inform the Inspector-cum-Facilitator in Form XI, electronically rule 7.
Dangerous occurrences are listed in the Rules, such as the bursting of plant or pipelines under pressure, collapse of cranes or hoists, fires and explosions, and spillage of hazardous substances; intimate them to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator and the District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Officer, whether or not anyone is hurt rule 7(3)–(4) s. 11.
If an injured person dies after the notice has been sent, inform the same authorities forthwith and confirm it in writing within twelve hours of the death rule 7(3), proviso.
Record accidents and dangerous occurrences in the register in Form XIX rule 75.
Forms
- Form XI of the OSH (Central) Rules · official PDF, p. 273
- Form XIX of the OSH (Central) Rules · official PDF, p. 304
Forms lose their layout when extracted; use the official PDF to fill them in.