Notices · OSH Code
Registration of the establishment
- Starting the establishment: within 60 days
- Employer
What to do
Apply electronically for registration of the establishment in Form I on the Shram Suvidha Portal, or the portal the Central Government designates rule 3(1) s. 3(1).
Who it applies to
Every employer of an establishment that comes into existence after the commencement of the OSH Code and to which the Code applies s. 3(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
Within sixty days from the date the Code applies to the establishment s. 3(1).
How
No employee may be employed in an establishment that is not registered s. 3(7).
The certificate of registration is issued in Form III within seven days of a complete application; if it is not, the establishment is deemed registered and the certificate is auto-generated rule 3(2).
Display the certificate at conspicuous places within the premises rule 3(4).
Update any change in the Form I particulars on the portal within thirty days of the change rule 3(8).
An establishment already registered under another Central labour law updates its particulars in Form I within six months from the date the Rules come into force rule 3(6).
Quote the registration number on all documents and correspondence under the Rules rule 3(7).
Forms
- Form I of the OSH (Central) Rules · official PDF, p. 244
- Form III of the OSH (Central) Rules · official PDF, p. 248
Forms lose their layout when extracted; use the official PDF to fill them in.