Contents of the OSH (Central) Rules

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026

Rule 118. Constitution of appellate medical board

Chapter XIPart IV — MinesMade under The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026

Official text

For the purpose of medical re-examination on appeal, the appellate medical board shall be constituted by the Central Government in the following manner, namely;

(i) an Inspector-cum-Facilitator who shall act as the convener of the board for coordination purpose;

(ii) two qualified medical practitioners in allopathic system of medicine and in the employment of the State or Central Government as nominated by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator:

Provided that, the convener can co-opt any specialist medical practitioner if the appellate medical board is of the opinion that such specialist is required to be consulted for specific issues.

Source: The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026, G.S.R. 345(E) — Gazette of India, p. 210 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 210 · official download · all sources