Contents of the OSH (Central) Rules

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

Rule 176. Notice of closure or discontinuance of vocational training centre

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

Official text

When it is intended to close a training centre established under these rules or to discontinue the working thereof for a period exceeding sixty days, the employer of a mine or the owner of a common vocational training centre as the case may be, shall give a notice in the manner and form as may be specified by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator through general or special order issued from time to time stating the reasons for such closure or discontinuance, not less than thirty days prior to such closure or discontinuance:

Provided that the employerof the mines shall give notice forthwith when on account of unforeseen circumstances a training centre is closed or discontinued before the said notice has been given or without previous intention the discontinuance extends a period of sixty days.

Source: The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026, G.S.R. 345(E) — Gazette of India, p. 227 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 227 · official download · all sources

Notifications under this section

  • G.S.R. 626(E), 10 Jul 2026: Notification i.r.o. under Rule 176 of the OSH&WC Rules, 2026

Compliance obligations under this provision