Contents of the OSH (Central) Rules

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

Rule 35. Precaution against dust

Chapter V — Health, Safety and Working ConditionsD. Beedi and Cigar WorkMade under The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026

Official text

The employer of every industrial premise shall ensure that no employee is required or allowed to enter any workplace or confined space until practicable measures have been taken to bring the levels of dust particles, which may be present, within the permissible limits.

Source: The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026, G.S.R. 345(E) — Gazette of India, p. 165 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 165 · official download · all sources

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