The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Andhra Pradesh) Rules, 2026
Schedule
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The following classes of dangerous occurrences, whether or not they are
attended by personal injury or disablement, namely:-
(1) Burstingof any plant or pipeline or equipment containing petroleum, steam,
compressed air or other substance at a pressure greater than the
atmospheric pressure;
(2) Collapse or failure of a crane, derrick, winch, hoist or other appliances used
in raising or lowering persons or goods, or any part thereof, orthe
overturning of a crane.
(3) Explosion, explosion due to explosives, fire, leakage or release of harmful
toxic gases, bursting out, leakage or escape of any molten metal, or hot
liquid or gas causing bodily injury to any person or damageto any room or
place in which persons are employed;
(4) Explosion of a receiver or container used for the storage at pressure
greater than atmospheric pressure of any gas or gases (including air) or
any liquid or solid resulting from the compression of gas.
(5) Collapse or failure of lifting appliances or hoists or conveyors or other
similar equipment forhandling building or construction material or breakage
or failure of rope, chain or loose gears; overturning of cranes used in
building or other construction work; falling of objects from height;
(6) Collapse of any wall, floor, gallery, roof, bridge, tunnel, chimney, wall,
building or subsidence of soil or any other structure, platform, staging,
scaffolding or any means of access, including formwork; contact work,
excavation and collapse of transmission;
(7) Spillage or leakage of hazardous substances and damage to their
container;
(8) Collapse, capsizing, toppling or collision of transport equipment within the
establishment;
(9) A fall from a height of any excavation, loading or transport machinery;
(10) An instantaneous failure of a pillar, part of a pillar or several pillars in
working below ground.
(11) A rock-burst in working below ground; a premature collapse of any part of
the working;
(12) A breakage, fracture or failure of an essential part of any machine or
apparatus whereby the safety ofpersons may be endangered;
(13) A failure of any structure or installation whereby the safety of persons may
be endangered; Or spark generated due to electrical flash-over causing
burn injury to any person;
(14) A major uncontrolled emission of petroleum or chemical spillage.
(15) Damage of chemical process equipment.