Contents of the OSH Rules (Andhra Pradesh)

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

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Chapter III — Duties of Employer and EmployeePrinted after rule 10Made under The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020G.O.Rt. No. 146, 6 Aug 2026

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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.

Source: The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Andhra Pradesh) Rules, 2026, G.O.Rt. No. 146 — Andhra Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary (as ordered by G.O.Rt. No. 146), pp. 15–16 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 15 · official download · all sources

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