Rule 127. Health and Safety Policy as provided under sub section (2) of Section 84

(1) The occupier of every factory carrying hazardous process, shall prepare a written statement of his / her policy in respect of health and safety of workers at work.

(2) The Health and Safety Policy should contain or deal with:

(a) declared intention and commitment of the top Management to health, safety and environment and compliance with all the relevant statutory requirements;

(b) organizational set up to carry out the declared policy clearly assigning the responsibility at different levels and;

(c) arrangements for making the policy effective.

(3) Inparticular, the policy should specify the following

(a) Arrangements for involving the workers;

(b) intention of taking into account the health and safety performance of individuals at different levels while considering their career advancement;

(c) fixing the responsibility of the contractors, sub-contractors, transporters and other agencies entering the premises;

(d) providing a resume of health and safety performance of the factory in its Annual Report;

(e) relevant techniques and methods, such as safety audits and risk assessment for periodical assessment of the status on health, safety and environment and taking all the remedial measures;

(f) stating its intentions to integrate health and safety, in all decisions, including those dealing with purchase of plant, equipment machinery and material as well as selection and placement of personnel;

(g) arrangements for informing, educating and training and retaining its own employees at different levels and the public, wherever required;

(4) A copy of the declared Health and Safety Policy signed by the occupier shall be made available to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator having jurisdiction over the factory and to the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator;

(5) The policy shall be made widely known by

(a) making copies available to all workers including contract workers, apprentices, transport workers, suppliers, etc.;

(b) displaying copies of the policy at conspicuous places; and

(c) any other means of communication ; in a language understood by majority of workers.

(6) The occupier shall revise the Safety Policy as often as may be appropriate, but it shall necessarily be revised under the following Circumstances:

(a) Whenever any expansion or modification having implications on safety and health of persons at work is made; or

(b) Whenever new substance(s) or articles are introduced in the manufacturing process having implications on health and safety of persons exposed to such substances;