Rule 145. Safety Belts

Where any person is required or allowed to work at a place from which he may be liable to fall through a distance of more than three meters, he shall be provided with a safety belt conforming to Indian Standards, with double lanyard whenever required, the other end of which shall be securely tied or hooked to some suitable rigid fixture preferably above the shoulder height of the worker required to wear the safety belt. Where provision such fixture is not practicable, the suitable lifelines for hooking the lanyards of the safety belts in both horizontal and vertical movements of the worker as required for executing the work to be performed by him. The safety belt so provided shall be inspected /examined thoroughly by a competent person atleast once in six months as per the Indian standards and a certificate with regard to its suitability obtained from the said competent person and entered in a register, which shall be produced before the Inspector on demand.

Provided that where Chief Inspector cum facilitator is satisfied that in respect of any particular work in a factory or any location there of, wearing of safety belt is not convenient or is inappropriate or is not reasonably practicable and where alternate safety precautions have been taken and provided by the management for the safety of the workers, on the application of the manager of the factory he may, by order in writing, exempt the factory or anypart thereof or description of work, from the requirement of providing safety belts under the rule subject to such conditions as he may specify.