The Arunachal Pradesh Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2022
Rule 10. Notice of accidents and dangerous occurrences under clause (c) sub-section (1) of Section 10 and Section11
Official text
(1) Where at any place in an establishment, an accident occurs which results in the death of any person, the employer or occupier or manager of the establishment shall forthwith send a notice thereof in Form – VI electronically or otherwise and inform by telephone the Inspector-cum- Facilitator and Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator and District Magistrate or Sub-Divisional Officer, the Officer-In-Charge of the concerned Police Station; and the family members or kin of the deceased person.
(2) Where at any place in an establishment, an accident occurs which results in bodily injury by reason of which the person injured is prevented from working for a period of forty eight hours or more immediately following the accident, the employer or occupier or manager of the establishment shall forthwith send a notice in Form – VI within twelve hours after the completion of forty eight hours, electronically or otherwise to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator.
(3) Wherein an establishment there is any dangerous occurrence as specified in the Schedule Annexed hereto, whether causing any bodily injury or disability or not, a notice in Form – VI shall within twelve hours be sent to:
(a) The Inspector-cum-Facilitator;
(b) The District Magistrate or Sub-Divisional Officer;
Provided that if in the case of an accident or dangerous occurrence, death occurs to any person injured by such accident or dangerous occurrence after the notices and reports referred to in the foregoing sub-rules have been sent, the employer or occupier or manager of the establishment shall forthwith send a notice thereof by telephone and electronically or otherwise to the authorities and persons mentioned in sub-rules (1) and (2) and also have this information confirmed in writing within 12 hours of the death.
Provided further that, if the period of disability from working for 48 hours or more referred to in sub-rule (2) does not occur immediately following the accident or the dangerous occurrence, but later, or occurs in more than one spell, the report referred to shall be sent to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator in the prescribed form within 24 Hours following the hours when the actual total period of disability from working resulting from the accident or the dangerous occurrence becomes 48 hours. The Classification of dangerous occurrence is appended Schedule – D.