The Arunachal Pradesh Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2022
Rule 71. Disclosure of information to the workers
Official text
(1) The occupier of every factory carrying on a hazardous process shall provide to all employees the following information in relation to handling of hazardous materials or substances in the manufacture, transportation, storage and other Process :-(a) requirements of Section 84, 85 and 89 of the Code ;
(b) a list of hazardous Process carried on in the factory ;
(c) location and availability of all Material Safety Data Sheets as per Rule 70.
(d) Physical and health hazards arising from the exposure to or handling or, substances;
(e) measures taken by the occupier to ensure safety and control of physical and health hazards;
(f) measures to be taken by the employees to ensure safe handling, storage and transportation of hazardous substances ;
(g) personal protective equipment required to be used by employees employed in hazardous process of dangerous operations ;
(h) meaning of various labels and markings used on the containers of hazardous substances as provided under rule 70 ;
(i) signs and symptoms likely to manifest on exposure to hazardous substances and to whom to report ;
(j) measures to be taken by the employees in case of any spillage or leakage of a hazardous substance ;
(k) role of employees the emergency plan of the factory, in particular the evacuation procedures ;
(l) Any other information considered necessary, by the occupier to ensure safety and health of employees.
(2) The information required by sub-rule (1) shall be complied and made known to employees individually through supply of booklets, health and safety policy or leaflets and display of cautionary notices at the work places.
(3) The booklets, health and safety policy, leaflets and the cautionary notices displayed in the factory shall be in the language understood by the majority of the employees and shall also be explained to them.
(4) The Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator of region may direct the occupier to supply further information to the employees as deemed necessary.