State Rules

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

• Notification No. 101
• Notified 30 Jun 2026
• Bihar Gazette Extraordinary No. 699, 1 July 2026
• 15 chapters
• 93 rules
• 45 forms and annexes

Made under The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020.

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Contents

1. Chapter I — Preliminary

   No. 1/OSHC-01/2021-100—In exercise of powers conferred by Sections 133 and 135 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020) read with section 24 of General Clauses Act, 1897(10 of 1897) and in supersession of the following rules:-1. The Bihar Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Services) Rules, 2005; 2. The Bihar Factories Rules, 1950; 3. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) State Rules, 1972; 4. The Bihar Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) State Rules, 1980. 5. The Bihar Motor Transport Workers Rule, 1962 6. The Bihar Beedi and Cigar Workers (Condition of Employment) Rule, 1968. the Governer of Bihar pleased to make the following rules, namely:-

   • r. 1Short title, extent and commencement
   • r. 2Definition

2. Chapter II — Registration

   • r. 3Manner of submitting application under Section 3 and the form of such application and the particulars to be contained therein and the fees to be accompanied therewith and late fee under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 3
   • r. 4Appeal under Section 4
   • r. 5Notice of commencement and cessation of operation under Section 5

3. Chapter III — Duties of Employer and Employee.

   • r. 6Annual Health Examination of employees under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 6
   • r. 7Letter of appointment to employee under clause (f) of sub-section (1) of Section 6
   • r. 8Notice of accidents and dangerous occurrences under sub-section (1) Section 10 and Section 11
   • Schedule
   • r. 9Notice of disease under sub-section (1) and (2) of Section 12
   • r. 10Duties of employee under clause (d) and (g) of Section 13
   • r. 11Rights of Employee under sub-section (3) of Section 14

4. Chapter IV — Occupational Safety and Health

   • r. 12State Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board under sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) of Section 17
   • r. 13Resignation
   • r. 14Cessation of membership
   • r. 15Disqualification for membership
   • r. 16Removal from membership
   • r. 17When vacancy occurs in the membership of the Board, the Member
   • r. 18Travelling Allowance for members
   • r. 19Collection of statistics and portal for inter-State migrant workers under sub-sections (1) of Section 21
   • r. 20Safety Committee and Safety officers under Section 22
   • r. 21Composition of Safety Committee
   • r. 22The qualifications, duties and number of safety officers under sub-section (2) of section 22 except mines

5. Chapter V — Working Hours, Weekly Holidays and Compensatory Leave

   • r. 23Daily and weekly working hours under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 25
   • r. 24Weekly day of rest under Section 26
   • r. 25Circumstances for exemption from restriction on double employment in factory under section 30

6. Chapter VI — Maintenance of Registers, Records and Returns:

   • r. 26Notice of periods of work under sub-section (2) of Section 31
   • r. 27Maintenance and production of reports, registers and other records under Section 33
   • r. 28Display of notice board
   • r. 29Return
   • r. 30Register of accident and dangerous occurrences
   • r. 31Register of leave with wages under clause (a) of section 33

7. Chapter VII — Inspector-cum-Facilitator and Other Authority

   • r. 32The qualification and experience of Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator under sub-section (5) of section 34
   • r. 33Power to take samples of any articles or substances under clause (x) of sub-section (1) of section 35
   • r. 34Powers and duties of Inspector-cum-facilitator under clause (xiv) of sub-section (1) of Section 35
   • r. 35The specialised qualification and experience, duties and responsibilities of experts to be empanelled under section 37
   • r. 36The manner of providing alternative employment under sub-clause (d) of clause (A) of sub-section (1) of section 38
   • r. 37Appointment of Medical officer under sub-section (1) of Section 42
   • r. 38Other establishment engaged in the dangerous occupation or processes under clause (a), (b) and (c) of sub-section (2) of section 42
   • r. 39Duties of Medical Officer under sub-section (2) of Section 42
   • r. 40Employment of Women in establishment under Section 43
   • r. 41Adequate Safety of employment of women in dangerous operations under Section 44

8. Chapter VIII — Contract Labour

   • r. 42Conditions of License under sub-section (3) of section 47
   • r. 43Form and manner of application for contractor license under of sub-section (1) of Section 48
   • r. 44Procedure for issue of license under sub-section (2) of section 48
   • r. 45Renewal of license under Sub-Section (3) of Section 48
   • r. 46Refund of security deposit
   • r. 47Responsibility of contractor under sub-section (4) of Section 48
   • r. 48Intimation of work order and time limit for intimation under Sub-section (1) and the manner of suspending or cancelling the licence under sub-section (2) of section 50
   • r. 49Appeal under sub-section (1) of section 52
   • r. 50Responsibility of Payment of wages under sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of Section 55
   • r. 51Making payment of wages from the security deposit amount under sub-section (4) of section 55
   • r. 52Experience Certificate under section 56
   • r. 53Prohibition of employment of contract labour under clause (b) and (c) of sub-section (2) of section 57

9. Chapter IX — Inter-state Migrant Worker

   • r. 54Journey allowance to Inter-State Migrant Worker under Section 61
   • r. 55Setting up of a Toll Free helpline number to the inter-state migrant worker under Section 63
   • r. 56Study of inter-state migrant workers under Section 64

10. Chapter X — Audio- Visual Worker

    • r. 57Agreement for audio-visual worker under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 66
    • r. 58Authority to whom a copy of the agreement shall be forwarded by the producer under sub-section (3) of section 66
    • r. 59Procedure for reference of disputes to a Conciliation Officer or a Tribunal for the purpose of clause (vii) of sub-section (4) of section 66

11. Chapter XI — Beedi and Cigar Workers

    • r. 60The form of application, the payment of fees, manner of preparing the plan of section 74
    • r. 61Time of filing appeal and fees under section 75
    • r. 62Form of application by the employee and conditions under sub-section (1) of section 76
    • r. 63Form of maintaining the record of the work under sub-section (2) of section 76

12. Chapter XII — Factory

    • r. 64Rules in respect of factory or class or description of factories under sub-section (1) of section 79
    • r. 65Mode of submission of application under sub-section (2) of section 79
    • r. 66Common facilities and services for joint liability of owner of premises and occupiers of the factories under section 80
    • r. 67Rules under section 82 for Dangerous manufacturing processes or operations
    • r. 68Site Appraisal Committee under sub-section (1) of section 83
    • r. 69Manner of disclosing information by occupier of a factory under sub-section (1) of section 84
    • r. 70Interval of informing Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator and the local authority about the policy with respect to the health and safety of the workers under sub-section (2) of section 84
    • r. 71Compulsory disclosure of information for a Factory starting hazardous process to Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator under sub-section (5) of section 84
    • r. 72Manner of publicising among the workers and the general public living in the vicinity of the factory the measures and disposal laid down under sub-section (7) of section 84
    • r. 73Conditions for accessibility to the record by the workers under clause (a) of section 85
    • r. 74Qualification and experience of persons handling hazardous substance and manner of providing necessary facilities for protecting the workers under clause (b) of section 85
    • r. 75Manner of providing for medical examination of a worker under sub-clause (ii) of clause (c) of section 85
    • r. 76Value of the maximum permissible limit of exposure of chemical and toxic substances in manufacturing process in any factory under section 88
    • r. 77Appellate authority for appeal against the order of Inspector-cum-Facilitator of factory and the manner of appeal under section 90
    • r. 78Rules under section 91

13. Chapter XIII — Plantation

    • r. 79Facilities for workers in plantation under sub-section (1) of section 92; Facilities to workers
    • r. 80Prohibiting or, restricting employment of women or adolescents under sub-section (2) of section 93
    • r. 81Qualifications under sub-section (3) of section 93
    • r. 82Training of Workers under sub-section (4) of section 93
    • r. 83Manner of periodical medical examination of worker under sub-section (5) of section 93
    • r. 84Manner of providing facilities, clothing and equipment under sub-section (7) of section 93
    • r. 85Precautionary notices under sub-section (9) of section 93

14. Chapter XIV — Offences and Penalties

    • r. 86Manner of compounding under sub-section (1) of section 114

15. Chapter XV — Miscellaneous

    • r. 87Other sources of fund under sub-section (2) of section 115
    • r. 88Manner of administering and expending the Fund under sub-section (3) of section 115
    • r. 89Form of application, manner of filing the application and the fee to be accompanied therewith including the information relating to the employment of inter-State migrant workers under sub-section (2) of section 119
    • r. 90Actions, manner of taking actions and inquiry under sub-section (3) of section 119
    • r. 91Form of appeal, the fee to be accompanied therewith and the appellate authority under sub-section (6) of section 119
    • r. 92Manner of survey under sub-section (2) of section 121
    • r. 93Amendment in Fees

16. Forms, appendices and annexures

    • Schedule I
    • Schedule to Schedule I
    • Schedule II
    • Schedule III
    • Schedule A
    • Schedule B
    • Schedule IV
    • Appendix 'A'
    • Appendix 'B'
    • Appendix 'C'
    • Schedule V
    • Form I
    • Form II
    • Form III
    • Form IV
    • Form V
    • Form VI
    • Form VII
    • Form VIII
    • Form VIII (A)
    • Form VIII (B)
    • Form VIII (C)
    • Form IX
    • Form X
    • Form XI
    • Form XII
    • Form XIII
    • Form XIV
    • Form XV
    • Form XVI
    • Form XVII
    • Form XVIII
    • Annexure to Form XVIII
    • Form XIX
    • Form XX
    • Form XXI
    • Form XXII
    • Form XXIII
    • Form XXIV
    • Form XXV
    • Form XXVI
    • Form XXVII
    • Form XXVIII
    • Form XXIX