Rule 12. State Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board under sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) of Section 17

(1) The State Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board shall consist of-a) Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Labour Resources and Migrant Labour Welfare Department, Bihar- Chairperson; b) Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Industries Department, Bihar or his representative not below the rank of Director, Industries- Member -ex-officio c) Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Mines & Geology Department, Bihar or his representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary - Member-ex-officio d) Chairmen, State Pollution Control Board, Bihar- Member-ex-officio e) Labour Commissioner, Bihar - Member-ex-officio f) Director, Medical Services ESI, Govt. of Bihar- Member-ex-officio g) Chief Inspector-cum -Facilitator of Factories- Member-ex-officio h) Chief Inspector of Boiler - Member-ex-officio i) five representatives of employers- Member j) five representatives of employees- Member k) five eminent persons connected with the field of Occupational Safety and Health, or representatives from reputed research institutions or similar other discipline, out of which one member may be from State Health Society, Bihar— Member l) Joint Labour Commissioner dealing with the OSH Code- Member Secretary -ex-officio (2) The State Advisory Board may meet as often as necessary to discharge the functions as specified in Section 17(1) of the Code, but at least once in a year.