Rule 22. The qualifications, duties and number of safety officers under sub-section (2) of section 22 except mines

(1) A person shall not be eligible for appointment as a safety officer relating to Factory (including factory carrying on hazardous process) and building or other construction work unless he possesses –

(i) a recognised degree in any branch of engineering or technology and has had practical experience in a supervisory capacity for a period of not less than 2 years; or

(ii) a recognised degree in physics or chemistry and has had practical experience in a supervisory capacity for a period of not less than 5 years; or

(iii) a recognised diploma in any branch of engineering or technology and has had practical experience in a supervisory capacity for a period of not less than 5 years; and

(iv) possesses a degree or diploma in industrial safety recognized by the State or Central Government in this behalf; or has qualified at a written & viva-voca examination conducted by the Chief Inspector cum facilitator,

Provided that such examination shall be conducted only till adequate no. of persons possess degree or diploma in safety recognized by the state or central Govt are not available.;

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), any person who.—

(i) possesses a recognised degree or diploma in engineering or technology and has had experience of not less than 5years in a department of the Central or State Government which deals with the administration of the Factories, Building or other Construction works and or

(ii) possesses a recognized degree or diploma in engineering or technology and has had experience of not less than 5 years, full time, on training, education, consultancy, or research in the field of accident prevention in industry or in any institution; shall also be eligible for appointment as a safety officers :

(3). Factory wherein 500 or more persons are ordinarily employed, Safety Officer(s) shall be appointed on a scale of atleast one up to a total manpower of 500 and additional one for every additional 500 manpower.

(4) Factory carrying on hazardous process and building or other construction work wherein 250 or more persons are ordinarily employed, Safety Officer(s) shall be appointed on a scale of atleast one up to a total manpower of 250 and additional one for every additional 250 manpower.

(5) Duties of Safety Officers.—

(1) The duties of a Safety Officer shall be to advise and assist in the fulfilment of its obligations, statutory, concerning prevention of personal injuries and maintaining a safe working environment and such duties shall include the following, namely. -(i) to advise the concerned departments in planning and organizing measures necessary for the effective control of personal injuries;

(ii) to advise on safety aspects in all job studies, and to carry out detailed job safety studies of selected jobs;

(iii) to check and evaluate the effectiveness of the action taken or proposed to be taken to prevent personal injuries;

(iv) to provide advice on matters related to carrying out plant safety inspections;

(v) to carry out plant or site safety inspections in order to observe the physical conditions of work and the work practices and procedures followed by workers and to render advice on measures to be adopted for removing the unsafe physical conditions and preventing unsafe actions by workers;

(vi) to render advice on matters related to reporting and investigation of industrial accidents and diseases;

(vii) to investigate accidents and dangerous occurrences.;

(viii) to investigate the cases of notifiable diseases listed in the Third Schedule to the Code;

(ix) to organise in association with the concerned departments, campaigns, competitions, contests and other activities which will develop and maintain the interest of the workers in establishing and maintaining safe conditions of work and procedures; and

(x) to design and conduct either independently or in collaboration with the training department, suitable training and educational programme for the prevention of personal injuries.

(xi) The safety officer shall ensure that an appropriate emergency plan as required under these regulations is put in place and the requirements of the same are implemented.

(xii) The safety officer shall maintain in a bound paged book a detailed record of the work performed by him.

(xiii) to assist the manager in any other matter relating to safety.

(2) Except in an emergency, no duties other than those specified above shall be assigned to the Safety officer.