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

Rule 42. Conditions of License under sub-section (3) of section 47

Chapter VIII — Contract LabourMade under The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020Notification No. 101, 30 Jun 2026

Official text

(1). The contractor shall ensure that:

(a) the hours of work shall conform to the rules made under Section 25 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (37 of 2020).

(b) the wages shall be paid in accordance with the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 2020).

(c) if the contract worker of the contractor is working at the premises of the principal employer then it shall be the responsibility of the principal employer to provide the facilities or amenities such as toilet, washroom, drinking water, bathing facilities if required, changing room, first aid box, Canteen and Crèche and all other facilities and entitlements shall be provided by the contractor.

(d) In case, the Contractor is working at a premise other than that of the Principal Employer and the premise has functional amenities and facilities mentioned in clause (c), the contract labour can utilize facilities like toilet, washroom, drinking water, bathing facilities if required, changing room and first aid box. In all other cases all facilities and utilities under the the Code shall have to be provided by Contractor.

Source: The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Bihar) Rules, 2026, Notification No. 101 — Bihar Gazette Extraordinary No. 699, 1 July 2026, p. 232 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 232 · official download · all sources